diff --git a/dashboards/lodestar_validator_client.json b/dashboards/lodestar_validator_client.json
index 595616199c53..4417eee2b080 100644
--- a/dashboards/lodestar_validator_client.json
+++ b/dashboards/lodestar_validator_client.json
@@ -2690,6 +2690,705 @@
       ],
       "title": "Requests to fallback nodes (rate / min)",
       "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "collapsed": false,
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 1,
+        "w": 24,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 90
+      },
+      "id": 51,
+      "panels": [],
+      "title": "DB Metrics",
+      "type": "row"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 5,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "log": 2,
+              "type": "log"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": true,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "unit": "short"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 91
+      },
+      "id": 52,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "rate(vc_db_read_req_total{bucket=~\".+\"}[$rate_interval])",
+          "hide": false,
+          "interval": "",
+          "legendFormat": "{{bucket}}",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "VC DB - read requests / sec",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 5,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "log": 2,
+              "type": "log"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": true,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "unit": "short"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 91
+      },
+      "id": 53,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "rate(vc_db_write_req_total{bucket=~\".+\"}[$rate_interval])",
+          "hide": false,
+          "interval": "",
+          "legendFormat": "{{bucket}}",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "VC DB - write requests / sec",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 5,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "log": 2,
+              "type": "log"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": true,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "unit": "short"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 99
+      },
+      "id": 54,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "rate(vc_db_read_items_total{bucket=~\".+\"}[$rate_interval])",
+          "hide": false,
+          "interval": "",
+          "legendFormat": "{{bucket}}",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "VC DB - read items / sec",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 5,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "log": 2,
+              "type": "log"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": true,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "unit": "short"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 99
+      },
+      "id": 55,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "rate(vc_db_write_items_total{bucket=~\".+\"}[$rate_interval])",
+          "hide": false,
+          "interval": "",
+          "legendFormat": "{{bucket}}",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "VC DB - write items / sec",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 5,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": true,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "unit": "bytes"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 107
+      },
+      "id": 56,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "vc_db_size_bytes_total",
+          "hide": false,
+          "interval": "",
+          "legendFormat": "db size",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "VC DB size",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 5,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": true,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "unit": "s"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 107
+      },
+      "id": 57,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "rate(vc_db_approximate_size_time_seconds_sum[$rate_interval])\n/\nrate(vc_db_approximate_size_time_seconds_count[$rate_interval])",
+          "hide": false,
+          "interval": "",
+          "legendFormat": "avg duration",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "VC DB approximate size duration",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "collapsed": false,
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 1,
+        "w": 24,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 115
+      },
+      "id": 58,
+      "title": "Slashing Protection Timing",
+      "type": "row"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 0,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 5,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "auto",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "unit": "s"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 116
+      },
+      "id": 59,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "single",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "rate(vc_slashing_protection_block_check_seconds_sum[$rate_interval])\n/\nrate(vc_slashing_protection_block_check_seconds_count[$rate_interval])",
+          "interval": "",
+          "legendFormat": "avg",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "VC slashing protection block check duration",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 0,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "insertNulls": false,
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 5,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "auto",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "unit": "s"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 116
+      },
+      "id": 60,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "single",
+          "sort": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "rate(vc_slashing_protection_attestation_check_seconds_sum[$rate_interval])\n/\nrate(vc_slashing_protection_attestation_check_seconds_count[$rate_interval])",
+          "interval": "",
+          "legendFormat": "avg",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "VC slashing protection attestation check duration",
+      "type": "timeseries"
     }
   ],
   "refresh": "10s",
diff --git a/packages/validator/src/metrics.ts b/packages/validator/src/metrics.ts
index 94245afb2b66..ba0eb1003348 100644
--- a/packages/validator/src/metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/validator/src/metrics.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,20 @@ export function getMetrics(register: MetricsRegisterExtra, gitData: LodestarGitD
       help: "Total count of errors on slashingProtection.checkAndInsertAttestation",
     }),
 
+    slashingProtectionBlockTime: register.histogram({
+      name: "vc_slashing_protection_block_check_seconds",
+      help: "Histogram of slashingProtection.checkAndInsertBlockProposal execution time",
+      // DB reads are fast (< 1ms typically), flag outliers above 100ms
+      buckets: [0.0001, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1],
+    }),
+
+    slashingProtectionAttestationTime: register.histogram({
+      name: "vc_slashing_protection_attestation_check_seconds",
+      help: "Histogram of slashingProtection.checkAndInsertAttestation execution time",
+      // Min-max surround check involves more DB work than block check
+      buckets: [0.0001, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1],
+    }),
+
     // REST API client
 
     beaconHealth: register.gauge({
diff --git a/packages/validator/src/services/validatorStore.ts b/packages/validator/src/services/validatorStore.ts
index 4716d3498756..51e47e1831f7 100644
--- a/packages/validator/src/services/validatorStore.ts
+++ b/packages/validator/src/services/validatorStore.ts
@@ -471,11 +471,14 @@ export class ValidatorStore {
       signingRoot: toRootHex(signingRoot),
     });
 
+    const blockTimer = this.metrics?.slashingProtectionBlockTime.startTimer();
     try {
       await this.slashingProtection.checkAndInsertBlockProposal(pubkey, {slot: signingSlot, signingRoot});
     } catch (e) {
       this.metrics?.slashingProtectionBlockError.inc();
       throw e;
+    } finally {
+      blockTimer?.();
     }
 
     const signableMessage: SignableMessage = {
@@ -555,6 +558,7 @@ export class ValidatorStore {
     const domain = this.config.getDomain(signingSlot, DOMAIN_BEACON_ATTESTER);
     const signingRoot = computeSigningRoot(ssz.phase0.AttestationData, attestationData, domain);
 
+    const attestationTimer = this.metrics?.slashingProtectionAttestationTime.startTimer();
     try {
       await this.slashingProtection.checkAndInsertAttestation(duty.pubkey, {
         sourceEpoch: attestationData.source.epoch,
@@ -564,6 +568,8 @@ export class ValidatorStore {
     } catch (e) {
       this.metrics?.slashingProtectionAttestationError.inc();
       throw e;
+    } finally {
+      attestationTimer?.();
     }
 
     const signableMessage: SignableMessage = {