diff --git a/broker.go b/broker.go
index cb4e9cf8d..7b797d5a0 100644
--- a/broker.go
+++ b/broker.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Broker struct {
 	brokerResponseRate     metrics.Meter
 	brokerResponseSize     metrics.Histogram
 	brokerRequestsInFlight metrics.Counter
+	brokerThrottleTime     metrics.Histogram
 
 	kerberosAuthenticator GSSAPIKerberosAuth
 }
@@ -336,6 +337,15 @@ func (b *Broker) Produce(request *ProduceRequest) (*ProduceResponse, error) {
 	} else {
 		response = new(ProduceResponse)
 		err = b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+		if response.ThrottleTime != time.Duration(0) {
+			DebugLogger.Printf(
+				"producer/broker/%d ProduceResponse throttled %v\n",
+				b.ID(), response.ThrottleTime)
+			if b.brokerThrottleTime != nil {
+				throttleTimeInMs := int64(response.ThrottleTime / time.Millisecond)
+				b.brokerThrottleTime.Update(throttleTimeInMs)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1527,6 +1537,7 @@ func (b *Broker) registerMetrics() {
 	b.brokerResponseRate = b.registerMeter("response-rate")
 	b.brokerResponseSize = b.registerHistogram("response-size")
 	b.brokerRequestsInFlight = b.registerCounter("requests-in-flight")
+	b.brokerThrottleTime = b.registerHistogram("throttle-time-in-ms")
 }
 
 func (b *Broker) unregisterMetrics() {