diff --git a/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/metrics/LastUpdateMetric.java b/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/metrics/LastUpdateMetric.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5fea312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/metrics/LastUpdateMetric.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.broker.common.metrics;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import eu.dnetlib.common.metrics.MetricInfo;
+
+@Component("provide_broker_last_metrics_updater_run_timestamp_seconds")
+public class LastUpdateMetric extends MetricInfo {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private MetricsCacheUtils metricsCacheUtils;
+
+	@Override
+	public double obtainValue() {
+		return metricsCacheUtils.lastUpdateInSeconds();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/metrics/MetricsCacheUtils.java b/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/metrics/MetricsCacheUtils.java
index ed4f43c0..b64d0858 100644
--- a/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/metrics/MetricsCacheUtils.java
+++ b/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/metrics/MetricsCacheUtils.java
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ public class MetricsCacheUtils {
 		return subscriptionRepository.countSubscribers();
 	}
 
+	@Cacheable(value = MetricsCacheUtils.metrics_cache, key = "#root.methodName")
+	public double lastUpdateInSeconds() {
+		log.debug("Call to cached method: lastUpdateInSeconds()");
+		return System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000;
+	}
+
 	@Cacheable(value = MetricsCacheUtils.metrics_cache, key = "#root.methodName")
 	public double countDatasourcesWithSubscriptions() {
 		log.debug("Call to cached method: countDatasourcesWithSubscriptions()");