diff --git a/airflow/models.py b/airflow/models.py
index e4a50bc476f98..9d1d64ee73e9e 100755
--- a/airflow/models.py
+++ b/airflow/models.py
@@ -5282,6 +5282,9 @@ def verify_integrity(self, session=None):
                 continue
 
             if task.task_id not in task_ids:
+                Stats.incr(
+                    "task_instance_created-{}".format(task.__class__.__name__),
+                    1, 1)
                 ti = TaskInstance(task, self.execution_date)
                 session.add(ti)