diff --git a/pkg/s3store/s3store.go b/pkg/s3store/s3store.go
index 1764f88..7ea6038 100644
--- a/pkg/s3store/s3store.go
+++ b/pkg/s3store/s3store.go
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ type S3Store struct {
 
 	// diskWriteDurationMetric holds the prometheus instance for storing the time it takes to write chunks to disk.
 	diskWriteDurationMetric prometheus.Summary
+
+	// uploadSemaphoreDemandMetric holds the prometheus instance for storing the demand on the upload semaphore
+	uploadSemaphoreDemandMetric prometheus.Gauge
+
+	// uploadSemaphoreLimitMetric holds the prometheus instance for storing the limit on the upload semaphore
+	uploadSemaphoreLimitMetric prometheus.Gauge
 }
 
 // The labels to use for observing and storing request duration. One label per operation.
@@ -216,25 +222,40 @@ func New(bucket string, service S3API) S3Store {
 		Objectives: map[float64]float64{0.5: 0.05, 0.9: 0.01, 0.99: 0.001},
 	})
 
-	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),
-		requestDurationMetric:   requestDurationMetric,
-		diskWriteDurationMetric: diskWriteDurationMetric,
+	uploadSemaphoreDemandMetric := prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "tusd_s3_upload_semaphore_demand",
+		Help: "Number of goroutines wanting to acquire the upload lock or having it acquired",
+	})
+
+	uploadSemaphoreLimitMetric := prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "tusd_s3_upload_semaphore_limit",
+		Help: "Limit of concurrent acquisitions of upload semaphore",
+	})
+
+	store := 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:          "",
+		requestDurationMetric:       requestDurationMetric,
+		diskWriteDurationMetric:     diskWriteDurationMetric,
+		uploadSemaphoreDemandMetric: uploadSemaphoreDemandMetric,
+		uploadSemaphoreLimitMetric:  uploadSemaphoreLimitMetric,
 	}
+
+	store.SetConcurrentPartUploads(10)
+	return store
 }
 
 // SetConcurrentPartUploads changes the limit on how many concurrent part uploads to S3 are allowed.
 func (store *S3Store) SetConcurrentPartUploads(limit int) {
 	store.uploadSemaphore = semaphore.New(limit)
+	store.uploadSemaphoreLimitMetric.Set(float64(limit))
 }
 
 // UseIn sets this store as the core data store in the passed composer and adds
@@ -249,6 +270,8 @@ func (store S3Store) UseIn(composer *handler.StoreComposer) {
 func (store S3Store) RegisterMetrics(registry prometheus.Registerer) {
 	registry.MustRegister(store.requestDurationMetric)
 	registry.MustRegister(store.diskWriteDurationMetric)
+	registry.MustRegister(store.uploadSemaphoreDemandMetric)
+	registry.MustRegister(store.uploadSemaphoreLimitMetric)
 }
 
 func (store S3Store) observeRequestDuration(start time.Time, label string) {
@@ -455,10 +478,10 @@ func (upload *s3Upload) uploadParts(ctx context.Context, offset int64, src io.Re
 		// starting many goroutines, most of which are just waiting for the lock.
 		// We also acquire the semaphore before reading from the channel to reduce
 		// the number of part files are laying around on disk without being used.
-		upload.store.uploadSemaphore.Acquire()
+		upload.store.acquireUploadSemaphore()
 		fileChunk, more := <-fileChan
 		if !more {
-			upload.store.uploadSemaphore.Release()
+			upload.store.releaseUploadSemaphore()
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -477,7 +500,7 @@ func (upload *s3Upload) uploadParts(ctx context.Context, offset int64, src io.Re
 
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func(file io.ReadSeeker, part *s3Part, closePart func()) {
-				defer upload.store.uploadSemaphore.Release()
+				defer upload.store.releaseUploadSemaphore()
 				defer wg.Done()
 				defer closePart()
 
@@ -499,7 +522,7 @@ func (upload *s3Upload) uploadParts(ctx context.Context, offset int64, src io.Re
 		} else {
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func(file io.ReadSeeker, closePart func()) {
-				defer upload.store.uploadSemaphore.Release()
+				defer upload.store.releaseUploadSemaphore()
 				defer wg.Done()
 				defer closePart()
 
@@ -1214,3 +1237,13 @@ func (store S3Store) metadataKeyWithPrefix(key string) *string {
 
 	return aws.String(prefix + key)
 }
+
+func (store S3Store) acquireUploadSemaphore() {
+	store.uploadSemaphoreDemandMetric.Inc()
+	store.uploadSemaphore.Acquire()
+}
+
+func (store S3Store) releaseUploadSemaphore() {
+	store.uploadSemaphore.Release()
+	store.uploadSemaphoreDemandMetric.Dec()
+}