diff --git a/collector/indices.go b/collector/indices.go
index a0c4d96e..40349dba 100644
--- a/collector/indices.go
+++ b/collector/indices.go
@@ -803,6 +803,30 @@ func NewIndices(logger log.Logger, client *http.Client, url *url.URL, shards boo
 				},
 				Labels: indexLabels,
 			},
+			{
+				Type: prometheus.CounterValue,
+				Desc: prometheus.NewDesc(
+					prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "index_stats", "refresh_external_time_seconds_total"),
+					"Total external refresh time in seconds",
+					indexLabels.keys(), nil,
+				),
+				Value: func(indexStats IndexStatsIndexResponse) float64 {
+					return float64(indexStats.Total.Refresh.ExternalTotalTimeInMillis) / 1000
+				},
+				Labels: indexLabels,
+			},
+			{
+				Type: prometheus.CounterValue,
+				Desc: prometheus.NewDesc(
+					prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "index_stats", "refresh_external_total"),
+					"Total external refresh count",
+					indexLabels.keys(), nil,
+				),
+				Value: func(indexStats IndexStatsIndexResponse) float64 {
+					return float64(indexStats.Total.Refresh.ExternalTotal)
+				},
+				Labels: indexLabels,
+			},
 			{
 				Type: prometheus.CounterValue,
 				Desc: prometheus.NewDesc(
diff --git a/collector/indices_response.go b/collector/indices_response.go
index 6638d339..b048960c 100644
--- a/collector/indices_response.go
+++ b/collector/indices_response.go
@@ -145,9 +145,11 @@ type IndexStatsIndexMergesResponse struct {
 
 // IndexStatsIndexRefreshResponse defines index stats index refresh information structure
 type IndexStatsIndexRefreshResponse struct {
-	Total             int64 `json:"total"`
-	TotalTimeInMillis int64 `json:"total_time_in_millis"`
-	Listeners         int64 `json:"listeners"`
+	Total                     int64 `json:"total"`
+	TotalTimeInMillis         int64 `json:"total_time_in_millis"`
+	ExternalTotal             int64 `json:"external_total"`
+	ExternalTotalTimeInMillis int64 `json:"external_total_time_in_millis"`
+	Listeners                 int64 `json:"listeners"`
 }
 
 // IndexStatsIndexFlushResponse defines index stats index flush information structure
diff --git a/collector/nodes.go b/collector/nodes.go
index e99e8d5c..3bd3c236 100644
--- a/collector/nodes.go
+++ b/collector/nodes.go
@@ -630,6 +630,30 @@ func NewNodes(logger log.Logger, client *http.Client, url *url.URL, all bool, no
 				},
 				Labels: defaultNodeLabelValues,
 			},
+			{
+				Type: prometheus.CounterValue,
+				Desc: prometheus.NewDesc(
+					prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "indices_refresh", "external_total"),
+					"Total external refreshes",
+					defaultNodeLabels, nil,
+				),
+				Value: func(node NodeStatsNodeResponse) float64 {
+					return float64(node.Indices.Refresh.ExternalTotal)
+				},
+				Labels: defaultNodeLabelValues,
+			},
+			{
+				Type: prometheus.CounterValue,
+				Desc: prometheus.NewDesc(
+					prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "indices_refresh", "external_time_seconds_total"),
+					"Total time spent external refreshing in seconds",
+					defaultNodeLabels, nil,
+				),
+				Value: func(node NodeStatsNodeResponse) float64 {
+					return float64(node.Indices.Refresh.ExternalTotalTimeInMillis) / 1000
+				},
+				Labels: defaultNodeLabelValues,
+			},
 			{
 				Type: prometheus.CounterValue,
 				Desc: prometheus.NewDesc(
diff --git a/collector/nodes_response.go b/collector/nodes_response.go
index 5b756011..6ba2ad7b 100644
--- a/collector/nodes_response.go
+++ b/collector/nodes_response.go
@@ -172,8 +172,10 @@ type NodeStatsIndicesDocsResponse struct {
 
 // NodeStatsIndicesRefreshResponse defines node stats refresh information structure for indices
 type NodeStatsIndicesRefreshResponse struct {
-	Total     int64 `json:"total"`
-	TotalTime int64 `json:"total_time_in_millis"`
+	Total                     int64 `json:"total"`
+	TotalTime                 int64 `json:"total_time_in_millis"`
+	ExternalTotal             int64 `json:"external_total"`
+	ExternalTotalTimeInMillis int64 `json:"external_total_time_in_millis"`
 }
 
 // NodeStatsIndicesTranslogResponse defines node stats translog information structure for indices