diff --git a/controller/controller.go b/controller/controller.go
index 528d870fa..f3913333a 100644
--- a/controller/controller.go
+++ b/controller/controller.go
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ var (
 			Help:      "Timestamp of last successful sync with the DNS provider",
 		},
 	)
+	lastReconcileTimestamp = prometheus.NewGauge(
+		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: "external_dns",
+			Subsystem: "controller",
+			Name:      "last_reconcile_timestamp_seconds",
+			Help:      "Timestamp of last attempted sync with the DNS provider",
+		},
+	)
 	controllerNoChangesTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(
 		prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: "external_dns",
@@ -126,6 +134,7 @@ func init() {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(sourceEndpointsTotal)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(registryEndpointsTotal)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(lastSyncTimestamp)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(lastReconcileTimestamp)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(deprecatedRegistryErrors)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(deprecatedSourceErrors)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(controllerNoChangesTotal)
@@ -161,6 +170,8 @@ type Controller struct {
 
 // RunOnce runs a single iteration of a reconciliation loop.
 func (c *Controller) RunOnce(ctx context.Context) error {
+	lastReconcileTimestamp.SetToCurrentTime()
+
 	records, err := c.Registry.Records(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		registryErrorsTotal.Inc()
@@ -235,6 +246,7 @@ func (c *Controller) RunOnce(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	lastSyncTimestamp.SetToCurrentTime()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md
index 703669680..043f1f686 100644
--- a/docs/faq.md
+++ b/docs/faq.md
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ Here is the full list of available metrics provided by ExternalDNS:
 | Name                                                | Description                                             | Type    |
 | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
 | external_dns_controller_last_sync_timestamp_seconds | Timestamp of last successful sync with the DNS provider | Gauge   |
+| external_dns_controller_last_reconcile_timestamp_seconds | Timestamp of last attempted sync with the DNS provider | Gauge   |
 | external_dns_registry_endpoints_total               | Number of Endpoints in all sources                      | Gauge   |
 | external_dns_registry_errors_total                  | Number of Registry errors                               | Counter |
 | external_dns_source_endpoints_total                 | Number of Endpoints in the registry                     | Gauge   |