diff --git a/airflow/jobs/scheduler_job.py b/airflow/jobs/scheduler_job.py
index 5dc3c56d36242..f3872c63a89d1 100644
--- a/airflow/jobs/scheduler_job.py
+++ b/airflow/jobs/scheduler_job.py
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ def _executable_task_instances_to_queued(self, max_tis: int, session: Session =
                     starved_pools.add(pool_name)
                     continue
 
+                # Make sure to emit metrics if pool has no starving tasks
+                pool_num_starving_tasks.setdefault(pool_name, 0)
+
                 pool_total = pool_stats["total"]
                 open_slots = pool_stats["open"]
 
@@ -387,6 +390,8 @@ def _executable_task_instances_to_queued(self, max_tis: int, session: Session =
                         pool_name,
                     )
 
+                    pool_num_starving_tasks[pool_name] += 1
+                    num_starving_tasks_total += 1
                     starved_tasks.add((task_instance.dag_id, task_instance.task_id))
                     continue
 
diff --git a/tests/jobs/test_scheduler_job.py b/tests/jobs/test_scheduler_job.py
index e5d077c86d1f4..7a22f0bb21567 100644
--- a/tests/jobs/test_scheduler_job.py
+++ b/tests/jobs/test_scheduler_job.py
@@ -1135,6 +1135,52 @@ def test_find_executable_task_instances_not_enough_task_concurrency_for_first(se
 
         session.rollback()
 
+    @mock.patch('airflow.jobs.scheduler_job.Stats.gauge')
+    def test_emit_pool_starving_tasks_metrics(self, mock_stats_gauge, dag_maker):
+        self.scheduler_job = SchedulerJob(subdir=os.devnull)
+        session = settings.Session()
+
+        dag_id = 'SchedulerJobTest.test_emit_pool_starving_tasks_metrics'
+        with dag_maker(dag_id=dag_id):
+            op = DummyOperator(task_id='op', pool_slots=2)
+
+        dr = dag_maker.create_dagrun(run_type=DagRunType.SCHEDULED)
+
+        ti = dr.get_task_instance(op.task_id, session)
+        ti.state = State.SCHEDULED
+
+        set_default_pool_slots(1)
+        session.flush()
+
+        res = self.scheduler_job._executable_task_instances_to_queued(max_tis=32, session=session)
+        assert 0 == len(res)
+
+        mock_stats_gauge.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                mock.call('scheduler.tasks.starving', 1),
+                mock.call(f'pool.starving_tasks.{Pool.DEFAULT_POOL_NAME}', 1),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
+        mock_stats_gauge.reset_mock()
+
+        set_default_pool_slots(2)
+        session.flush()
+
+        res = self.scheduler_job._executable_task_instances_to_queued(max_tis=32, session=session)
+        assert 1 == len(res)
+
+        mock_stats_gauge.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                mock.call('scheduler.tasks.starving', 0),
+                mock.call(f'pool.starving_tasks.{Pool.DEFAULT_POOL_NAME}', 0),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
+
+        session.rollback()
+        session.close()
+
     def test_enqueue_task_instances_with_queued_state(self, dag_maker):
         dag_id = 'SchedulerJobTest.test_enqueue_task_instances_with_queued_state'
         task_id_1 = 'dummy'