diff --git a/crates/typed-store/src/metrics.rs b/crates/typed-store/src/metrics.rs
index f7049d8d63768..826f9a3f46e29 100644
--- a/crates/typed-store/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/typed-store/src/metrics.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ impl SamplingInterval {
 pub struct ColumnFamilyMetrics {
     pub rocksdb_total_sst_files_size: IntGaugeVec,
     pub rocksdb_total_blob_files_size: IntGaugeVec,
+    pub rocksdb_total_num_files: IntGaugeVec,
     pub rocksdb_current_size_active_mem_tables: IntGaugeVec,
     pub rocksdb_size_all_mem_tables: IntGaugeVec,
     pub rocksdb_num_snapshots: IntGaugeVec,
@@ -116,6 +117,13 @@ impl ColumnFamilyMetrics {
                 registry,
             )
             .unwrap(),
+            rocksdb_total_num_files: register_int_gauge_vec_with_registry!(
+                "rocksdb_total_num_files",
+                "Total number of files used in the column family",
+                &["cf_name"],
+                registry,
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
             rocksdb_current_size_active_mem_tables: register_int_gauge_vec_with_registry!(
                 "rocksdb_current_size_active_mem_tables",
                 "The current approximate size of active memtable (bytes).",
diff --git a/crates/typed-store/src/rocks/mod.rs b/crates/typed-store/src/rocks/mod.rs
index 6bf550f4aa131..d24c227c2d084 100644
--- a/crates/typed-store/src/rocks/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/typed-store/src/rocks/mod.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use bincode::Options;
 use collectable::TryExtend;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use prometheus::{Histogram, HistogramTimer};
+use rocksdb::properties::num_files_at_level;
 use rocksdb::{
     checkpoint::Checkpoint, BlockBasedOptions, BottommostLevelCompaction, Cache, CompactOptions,
     DBPinnableSlice, LiveFile, OptimisticTransactionDB, SnapshotWithThreadMode,
@@ -902,7 +903,7 @@ impl<K, V> DBMap<K, V> {
     fn get_int_property(
         rocksdb: &RocksDB,
         cf: &impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
-        property_name: &'static std::ffi::CStr,
+        property_name: &std::ffi::CStr,
     ) -> Result<i64, TypedStoreError> {
         match rocksdb.property_int_value_cf(cf, property_name) {
             Ok(Some(value)) => Ok(value.try_into().unwrap()),
@@ -983,6 +984,17 @@ impl<K, V> DBMap<K, V> {
                 Self::get_int_property(rocksdb, &cf, ROCKSDB_PROPERTY_TOTAL_BLOB_FILES_SIZE)
                     .unwrap_or(METRICS_ERROR),
             );
+        let total_num_files: i64 = (0..=6)
+            .map(|level| {
+                Self::get_int_property(rocksdb, &cf, &num_files_at_level(level))
+                    .unwrap_or(METRICS_ERROR)
+            })
+            .sum();
+        db_metrics
+            .cf_metrics
+            .rocksdb_total_num_files
+            .with_label_values(&[cf_name])
+            .set(total_num_files);
         db_metrics
             .cf_metrics
             .rocksdb_current_size_active_mem_tables