diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index a1ae49c3..220ff04a 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {deps, [ {supervisor3, "1.1.11"}
        , {kafka_protocol, "4.1.0"}
        , {snappyer, "1.2.8"}
+       , {telemetry, "~> 1.0"}
        ]}.
 {project_plugins, [{rebar3_lint, "~> 1.0.2"}]}.
 {edoc_opts, [{preprocess, true}, {macros, [{build_brod_cli, true}]}]}.
@@ -30,8 +31,9 @@
            , {meck, "0.9.2"}
            , {proper, "1.4.0"}
            , {snabbkaffe, "1.0.1"}
+           , {telemetry, "~> 1.0"}
     ]},
-    {erl_opts, [warnings_as_errors, {d, build_brod_cli}]}
+    {erl_opts, [warnings_as_errors, {d, build_brod_cli}, {d, brod_use_telemetry}]}
   ]}
 ]}.
 {ex_doc,
diff --git a/rebar.lock b/rebar.lock
index 2d546797..d98fd1cb 100644
--- a/rebar.lock
+++ b/rebar.lock
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
 [{<<"crc32cer">>,{pkg,<<"crc32cer">>,<<"0.1.8">>},1},
  {<<"kafka_protocol">>,{pkg,<<"kafka_protocol">>,<<"4.1.0">>},0},
  {<<"snappyer">>,{pkg,<<"snappyer">>,<<"1.2.8">>},0},
- {<<"supervisor3">>,{pkg,<<"supervisor3">>,<<"1.1.11">>},0}]}.
+ {<<"supervisor3">>,{pkg,<<"supervisor3">>,<<"1.1.11">>},0},
+ {<<"telemetry">>,{pkg,<<"telemetry">>,<<"1.1.0">>},0}]}.
 [
 {pkg_hash,[
  {<<"crc32cer">>, <<"C6C2275C5FB60A95F4935D414F30B50EE9CFED494081C9B36EBB02EDFC2F48DB">>},
  {<<"kafka_protocol">>, <<"53FAC8866969484F783BFF204BD4E41E62A97CE9753C83F802A08D5BFC0E0C4C">>},
  {<<"snappyer">>, <<"201CE9067A33C71A6A5087C0C3A49A010B17112D461E6DF696C722DCB6D0934A">>},
- {<<"supervisor3">>, <<"D81CDEC31D102FDE407423E1D05B569572850DEEBED86B951D5233C387CBA80B">>}]},
+ {<<"supervisor3">>, <<"D81CDEC31D102FDE407423E1D05B569572850DEEBED86B951D5233C387CBA80B">>},
+ {<<"telemetry">>, <<"A589817034A27EAB11144AD24D5C0F9FAB1F58173274B1E9BAE7074AF9CBEE51">>}]},
 {pkg_hash_ext,[
  {<<"crc32cer">>, <<"251499085482920DEB6C9B7AADABF9FB4C432F96ADD97AB42AEE4501E5B6F591">>},
  {<<"kafka_protocol">>, <<"61CB8B80199BF95122CF8073E0F4C0AD62F82515B4D44C54F946A5972C3F5FA5">>},
  {<<"snappyer">>, <<"35518E79A28548B56D8FD6AEE2F565F12F51C2D3D053F9CFA817C83BE88C4F3D">>},
- {<<"supervisor3">>, <<"E6C2DEDBCABCBA24995A218ACA12DB5E208B80D3252692B22EF0F1A266104B50">>}]}
+ {<<"supervisor3">>, <<"E6C2DEDBCABCBA24995A218ACA12DB5E208B80D3252692B22EF0F1A266104B50">>},
+ {<<"telemetry">>, <<"B727B2A1F75614774CFF2D7565B64D0DFA5BD52BA517F16543E6FC7EFCC0DF48">>}]}
 ].
diff --git a/src/brod.app.src b/src/brod.app.src
index 97557671..751df9c1 100644
--- a/src/brod.app.src
+++ b/src/brod.app.src
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  [{description,"Apache Kafka Erlang client library"},
   {vsn,"git"},
   {registered,[]},
-  {applications,[kernel,stdlib,kafka_protocol,supervisor3,snappyer]},
+  {applications,[kernel,stdlib,kafka_protocol,supervisor3,snappyer,telemetry]},
   {env,[]},
   {mod, {brod, []}},
   {modules,[]},
diff --git a/src/brod_sup.erl b/src/brod_sup.erl
index a7a29781..78bff9fc 100644
--- a/src/brod_sup.erl
+++ b/src/brod_sup.erl
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ start_link() ->
                    brod:client_config()) -> ok | {error, any()}.
 start_client(Endpoints, ClientId, Config) ->
   ClientSpec = client_spec(Endpoints, ClientId, Config),
+  io:format(user, "start_client ClientId: ~w~n", [ClientId]),
   case supervisor3:start_child(?SUP, ClientSpec) of
     {ok, _Pid} -> ok;
     Error      -> Error
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ init(clients_sup) ->
   ClientSpecs =
     lists:map(fun({ClientId, Args}) ->
                 is_atom(ClientId) orelse exit({bad_client_id, ClientId}),
+                brod_telemetry:execute([brod, client, init],
+                  #{system_time => erlang:system_time()},
+                  #{client_id => ClientId, args => Args}),
                 client_spec(ClientId, Args)
               end, Clients),
   %% A client may crash and restart due to network failure
diff --git a/src/brod_telemetry.erl b/src/brod_telemetry.erl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ff37256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/brod_telemetry.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+%%%
+%%%   Copyright (c) 2017-2021 Klarna Bank AB (publ)
+%%%
+%%%   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%%%   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%%%   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%%
+%%%       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%%
+%%%   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%%%   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%%%   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%%%   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%%%   limitations under the License.
+%%%
+
+%% @private
+-module(brod_telemetry).
+-export([execute/2,
+  execute/3,
+  span/3]).
+
+-ifndef(brod_use_telemetry).
+  execute(_EventName, _Measurements) -> ok.
+  execute(_EventName, _Measurements, _Metadata) -> ok.
+  span(_EventPrefix, _StartMetadata, _SpanFunction) -> ok.
+-else.
+  execute(EventName, Measurements) -> telemetry:execute(EventName, Measurements).
+  execute(EventName, Measurements, Metadata) ->
+    telemetry:execute(EventName, Measurements, Metadata).
+  span(EventPrefix, StartMetadata, SpanFunction) ->
+    telemetry:span(EventPrefix, StartMetadata, SpanFunction).
+-endif.
+
+%%%_* Emacs ====================================================================
+%%% Local Variables:
+%%% allout-layout: t
+%%% erlang-indent-level: 2
+%%% End:
diff --git a/test/brod_telemetry_SUITE.erl b/test/brod_telemetry_SUITE.erl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..503f45f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/brod_telemetry_SUITE.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+%%%
+%%%   Copyright (c) 2019-2021, Klarna Bank AB (publ)
+%%%
+%%%   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%%%   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%%%   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%%
+%%%       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%%
+%%%   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%%%   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%%%   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%%%   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%%%   limitations under the License.
+%%%
+
+%% @private
+-module(brod_telemetry_SUITE).
+
+%% Test framework
+-export([ init_per_suite/1
+        , end_per_suite/1
+        , all/0
+        , suite/0
+        ,handle_event/4
+        ]).
+
+%% Test cases
+-export([ t_init_client/1]).
+
+-include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
+-include_lib("stdlib/include/assert.hrl").
+
+-define(TIMEOUT, 280000).
+
+%%%_* ct callbacks =============================================================
+
+suite() -> [{timetrap, {minutes, 1}}].
+
+init_per_suite(Config) ->
+  {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(telemetry),
+  Config.
+
+end_per_suite(_Config) -> ok.
+
+all() -> [t_init_client].
+
+%%%_* Test functions ===========================================================
+handle_event(Event, Measurements, Metadata, #{pid := Pid}) -> Pid! {Event, Measurements, Metadata}.
+
+t_init_client(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+  ok = telemetry:attach_many(
+    <<"t-init-repo-handler">>,
+    [[brod, client, init]],
+    fun ?MODULE:handle_event/4,
+    #{pid => self()}
+  ),
+  application:stop(brod),
+  ok = application:set_env(brod, clients, [{t_init_client,
+    [
+      {endpoints, [{"localhost", 9092}]}
+    , {auto_start_producers, true}]}]),
+  {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(brod),
+  receive
+    { [brod, client, init]
+    , #{system_time := _Time}
+    , #{client_id := t_init_client, args := _Args}} -> ok;
+
+    Msg -> error({bad_message, t_init_client, Msg})
+  end.
+
+%%%_* Emacs ====================================================================
+%%% Local Variables:
+%%% allout-layout: t
+%%% erlang-indent-level: 2
+%%% End: