diff --git a/vpro-shared-monitoring/pom.xml b/vpro-shared-monitoring/pom.xml
index 574324738..a5f21a2c6 100644
--- a/vpro-shared-monitoring/pom.xml
+++ b/vpro-shared-monitoring/pom.xml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
       <artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.6</version>
+      <version>1.7.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.sf.ehcache</groupId>
       <artifactId>ehcache</artifactId>
-      <version>2.10.6</version>
+      <version>2.10.9.2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/vpro-shared-monitoring/src/main/java/nl/vpro/monitoring/config/MonitoringConfig.java b/vpro-shared-monitoring/src/main/java/nl/vpro/monitoring/config/MonitoringConfig.java
index 8f8eee982..69d7cd1ca 100644
--- a/vpro-shared-monitoring/src/main/java/nl/vpro/monitoring/config/MonitoringConfig.java
+++ b/vpro-shared-monitoring/src/main/java/nl/vpro/monitoring/config/MonitoringConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package nl.vpro.monitoring.config;
 
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Gauge;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tags;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.binder.cache.EhCache2Metrics;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.binder.db.PostgreSQLDatabaseMetrics;
@@ -26,6 +27,11 @@
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
+import nl.vpro.util.locker.ObjectLocker;
+import nl.vpro.util.locker.ObjectLockerAdmin;
+
+import static nl.vpro.util.locker.ObjectLocker.Listener.Type.LOCK;
+
 @Configuration
 public class MonitoringConfig {
 
@@ -92,6 +98,40 @@ public PrometheusMeterRegistry globalMeterRegistry() {
                 new DiskSpaceMetrics(new File(folder)).bindTo(registry);
             }
         }
+        if (properties.isMeterLocks()) {
+            ObjectLocker.listen((type, holder, duration) -> {
+                if (holder.lock.getHoldCount() == 1 && type == LOCK) {
+                    Object key = holder.key;
+                    String keyType = key instanceof ObjectLocker.DefinesType ? String.valueOf(((ObjectLocker.DefinesType) key).getType()) : key.getClass().getSimpleName();
+                    registry.counter("locks.event", "type", keyType).increment();
+                }
+            });
+            Gauge.builder("locks.count", ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE, ObjectLockerAdmin::getCurrentCount)
+                .description("The current number of locked objects")
+                .register(registry);
+
+            Gauge.builder("locks.total_count", ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE, ObjectLockerAdmin::getLockCount)
+                .description("The total number of locked objects untill now")
+                .register(registry);
+
+            Gauge.builder("locks.average_acquiretime", () -> ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.getAverageLockAcquireTime().getWindowValue().getValue())
+                .description("The average time in ms to acquire a lock")
+                .register(registry);
+
+            Gauge.builder("locks.max_concurrency", ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE, ObjectLockerAdmin::getMaxConcurrency)
+                .description("The maximum number threads waiting for the same object")
+                .register(registry);
+
+            Gauge.builder("locks.current_max_concurrency", () -> ObjectLocker.getLockedObjects().values().stream().mapToInt(l -> l.lock.getHoldCount()).max().orElse(0))
+                .description("The maximum number threads waiting for the same object")
+                .register(registry);
+
+            Gauge.builder("locks.maxDepth", ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE, ObjectLockerAdmin::getMaxConcurrency)
+                .description("The maximum number of locked objects in the same thread")
+                .register(registry);
+
+        }
+
         return registry;
     }
 
diff --git a/vpro-shared-monitoring/src/main/java/nl/vpro/monitoring/config/MonitoringProperties.java b/vpro-shared-monitoring/src/main/java/nl/vpro/monitoring/config/MonitoringProperties.java
index 126a7ff3e..4afe25522 100644
--- a/vpro-shared-monitoring/src/main/java/nl/vpro/monitoring/config/MonitoringProperties.java
+++ b/vpro-shared-monitoring/src/main/java/nl/vpro/monitoring/config/MonitoringProperties.java
@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@ public class MonitoringProperties {
 
     @Value("${monitoring.volumes:#{null}}")
     private List<String> meterVolumes;
+
+    @Value("${monitoring.locks:true}")
+    private boolean meterLocks;
 }
diff --git a/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLocker.java b/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLocker.java
index b2488eb0a..398159917 100644
--- a/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLocker.java
+++ b/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLocker.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@
 
 import nl.vpro.logging.Slf4jHelper;
 
-import static nl.vpro.util.locker.ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE;
-
 /**
  * @author Michiel Meeuwissen
  */
@@ -42,11 +39,50 @@ private ObjectLocker() {
     static Duration maxLockAcquireTime = Duration.ofMinutes(10);
     static Duration minWaitTime  = Duration.ofSeconds(5);
 
+
+    private static final List<Listener> LISTENERS = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+
+    public static void listen(Listener listener){
+        LISTENERS.add(listener);
+    }
+
+    public static void unlisten(Listener listener){
+        LISTENERS.remove(listener);
+    }
+
+
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    public interface Listener extends EventListener {
+        enum Type {
+            LOCK,
+            UNLOCK
+        }
+
+        void event(Type type, LockHolder<?> holder, Duration duration);
+
+        default void lock(LockHolder<?> lock, Duration duration) {
+            event(Type.LOCK, lock, duration);
+        }
+
+        default void unlock(LockHolder<?> lock, Duration duration) {
+            event(Type.UNLOCK, lock, duration);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public interface DefinesType {
+        Object getType();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Map key -> ReentrantLock
      */
     static final Map<Serializable, LockHolder<Serializable>> LOCKED_OBJECTS    = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
+
+    public static Map<Serializable, LockHolder<Serializable>> getLockedObjects() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(LOCKED_OBJECTS);
+    }
+
     public static <T> T withKeyLock(
         Serializable id,
         @NonNull String reason,
@@ -109,7 +145,6 @@ private static  <K extends Serializable> LockHolder<K> acquireLock(
             holder = locks.computeIfAbsent(key, (m) -> computeLock(m, reason, comparable));
             if (holder.lock.isLocked() && !holder.lock.isHeldByCurrentThread()) {
                 log.debug("There are already threads ({}) for {}, waiting", holder.lock.getQueueLength(), key);
-                JMX_INSTANCE.maxConcurrency = Math.max(holder.lock.getQueueLength(), JMX_INSTANCE.maxConcurrency);
                 alreadyWaiting = true;
             }
         }
@@ -123,13 +158,15 @@ private static  <K extends Serializable> LockHolder<K> acquireLock(
             log.debug("Released and continuing {}", key);
         }
 
-        JMX_INSTANCE.maxDepth = Math.max(JMX_INSTANCE.maxDepth, holder.lock.getHoldCount());
         log.trace("{} holdcount {}", Thread.currentThread().hashCode(), holder.lock.getHoldCount());
+        Duration acquireTime = Duration.ofNanos(System.nanoTime() - nanoStart);
         if (holder.lock.getHoldCount() == 1) {
-            JMX_INSTANCE.lockCount.computeIfAbsent(reason, s -> new AtomicInteger(0)).incrementAndGet();
-            JMX_INSTANCE.currentCount.computeIfAbsent(reason, s -> new AtomicInteger()).incrementAndGet();
-            Duration aquireTime = Duration.ofNanos(System.nanoTime() - nanoStart);
-            log.debug("Acquired lock for {}  ({}) in {}", key, reason, aquireTime);
+            log.debug("Acquired lock for {}  ({}) in {}", key, reason, acquireTime);
+        }
+
+
+        for(Listener listener : LISTENERS) {
+            listener.lock(holder, acquireTime);
         }
         return holder;
     }
@@ -183,8 +220,11 @@ private static  <K extends Serializable> void releaseLock(long nanoStart, K key,
                     log.trace("Removed {}", key);
                     locks.remove(key);
                 }
-                JMX_INSTANCE.currentCount.computeIfAbsent(reason, s -> new AtomicInteger()).decrementAndGet();
                 Duration duration = Duration.ofNanos(System.nanoTime() - nanoStart);
+                for (Listener listener : LISTENERS) {
+                    listener.unlock(lock, duration);
+                }
+
                 Slf4jHelper.log(log, duration.compareTo(Duration.ofSeconds(30))> 0 ? Level.WARN :  Level.DEBUG,
                     "Released lock for {} ({}) in {}", key, reason, Duration.ofNanos(System.nanoTime() - nanoStart));
             }
diff --git a/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerAdmin.java b/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerAdmin.java
index 1c0e1af2b..adca61c76 100644
--- a/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerAdmin.java
+++ b/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerAdmin.java
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 package nl.vpro.util.locker;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException;
 import javax.management.ObjectName;
 
+import org.meeuw.math.statistics.StatisticalLong;
+import org.meeuw.math.windowed.WindowedEventRate;
+import org.meeuw.math.windowed.WindowedStatisticalLong;
+
 import nl.vpro.jmx.MBeans;
 import nl.vpro.util.TimeUtils;
 
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@
  * @author Michiel Meeuwissen
  * @since 5.8
  */
+@Slf4j
 public class ObjectLockerAdmin implements ObjectLockerAdminMXBean {
 
 
@@ -32,25 +37,66 @@ public class ObjectLockerAdmin implements ObjectLockerAdminMXBean {
         }
     }
 
-   private ObjectLockerAdmin() {
 
+    @Getter
+    final WindowedStatisticalLong averageLockAcquireTime = WindowedStatisticalLong.builder()
+        .mode(StatisticalLong.Mode.DURATION)
+        .window(Duration.ofMinutes(60))
+        .bucketCount(60)
+        .build();
+
+    @Getter
+    final WindowedEventRate lockRate = WindowedEventRate.builder()
+        .window(Duration.ofMinutes(10))
+        .bucketCount(60)
+        .build();
+
+
+   private ObjectLockerAdmin() {
+       ObjectLocker.listen((type, holder, duration) -> {
+           switch(type) {
+               case LOCK:
+                   maxDepth = Math.max(maxDepth, holder.lock.getHoldCount());
+
+                   if (holder.lock.isLocked() && !holder.lock.isHeldByCurrentThread()) {
+                       log.debug("There are already threads ({}) for {}, waiting", holder.lock.getQueueLength(), holder.key);
+                       maxConcurrency = Math.max(holder.lock.getQueueLength(), maxConcurrency);
+                   }
+                   if (holder.lock.getHoldCount() == 1) {
+                       lockCount.computeIfAbsent(holder.reason, s -> new AtomicInteger()).incrementAndGet();
+                       currentCount.computeIfAbsent(holder.reason, s -> new AtomicInteger()).incrementAndGet();
+                       lockRate.newEvent();
+                       averageLockAcquireTime.accept(duration.toMillis());
+                   }
+                   break;
+               case UNLOCK:
+                   currentCount.computeIfAbsent(holder.reason, s -> new AtomicInteger()).decrementAndGet();
+
+           }
+       });
     }
 
     /**
-     * Number of locks per 'reason'.
+     * Total number of locks per 'reason'. Never decreases
      */
-    Map<String, AtomicInteger> lockCount = new HashMap<>();
+    private final Map<String, AtomicInteger> lockCount = new HashMap<>();
 
     /**
-     * Count per 'reason'.
+     * Current count per 'reason'.
      */
     Map<String, AtomicInteger> currentCount = new HashMap<>();
 
     @Getter
-    int maxConcurrency = 0;
+    private int maxConcurrency = 0;
 
     @Getter
-    int maxDepth = 0;
+    private int maxDepth = 0;
+
+    @Override
+    public void resetMaxValues() {
+        maxConcurrency = 0;
+        maxDepth = 0;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public Set<String> getLocks() {
diff --git a/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerAdminMXBean.java b/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerAdminMXBean.java
index 0d6eeae05..76db0e379 100644
--- a/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerAdminMXBean.java
+++ b/vpro-shared-util/src/main/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerAdminMXBean.java
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ public interface ObjectLockerAdminMXBean {
     @Description("The current number of locks. Should be a low number, most of the time zero.")
     int getCurrentCount();
 
-    @Description("The total number of acquired locks per reason. So this grows continuously.")
+    @Description("The total number of acquired locks per reason.")
     Map<String, Integer> getCurrentCounts();
 
     @Description("The maximum concurrency level reached since the start of the application. I.e. the number of threads trying to acces the same lock simultaneously")
     int getMaxConcurrency();
 
 
+
     @Description("The maximum depth reach. I.e. the maximum number of 'nested' code locking the same mid.")
     int getMaxDepth();
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public interface ObjectLockerAdminMXBean {
 
     void setMaxLockAcquireTime(String duration);
 
+    void resetMaxValues();
 
     boolean isMonitor();
 
diff --git a/vpro-shared-util/src/test/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerTest.java b/vpro-shared-util/src/test/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerTest.java
index 902d50c21..e466e119e 100644
--- a/vpro-shared-util/src/test/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerTest.java
+++ b/vpro-shared-util/src/test/java/nl/vpro/util/locker/ObjectLockerTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.parallel.Execution;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.parallel.ExecutionMode;
 
 import static nl.vpro.util.locker.ObjectLocker.withKeyLock;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@
  * @author Michiel Meeuwissen
  */
 @Slf4j
+@Execution(ExecutionMode.SAME_THREAD)
 public class ObjectLockerTest {
 
 
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ public void withNullLock() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
      */
     @EqualsAndHashCode
     static class Key implements Serializable {
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = -1689250631089355976L;
         private final String v;
 
         Key(String value) {
@@ -171,17 +175,30 @@ public void twoSameLocks() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void twoDifferentLocks() {
+    public void twoDifferentLocksAndTestLockerAdmin() {
         ObjectLocker.stricltyOne = false;
-
+        ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.resetMaxValues();
+        int before = ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.getLockCount();
+        final List<String> listenedEvents = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+        ObjectLocker.Listener listener = (type, holder, duration) -> listenedEvents.add(type + ":" + holder.key);
         final List<String> events = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+        ObjectLocker.listen(listener);
         withKeyLock(new Key("keya"), "test2", () -> {
             events.add("a1");
+            assertThat(ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.getCurrentCount()).isEqualTo(1);
             withKeyLock(new Key("keyb"), "nested", () -> {
                 events.add("b2");
+                assertThat(ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.getCurrentCount()).isEqualTo(2);
+
             });
         });
         assertThat(events).containsExactly("a1", "b2");
+        assertThat(ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.getCurrentCount()).isEqualTo(0);
+        assertThat(ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.getLockCount()).isEqualTo(before + 2);
+        assertThat(ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.getMaxDepth()).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(ObjectLockerAdmin.JMX_INSTANCE.getMaxConcurrency()).isEqualTo(0);
+
+        assertThat(listenedEvents).containsExactly("LOCK:keya", "LOCK:keyb", "UNLOCK:keyb", "UNLOCK:keya");
 
 
     }