diff --git a/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/common/metric/ProducerMetrics.java b/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/common/metric/ProducerMetrics.java
index 0c1b65b913..70d3295cc0 100644
--- a/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/common/metric/ProducerMetrics.java
+++ b/hermes-common/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/common/metric/ProducerMetrics.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tags;
+import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.metrics.HermesTimer;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.ToDoubleFunction;
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ public <T> void registerProducerInflightRequestGauge(T stateObj, ToDoubleFunctio
         meterRegistry.gauge(INFLIGHT_REQUESTS, stateObj, f);
     }
 
+    public HermesTimer sendLatency(String sender, String datacenter) {
+        return HermesTimer.from(
+                meterRegistry.timer("kafka-producer.send-latency", tags(sender, datacenter))
+        );
+    }
+
     private static Tags tags(String sender, String datacenter) {
         return Tags.of("storageDc", datacenter, "sender", sender);
     }
diff --git a/hermes-frontend/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/KafkaMessageSender.java b/hermes-frontend/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/KafkaMessageSender.java
index 6e00173e48..af4a519718 100644
--- a/hermes-frontend/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/KafkaMessageSender.java
+++ b/hermes-frontend/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/KafkaMessageSender.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.frontend.producer.BrokerLatencyReporter;
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.frontend.publishing.message.Message;
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.frontend.publishing.metadata.ProduceMetadata;
+import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.metrics.HermesTimer;
 import pl.allegro.tech.hermes.metrics.HermesTimerContext;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -40,17 +41,20 @@ public class KafkaMessageSender<K, V> {
     private final MetricsFacade metricsFacade;
     private final String datacenter;
     private final ScheduledExecutorService chaosScheduler;
+    private final HermesTimer sendTimer;
 
     KafkaMessageSender(Producer<K, V> kafkaProducer,
                        BrokerLatencyReporter brokerLatencyReporter,
                        MetricsFacade metricsFacade,
                        String datacenter,
-                       ScheduledExecutorService chaosScheduler) {
+                       ScheduledExecutorService chaosScheduler,
+                       String senderName) {
         this.producer = kafkaProducer;
         this.brokerLatencyReporter = brokerLatencyReporter;
         this.metricsFacade = metricsFacade;
         this.datacenter = datacenter;
         this.chaosScheduler = chaosScheduler;
+        this.sendTimer = metricsFacade.producer().sendLatency(senderName, datacenter);
     }
 
     public String getDatacenter() {
@@ -87,9 +91,10 @@ public void send(ProducerRecord<K, V> producerRecord,
                      Callback callback) {
         HermesTimerContext timer = cachedTopic.startBrokerLatencyTimer();
         Callback meteredCallback = new MeteredCallback(timer, message, cachedTopic, callback);
-        try {
+        try (HermesTimerContext ignored = sendTimer.time()) {
             producer.send(producerRecord, meteredCallback);
         } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.debug("Error while sending message to Kafka.", e);
             callback.onCompletion(exceptionalRecordMetadata(cachedTopic), e);
         }
     }
diff --git a/hermes-frontend/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/KafkaMessageSendersFactory.java b/hermes-frontend/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/KafkaMessageSendersFactory.java
index cd10168f3c..237a370cf9 100644
--- a/hermes-frontend/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/KafkaMessageSendersFactory.java
+++ b/hermes-frontend/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/KafkaMessageSendersFactory.java
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ public KafkaMessageSenders provide(KafkaProducerParameters localKafkaProducerPar
                                        KafkaProducerParameters remoteKafkaProducerParameters,
                                        String senderName) {
         KafkaMessageSenders.Tuple localProducers = new KafkaMessageSenders.Tuple(
-                sender(kafkaParameters, localKafkaProducerParameters, ACK_LEADER),
-                sender(kafkaParameters, localKafkaProducerParameters, ACK_ALL)
+                sender(kafkaParameters, localKafkaProducerParameters, ACK_LEADER, senderName),
+                sender(kafkaParameters, localKafkaProducerParameters, ACK_ALL, senderName)
         );
 
         List<KafkaMessageSenders.Tuple> remoteProducers = remoteKafkaParameters.stream().map(
                 kafkaProperties -> new KafkaMessageSenders.Tuple(
-                        sender(kafkaProperties, remoteKafkaProducerParameters, ACK_LEADER),
-                        sender(kafkaProperties, remoteKafkaProducerParameters, ACK_ALL))).toList();
+                        sender(kafkaProperties, remoteKafkaProducerParameters, ACK_LEADER, senderName),
+                        sender(kafkaProperties, remoteKafkaProducerParameters, ACK_ALL, senderName))).toList();
         KafkaMessageSenders senders = new KafkaMessageSenders(
                 topicMetadataLoadingExecutor,
                 localMinInSyncReplicasLoader,
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ public KafkaMessageSenders provide(KafkaProducerParameters localKafkaProducerPar
 
     private KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]> sender(KafkaParameters kafkaParameters,
                                                       KafkaProducerParameters kafkaProducerParameters,
-                                                      String acks) {
+                                                      String acks,
+                                                      String senderName) {
         Map<String, Object> props = new HashMap<>();
         props.put(BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, kafkaParameters.getBrokerList());
         props.put(MAX_BLOCK_MS_CONFIG, (int) kafkaProducerParameters.getMaxBlock().toMillis());
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ private KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]> sender(KafkaParameters kafkaParameter
                 brokerLatencyReporter,
                 metricsFacade,
                 kafkaParameters.getDatacenter(),
-                chaosScheduler
+                chaosScheduler,
+                senderName
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/hermes-frontend/src/test/groovy/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/LocalDatacenterMessageProducerIntegrationTest.groovy b/hermes-frontend/src/test/groovy/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/LocalDatacenterMessageProducerIntegrationTest.groovy
index 46b1913121..551ddae82d 100644
--- a/hermes-frontend/src/test/groovy/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/LocalDatacenterMessageProducerIntegrationTest.groovy
+++ b/hermes-frontend/src/test/groovy/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/LocalDatacenterMessageProducerIntegrationTest.groovy
@@ -111,8 +111,12 @@ class LocalDatacenterMessageProducerIntegrationTest extends Specification {
                 topicMetadataLoadingExecutor,
                 minInSyncReplicasLoader,
                 new KafkaMessageSenders.Tuple(
-                        new KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]>(leaderConfirms, brokerLatencyReporter, metricsFacade, datacenter, chaosScheduler),
-                        new KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]>(everyoneConfirms, brokerLatencyReporter, metricsFacade, datacenter, chaosScheduler)
+                        new KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]>(
+                                leaderConfirms, brokerLatencyReporter, metricsFacade, datacenter, chaosScheduler, "local-sender"
+                        ),
+                        new KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]>(
+                                everyoneConfirms, brokerLatencyReporter, metricsFacade, datacenter, chaosScheduler, "local-sender"
+                        )
                 ),
                 emptyList()
         )
diff --git a/hermes-frontend/src/test/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/LocalDatacenterMessageProducerTest.java b/hermes-frontend/src/test/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/LocalDatacenterMessageProducerTest.java
index 3866830892..7fb88ebafc 100644
--- a/hermes-frontend/src/test/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/LocalDatacenterMessageProducerTest.java
+++ b/hermes-frontend/src/test/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/frontend/producer/kafka/LocalDatacenterMessageProducerTest.java
@@ -60,8 +60,12 @@ public class LocalDatacenterMessageProducerTest {
 
     private final MockProducer<byte[], byte[]> leaderConfirmsProducer = new MockProducer<>(true, serializer, serializer);
     private final MockProducer<byte[], byte[]> everyoneConfirmProducer = new MockProducer<>(true, serializer, serializer);
-    private final KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]> leaderConfirmsProduceWrapper = new KafkaMessageSender<>(leaderConfirmsProducer, brokerLatencyReporter, metricsFacade, datacenter, chaosScheduler);
-    private final KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]> everyoneConfirmsProduceWrapper = new KafkaMessageSender<>(everyoneConfirmProducer, brokerLatencyReporter, metricsFacade, datacenter, chaosScheduler);
+    private final KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]> leaderConfirmsProduceWrapper = new KafkaMessageSender<>(
+            leaderConfirmsProducer, brokerLatencyReporter, metricsFacade, datacenter, chaosScheduler, "local-sender"
+    );
+    private final KafkaMessageSender<byte[], byte[]> everyoneConfirmsProduceWrapper = new KafkaMessageSender<>(
+            everyoneConfirmProducer, brokerLatencyReporter, metricsFacade, datacenter, chaosScheduler, "local-sender"
+    );
 
     private final KafkaHeaderNameProperties kafkaHeaderNameProperties = new KafkaHeaderNameProperties();
     private final HTTPHeadersPropagationAsKafkaHeadersProperties httpHeadersPropagationAsKafkaHeadersProperties =