diff --git a/derp/derp_server.go b/derp/derp_server.go
index 104dc11bf..3885bbb93 100644
--- a/derp/derp_server.go
+++ b/derp/derp_server.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"go4.org/mem"
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	multiForwarderCreated    expvar.Int
 	multiForwarderDeleted    expvar.Int
 	removePktForwardOther    expvar.Int
+	avgQueueDuration         *uint64 // In milliseconds; accessed atomically
 
 	mu          sync.Mutex
 	closed      bool
@@ -182,6 +185,7 @@ func NewServer(privateKey key.Private, logf logger.Logf) *Server {
 		memSys0:              ms.Sys,
 		watchers:             map[*sclient]bool{},
 		sentTo:               map[key.Public]map[key.Public]int64{},
+		avgQueueDuration:     new(uint64),
 	}
 	s.initMetacert()
 	s.packetsRecvDisco = s.packetsRecvByKind.Get("disco")
@@ -611,8 +615,9 @@ func (c *sclient) handleFrameForwardPacket(ft frameType, fl uint32) error {
 	}
 
 	return c.sendPkt(dst, pkt{
-		bs:  contents,
-		src: srcKey,
+		bs:         contents,
+		enqueuedAt: time.Now(),
+		src:        srcKey,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -665,8 +670,9 @@ func (c *sclient) handleFrameSendPacket(ft frameType, fl uint32) error {
 	}
 
 	p := pkt{
-		bs:  contents,
-		src: c.key,
+		bs:         contents,
+		enqueuedAt: time.Now(),
+		src:        c.key,
 	}
 	return c.sendPkt(dst, p)
 }
@@ -696,7 +702,7 @@ func (c *sclient) sendPkt(dst *sclient, p pkt) error {
 		}
 
 		select {
-		case <-dst.sendQueue:
+		case pkt := <-dst.sendQueue:
 			s.packetsDropped.Add(1)
 			s.packetsDroppedQueueHead.Add(1)
 			if verboseDropKeys[dstKey] {
@@ -705,6 +711,7 @@ func (c *sclient) sendPkt(dst *sclient, p pkt) error {
 				msg := fmt.Sprintf("tail drop %s -> %s", p.src.ShortString(), dstKey.ShortString())
 				c.s.limitedLogf(msg)
 			}
+			c.recordQueueTime(pkt.enqueuedAt)
 			if debug {
 				c.logf("dropping packet from client %x queue head", dstKey)
 			}
@@ -927,11 +934,13 @@ type pkt struct {
 	// src is the who's the sender of the packet.
 	src key.Public
 
+	// enqueuedAt is when a packet was put onto a queue before it was sent,
+	// and is used for reporting metrics on the duration of packets in the queue.
+	enqueuedAt time.Time
+
 	// bs is the data packet bytes.
 	// The memory is owned by pkt.
 	bs []byte
-
-	// TODO(danderson): enqueue time, to measure queue latency?
 }
 
 func (c *sclient) setPreferred(v bool) {
@@ -959,6 +968,25 @@ func (c *sclient) setPreferred(v bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+// expMovingAverage returns the new moving average given the previous average,
+// a new value, and an alpha decay factor.
+// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_average#Exponential_moving_average
+func expMovingAverage(prev, newValue, alpha float64) float64 {
+	return alpha*newValue + (1-alpha)*prev
+}
+
+// recordQueueTime updates the average queue duration metric after a packet has been sent.
+func (c *sclient) recordQueueTime(enqueuedAt time.Time) {
+	elapsed := float64(time.Since(enqueuedAt).Milliseconds())
+	for {
+		old := atomic.LoadUint64(c.s.avgQueueDuration)
+		newAvg := expMovingAverage(math.Float64frombits(old), elapsed, 0.1)
+		if atomic.CompareAndSwapUint64(c.s.avgQueueDuration, old, math.Float64bits(newAvg)) {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *sclient) sendLoop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	defer func() {
 		// If the sender shuts down unilaterally due to an error, close so
@@ -1002,6 +1030,7 @@ func (c *sclient) sendLoop(ctx context.Context) error {
 			continue
 		case msg := <-c.sendQueue:
 			werr = c.sendPacket(msg.src, msg.bs)
+			c.recordQueueTime(msg.enqueuedAt)
 			continue
 		case <-keepAliveTick.C:
 			werr = c.sendKeepAlive()
@@ -1025,6 +1054,7 @@ func (c *sclient) sendLoop(ctx context.Context) error {
 			continue
 		case msg := <-c.sendQueue:
 			werr = c.sendPacket(msg.src, msg.bs)
+			c.recordQueueTime(msg.enqueuedAt)
 		case <-keepAliveTick.C:
 			werr = c.sendKeepAlive()
 		}
@@ -1290,6 +1320,9 @@ func (s *Server) ExpVar() expvar.Var {
 	m.Set("multiforwarder_created", &s.multiForwarderCreated)
 	m.Set("multiforwarder_deleted", &s.multiForwarderDeleted)
 	m.Set("packet_forwarder_delete_other_value", &s.removePktForwardOther)
+	m.Set("average_queue_duration_ms", expvar.Func(func() interface{} {
+		return math.Float64frombits(atomic.LoadUint64(s.avgQueueDuration))
+	}))
 	var expvarVersion expvar.String
 	expvarVersion.Set(version.Long)
 	m.Set("version", &expvarVersion)