diff --git a/changelog.d/8802.doc b/changelog.d/8802.doc
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix the "Event persist rate" section of the included grafana dashboard by adding missing prometheus rules.
diff --git a/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v2.rules b/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v2.rules
index 6ccca2daaf..7e405bf7f0 100644
--- a/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v2.rules
+++ b/contrib/prometheus/synapse-v2.rules
@@ -58,3 +58,21 @@ groups:
     labels:
       type: "PDU"
     expr: 'synapse_federation_transaction_queue_pending_pdus + 0'
+
+  - record: synapse_storage_events_persisted_by_source_type
+    expr: sum without(type, origin_type, origin_entity) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_sep{origin_type="remote"})
+    labels:
+      type: remote
+  - record: synapse_storage_events_persisted_by_source_type
+    expr: sum without(type, origin_type, origin_entity) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_sep{origin_entity="*client*",origin_type="local"})
+    labels:
+      type: local
+  - record: synapse_storage_events_persisted_by_source_type
+    expr: sum without(type, origin_type, origin_entity) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_sep{origin_entity!="*client*",origin_type="local"})
+    labels:
+      type: bridges
+  - record: synapse_storage_events_persisted_by_event_type
+    expr: sum without(origin_entity, origin_type) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_sep)
+  - record: synapse_storage_events_persisted_by_origin
+    expr: sum without(type) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_sep)
+