diff --git a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderBridgeParent.cpp b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderBridgeParent.cpp
index 51fca529739f..3346d32a02c6 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderBridgeParent.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderBridgeParent.cpp
@@ -2251,6 +2251,9 @@ void WebRenderBridgeParent::CompositeToTarget(VsyncId aId,
     PROFILER_MARKER_TEXT("SkippedComposite", GRAPHICS,
                          MarkerInnerWindowId(innerWindowId),
                          "Too many pending frames");
+
+    Telemetry::ScalarAdd(Telemetry::ScalarID::GFX_SKIPPED_COMPOSITES, 1);
+
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/components/telemetry/Scalars.yaml b/toolkit/components/telemetry/Scalars.yaml
index 75c30516bde4..e6d9b6d69174 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/telemetry/Scalars.yaml
+++ b/toolkit/components/telemetry/Scalars.yaml
@@ -3926,6 +3926,23 @@ gfx.feature:
     release_channel_collection: opt-out
 
 gfx:
+  skipped_composites:
+    bug_numbers:
+      - 1797975
+    description: >
+      Number of skipped composites, happening when rendering is too slow to keep up with content.
+    keyed: false
+    kind: uint
+    expires: "never"
+    notification_emails:
+      - gfx-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com
+      - perf-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com
+    products:
+      - 'firefox'
+      - 'fennec'
+    record_in_processes:
+      - 'main'
+      - 'gpu'
   compositor:
     bug_numbers:
       - 1594145