diff --git a/rust_snuba/src/strategies/accepted_outcomes/aggregator.rs b/rust_snuba/src/strategies/accepted_outcomes/aggregator.rs
index eb21684fd7..38daa5c9ff 100644
--- a/rust_snuba/src/strategies/accepted_outcomes/aggregator.rs
+++ b/rust_snuba/src/strategies/accepted_outcomes/aggregator.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use prost::Message as ProstMessage;
 use sentry_arroyo::backends::kafka::types::KafkaPayload;
+use sentry_arroyo::counter;
 use sentry_arroyo::processing::strategies::{
     merge_commit_request, CommitRequest, InvalidMessage, MessageRejected, ProcessingStrategy,
     StrategyError, SubmitError,
@@ -101,19 +102,21 @@ impl<TNext> OutcomesAggregator<TNext> {
             .map(|(partition, offset)| (*partition, offset + 1))
             .collect();
 
+        let category_metrics = batch.category_metrics.clone();
         let message = Message::new_any_message(batch, committable);
-
         match self.next_step.submit(message) {
             Ok(()) => {
                 let now = Instant::now();
                 let seconds = (now - self.last_flush).as_secs_f64();
-                tracing::info!(
-                    "flushed {} buckets after {} seconds, with committable {:?}",
-                    num_buckets,
-                    seconds,
-                    latest_offsets
-                );
                 self.last_flush = now;
+
+                tracing::info!("flushed {} buckets after {} seconds", num_buckets, seconds);
+                for (category, m) in category_metrics {
+                    let cat_str = category.to_string();
+                    counter!("accepted_outcomes.messages_seen", m.messages_seen, "data_category" => cat_str.as_str());
+                    counter!("accepted_outcomes.total_quantity", m.total_quantity, "data_category" => cat_str.as_str());
+                    counter!("accepted_outcomes.bucket_count", m.bucket_count, "data_category" => cat_str.as_str());
+                }
                 Ok(())
             }
             Err(SubmitError::MessageRejected(rejected)) => {
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ impl<TNext: ProcessingStrategy<AggregatedOutcomesBatch>> ProcessingStrategy<Kafk
                 Err(SubmitError::MessageRejected(MessageRejected {
                     message: carried_message,
                 })) => {
+                    counter!("accepted_outcomes.got_backpressure", 1, "strategy_name" => "outcomes_aggregator");
                     self.message_carried_over = Some(carried_message);
                 }
                 Err(SubmitError::InvalidMessage(e)) => {
diff --git a/rust_snuba/src/strategies/accepted_outcomes/produce_outcome.rs b/rust_snuba/src/strategies/accepted_outcomes/produce_outcome.rs
index 6c90ad7ebc..96964cce6a 100644
--- a/rust_snuba/src/strategies/accepted_outcomes/produce_outcome.rs
+++ b/rust_snuba/src/strategies/accepted_outcomes/produce_outcome.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ use sentry_arroyo::processing::strategies::run_task_in_threads::{
 use sentry_arroyo::processing::strategies::{
     CommitRequest, ProcessingStrategy, StrategyError, SubmitError,
 };
+use sentry_arroyo::timer;
 use sentry_arroyo::types::{Message, Topic, TopicOrPartition};
-use sentry_arroyo::{counter, timer};
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
@@ -47,14 +46,9 @@ impl TaskRunner<AggregatedOutcomesBatch, AggregatedOutcomesBatch, anyhow::Error>
 
         Box::pin(async move {
             let produce_start = SystemTime::now();
-            let mut category_metrics: BTreeMap<u32, (u64, u64)> = BTreeMap::new();
 
             let bucket_interval = message.payload().bucket_interval;
             for (key, stats) in &message.payload().buckets {
-                let entry = category_metrics.entry(key.category).or_insert((0, 0));
-                entry.0 += 1;
-                entry.1 += stats.quantity;
-
                 let ts_secs = key.time_offset * bucket_interval;
                 let timestamp = if ts_secs == 0 {
                     Utc::now()
@@ -94,20 +88,6 @@ impl TaskRunner<AggregatedOutcomesBatch, AggregatedOutcomesBatch, anyhow::Error>
             if let Ok(elapsed) = produce_finish.duration_since(produce_start) {
                 timer!("accepted_outcomes.batch_produce_ms", elapsed);
             }
-
-            for (category, (bucket_count, total_quantity)) in &category_metrics {
-                counter!(
-                    "accepted_outcomes.bucket_count",
-                    *bucket_count as i64,
-                    "data_category" => category.to_string()
-                );
-                counter!(
-                    "accepted_outcomes.total_quantity",
-                    *total_quantity as i64,
-                    "data_category" => category.to_string()
-                );
-            }
-
             Ok(message)
         })
     }
diff --git a/rust_snuba/src/types.rs b/rust_snuba/src/types.rs
index f575f25ff4..105cf4a58e 100644
--- a/rust_snuba/src/types.rs
+++ b/rust_snuba/src/types.rs
@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ impl BucketStats {
     }
 }
 
+/// Per-category metrics accumulated within a batch
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct CategoryMetrics {
+    pub messages_seen: u64,
+    pub total_quantity: u64,
+    pub bucket_count: u64,
+}
+
 /// Batch type for aggregated outcomes data
 /// Stores bucketed counts instead of raw row data
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -623,6 +631,8 @@ pub struct AggregatedOutcomesBatch {
     /// Map from bucket key to aggregated statistics
     pub buckets: HashMap<BucketKey, BucketStats>,
     pub bucket_interval: u64,
+    /// Per-category metrics for the current batch
+    pub category_metrics: BTreeMap<u32, CategoryMetrics>,
 }
 
 impl Default for AggregatedOutcomesBatch {
@@ -630,6 +640,7 @@ impl Default for AggregatedOutcomesBatch {
         Self {
             buckets: HashMap::new(),
             bucket_interval: 60,
+            category_metrics: BTreeMap::new(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -643,14 +654,21 @@ impl AggregatedOutcomesBatch {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Add or update a bucket with a count and quantity
+    /// Add or update a bucket with a count and quantity, updating per-category metrics
     pub fn add_to_bucket(&mut self, key: BucketKey, quantity: u64) {
-        self.buckets
+        let is_new = !self.buckets.contains_key(&key);
+        let stats = self
+            .buckets
             .entry(key)
-            .and_modify(|stats| {
-                stats.quantity += quantity;
-            })
-            .or_insert_with(|| BucketStats::new(quantity));
+            .or_insert_with(|| BucketStats::new(0));
+        stats.quantity += quantity;
+
+        let m = self.category_metrics.entry(key.category).or_default();
+        m.messages_seen += 1;
+        m.total_quantity += quantity;
+        if is_new {
+            m.bucket_count += 1;
+        }
     }
 
     /// Get the total number of buckets