diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index 211795dc39..ebd153ea8c 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
     UnrecognizedRequestError,
 )
 from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.logging.context import defer_to_thread, preserve_fn, run_in_background
+from synapse.logging.context import (
+    defer_to_thread,
+    measure_coroutine,
+    preserve_fn,
+    run_in_background,
+)
 from synapse.logging.opentracing import active_span, start_active_span, trace_servlet
 from synapse.util import json_encoder
 from synapse.util.caches import intern_dict
@@ -329,7 +334,9 @@ class _AsyncResource(resource.Resource, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             request.request_metrics.name = self.__class__.__name__
 
             with trace_servlet(request, self._extract_context):
-                callback_return = await self._async_render(request)
+                callback_return = await measure_coroutine(
+                    request.request_metrics.name, self._async_render(request)
+                )
 
                 if callback_return is not None:
                     code, response = callback_return
diff --git a/synapse/logging/context.py b/synapse/logging/context.py
index 5e7cc4c3b7..ec3814f3ae 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/context.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/context.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ from typing import (
 )
 
 import attr
+from prometheus_client import Counter
 from typing_extensions import Literal, ParamSpec
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, threads
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+context_ru_utime = Counter(
+    "synapse_logging_context_ru_utime", "utime in log context", ("name",)
+)
+
 try:
     import resource
 
@@ -982,13 +987,20 @@ _T = TypeVar("_T")
 
 @attr.s(frozen=True, slots=True, auto_attribs=True)
 class _ResourceTracker(Generator[defer.Deferred[Any], Any, _T]):
+    name: str
     gen: Generator[defer.Deferred[Any], Any, _T]
 
     def send(self, val: Any) -> defer.Deferred[_T]:
+        rusage_start = get_thread_resource_usage()
+
         try:
             return self.gen.send(val)
         finally:
-            pass
+            rusage_end = get_thread_resource_usage()
+            if rusage_start and rusage_end:
+                context_ru_utime.labels(self.name).inc(
+                    max(0, rusage_end.ru_utime - rusage_start.ru_utime)
+                )
 
     @overload
     def throw(
@@ -1006,20 +1018,27 @@ class _ResourceTracker(Generator[defer.Deferred[Any], Any, _T]):
 
     def throw(self, a: Any, b: Any = None, c: Any = None) -> defer.Deferred[Any]:
         try:
-            return self.throw(a, b, c)
+            return self.gen.throw(a, b, c)
         finally:
             pass
 
 
 @attr.s(frozen=True, slots=True, auto_attribs=True)
 class _ResourceTracker2(Coroutine[defer.Deferred[Any], Any, _T]):
+    name: str
     gen: Coroutine[defer.Deferred[Any], Any, _T]
 
     def send(self, val: Any) -> defer.Deferred[_T]:
+        rusage_start = get_thread_resource_usage()
+
         try:
             return self.gen.send(val)
         finally:
-            pass
+            rusage_end = get_thread_resource_usage()
+            if rusage_start and rusage_end:
+                context_ru_utime.labels(self.name).inc(
+                    max(0, rusage_end.ru_utime - rusage_start.ru_utime)
+                )
 
     @overload
     def throw(
@@ -1037,12 +1056,18 @@ class _ResourceTracker2(Coroutine[defer.Deferred[Any], Any, _T]):
 
     def throw(self, a: Any, b: Any = None, c: Any = None) -> defer.Deferred[Any]:
         try:
-            return self.throw(a, b, c)
+            return self.gen.throw(a, b, c)
         finally:
             pass
 
     def __await__(self) -> Generator[defer.Deferred[Any], Any, _T]:
-        return _ResourceTracker(self.gen.__await__())
+        return _ResourceTracker(self.name, self.gen.__await__())
 
     def close(self) -> None:
         return self.gen.close()
+
+
+async def measure_coroutine(
+    name: str, co: Coroutine[defer.Deferred[Any], Any, _T]
+) -> _T:
+    return await _ResourceTracker2(name, co)