diff --git a/store/metrics.go b/store/metrics.go
index 789d2f60..6924b775 100644
--- a/store/metrics.go
+++ b/store/metrics.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package store
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -17,9 +18,13 @@ var meter = otel.Meter("header/store")
 type metrics struct {
 	headHeight     atomic.Uint64
 	tailHeight     atomic.Uint64
+	cacheAccesses  atomic.Uint64
+	cacheHits      atomic.Uint64
 	headHeightInst metric.Int64ObservableGauge
 	tailHeightInst metric.Int64ObservableGauge
+	cacheHitInst   metric.Float64ObservableGauge
 	heightReg      metric.Registration
+	cacheHitReg    metric.Registration
 
 	flushTimeInst metric.Float64Histogram
 	readTimeInst  metric.Float64Histogram
@@ -47,6 +52,22 @@ func newMetrics() (m *metrics, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	m.cacheHitInst, err = meter.Float64ObservableGauge(
+		"hdr_store_cache_hit_ratio_gauge",
+		metric.WithDescription(
+			"ratio of header store reads served by cache instead of datastore, from 0 to 1",
+		),
+		metric.WithUnit("1"),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = m.heightReg.Unregister()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	m.cacheHitReg, err = meter.RegisterCallback(m.observeCacheHitRatio, m.cacheHitInst)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = m.heightReg.Unregister()
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	m.flushTimeInst, err = meter.Float64Histogram(
 		"hdr_store_flush_time_hist",
 		metric.WithDescription("header store flush time in seconds"),
@@ -105,6 +126,30 @@ func (m *metrics) observeHeight(_ context.Context, obs metric.Observer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *metrics) observeCacheHitRatio(_ context.Context, obs metric.Observer) error {
+	obs.ObserveFloat64(m.cacheHitInst, m.cacheHitRatio())
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *metrics) cacheAccess(hit bool) {
+	if m == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	m.cacheAccesses.Add(1)
+	if hit {
+		m.cacheHits.Add(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *metrics) cacheHitRatio() float64 {
+	accesses := m.cacheAccesses.Load()
+	if accesses == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return float64(m.cacheHits.Load()) / float64(accesses)
+}
+
 func (m *metrics) flush(ctx context.Context, duration time.Duration, amount int, failed bool) {
 	m.observe(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) {
 		m.flushTimeInst.Record(ctx,
@@ -149,5 +194,5 @@ func (m *metrics) Close() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return m.heightReg.Unregister()
+	return errors.Join(m.heightReg.Unregister(), m.cacheHitReg.Unregister())
 }
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 38ece29f..fd75d9d9 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ func (s *Store[H]) Tail(_ context.Context) (H, error) {
 func (s *Store[H]) Get(ctx context.Context, hash header.Hash) (H, error) {
 	var zero H
 	if v, ok := s.cache.Get(hash.String()); ok {
+		s.metrics.cacheAccess(true)
 		return v, nil
 	}
 	// check if the requested header is not yet written on disk
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ func (s *Store[H]) Get(ctx context.Context, hash header.Hash) (H, error) {
 		return h, nil
 	}
 
+	s.metrics.cacheAccess(false)
 	b, err := s.get(ctx, hash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return zero, err
diff --git a/store/store_test.go b/store/store_test.go
index f5b18a34..ca04ead5 100644
--- a/store/store_test.go
+++ b/store/store_test.go
@@ -103,6 +103,35 @@ func TestStore(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, out, 1)
 }
 
+func TestStore_CacheHitRatio(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	suite := headertest.NewTestSuite(t)
+	ds := sync.MutexWrap(datastore.NewMapDatastore())
+	store := NewTestStore(t, ctx, ds, suite.Head(), WithMetrics(), WithWriteBatchSize(1))
+
+	store.cache.Purge()
+	baselineAccesses := store.metrics.cacheAccesses.Load()
+	baselineHits := store.metrics.cacheHits.Load()
+
+	_, err := store.Get(ctx, suite.Head().Hash())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, baselineAccesses+1, store.metrics.cacheAccesses.Load())
+	assert.Equal(t, baselineHits, store.metrics.cacheHits.Load())
+
+	_, err = store.Get(ctx, suite.Head().Hash())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, baselineAccesses+2, store.metrics.cacheAccesses.Load())
+	assert.Equal(t, baselineHits+1, store.metrics.cacheHits.Load())
+	assert.InDelta(
+		t,
+		float64(baselineHits+1)/float64(baselineAccesses+2),
+		store.metrics.cacheHitRatio(),
+		0.0001,
+	)
+}
+
 // TestStore_GetRangeByHeight_ExpectedRange
 func TestStore_GetRangeByHeight_ExpectedRange(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)