diff --git a/pkg/s3store/s3store.go b/pkg/s3store/s3store.go
index a44b59a..ee1db66 100644
--- a/pkg/s3store/s3store.go
+++ b/pkg/s3store/s3store.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/tus/tusd/internal/semaphore"
 	"github.com/tus/tusd/internal/uid"
 	"github.com/tus/tusd/pkg/handler"
@@ -162,8 +163,25 @@ type S3Store struct {
 
 	// uploadSemaphore limits the number of concurrent multipart part uploads to S3.
 	uploadSemaphore semaphore.Semaphore
+
+	// requestDurationMetric holds the prometheus instance for storing the request durations.
+	requestDurationMetric *prometheus.SummaryVec
 }
 
+// The labels to use for observing and storing request duration. One label per operation.
+const (
+	metricGetInfoObject           = "get_info_object"
+	metricPutInfoObject           = "put_info_object"
+	metricCreateMultipartUpload   = "create_multipart_upload"
+	metricCompleteMultipartUpload = "complete_multipart_upload"
+	metricUploadPart              = "upload_part"
+	metricListParts               = "list_parts"
+	metricHeadPartObject          = "head_part_object"
+	metricGetPartObject           = "get_part_object"
+	metricPutPartObject           = "put_part_object"
+	metricDeletePartObject        = "delete_part_object"
+)
+
 type S3API interface {
 	PutObjectWithContext(ctx context.Context, input *s3.PutObjectInput, opt ...request.Option) (*s3.PutObjectOutput, error)
 	ListPartsWithContext(ctx context.Context, input *s3.ListPartsInput, opt ...request.Option) (*s3.ListPartsOutput, error)
@@ -184,17 +202,26 @@ type s3APIForPresigning interface {
 
 // New constructs a new storage using the supplied bucket and service object.
 func New(bucket string, service S3API) S3Store {
+	requestDurationMetric := prometheus.NewSummaryVec(prometheus.SummaryOpts{
+		Name:       "tusd_s3_request_duration_ms",
+		Help:       "Duration of requests sent to S3 in milliseconds per operation",
+		Objectives: map[float64]float64{0.5: 0.05, 0.9: 0.01, 0.99: 0.001},
+	}, []string{"operation"})
+	// TODO: Do not register them globally but to a specific prometheus handler
+	prometheus.MustRegister(requestDurationMetric)
+
 	return S3Store{
-		Bucket:             bucket,
-		Service:            service,
-		MaxPartSize:        5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
-		MinPartSize:        5 * 1024 * 1024,
-		PreferredPartSize:  50 * 1024 * 1024,
-		MaxMultipartParts:  10000,
-		MaxObjectSize:      5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
-		MaxBufferedParts:   20,
-		TemporaryDirectory: "",
-		uploadSemaphore:    semaphore.New(10),
+		Bucket:                bucket,
+		Service:               service,
+		MaxPartSize:           5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+		MinPartSize:           5 * 1024 * 1024,
+		PreferredPartSize:     50 * 1024 * 1024,
+		MaxMultipartParts:     10000,
+		MaxObjectSize:         5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+		MaxBufferedParts:      20,
+		TemporaryDirectory:    "",
+		uploadSemaphore:       semaphore.New(10),
+		requestDurationMetric: requestDurationMetric,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -212,6 +239,13 @@ func (store S3Store) UseIn(composer *handler.StoreComposer) {
 	composer.UseLengthDeferrer(store)
 }
 
+func (store S3Store) observeRequestDuration(start time.Time, label string) {
+	elapsed := time.Now().Sub(start)
+	ms := float64(elapsed.Nanoseconds() / int64(time.Millisecond))
+
+	store.requestDurationMetric.WithLabelValues(label).Observe(ms)
+}
+
 type s3Upload struct {
 	id    string
 	store *S3Store
@@ -258,11 +292,13 @@ func (store S3Store) NewUpload(ctx context.Context, info handler.FileInfo) (hand
 	}
 
 	// Create the actual multipart upload
+	t := time.Now()
 	res, err := store.Service.CreateMultipartUploadWithContext(ctx, &s3.CreateMultipartUploadInput{
 		Bucket:   aws.String(store.Bucket),
 		Key:      store.keyWithPrefix(uploadId),
 		Metadata: metadata,
 	})
+	store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricCreateMultipartUpload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("s3store: unable to create multipart upload:\n%s", err)
 	}
@@ -315,12 +351,14 @@ func (upload *s3Upload) writeInfo(ctx context.Context, info handler.FileInfo) er
 	}
 
 	// Create object on S3 containing information about the file
+	t := time.Now()
 	_, err = store.Service.PutObjectWithContext(ctx, &s3.PutObjectInput{
 		Bucket:        aws.String(store.Bucket),
 		Key:           store.metadataKeyWithPrefix(uploadId + ".info"),
 		Body:          bytes.NewReader(infoJson),
 		ContentLength: aws.Int64(int64(len(infoJson))),
 	})
+	store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricPutInfoObject)
 
 	return err
 }
@@ -421,6 +459,7 @@ func (upload *s3Upload) uploadParts(ctx context.Context, offset int64, src io.Re
 				defer upload.store.uploadSemaphore.Release()
 				defer wg.Done()
 
+				t := time.Now()
 				uploadPartInput := &s3.UploadPartInput{
 					Bucket:     aws.String(store.Bucket),
 					Key:        store.keyWithPrefix(uploadId),
@@ -428,6 +467,7 @@ func (upload *s3Upload) uploadParts(ctx context.Context, offset int64, src io.Re
 					PartNumber: aws.Int64(part.number),
 				}
 				etag, err := upload.putPartForUpload(ctx, uploadPartInput, file, part.size)
+				store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricUploadPart)
 				if err != nil {
 					uploadErr = err
 				} else {
@@ -558,6 +598,7 @@ func (upload s3Upload) fetchInfo(ctx context.Context) (info handler.FileInfo, pa
 
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
+		t := time.Now()
 
 		// Get file info stored in separate object
 		var res *s3.GetObjectOutput
@@ -565,6 +606,7 @@ func (upload s3Upload) fetchInfo(ctx context.Context) (info handler.FileInfo, pa
 			Bucket: aws.String(store.Bucket),
 			Key:    store.metadataKeyWithPrefix(uploadId + ".info"),
 		})
+		store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricGetInfoObject)
 		if infoErr == nil {
 			infoErr = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&info)
 		}
@@ -780,6 +822,7 @@ func (upload s3Upload) FinishUpload(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	t := time.Now()
 	_, err = store.Service.CompleteMultipartUploadWithContext(ctx, &s3.CompleteMultipartUploadInput{
 		Bucket:   aws.String(store.Bucket),
 		Key:      store.keyWithPrefix(uploadId),
@@ -788,6 +831,7 @@ func (upload s3Upload) FinishUpload(ctx context.Context) error {
 			Parts: completedParts,
 		},
 	})
+	store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricCompleteMultipartUpload)
 
 	return err
 }
@@ -942,6 +986,8 @@ func (store S3Store) listAllParts(ctx context.Context, id string) (parts []*s3Pa
 
 	partMarker := int64(0)
 	for {
+		t := time.Now()
+
 		// Get uploaded parts
 		listPtr, err := store.Service.ListPartsWithContext(ctx, &s3.ListPartsInput{
 			Bucket:           aws.String(store.Bucket),
@@ -949,6 +995,7 @@ func (store S3Store) listAllParts(ctx context.Context, id string) (parts []*s3Pa
 			UploadId:         aws.String(multipartId),
 			PartNumberMarker: aws.Int64(partMarker),
 		})
+		store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricListParts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -972,6 +1019,7 @@ func (store S3Store) listAllParts(ctx context.Context, id string) (parts []*s3Pa
 }
 
 func (store S3Store) downloadIncompletePartForUpload(ctx context.Context, uploadId string) (*os.File, error) {
+	t := time.Now()
 	incompleteUploadObject, err := store.getIncompletePartForUpload(ctx, uploadId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -988,6 +1036,7 @@ func (store S3Store) downloadIncompletePartForUpload(ctx context.Context, upload
 	}
 
 	n, err := io.Copy(partFile, incompleteUploadObject.Body)
+	store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricGetPartObject)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1017,10 +1066,12 @@ func (store S3Store) getIncompletePartForUpload(ctx context.Context, uploadId st
 }
 
 func (store S3Store) headIncompletePartForUpload(ctx context.Context, uploadId string) (int64, error) {
+	t := time.Now()
 	obj, err := store.Service.HeadObjectWithContext(ctx, &s3.HeadObjectInput{
 		Bucket: aws.String(store.Bucket),
 		Key:    store.metadataKeyWithPrefix(uploadId + ".part"),
 	})
+	store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricHeadPartObject)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		if isAwsError(err, s3.ErrCodeNoSuchKey) || isAwsError(err, "NotFound") || isAwsError(err, "AccessDenied") {
@@ -1035,19 +1086,23 @@ func (store S3Store) headIncompletePartForUpload(ctx context.Context, uploadId s
 func (store S3Store) putIncompletePartForUpload(ctx context.Context, uploadId string, file *os.File) error {
 	defer cleanUpTempFile(file)
 
+	t := time.Now()
 	_, err := store.Service.PutObjectWithContext(ctx, &s3.PutObjectInput{
 		Bucket: aws.String(store.Bucket),
 		Key:    store.metadataKeyWithPrefix(uploadId + ".part"),
 		Body:   file,
 	})
+	store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricPutPartObject)
 	return err
 }
 
 func (store S3Store) deleteIncompletePartForUpload(ctx context.Context, uploadId string) error {
+	t := time.Now()
 	_, err := store.Service.DeleteObjectWithContext(ctx, &s3.DeleteObjectInput{
 		Bucket: aws.String(store.Bucket),
 		Key:    store.metadataKeyWithPrefix(uploadId + ".part"),
 	})
+	store.observeRequestDuration(t, metricPutPartObject)
 	return err
 }