diff --git a/pkg/compactor/compactor.go b/pkg/compactor/compactor.go
index 5473c3d6a7..19f34aeccd 100644
--- a/pkg/compactor/compactor.go
+++ b/pkg/compactor/compactor.go
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ type Compactor struct {
 	ringSubservicesWatcher *services.FailureWatcher
 
 	// Metrics.
+	CompactorStartDurationSeconds  prometheus.Gauge
+	CompactorStopDurationSeconds   prometheus.Gauge
 	compactionRunsStarted          prometheus.Counter
 	compactionRunsInterrupted      prometheus.Counter
 	compactionRunsCompleted        prometheus.Counter
@@ -403,6 +405,14 @@ func newCompactor(
 		blocksCompactorFactory: blocksCompactorFactory,
 		allowedTenants:         util.NewAllowedTenants(compactorCfg.EnabledTenants, compactorCfg.DisabledTenants),
 
+		CompactorStartDurationSeconds: promauto.With(registerer).NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Name: "cortex_compactor_start_duration_seconds",
+			Help: "Time in seconds spent by compactor running start function",
+		}),
+		CompactorStopDurationSeconds: promauto.With(registerer).NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Name: "cortex_compactor_stop_duration_seconds",
+			Help: "Time in seconds spent by compactor running stop function",
+		}),
 		compactionRunsStarted: promauto.With(registerer).NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "cortex_compactor_runs_started_total",
 			Help: "Total number of compaction runs started.",
@@ -485,6 +495,11 @@ func newCompactor(
 
 // Start the compactor.
 func (c *Compactor) starting(ctx context.Context) error {
+	begin := time.Now()
+	defer func() {
+		c.CompactorStartDurationSeconds.Set(time.Since(begin).Seconds())
+	}()
+
 	var err error
 
 	// Create bucket client.
@@ -581,6 +596,11 @@ func (c *Compactor) starting(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (c *Compactor) stopping(_ error) error {
+	begin := time.Now()
+	defer func() {
+		c.CompactorStopDurationSeconds.Set(time.Since(begin).Seconds())
+	}()
+
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	services.StopAndAwaitTerminated(ctx, c.blocksCleaner) //nolint:errcheck