diff --git a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/ValidatorClientService.java b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/ValidatorClientService.java
index 3b01c0e5f10..fb8131d3ae4 100644
--- a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/ValidatorClientService.java
+++ b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/ValidatorClientService.java
@@ -404,18 +404,19 @@ private void scheduleValidatorsDuties(
     validatorTimingChannels.add(validatorStatusProvider);
     final OwnedValidators validators = validatorLoader.getOwnedValidators();
     final BlockContainerSigner blockContainerSigner = new MilestoneBasedBlockContainerSigner(spec);
+    final ValidatorDutyMetrics validatorDutyMetrics = ValidatorDutyMetrics.create(metricsSystem);
     final BlockDutyFactory blockDutyFactory =
         new BlockDutyFactory(
             forkProvider,
             validatorApiChannel,
             blockContainerSigner,
             config.getValidatorConfig().isBlindedBeaconBlocksEnabled(),
-            spec);
+            spec,
+            validatorDutyMetrics);
     final AttestationDutyFactory attestationDutyFactory =
         new AttestationDutyFactory(spec, forkProvider, validatorApiChannel);
     final BeaconCommitteeSubscriptions beaconCommitteeSubscriptions =
         new BeaconCommitteeSubscriptions(validatorApiChannel);
-    final ValidatorDutyMetrics validatorDutyMetrics = ValidatorDutyMetrics.create(metricsSystem);
     final DutyLoader<?> attestationDutyLoader =
         new RetryingDutyLoader<>(
             asyncRunner,
diff --git a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockDutyFactory.java b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockDutyFactory.java
index 4123e9b5c9c..3ddea239e96 100644
--- a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockDutyFactory.java
+++ b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockDutyFactory.java
@@ -27,18 +27,21 @@ public class BlockDutyFactory implements DutyFactory<BlockProductionDuty, Duty>
   private final BlockContainerSigner blockContainerSigner;
   private final Spec spec;
   private final boolean useBlindedBlock;
+  private final ValidatorDutyMetrics validatorDutyMetrics;
 
   public BlockDutyFactory(
       final ForkProvider forkProvider,
       final ValidatorApiChannel validatorApiChannel,
       final BlockContainerSigner blockContainerSigner,
       final boolean useBlindedBlock,
-      final Spec spec) {
+      final Spec spec,
+      final ValidatorDutyMetrics validatorDutyMetrics) {
     this.forkProvider = forkProvider;
     this.validatorApiChannel = validatorApiChannel;
     this.blockContainerSigner = blockContainerSigner;
     this.useBlindedBlock = useBlindedBlock;
     this.spec = spec;
+    this.validatorDutyMetrics = validatorDutyMetrics;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@ public BlockProductionDuty createProductionDuty(final UInt64 slot, final Validat
         validatorApiChannel,
         blockContainerSigner,
         useBlindedBlock,
-        spec);
+        spec,
+        validatorDutyMetrics);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockProductionDuty.java b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockProductionDuty.java
index 26294bfce70..d0f55b184a5 100644
--- a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockProductionDuty.java
+++ b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockProductionDuty.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class BlockProductionDuty implements Duty {
   private final BlockContainerSigner blockContainerSigner;
   private final boolean useBlindedBlock;
   private final Spec spec;
+  private final ValidatorDutyMetrics validatorDutyMetrics;
 
   public BlockProductionDuty(
       final Validator validator,
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ public BlockProductionDuty(
       final ValidatorApiChannel validatorApiChannel,
       final BlockContainerSigner blockContainerSigner,
       final boolean useBlindedBlock,
-      final Spec spec) {
+      final Spec spec,
+      final ValidatorDutyMetrics validatorDutyMetrics) {
     this.validator = validator;
     this.slot = slot;
     this.forkProvider = forkProvider;
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ public BlockProductionDuty(
     this.blockContainerSigner = blockContainerSigner;
     this.useBlindedBlock = useBlindedBlock;
     this.spec = spec;
+    this.validatorDutyMetrics = validatorDutyMetrics;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -74,10 +77,18 @@ public SafeFuture<DutyResult> performDuty() {
   }
 
   public SafeFuture<DutyResult> produceBlock(final ForkInfo forkInfo) {
+    final String dutyType = getType().getType();
     return createRandaoReveal(forkInfo)
-        .thenCompose(this::createUnsignedBlock)
-        .thenCompose(unsignedBlock -> signBlockContainer(forkInfo, unsignedBlock))
-        .thenCompose(this::sendBlock)
+        .thenCompose(
+            signature ->
+                validatorDutyMetrics.record(() -> createUnsignedBlock(signature), dutyType, "create"))
+        .thenCompose(
+            unsignedBlock ->
+                validatorDutyMetrics.record(
+                    () -> signBlockContainer(forkInfo, unsignedBlock), dutyType, "sign"))
+        .thenCompose(
+            signedBlockContainer ->
+                validatorDutyMetrics.record(() -> sendBlock(signedBlockContainer), dutyType, "send"))
         .exceptionally(error -> DutyResult.forError(validator.getPublicKey(), error));
   }
 
diff --git a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/ValidatorDutyMetrics.java b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/ValidatorDutyMetrics.java
index 62e72c9b607..6f5f3049e17 100644
--- a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/ValidatorDutyMetrics.java
+++ b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/ValidatorDutyMetrics.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 package tech.pegasys.teku.validator.client.duties;
 
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.MetricsSystem;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.metrics.LabelledMetric;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.metrics.OperationTimer;
@@ -38,9 +39,22 @@ public static ValidatorDutyMetrics create(final MetricsSystem metricsSystem) {
   }
 
   public SafeFuture<DutyResult> performDutyWithMetrics(final Duty duty) {
-    final String dutyType = duty.getType().getType();
-    final OperationTimer timer = dutyMetric.labels(dutyType, "total");
-    final OperationTimer.TimingContext context = timer.startTimer();
+    final OperationTimer.TimingContext context = startTimer(getDutyType(duty), "total");
     return duty.performDuty().alwaysRun(context::stopTimer);
   }
+
+  private OperationTimer.TimingContext startTimer(final String dutyType, final String step) {
+    final OperationTimer timer = dutyMetric.labels(dutyType, step);
+    return timer.startTimer();
+  }
+
+  private static String getDutyType(final Duty duty) {
+    return duty.getType().getType();
+  }
+
+  public <T> SafeFuture<T> record(
+      final Supplier<SafeFuture<T>> supplier, final String dutyType, final String step) {
+    final OperationTimer.TimingContext context = startTimer(dutyType, step);
+    return supplier.get().alwaysRun(context::stopTimer);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/validator/client/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockProductionDutyTest.java b/validator/client/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockProductionDutyTest.java
index bed7e18c777..4147fdd2671 100644
--- a/validator/client/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockProductionDutyTest.java
+++ b/validator/client/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/duties/BlockProductionDutyTest.java
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ public void setUp() {
             validatorApiChannel,
             blockContainerSigner,
             false,
-            spec);
+            spec,
+            mock(ValidatorDutyMetrics.class)); // todo fix
     when(forkProvider.getForkInfo(any())).thenReturn(completedFuture(fork));
   }
 
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ public void shouldCreateAndPublishBlock(final boolean isBlindedBlocksEnabled) {
             validatorApiChannel,
             blockContainerSigner,
             isBlindedBlocksEnabled,
-            spec);
+            spec,
+            mock(ValidatorDutyMetrics.class)); // todo fix
     final BLSSignature randaoReveal = dataStructureUtil.randomSignature();
     final BLSSignature blockSignature = dataStructureUtil.randomSignature();
     final BeaconBlock unsignedBlock;
@@ -164,7 +166,8 @@ public void forDeneb_shouldCreateAndPublishBlockContents() {
             validatorApiChannel,
             blockContainerSigner,
             false,
-            spec);
+            spec,
+            mock(ValidatorDutyMetrics.class)); // todo fix
 
     final BLSSignature randaoReveal = dataStructureUtil.randomSignature();
     final BLSSignature blockSignature = dataStructureUtil.randomSignature();
@@ -244,7 +247,8 @@ public void forDeneb_shouldCreateAndPublishBlindedBlockContents() {
             validatorApiChannel,
             blockContainerSigner,
             true,
-            spec);
+            spec,
+            mock(ValidatorDutyMetrics.class)); // todo fix
 
     final BLSSignature randaoReveal = dataStructureUtil.randomSignature();
     final BLSSignature blockSignature = dataStructureUtil.randomSignature();