diff --git a/cli/server.go b/cli/server.go
index b29b39b05fb4a..d0282004a2aa1 100644
--- a/cli/server.go
+++ b/cli/server.go
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ func (r *RootCmd) Server(newAPI func(context.Context, *coderd.Options) (*coderd.
 			autobuildTicker := time.NewTicker(vals.AutobuildPollInterval.Value())
 			defer autobuildTicker.Stop()
 			autobuildExecutor := autobuild.NewExecutor(
-				ctx, options.Database, options.Pubsub, coderAPI.TemplateScheduleStore, &coderAPI.Auditor, coderAPI.AccessControlStore, logger, autobuildTicker.C, options.NotificationsEnqueuer)
+				ctx, options.Database, options.Pubsub, options.PrometheusRegistry, coderAPI.TemplateScheduleStore, &coderAPI.Auditor, coderAPI.AccessControlStore, logger, autobuildTicker.C, options.NotificationsEnqueuer)
 			autobuildExecutor.Run()
 
 			hangDetectorTicker := time.NewTicker(vals.JobHangDetectorInterval.Value())
diff --git a/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor.go b/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor.go
index db3c1cfd3dd31..ac2930c9e32c8 100644
--- a/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor.go
+++ b/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
@@ -39,6 +41,13 @@ type Executor struct {
 	statsCh               chan<- Stats
 	// NotificationsEnqueuer handles enqueueing notifications for delivery by SMTP, webhook, etc.
 	notificationsEnqueuer notifications.Enqueuer
+	reg                   prometheus.Registerer
+
+	metrics executorMetrics
+}
+
+type executorMetrics struct {
+	autobuildExecutionDuration prometheus.Histogram
 }
 
 // Stats contains information about one run of Executor.
@@ -49,7 +58,8 @@ type Stats struct {
 }
 
 // New returns a new wsactions executor.
-func NewExecutor(ctx context.Context, db database.Store, ps pubsub.Pubsub, tss *atomic.Pointer[schedule.TemplateScheduleStore], auditor *atomic.Pointer[audit.Auditor], acs *atomic.Pointer[dbauthz.AccessControlStore], log slog.Logger, tick <-chan time.Time, enqueuer notifications.Enqueuer) *Executor {
+func NewExecutor(ctx context.Context, db database.Store, ps pubsub.Pubsub, reg prometheus.Registerer, tss *atomic.Pointer[schedule.TemplateScheduleStore], auditor *atomic.Pointer[audit.Auditor], acs *atomic.Pointer[dbauthz.AccessControlStore], log slog.Logger, tick <-chan time.Time, enqueuer notifications.Enqueuer) *Executor {
+	factory := promauto.With(reg)
 	le := &Executor{
 		//nolint:gocritic // Autostart has a limited set of permissions.
 		ctx:                   dbauthz.AsAutostart(ctx),
@@ -61,6 +71,16 @@ func NewExecutor(ctx context.Context, db database.Store, ps pubsub.Pubsub, tss *
 		auditor:               auditor,
 		accessControlStore:    acs,
 		notificationsEnqueuer: enqueuer,
+		reg:                   reg,
+		metrics: executorMetrics{
+			autobuildExecutionDuration: factory.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+				Namespace: "coderd",
+				Subsystem: "lifecycle",
+				Name:      "autobuild_execution_duration_seconds",
+				Help:      "Duration of each autobuild execution.",
+				Buckets:   prometheus.DefBuckets,
+			}),
+		},
 	}
 	return le
 }
@@ -86,6 +106,7 @@ func (e *Executor) Run() {
 					return
 				}
 				stats := e.runOnce(t)
+				e.metrics.autobuildExecutionDuration.Observe(stats.Elapsed.Seconds())
 				if e.statsCh != nil {
 					select {
 					case <-e.ctx.Done():
diff --git a/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go b/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
index 47d9a42319d20..e287e04b8d0cf 100644
--- a/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
+++ b/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ func NewOptions(t testing.TB, options *Options) (func(http.Handler), context.Can
 		ctx,
 		options.Database,
 		options.Pubsub,
+		prometheus.NewRegistry(),
 		&templateScheduleStore,
 		&auditor,
 		accessControlStore,