diff --git a/builder/builder.go b/builder/builder.go
index bca64a60a1..7f1774177f 100644
--- a/builder/builder.go
+++ b/builder/builder.go
@@ -222,9 +222,11 @@ func (b *Builder) GetPayload(request PayloadRequestV1) (*builderSpec.VersionedSu
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) handleGetPayload(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	start := time.Now()
 	vars := mux.Vars(req)
 	slot, err := strconv.Atoi(vars["slot"])
 	if err != nil {
+		updateServeTimeHistogram("getPayload", false, time.Since(start))
 		respondError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "incorrect slot")
 		return
 	}
@@ -238,16 +240,19 @@ func (b *Builder) handleGetPayload(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		handleError(w, err)
+		updateServeTimeHistogram("getPayload", false, time.Since(start))
 		return
 	}
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(bestSubmission); err != nil {
+		updateServeTimeHistogram("getPayload", false, time.Since(start))
 		log.Error("could not encode response", "err", err)
 		respondError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "could not encode response")
 		return
 	}
+	updateServeTimeHistogram("getPayload", true, time.Since(start))
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) saveBlockSubmission(opts SubmitBlockOpts) error {
diff --git a/builder/metrics.go b/builder/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18ae2b1551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package builder
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+)
+
+var serveTimeHistName = "builder/duration"
+
+// updateServeTimeHistogram tracks the serving time of serving a call.
+func updateServeTimeHistogram(method string, success bool, elapsed time.Duration) {
+	note := "success"
+	if !success {
+		note = "failure"
+	}
+	h := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", serveTimeHistName, method, note)
+	sampler := func() metrics.Sample {
+		return metrics.NewExpDecaySample(1028, 0.015)
+	}
+	metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogramLazy(h, nil, sampler).Update(elapsed.Nanoseconds())
+}
diff --git a/rpc/metrics.go b/rpc/metrics.go
index ef7449ce05..6379f9f573 100644
--- a/rpc/metrics.go
+++ b/rpc/metrics.go
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ func updateServeTimeHistogram(method string, success bool, elapsed time.Duration
 	}
 	h := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", serveTimeHistName, method, note)
 	sampler := func() metrics.Sample {
-		return metrics.ResettingSample(
-			metrics.NewExpDecaySample(1028, 0.015),
-		)
+		return metrics.NewExpDecaySample(1028, 0.015)
 	}
 	metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogramLazy(h, nil, sampler).Update(elapsed.Nanoseconds())
 }