diff --git a/proxyd/consensus_poller.go b/proxyd/consensus_poller.go
index a17945d1..1de6d167 100644
--- a/proxyd/consensus_poller.go
+++ b/proxyd/consensus_poller.go
@@ -732,13 +732,16 @@ func (cp *ConsensusPoller) setBackendState(be *Backend, peerCount uint64, inSync
 func (cp *ConsensusPoller) getConsensusCandidates() map[*Backend]*backendState {
 
 	healthyPrimaries := cp.FilterCandidates(cp.backendGroup.Primaries())
-
 	RecordHealthyCandidates(cp.backendGroup, len(healthyPrimaries))
+
+	healthyFallbacks := cp.FilterCandidates(cp.backendGroup.Fallbacks())
+	RecordHealthyFallbackCandidates(cp.backendGroup, len(healthyFallbacks))
+
 	if len(healthyPrimaries) > 0 {
 		return healthyPrimaries
 	}
 
-	return cp.FilterCandidates(cp.backendGroup.Fallbacks())
+	return healthyFallbacks
 }
 
 // filterCandidates find out what backends are the candidates to be in the consensus group
diff --git a/proxyd/metrics.go b/proxyd/metrics.go
index b5f8b031..ce804c64 100644
--- a/proxyd/metrics.go
+++ b/proxyd/metrics.go
@@ -442,6 +442,14 @@ var (
 		"backend_group_name",
 	})
 
+	healthyFallbackCandidates = promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace: MetricsNamespace,
+		Name:      "healthy_fallback_candidates",
+		Help:      "Record the number of healthy fallback candidates",
+	}, []string{
+		"backend_group_name",
+	})
+
 	backendGroupFallbackBackend = promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Namespace: MetricsNamespace,
 		Name:      "backend_group_fallback_backenend",
@@ -605,6 +613,10 @@ func RecordHealthyCandidates(b *BackendGroup, candidates int) {
 	healthyPrimaryCandidates.WithLabelValues(b.Name).Set(float64(candidates))
 }
 
+func RecordHealthyFallbackCandidates(b *BackendGroup, candidates int) {
+	healthyFallbackCandidates.WithLabelValues(b.Name).Set(float64(candidates))
+}
+
 func RecordConsensusBackendPeerCount(b *Backend, peerCount uint64) {
 	consensusPeerCountBackend.WithLabelValues(b.Name).Set(float64(peerCount))
 }