diff --git a/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetricDimensions.json b/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetricDimensions.json
index b5c5f8b1ce4b..2e4aca39ab53 100644
--- a/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetricDimensions.json
+++ b/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetricDimensions.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   "ingest/handoff/failed" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count" },
   "ingest/merge/time" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "timer" },
   "ingest/merge/cpu" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "timer" },
+  "ingest/segments/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count" },
 
   "ingest/kafka/lag" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "stream"], "type" : "gauge" },
   "ingest/kafka/maxLag" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "stream"], "type" : "gauge" },