diff --git a/cli/server.go b/cli/server.go
index 39cfa52571..580dae3694 100644
--- a/cli/server.go
+++ b/cli/server.go
@@ -739,6 +739,15 @@ func (r *RootCmd) Server(newAPI func(context.Context, *coderd.Options) (*coderd.
 					_ = sqlDB.Close()
 				}()
 
+				if options.DeploymentValues.Prometheus.Enable {
+					// At this stage we don't think the database name serves much purpose in these metrics.
+					// It requires parsing the DSN to determine it, which requires pulling in another dependency
+					// (i.e. https://github.com/jackc/pgx), but it's rather heavy.
+					// The conn string (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING) can
+					// take different forms, which make parsing non-trivial.
+					options.PrometheusRegistry.MustRegister(collectors.NewDBStatsCollector(sqlDB, ""))
+				}
+
 				options.Database = database.New(sqlDB)
 				ps, err := pubsub.New(ctx, logger.Named("pubsub"), sqlDB, dbURL)
 				if err != nil {