diff --git a/prober/prober.go b/prober/prober.go
index 16c262bc8..3a43401a1 100644
--- a/prober/prober.go
+++ b/prober/prober.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func newProbe(p *Prober, name string, interval time.Duration, lg prometheus.Labe
 		mEndTime:     prometheus.NewDesc("end_secs", "Latest probe end time (seconds since epoch)", nil, lg),
 		mLatency:     prometheus.NewDesc("latency_millis", "Latest probe latency (ms)", nil, lg),
 		mResult:      prometheus.NewDesc("result", "Latest probe result (1 = success, 0 = failure)", nil, lg),
+		mInFlight:    prometheus.NewDesc("in_flight", "Number of probes currently running", nil, lg),
 		mAttempts: prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "attempts_total", Help: "Total number of probing attempts", ConstLabels: lg,
 		}, []string{"status"}),
@@ -261,10 +262,12 @@ type Probe struct {
 	mEndTime     *prometheus.Desc
 	mLatency     *prometheus.Desc
 	mResult      *prometheus.Desc
+	mInFlight    *prometheus.Desc
 	mAttempts    *prometheus.CounterVec
 	mSeconds     *prometheus.CounterVec
 
 	mu        sync.Mutex
+	inFlight  int           // number of currently running probes
 	start     time.Time     // last time doProbe started
 	end       time.Time     // last time doProbe returned
 	latency   time.Duration // last successful probe latency
@@ -392,11 +395,13 @@ func (p *Probe) run() (pi ProbeInfo, err error) {
 func (p *Probe) recordStart() {
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	p.start = p.prober.now()
+	p.inFlight++
 	p.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *Probe) recordEndLocked(err error) {
 	end := p.prober.now()
+	p.inFlight--
 	p.end = end
 	p.succeeded = err == nil
 	p.lastErr = err
@@ -649,6 +654,7 @@ func (p *Probe) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	ch <- p.mStartTime
 	ch <- p.mEndTime
 	ch <- p.mResult
+	ch <- p.mInFlight
 	ch <- p.mLatency
 	p.mAttempts.Describe(ch)
 	p.mSeconds.Describe(ch)
@@ -664,6 +670,7 @@ func (p *Probe) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	defer p.mu.Unlock()
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.mInterval, prometheus.GaugeValue, p.interval.Seconds())
+	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.mInFlight, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(p.inFlight))
 	if !p.start.IsZero() {
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(p.mStartTime, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(p.start.Unix()))
 	}
diff --git a/prober/prober_test.go b/prober/prober_test.go
index c945f617a..8da512787 100644
--- a/prober/prober_test.go
+++ b/prober/prober_test.go
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ func TestProberConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 		if got, want := ran.Load(), int64(3); got != want {
 			return fmt.Errorf("expected %d probes to run concurrently, got %d", want, got)
 		}
+		wantMetrics := `
+		# HELP prober_in_flight Number of probes currently running
+        # TYPE prober_in_flight gauge
+        prober_in_flight{class="",name="foo"} 3
+		`
+		if err := testutil.GatherAndCompare(p.metrics, strings.NewReader(wantMetrics), "prober_in_flight"); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected metrics: %w", err)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -308,9 +316,12 @@ probe_end_secs{class="",label="value",name="testprobe"} %d
 # HELP probe_result Latest probe result (1 = success, 0 = failure)
 # TYPE probe_result gauge
 probe_result{class="",label="value",name="testprobe"} 0
+# HELP probe_in_flight Number of probes currently running
+# TYPE probe_in_flight gauge
+probe_in_flight{class="",label="value",name="testprobe"} 0
 `, probeInterval.Seconds(), epoch.Unix(), epoch.Add(aFewMillis).Unix())
 		return testutil.GatherAndCompare(p.metrics, strings.NewReader(want),
-			"probe_interval_secs", "probe_start_secs", "probe_end_secs", "probe_result")
+			"probe_interval_secs", "probe_start_secs", "probe_end_secs", "probe_result", "probe_in_flight")
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -338,9 +349,13 @@ probe_latency_millis{class="",label="value",name="testprobe"} %d
 # HELP probe_result Latest probe result (1 = success, 0 = failure)
 # TYPE probe_result gauge
 probe_result{class="",label="value",name="testprobe"} 1
+# HELP probe_in_flight Number of probes currently running
+# TYPE probe_in_flight gauge
+probe_in_flight{class="",label="value",name="testprobe"} 0
 `, probeInterval.Seconds(), start.Unix(), end.Unix(), aFewMillis.Milliseconds())
 		return testutil.GatherAndCompare(p.metrics, strings.NewReader(want),
-			"probe_interval_secs", "probe_start_secs", "probe_end_secs", "probe_latency_millis", "probe_result")
+			"probe_interval_secs", "probe_start_secs", "probe_end_secs",
+			"probe_latency_millis", "probe_result", "probe_in_flight")
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)