diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/HereNowdocIdentifierSpacingSniff.php b/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/HereNowdocIdentifierSpacingSniff.php
index 2296525f3f..c2939a71d9 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/HereNowdocIdentifierSpacingSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/HereNowdocIdentifierSpacingSniff.php
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
             && strpos($tokens[$stackPtr]['content'], "\t") === false
         ) {
             // Nothing to do.
+            $phpcsFile->recordMetric($stackPtr, 'Heredoc/nowdoc identifier', 'no space between <<< and ID');
             return;
         }
 
+        $phpcsFile->recordMetric($stackPtr, 'Heredoc/nowdoc identifier', 'space between <<< and ID');
+
         $error = 'There should be no space between the <<< and the heredoc/nowdoc identifier string';
         $data  = [$tokens[$stackPtr]['content']];