diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/1448-fabito b/changelogs/unreleased/1448-fabito
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95fc36729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/1448-fabito
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Expose the timestamp of the last successful backup in a gauge
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index 330783947..542080d85 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -28,26 +28,27 @@ type ServerMetrics struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	metricNamespace              = "velero"
-	backupTarballSizeBytesGauge  = "backup_tarball_size_bytes"
-	backupTotal                  = "backup_total"
-	backupAttemptTotal           = "backup_attempt_total"
-	backupSuccessTotal           = "backup_success_total"
-	backupPartialFailureTotal    = "backup_partial_failure_total"
-	backupFailureTotal           = "backup_failure_total"
-	backupDurationSeconds        = "backup_duration_seconds"
-	backupDeletionAttemptTotal   = "backup_deletion_attempt_total"
-	backupDeletionSuccessTotal   = "backup_deletion_success_total"
-	backupDeletionFailureTotal   = "backup_deletion_failure_total"
-	restoreTotal                 = "restore_total"
-	restoreAttemptTotal          = "restore_attempt_total"
-	restoreValidationFailedTotal = "restore_validation_failed_total"
-	restoreSuccessTotal          = "restore_success_total"
-	restorePartialFailureTotal   = "restore_partial_failure_total"
-	restoreFailedTotal           = "restore_failed_total"
-	volumeSnapshotAttemptTotal   = "volume_snapshot_attempt_total"
-	volumeSnapshotSuccessTotal   = "volume_snapshot_success_total"
-	volumeSnapshotFailureTotal   = "volume_snapshot_failure_total"
+	metricNamespace               = "velero"
+	backupTarballSizeBytesGauge   = "backup_tarball_size_bytes"
+	backupTotal                   = "backup_total"
+	backupAttemptTotal            = "backup_attempt_total"
+	backupSuccessTotal            = "backup_success_total"
+	backupPartialFailureTotal     = "backup_partial_failure_total"
+	backupFailureTotal            = "backup_failure_total"
+	backupDurationSeconds         = "backup_duration_seconds"
+	backupDeletionAttemptTotal    = "backup_deletion_attempt_total"
+	backupDeletionSuccessTotal    = "backup_deletion_success_total"
+	backupDeletionFailureTotal    = "backup_deletion_failure_total"
+	backupLastSuccessfulTimestamp = "backup_last_successful_timestamp"
+	restoreTotal                  = "restore_total"
+	restoreAttemptTotal           = "restore_attempt_total"
+	restoreValidationFailedTotal  = "restore_validation_failed_total"
+	restoreSuccessTotal           = "restore_success_total"
+	restorePartialFailureTotal    = "restore_partial_failure_total"
+	restoreFailedTotal            = "restore_failed_total"
+	volumeSnapshotAttemptTotal    = "volume_snapshot_attempt_total"
+	volumeSnapshotSuccessTotal    = "volume_snapshot_success_total"
+	volumeSnapshotFailureTotal    = "volume_snapshot_failure_total"
 
 	scheduleLabel   = "schedule"
 	backupNameLabel = "backupName"
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ func NewServerMetrics() *ServerMetrics {
 				},
 				[]string{scheduleLabel},
 			),
+			backupLastSuccessfulTimestamp: prometheus.NewGaugeVec(
+				prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+					Namespace: metricNamespace,
+					Name:      backupLastSuccessfulTimestamp,
+					Help:      "Last time a backup ran successfully, Unix timestamp in seconds",
+				},
+				[]string{scheduleLabel},
+			),
 			backupTotal: prometheus.NewGauge(
 				prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 					Namespace: metricNamespace,
@@ -287,6 +296,13 @@ func (m *ServerMetrics) SetBackupTarballSizeBytesGauge(backupSchedule string, si
 	}
 }
 
+// SetBackupLastSuccessfulTimestamp records the last time a backup ran successfully, Unix timestamp in seconds
+func (m *ServerMetrics) SetBackupLastSuccessfulTimestamp(backupSchedule string) {
+	if g, ok := m.metrics[backupLastSuccessfulTimestamp].(*prometheus.GaugeVec); ok {
+		g.WithLabelValues(backupSchedule).Set(float64(time.Now().Unix()))
+	}
+}
+
 // SetBackupTotal records the current number of existent backups.
 func (m *ServerMetrics) SetBackupTotal(numberOfBackups int64) {
 	if g, ok := m.metrics[backupTotal].(prometheus.Gauge); ok {
@@ -306,6 +322,7 @@ func (m *ServerMetrics) RegisterBackupSuccess(backupSchedule string) {
 	if c, ok := m.metrics[backupSuccessTotal].(*prometheus.CounterVec); ok {
 		c.WithLabelValues(backupSchedule).Inc()
 	}
+	m.SetBackupLastSuccessfulTimestamp(backupSchedule)
 }
 
 // RegisterBackupPartialFailure records a partially failed backup.