diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
index 10dfb90ea77d3..928b37d70b2df 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
@@ -823,6 +823,9 @@ func (t *freezerTable) retrieveItems(start, count, maxBytes uint64) ([]byte, []i
 			break
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Update metrics.
+	t.readMeter.Mark(int64(totalSize))
 	return output[:outputSize], sizes, nil
 }