diff --git a/vertx-sql-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/sqlclient/impl/pool/SqlConnectionPool.java b/vertx-sql-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/sqlclient/impl/pool/SqlConnectionPool.java
index b74c78732..ac5b68f17 100644
--- a/vertx-sql-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/sqlclient/impl/pool/SqlConnectionPool.java
+++ b/vertx-sql-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/sqlclient/impl/pool/SqlConnectionPool.java
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@
 
 import io.netty.channel.EventLoop;
 import io.vertx.core.*;
+import io.vertx.core.internal.ContextInternal;
 import io.vertx.core.internal.PromiseInternal;
+import io.vertx.core.internal.VertxInternal;
 import io.vertx.core.internal.net.NetSocketInternal;
+import io.vertx.core.internal.pool.*;
 import io.vertx.core.net.SocketAddress;
 import io.vertx.core.spi.metrics.ClientMetrics;
 import io.vertx.core.spi.metrics.PoolMetrics;
 import io.vertx.core.spi.tracing.VertxTracer;
 import io.vertx.core.tracing.TracingPolicy;
-import io.vertx.core.internal.pool.*;
-import io.vertx.core.internal.ContextInternal;
-import io.vertx.core.internal.VertxInternal;
 import io.vertx.sqlclient.SqlConnection;
+import io.vertx.sqlclient.impl.tracing.QueryReporter;
 import io.vertx.sqlclient.internal.Connection;
 import io.vertx.sqlclient.internal.SqlConnectionBase;
 import io.vertx.sqlclient.internal.command.CommandBase;
 import io.vertx.sqlclient.internal.command.QueryCommandBase;
-import io.vertx.sqlclient.impl.tracing.QueryReporter;
 import io.vertx.sqlclient.spi.ConnectionFactory;
 import io.vertx.sqlclient.spi.DatabaseMetadata;
 
@@ -181,6 +181,27 @@ private void dequeueMetric(Object metric) {
     }
   }
 
+  private Object beginMetric() {
+    if (metrics != null) {
+      try {
+        return metrics.begin();
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+        //
+      }
+    }
+    return NO_METRICS;
+  }
+
+  private void endMetric(Object metric) {
+    if (metrics != null && metric != NO_METRICS) {
+      try {
+        metrics.end(metric);
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+        //
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // TODO : try optimize without promise
   public <R> void execute(CommandBase<R> cmd, Completable<R> handler) {
     ContextInternal context = vertx.getOrCreateContext();
@@ -190,7 +211,9 @@ public <R> void execute(CommandBase<R> cmd, Completable<R> handler) {
     p.future().compose(lease -> {
       dequeueMetric(metric);
       PooledConnection pooled = lease.get();
+      pooled.timerMetric = beginMetric();
       Connection conn = pooled.conn;
+
       Future<R> future;
       if (afterAcquire != null) {
         future = afterAcquire.apply(conn)
@@ -202,6 +225,7 @@ public <R> void execute(CommandBase<R> cmd, Completable<R> handler) {
         future = pp;
       }
       return future.andThen(ar -> {
+        endMetric(pooled.timerMetric);
         pooled.refresh();
         lease.recycle();
       });
@@ -244,6 +268,7 @@ public void complete(Lease<PooledConnection> lease, Throwable failure) {
       private void handle(Lease<PooledConnection> lease) {
         dequeueMetric(metric);
         PooledConnection pooled = lease.get();
+        pooled.timerMetric = beginMetric();
         pooled.lease = lease;
         handler.succeed(pooled);
       }
@@ -303,6 +328,7 @@ public class PooledConnection implements Connection, Connection.Holder {
     private Holder holder;
     private Promise<ConnectResult<PooledConnection>> poolCallback;
     private Lease<PooledConnection> lease;
+    private Object timerMetric;
     public long idleEvictionTimestamp;
     public long lifetimeEvictionTimestamp;
 
@@ -443,6 +469,7 @@ private void doClose(Holder holder, Completable<Void> promise) {
     }
 
     private void cleanup(Completable<Void> promise) {
+      endMetric(timerMetric);
       Lease<PooledConnection> l = this.lease;
       this.lease = null;
       refresh();
diff --git a/vertx-sql-client/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/sqlclient/tck/MetricsTestBase.java b/vertx-sql-client/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/sqlclient/tck/MetricsTestBase.java
index 4e2f5944f..31431be0a 100644
--- a/vertx-sql-client/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/sqlclient/tck/MetricsTestBase.java
+++ b/vertx-sql-client/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/sqlclient/tck/MetricsTestBase.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public void close() {
     pool.query("SELECT * FROM immutable WHERE id=1").execute().toCompletionStage().toCompletableFuture().get(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     ctx.assertEquals(0, closeCount.get());
     pool.close();
-    awaitQueueSize(ctx, closeCount, 1);
+    awaitUntilSizeEquals(ctx, closeCount, 1);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ private void testQueuing(TestContext ctx, boolean timeout) throws Exception {
     AtomicInteger queueSize = new AtomicInteger();
     List<Object> enqueueMetrics = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
     List<Object> dequeueMetrics = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
+    AtomicInteger usageSize = new AtomicInteger();
+    List<Object> beginMetrics = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
+    List<Object> endMetrics = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
     poolMetrics = new PoolMetrics() {
       @Override
       public Object enqueue() {
@@ -144,6 +147,18 @@ public void dequeue(Object taskMetric) {
         dequeueMetrics.add(taskMetric);
         queueSize.decrementAndGet();
       }
+      @Override
+      public Object begin() {
+        Object metric = new Object();
+        beginMetrics.add(metric);
+        usageSize.incrementAndGet();
+        return metric;
+      }
+      @Override
+      public void end(Object usageMetric) {
+        endMetrics.add(usageMetric);
+        usageSize.decrementAndGet();
+      }
     };
     PoolOptions poolOptions = new PoolOptions().setMaxSize(1).setName("the-pool");
     if (timeout) {
@@ -156,16 +171,20 @@ public void dequeue(Object taskMetric) {
     for (int i = 0;i < num;i++) {
       futures.add(pool.withConnection(sqlConn -> sqlConn.query("SELECT * FROM immutable WHERE id=1").execute()));
     }
-    awaitQueueSize(ctx, queueSize, timeout ? 0 : num);
+    awaitUntilSizeEquals(ctx, queueSize, timeout ? 0 : num);
     conn.close();
     Future.join(futures).otherwiseEmpty().await(20, SECONDS);
     ctx.assertEquals(0, queueSize.get());
     ctx.assertEquals(enqueueMetrics, dequeueMetrics);
+    awaitUntilSizeEquals(ctx, usageSize, 0);
+    ctx.assertEquals(timeout ? 1 : num + 1, beginMetrics.size());
+    ctx.assertEquals(timeout ? 1 : num + 1, endMetrics.size());
+    ctx.assertEquals(beginMetrics, endMetrics);
     ctx.assertEquals("sql", poolType);
     ctx.assertEquals("the-pool", poolName);
   }
 
-  private void awaitQueueSize(TestContext ctx, AtomicInteger queueSize, int num) throws InterruptedException {
+  private void awaitUntilSizeEquals(TestContext ctx, AtomicInteger queueSize, int num) throws InterruptedException {
     long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
     for (; ; ) {
       if (queueSize.get() != num) {
@@ -227,7 +246,7 @@ public void dequeue(Object taskMetric) {
         .onComplete(ctx.asyncAssertFailure(t -> async.countDown()));
     }
     conn.closeHandler(v -> async.countDown());
-    awaitQueueSize(ctx, queueSize, 16);
+    awaitUntilSizeEquals(ctx, queueSize, 16);
     firstConnection.get().clientSocket().close();
     async.await(20_000);
     ctx.assertEquals(0, queueSize.get());