diff --git a/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
index 7265060908..b9b183f554 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	negOpEndpointsKey        = "neg_operation_endpoints"
 	lastSyncTimestampKey     = "sync_timestamp"
 	syncerStalenessKey       = "syncer_staleness"
+	epsStalenessKey          = "endpointslice_staleness"
 
 	resultSuccess = "success"
 	resultError   = "error"
@@ -135,6 +136,15 @@ var (
 			Subsystem: negControllerSubsystem,
 			Name:      syncerStalenessKey,
 			Help:      "The duration of a syncer since it last syncs",
+		},
+	)
+
+	// EPSStaleness tracks for every endpoint slice, how long since it was last processed
+	EPSStaleness = prometheus.NewHistogram(
+		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+			Subsystem: negControllerSubsystem,
+			Name:      epsStalenessKey,
+			Help:      "The duration for an endpoint slice since it was last processed by syncer",
 			// custom buckets - [1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s(~4min), 512s(~8min), 1024s(~17min), 2048 (~34min), 4096(~68min), 8192(~136min), +Inf]
 			Buckets: prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(1, 2, 14),
 		},
@@ -152,6 +162,7 @@ func RegisterMetrics() {
 		prometheus.MustRegister(LastSyncTimestamp)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(InitializationLatency)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(SyncerStaleness)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(EPSStaleness)
 
 		RegisterSyncerMetrics()
 	})
@@ -187,6 +198,10 @@ func PublishNegSyncerStalenessMetrics(syncerStaleness time.Duration) {
 	SyncerStaleness.Observe(syncerStaleness.Seconds())
 }
 
+func PublishNegEPSStalenessMetrics(epsStaleness time.Duration) {
+	EPSStaleness.Observe(epsStaleness.Seconds())
+}
+
 func getResult(err error) string {
 	if err != nil {
 		return resultError
diff --git a/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go b/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
index cc4614ae3d..15727b2495 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
@@ -245,8 +245,25 @@ func (s *transactionSyncer) syncInternalImpl() error {
 			return nil
 		}
 		endpointSlices := make([]*discovery.EndpointSlice, len(slices))
+		negCR, err := getNegFromStore(s.svcNegLister, s.Namespace, s.NegSyncerKey.NegName)
 		for i, slice := range slices {
-			endpointSlices[i] = slice.(*discovery.EndpointSlice)
+			endpointslice := slice.(*discovery.EndpointSlice)
+			endpointSlices[i] = endpointslice
+			if err != nil {
+				s.logger.Error(err, "unable to retrieve neg from the store", "neg", klog.KRef(s.Namespace, s.NegName))
+				continue
+			}
+			lastSyncTimestamp := negCR.Status.LastSyncTime
+			epsCreationTimestamp := endpointslice.ObjectMeta.CreationTimestamp
+
+			epsStaleness := time.Since(lastSyncTimestamp.Time)
+			// if this endpoint slice is newly created/created after last sync
+			if lastSyncTimestamp.Before(&epsCreationTimestamp) {
+				epsStaleness = time.Since(epsCreationTimestamp.Time)
+			}
+			metrics.PublishNegEPSStalenessMetrics(epsStaleness)
+			s.logger.V(3).Info("Endpoint slice syncs", "Namespace", endpointslice.Namespace, "Name", endpointslice.Name, "staleness", epsStaleness)
+
 		}
 		endpointsData := negtypes.EndpointsDataFromEndpointSlices(endpointSlices)
 		targetMap, endpointPodMap, dupCount, err = s.endpointsCalculator.CalculateEndpoints(endpointsData, currentMap)