diff --git a/server/container_attach.go b/server/container_attach.go
index 6a822858..ec9bedab 100644
--- a/server/container_attach.go
+++ b/server/container_attach.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/utils"
@@ -25,10 +26,15 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Attach prepares a streaming endpoint to attach to a running container.
-func (s *Server) Attach(ctx context.Context, req *pb.AttachRequest) (*pb.AttachResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) Attach(ctx context.Context, req *pb.AttachRequest) (resp *pb.AttachResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "attach"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	logrus.Debugf("AttachRequest %+v", req)
 
-	resp, err := s.GetAttach(req)
+	resp, err = s.GetAttach(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to prepare attach endpoint")
 	}
diff --git a/server/container_create.go b/server/container_create.go
index 0ce3a632..9b052639 100644
--- a/server/container_create.go
+++ b/server/container_create.go
@@ -532,6 +532,11 @@ func addSecretsBindMounts(mountLabel, ctrRunDir string, defaultMounts []string,
 
 // CreateContainer creates a new container in specified PodSandbox
 func (s *Server) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.CreateContainerRequest) (res *pb.CreateContainerResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "create_container"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	logrus.Debugf("CreateContainerRequest %+v", req)
 
 	s.updateLock.RLock()
diff --git a/server/container_exec.go b/server/container_exec.go
index 261e0419..04b82306 100644
--- a/server/container_exec.go
+++ b/server/container_exec.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/pools"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
@@ -18,10 +19,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Exec prepares a streaming endpoint to execute a command in the container.
-func (s *Server) Exec(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ExecRequest) (*pb.ExecResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) Exec(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ExecRequest) (resp *pb.ExecResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "exec"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("ExecRequest %+v", req)
 
-	resp, err := s.GetExec(req)
+	resp, err = s.GetExec(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to prepare exec endpoint")
 	}
diff --git a/server/container_execsync.go b/server/container_execsync.go
index 35f7896c..4d7b6718 100644
--- a/server/container_execsync.go
+++ b/server/container_execsync.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ExecSync runs a command in a container synchronously.
-func (s *Server) ExecSync(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ExecSyncRequest) (*pb.ExecSyncResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ExecSync(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ExecSyncRequest) (resp *pb.ExecSyncResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "exec_sync"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	logrus.Debugf("ExecSyncRequest %+v", req)
 	c, err := s.GetContainerFromRequest(req.ContainerId)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ func (s *Server) ExecSync(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ExecSyncRequest) (*pb.Exe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp := &pb.ExecSyncResponse{
+	resp = &pb.ExecSyncResponse{
 		Stdout:   execResp.Stdout,
 		Stderr:   execResp.Stderr,
 		ExitCode: execResp.ExitCode,
diff --git a/server/container_list.go b/server/container_list.go
index 42204ae1..8e5f0210 100644
--- a/server/container_list.go
+++ b/server/container_list.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -27,8 +29,14 @@ func filterContainer(c *pb.Container, filter *pb.ContainerFilter) bool {
 }
 
 // ListContainers lists all containers by filters.
-func (s *Server) ListContainers(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListContainersRequest) (*pb.ListContainersResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ListContainers(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListContainersRequest) (resp *pb.ListContainersResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "list_containers"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	logrus.Debugf("ListContainersRequest %+v", req)
+
 	var ctrs []*pb.Container
 	filter := req.Filter
 	ctrList, err := s.ContainerServer.ListContainers()
@@ -104,7 +112,7 @@ func (s *Server) ListContainers(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListContainersReque
 		}
 	}
 
-	resp := &pb.ListContainersResponse{
+	resp = &pb.ListContainersResponse{
 		Containers: ctrs,
 	}
 	logrus.Debugf("ListContainersResponse: %+v", resp)
diff --git a/server/container_portforward.go b/server/container_portforward.go
index 97dd5342..38d33bea 100644
--- a/server/container_portforward.go
+++ b/server/container_portforward.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/pools"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
@@ -15,11 +16,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 // PortForward prepares a streaming endpoint to forward ports from a PodSandbox.
-func (s *Server) PortForward(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PortForwardRequest) (*pb.PortForwardResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) PortForward(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PortForwardRequest) (resp *pb.PortForwardResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "port_forward"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	logrus.Debugf("PortForwardRequest %+v", req)
 
-	resp, err := s.GetPortForward(req)
-
+	resp, err = s.GetPortForward(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to prepare portforward endpoint")
 	}
diff --git a/server/container_remove.go b/server/container_remove.go
index 87102372..d29e9fb2 100644
--- a/server/container_remove.go
+++ b/server/container_remove.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
@@ -8,13 +10,20 @@ import (
 
 // RemoveContainer removes the container. If the container is running, the container
 // should be force removed.
-func (s *Server) RemoveContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemoveContainerRequest) (*pb.RemoveContainerResponse, error) {
-	_, err := s.ContainerServer.Remove(ctx, req.ContainerId, true)
+func (s *Server) RemoveContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemoveContainerRequest) (resp *pb.RemoveContainerResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "remove_container"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+	logrus.Debugf("RemoveContainerRequest: %+v", req)
+
+	_, err = s.ContainerServer.Remove(ctx, req.ContainerId, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resp := &pb.RemoveContainerResponse{}
+	resp = &pb.RemoveContainerResponse{}
 	logrus.Debugf("RemoveContainerResponse: %+v", resp)
 	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/container_start.go b/server/container_start.go
index 85be0948..b4dd222f 100644
--- a/server/container_start.go
+++ b/server/container_start.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 // StartContainer starts the container.
-func (s *Server) StartContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StartContainerRequest) (*pb.StartContainerResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) StartContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StartContainerRequest) (resp *pb.StartContainerResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "start_container"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	logrus.Debugf("StartContainerRequest %+v", req)
 	c, err := s.GetContainerFromRequest(req.ContainerId)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ func (s *Server) StartContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StartContainerReque
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to start container %s: %v", c.ID(), err)
 	}
 
-	resp := &pb.StartContainerResponse{}
+	resp = &pb.StartContainerResponse{}
 	logrus.Debugf("StartContainerResponse %+v", resp)
 	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/container_stats.go b/server/container_stats.go
index 22b87c45..17df31ad 100644
--- a/server/container_stats.go
+++ b/server/container_stats.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ import (
 
 // ContainerStats returns stats of the container. If the container does not
 // exist, the call returns an error.
-func (s *Server) ContainerStats(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ContainerStatsRequest) (*pb.ContainerStatsResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ContainerStats(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ContainerStatsRequest) (resp *pb.ContainerStatsResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "container_stats"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
 }
diff --git a/server/container_stats_list.go b/server/container_stats_list.go
index 92922099..2c564714 100644
--- a/server/container_stats_list.go
+++ b/server/container_stats_list.go
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
 )
 
 // ListContainerStats returns stats of all running containers.
-func (s *Server) ListContainerStats(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListContainerStatsRequest) (*pb.ListContainerStatsResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ListContainerStats(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListContainerStatsRequest) (resp *pb.ListContainerStatsResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "list_container_stats"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
 }
diff --git a/server/container_status.go b/server/container_status.go
index b1512e0c..4b524a55 100644
--- a/server/container_status.go
+++ b/server/container_status.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -14,7 +16,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 // ContainerStatus returns status of the container.
-func (s *Server) ContainerStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ContainerStatusRequest) (*pb.ContainerStatusResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ContainerStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ContainerStatusRequest) (resp *pb.ContainerStatusResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "container_status"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 	logrus.Debugf("ContainerStatusRequest %+v", req)
 	c, err := s.GetContainerFromRequest(req.ContainerId)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -22,7 +29,7 @@ func (s *Server) ContainerStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ContainerStatusReq
 	}
 
 	containerID := c.ID()
-	resp := &pb.ContainerStatusResponse{
+	resp = &pb.ContainerStatusResponse{
 		Status: &pb.ContainerStatus{
 			Id:          containerID,
 			Metadata:    c.Metadata(),
diff --git a/server/container_stop.go b/server/container_stop.go
index f74ed86e..6846f90d 100644
--- a/server/container_stop.go
+++ b/server/container_stop.go
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
 )
 
 // StopContainer stops a running container with a grace period (i.e., timeout).
-func (s *Server) StopContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StopContainerRequest) (*pb.StopContainerResponse, error) {
-	_, err := s.ContainerServer.ContainerStop(ctx, req.ContainerId, req.Timeout)
+func (s *Server) StopContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StopContainerRequest) (resp *pb.StopContainerResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "stop_container"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+	logrus.Debugf("StopContainerRequest %+v", req)
+
+	_, err = s.ContainerServer.ContainerStop(ctx, req.ContainerId, req.Timeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resp := &pb.StopContainerResponse{}
+	resp = &pb.StopContainerResponse{}
 	logrus.Debugf("StopContainerResponse %s: %+v", req.ContainerId, resp)
 	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/container_update_resources.go b/server/container_update_resources.go
index e434e8a9..9eaae8be 100644
--- a/server/container_update_resources.go
+++ b/server/container_update_resources.go
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	rspec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
 )
 
 // UpdateContainerResources updates ContainerConfig of the container.
-func (s *Server) UpdateContainerResources(ctx context.Context, req *pb.UpdateContainerResourcesRequest) (*pb.UpdateContainerResourcesResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) UpdateContainerResources(ctx context.Context, req *pb.UpdateContainerResourcesRequest) (resp *pb.UpdateContainerResourcesResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "update_container_resources"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+	logrus.Debugf("UpdateContainerResources %+v", req)
+
 	c, err := s.GetContainerFromRequest(req.GetContainerId())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/server/container_updateruntimeconfig.go b/server/container_updateruntimeconfig.go
index b900c9b1..b976fc67 100644
--- a/server/container_updateruntimeconfig.go
+++ b/server/container_updateruntimeconfig.go
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
 )
 
 // UpdateRuntimeConfig updates the configuration of a running container.
-func (s *Server) UpdateRuntimeConfig(ctx context.Context, req *pb.UpdateRuntimeConfigRequest) (*pb.UpdateRuntimeConfigResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) UpdateRuntimeConfig(ctx context.Context, req *pb.UpdateRuntimeConfigRequest) (resp *pb.UpdateRuntimeConfigResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "update_runtime_config"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	return &pb.UpdateRuntimeConfigResponse{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/image_fs_info.go b/server/image_fs_info.go
index 969bdc34..bfa297a7 100644
--- a/server/image_fs_info.go
+++ b/server/image_fs_info.go
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
 )
 
 // ImageFsInfo returns information of the filesystem that is used to store images.
-func (s *Server) ImageFsInfo(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ImageFsInfoRequest) (*pb.ImageFsInfoResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ImageFsInfo(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ImageFsInfoRequest) (resp *pb.ImageFsInfoResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "image_fs_info"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
 }
diff --git a/server/image_list.go b/server/image_list.go
index ebcc6f6a..cbbd0d83 100644
--- a/server/image_list.go
+++ b/server/image_list.go
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
 )
 
 // ListImages lists existing images.
-func (s *Server) ListImages(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListImagesRequest) (*pb.ListImagesResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ListImages(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListImagesRequest) (resp *pb.ListImagesResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "list_images"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("ListImagesRequest: %+v", req)
 	filter := ""
 	reqFilter := req.GetFilter()
@@ -21,21 +29,21 @@ func (s *Server) ListImages(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListImagesRequest) (*pb
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	response := pb.ListImagesResponse{}
+	resp = &pb.ListImagesResponse{}
 	for _, result := range results {
 		if result.Size != nil {
-			response.Images = append(response.Images, &pb.Image{
+			resp.Images = append(resp.Images, &pb.Image{
 				Id:       result.ID,
 				RepoTags: result.Names,
 				Size_:    *result.Size,
 			})
 		} else {
-			response.Images = append(response.Images, &pb.Image{
+			resp.Images = append(resp.Images, &pb.Image{
 				Id:       result.ID,
 				RepoTags: result.Names,
 			})
 		}
 	}
-	logrus.Debugf("ListImagesResponse: %+v", response)
-	return &response, nil
+	logrus.Debugf("ListImagesResponse: %+v", resp)
+	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/image_pull.go b/server/image_pull.go
index 26d08912..4765a776 100644
--- a/server/image_pull.go
+++ b/server/image_pull.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containers/image/copy"
 	"github.com/containers/image/types"
@@ -12,7 +13,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // PullImage pulls a image with authentication config.
-func (s *Server) PullImage(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PullImageRequest) (*pb.PullImageResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) PullImage(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PullImageRequest) (resp *pb.PullImageResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "pull_image"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("PullImageRequest: %+v", req)
 	// TODO: what else do we need here? (Signatures when the story isn't just pulling from docker://)
 	image := ""
@@ -24,7 +31,6 @@ func (s *Server) PullImage(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PullImageRequest) (*pb.P
 	var (
 		images []string
 		pulled string
-		err    error
 	)
 	images, err = s.StorageImageServer().ResolveNames(image)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ func (s *Server) PullImage(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PullImageRequest) (*pb.P
 	if pulled == "" && err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp := &pb.PullImageResponse{
+	resp = &pb.PullImageResponse{
 		ImageRef: pulled,
 	}
 	logrus.Debugf("PullImageResponse: %+v", resp)
diff --git a/server/image_remove.go b/server/image_remove.go
index d15296cc..26c0e0e0 100644
--- a/server/image_remove.go
+++ b/server/image_remove.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -10,7 +11,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // RemoveImage removes the image.
-func (s *Server) RemoveImage(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemoveImageRequest) (*pb.RemoveImageResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) RemoveImage(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemoveImageRequest) (resp *pb.RemoveImageResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "remove_image"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("RemoveImageRequest: %+v", req)
 	image := ""
 	img := req.GetImage()
@@ -22,7 +29,6 @@ func (s *Server) RemoveImage(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemoveImageRequest) (*
 	}
 	var (
 		images  []string
-		err     error
 		deleted bool
 	)
 	images, err = s.StorageImageServer().ResolveNames(image)
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ func (s *Server) RemoveImage(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemoveImageRequest) (*
 	if !deleted && err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp := &pb.RemoveImageResponse{}
+	resp = &pb.RemoveImageResponse{}
 	logrus.Debugf("RemoveImageResponse: %+v", resp)
 	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/image_status.go b/server/image_status.go
index 5571c302..19e95178 100644
--- a/server/image_status.go
+++ b/server/image_status.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -12,7 +13,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ImageStatus returns the status of the image.
-func (s *Server) ImageStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ImageStatusRequest) (*pb.ImageStatusResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ImageStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ImageStatusRequest) (resp *pb.ImageStatusResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "image_status"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("ImageStatusRequest: %+v", req)
 	image := ""
 	img := req.GetImage()
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *Server) ImageStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ImageStatusRequest) (*
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp := &pb.ImageStatusResponse{
+	resp = &pb.ImageStatusResponse{
 		Image: &pb.Image{
 			Id:          status.ID,
 			RepoTags:    status.Names,
diff --git a/server/metrics/metrics.go b/server/metrics/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0527bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+const (
+	// CRIOOperationsKey is the key for CRI-O operation metrics.
+	CRIOOperationsKey = "crio_operations"
+	// CRIOOperationsLatencyKey is the key for the operation latency metrics.
+	CRIOOperationsLatencyKey = "crio_operations_latency_microseconds"
+	// CRIOOperationsErrorsKey is the key for the operation error metrics.
+	CRIOOperationsErrorsKey = "crio_operations_errors"
+
+	// TODO(runcom):
+	// timeouts
+
+	subsystem = "container_runtime"
+)
+
+var (
+	// CRIOOperations collects operation counts by operation type.
+	CRIOOperations = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Subsystem: subsystem,
+			Name:      CRIOOperationsKey,
+			Help:      "Cumulative number of CRI-O operations by operation type.",
+		},
+		[]string{"operation_type"},
+	)
+	// CRIOOperationsLatency collects operation latency numbers by operation
+	// type.
+	CRIOOperationsLatency = prometheus.NewSummaryVec(
+		prometheus.SummaryOpts{
+			Subsystem: subsystem,
+			Name:      CRIOOperationsLatencyKey,
+			Help:      "Latency in microseconds of CRI-O operations. Broken down by operation type.",
+		},
+		[]string{"operation_type"},
+	)
+	// CRIOOperationsErrors collects operation errors by operation
+	// type.
+	CRIOOperationsErrors = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Subsystem: subsystem,
+			Name:      CRIOOperationsErrorsKey,
+			Help:      "Cumulative number of CRI-O operation errors by operation type.",
+		},
+		[]string{"operation_type"},
+	)
+)
+
+var registerMetrics sync.Once
+
+// Register all metrics
+func Register() {
+	registerMetrics.Do(func() {
+		prometheus.MustRegister(CRIOOperations)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(CRIOOperationsLatency)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(CRIOOperationsErrors)
+	})
+}
+
+// SinceInMicroseconds gets the time since the specified start in microseconds.
+func SinceInMicroseconds(start time.Time) float64 {
+	return float64(time.Since(start).Nanoseconds() / time.Microsecond.Nanoseconds())
+}
diff --git a/server/runtime_status.go b/server/runtime_status.go
index 67fc87b6..5632fab3 100644
--- a/server/runtime_status.go
+++ b/server/runtime_status.go
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
 )
 
 // Status returns the status of the runtime
-func (s *Server) Status(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StatusRequest) (*pb.StatusResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) Status(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StatusRequest) (resp *pb.StatusResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "status"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
 
 	// Deal with Runtime conditions
 	runtimeReady, err := s.Runtime().RuntimeReady()
@@ -22,7 +29,7 @@ func (s *Server) Status(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StatusRequest) (*pb.StatusR
 	runtimeReadyConditionString := pb.RuntimeReady
 	networkReadyConditionString := pb.NetworkReady
 
-	resp := &pb.StatusResponse{
+	resp = &pb.StatusResponse{
 		Status: &pb.RuntimeStatus{
 			Conditions: []*pb.RuntimeCondition{
 				{
diff --git a/server/sandbox_list.go b/server/sandbox_list.go
index fbc5eafa..70ad42cc 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_list.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_list.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/libkpod/sandbox"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -28,7 +30,13 @@ func filterSandbox(p *pb.PodSandbox, filter *pb.PodSandboxFilter) bool {
 }
 
 // ListPodSandbox returns a list of SandBoxes.
-func (s *Server) ListPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListPodSandboxRequest) (*pb.ListPodSandboxResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) ListPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListPodSandboxRequest) (resp *pb.ListPodSandboxResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "list_pod_sandbox"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("ListPodSandboxRequest %+v", req)
 	var pods []*pb.PodSandbox
 	var podList []*sandbox.Sandbox
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@ func (s *Server) ListPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ListPodSandboxReque
 		}
 	}
 
-	resp := &pb.ListPodSandboxResponse{
+	resp = &pb.ListPodSandboxResponse{
 		Items: pods,
 	}
 	logrus.Debugf("ListPodSandboxResponse %+v", resp)
diff --git a/server/sandbox_remove.go b/server/sandbox_remove.go
index b0e07384..85ce744e 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_remove.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_remove.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/libkpod/sandbox"
@@ -15,7 +16,13 @@ import (
 
 // RemovePodSandbox deletes the sandbox. If there are any running containers in the
 // sandbox, they should be force deleted.
-func (s *Server) RemovePodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemovePodSandboxRequest) (*pb.RemovePodSandboxResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) RemovePodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemovePodSandboxRequest) (resp *pb.RemovePodSandboxResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "remove_pod_sandbox"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("RemovePodSandboxRequest %+v", req)
 	sb, err := s.getPodSandboxFromRequest(req.PodSandboxId)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@ func (s *Server) RemovePodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemovePodSandboxR
 		// the the CRI interface which expects to not error out in not found
 		// cases.
 
-		resp := &pb.RemovePodSandboxResponse{}
+		resp = &pb.RemovePodSandboxResponse{}
 		logrus.Warnf("could not get sandbox %s, it's probably been removed already: %v", req.PodSandboxId, err)
 		return resp, nil
 	}
@@ -92,7 +99,7 @@ func (s *Server) RemovePodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RemovePodSandboxR
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete pod sandbox %s from index: %v", sb.ID(), err)
 	}
 
-	resp := &pb.RemovePodSandboxResponse{}
+	resp = &pb.RemovePodSandboxResponse{}
 	logrus.Debugf("RemovePodSandboxResponse %+v", resp)
 	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/sandbox_run.go b/server/sandbox_run.go
index bdda96b3..e31a3d3a 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_run.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_run.go
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ var (
 
 // RunPodSandbox creates and runs a pod-level sandbox.
 func (s *Server) RunPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RunPodSandboxRequest) (resp *pb.RunPodSandboxResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "run_pod_sandbox"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	s.updateLock.RLock()
 	defer s.updateLock.RUnlock()
 
diff --git a/server/sandbox_status.go b/server/sandbox_status.go
index f5b6dd09..90193e71 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_status.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_status.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -8,7 +10,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // PodSandboxStatus returns the Status of the PodSandbox.
-func (s *Server) PodSandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PodSandboxStatusRequest) (*pb.PodSandboxStatusResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) PodSandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PodSandboxStatusRequest) (resp *pb.PodSandboxStatusResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "pod_sandbox_status"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("PodSandboxStatusRequest %+v", req)
 	sb, err := s.getPodSandboxFromRequest(req.PodSandboxId)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@ func (s *Server) PodSandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PodSandboxStatusR
 	}
 
 	sandboxID := sb.ID()
-	resp := &pb.PodSandboxStatusResponse{
+	resp = &pb.PodSandboxStatusResponse{
 		Status: &pb.PodSandboxStatus{
 			Id:          sandboxID,
 			CreatedAt:   podInfraContainer.CreatedAt().UnixNano(),
diff --git a/server/sandbox_stop.go b/server/sandbox_stop.go
index 9d6a5aa3..6cdf66e9 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_stop.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_stop.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mount"
@@ -18,7 +19,13 @@ import (
 
 // StopPodSandbox stops the sandbox. If there are any running containers in the
 // sandbox, they should be force terminated.
-func (s *Server) StopPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StopPodSandboxRequest) (*pb.StopPodSandboxResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) StopPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StopPodSandboxRequest) (resp *pb.StopPodSandboxResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "stop_pod_sandbox"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	logrus.Debugf("StopPodSandboxRequest %+v", req)
 	sb, err := s.getPodSandboxFromRequest(req.PodSandboxId)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -30,14 +37,14 @@ func (s *Server) StopPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StopPodSandboxReque
 		// the the CRI interface which expects to not error out in not found
 		// cases.
 
-		resp := &pb.StopPodSandboxResponse{}
+		resp = &pb.StopPodSandboxResponse{}
 		logrus.Warnf("could not get sandbox %s, it's probably been stopped already: %v", req.PodSandboxId, err)
 		logrus.Debugf("StopPodSandboxResponse %s: %+v", req.PodSandboxId, resp)
 		return resp, nil
 	}
 
 	if sb.Stopped() {
-		resp := &pb.StopPodSandboxResponse{}
+		resp = &pb.StopPodSandboxResponse{}
 		logrus.Debugf("StopPodSandboxResponse %s: %+v", sb.ID(), resp)
 		return resp, nil
 	}
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ func (s *Server) StopPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StopPodSandboxReque
 	}
 
 	sb.SetStopped()
-	resp := &pb.StopPodSandboxResponse{}
+	resp = &pb.StopPodSandboxResponse{}
 	logrus.Debugf("StopPodSandboxResponse %s: %+v", sb.ID(), resp)
 	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 1df7b788..709209b3 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/server/apparmor"
+	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/server/metrics"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/server/seccomp"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ func (s *Server) getPodSandboxFromRequest(podSandboxID string) (*sandbox.Sandbox
 // CreateMetricsEndpoint creates a /metrics endpoint
 // for prometheus monitoring
 func (s *Server) CreateMetricsEndpoint() (*http.ServeMux, error) {
+	metrics.Register()
 	mux := &http.ServeMux{}
 	mux.Handle("/metrics", prometheus.Handler())
 	return mux, nil
diff --git a/server/utils.go b/server/utils.go
index 195942d3..1e98aef2 100644
--- a/server/utils.go
+++ b/server/utils.go
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cri-o/ocicni/pkg/ocicni"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/libkpod/sandbox"
+	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/server/metrics"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/validate"
 	"github.com/syndtr/gocapability/capability"
 )
@@ -181,3 +183,16 @@ func getOCICapabilitiesList() []string {
 	}
 	return caps
 }
+
+func recordOperation(operation string, start time.Time) {
+	metrics.CRIOOperations.WithLabelValues(operation).Inc()
+	metrics.CRIOOperationsLatency.WithLabelValues(operation).Observe(metrics.SinceInMicroseconds(start))
+}
+
+// recordError records error for metric if an error occurred.
+func recordError(operation string, err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		// TODO(runcom): handle timeout from ctx as well
+		metrics.CRIOOperationsErrors.WithLabelValues(operation).Inc()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/version.go b/server/version.go
index 5f98e5f0..74f4799b 100644
--- a/server/version.go
+++ b/server/version.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/version"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	pb "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
@@ -17,7 +19,13 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Version returns the runtime name, runtime version and runtime API version
-func (s *Server) Version(ctx context.Context, req *pb.VersionRequest) (*pb.VersionResponse, error) {
+func (s *Server) Version(ctx context.Context, req *pb.VersionRequest) (resp *pb.VersionResponse, err error) {
+	const operation = "version"
+	defer func() {
+		recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+		recordError(operation, err)
+	}()
+
 	return &pb.VersionResponse{
 		Version:           kubeAPIVersion,
 		RuntimeName:       containerName,