diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py
index 686420461..d4d672aaf 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/protocol.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ indicate which side is sending, these are *not* included on the wire::
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 from twisted.protocols.basic import LineOnlyReceiver
+from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 
 from commands import (
     COMMAND_MAP, VALID_CLIENT_COMMANDS, VALID_SERVER_COMMANDS,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ from commands import (
 from streams import STREAMS_MAP
 
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
+from synapse.metrics.metric import CounterMetric
 
 import logging
 import synapse.metrics
@@ -69,11 +71,8 @@ import fcntl
 
 metrics = synapse.metrics.get_metrics_for(__name__)
 
-inbound_commands_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "inbound_commands", labels=["command", "name", "conn_id"],
-)
-outbound_commands_counter = metrics.register_counter(
-    "outbound_commands", labels=["command", "name", "conn_id"],
+connection_close_counter = metrics.register_counter(
+    "close_reason", labels=["reason_type"],
 )
 
 
@@ -135,6 +134,13 @@ class BaseReplicationStreamProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
         # The LoopingCall for sending pings.
         self._send_ping_loop = None
 
+        self.inbound_commands_counter = CounterMetric(
+            "inbound_commands", labels=["command"],
+        )
+        self.outbound_commands_counter = CounterMetric(
+            "outbound_commands", labels=["command"],
+        )
+
     def connectionMade(self):
         logger.info("[%s] Connection established", self.id())
 
@@ -193,7 +199,7 @@ class BaseReplicationStreamProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
 
         self.last_received_command = self.clock.time_msec()
 
-        inbound_commands_counter.inc(cmd_name, self.name, self.conn_id)
+        self.inbound_commands_counter.inc(cmd_name)
 
         cmd_cls = COMMAND_MAP[cmd_name]
         try:
@@ -242,7 +248,7 @@ class BaseReplicationStreamProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
             self._queue_command(cmd)
             return
 
-        outbound_commands_counter.inc(cmd.NAME, self.name, self.conn_id)
+        self.outbound_commands_counter.inc(cmd.NAME)
 
         string = "%s %s" % (cmd.NAME, cmd.to_line(),)
         if "\n" in string:
@@ -307,6 +313,10 @@ class BaseReplicationStreamProtocol(LineOnlyReceiver):
 
     def connectionLost(self, reason):
         logger.info("[%s] Replication connection closed: %r", self.id(), reason)
+        if isinstance(reason, Failure):
+            connection_close_counter.inc(reason.type.__name__)
+        else:
+            connection_close_counter.inc(reason.__class__.__name__)
 
         try:
             # Remove us from list of connections to be monitored
@@ -604,3 +614,24 @@ metrics.register_callback(
     },
     labels=["name", "conn_id"],
 )
+
+
+metrics.register_callback(
+    "inbound_commands",
+    lambda: {
+        (k[0], p.name, p.conn_id): count
+        for p in connected_connections
+        for k, count in p.inbound_commands_counter.counts.iteritems()
+    },
+    labels=["command", "name", "conn_id"],
+)
+
+metrics.register_callback(
+    "outbound_commands",
+    lambda: {
+        (k[0], p.name, p.conn_id): count
+        for p in connected_connections
+        for k, count in p.outbound_commands_counter.counts.iteritems()
+    },
+    labels=["command", "name", "conn_id"],
+)