diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
index 898899404..c12247f48 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
 				OldSlot: s.headSlot(),
 			},
 		})
+
+		reorgCount.Inc()
 	}
 
 	// Cache the new head info.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
index e5abdedac..99b0d88ce 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ var (
 		Name: "total_voted_target_balances",
 		Help: "The total amount of ether, in gwei, that is eligible for voting of previous epoch",
 	})
+	reorgCount = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "beacon_reorg_total",
+		Help: "Count the number of times beacon chain has a reorg",
+	})
 	sentBlockPropagationHistogram = promauto.NewHistogram(
 		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 			Name:    "block_sent_latency_milliseconds",