diff --git a/internal-packages/run-engine/src/batch-queue/index.ts b/internal-packages/run-engine/src/batch-queue/index.ts
index c066df9150..6ceac2ac6b 100644
--- a/internal-packages/run-engine/src/batch-queue/index.ts
+++ b/internal-packages/run-engine/src/batch-queue/index.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
-import { createRedisClient, type Redis, type RedisOptions } from "@internal/redis";
+import { createRedisClient, type Redis } from "@internal/redis";
 import {
   startSpan,
   type Counter,
   type Histogram,
   type Meter,
+  type ObservableGauge,
   type Span,
   type Tracer,
 } from "@internal/tracing";
+import { Logger } from "@trigger.dev/core/logger";
 import {
-  FairQueue,
-  DRRScheduler,
-  CallbackFairQueueKeyProducer,
-  WorkerQueueManager,
   BatchedSpanManager,
+  CallbackFairQueueKeyProducer,
+  DRRScheduler,
+  FairQueue,
   isAbortError,
+  WorkerQueueManager,
   type FairQueueOptions,
-  type StoredMessage,
 } from "@trigger.dev/redis-worker";
-import { Logger } from "@trigger.dev/core/logger";
+import { BatchCompletionTracker } from "./completionTracker.js";
 import type {
   BatchCompletionCallback,
   BatchItem,
@@ -29,10 +30,9 @@ import type {
   ProcessBatchItemCallback,
 } from "./types.js";
 import { BatchItemPayload as BatchItemPayloadSchema } from "./types.js";
-import { BatchCompletionTracker } from "./completionTracker.js";
 
-export type { BatchQueueOptions, InitializeBatchOptions, CompleteBatchResult } from "./types.js";
 export { BatchCompletionTracker } from "./completionTracker.js";
+export type { BatchQueueOptions, CompleteBatchResult, InitializeBatchOptions } from "./types.js";
 
 /**
  * BatchQueue manages batch trigger processing with fair scheduling using
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export class BatchQueue {
   private batchCompletedCounter?: Counter;
   private batchProcessingDurationHistogram?: Histogram;
   private itemQueueTimeHistogram?: Histogram;
+  private workerQueueLengthGauge?: ObservableGauge;
 
   constructor(private options: BatchQueueOptions) {
     this.logger = options.logger ?? new Logger("BatchQueue", options.logLevel ?? "info");
@@ -590,6 +591,16 @@ export class BatchQueue {
       description: "Time from item enqueue to processing start",
       unit: "ms",
     });
+
+    this.workerQueueLengthGauge = meter.createObservableGauge("batch_queue.worker_queue.length", {
+      description: "Number of items waiting in the batch worker queue",
+      unit: "items",
+    });
+
+    this.workerQueueLengthGauge.addCallback(async (observableResult) => {
+      const length = await this.workerQueueManager.getLength(BATCH_WORKER_QUEUE_ID);
+      observableResult.observe(length);
+    });
   }
 
   // ============================================================================