diff --git a/file/delete_scheduler.cc b/file/delete_scheduler.cc
index 8a2d1615d..78ea6f7fe 100644
--- a/file/delete_scheduler.cc
+++ b/file/delete_scheduler.cc
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ void DeleteScheduler::BackgroundEmptyTrash() {
       total_deleted_bytes += deleted_bytes;
       mu_.Lock();
       if (is_complete) {
+        RecordTick(stats_.get(), FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE);
         queue_.pop();
       }
 
diff --git a/file/delete_scheduler_test.cc b/file/delete_scheduler_test.cc
index 74982dbee..62de5d27c 100644
--- a/file/delete_scheduler_test.cc
+++ b/file/delete_scheduler_test.cc
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ TEST_F(DeleteSchedulerTest, BasicRateLimiting) {
 
     ASSERT_EQ(CountTrashFiles(), 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(num_files, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_MARKED_TRASH));
+    ASSERT_EQ(num_files,
+              stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE));
     ASSERT_EQ(0, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_IMMEDIATELY));
     ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
   }
@@ -224,6 +226,8 @@ TEST_F(DeleteSchedulerTest, MultiDirectoryDeletionsScheduled) {
   }
 
   ASSERT_EQ(kNumFiles, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_MARKED_TRASH));
+  ASSERT_EQ(kNumFiles,
+            stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE));
   ASSERT_EQ(0, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_IMMEDIATELY));
 
   ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
@@ -308,8 +312,11 @@ TEST_F(DeleteSchedulerTest, RateLimitingMultiThreaded) {
 
     ASSERT_EQ(CountNormalFiles(), 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(CountTrashFiles(), 0);
-    ASSERT_EQ(num_files * thread_cnt,
+    int total_num_files = num_files * thread_cnt;
+    ASSERT_EQ(total_num_files,
               stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_MARKED_TRASH));
+    ASSERT_EQ(total_num_files,
+              stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE));
     ASSERT_EQ(0, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_IMMEDIATELY));
 
     ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
@@ -342,6 +349,7 @@ TEST_F(DeleteSchedulerTest, DisableRateLimiting) {
 
   ASSERT_EQ(bg_delete_file, 0);
   ASSERT_EQ(0, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_MARKED_TRASH));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE));
   ASSERT_EQ(num_files,
             stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_IMMEDIATELY));
 
@@ -381,6 +389,7 @@ TEST_F(DeleteSchedulerTest, ConflictNames) {
   auto bg_errors = delete_scheduler_->GetBackgroundErrors();
   ASSERT_EQ(bg_errors.size(), 0);
   ASSERT_EQ(10, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_MARKED_TRASH));
+  ASSERT_EQ(10, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE));
   ASSERT_EQ(0, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_IMMEDIATELY));
 
   ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
@@ -465,6 +474,8 @@ TEST_F(DeleteSchedulerTest, StartBGEmptyTrashMultipleTimes) {
     auto bg_errors = delete_scheduler_->GetBackgroundErrors();
     ASSERT_EQ(bg_errors.size(), 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(kTestFileNum, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_MARKED_TRASH));
+    ASSERT_EQ(kTestFileNum,
+              stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE));
     ASSERT_EQ(0, stats_->getAndResetTickerCount(FILES_DELETED_IMMEDIATELY));
   }
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/statistics.h b/include/rocksdb/statistics.h
index 68c9935e5..a56b35dbe 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/statistics.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/statistics.h
@@ -353,7 +353,10 @@ enum Tickers : uint32_t {
   // # of files marked as trash by sst file manager and will be deleted
   // later by background thread.
   FILES_MARKED_TRASH,
-  // # of files deleted immediately by sst file manger through delete scheduler.
+  // # of trash files deleted by the background thread from the trash queue.
+  FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE,
+  // # of files deleted immediately by sst file manager through delete
+  // scheduler.
   FILES_DELETED_IMMEDIATELY,
 
   // The counters for error handler, not that, bg_io_error is the subset of
diff --git a/monitoring/statistics.cc b/monitoring/statistics.cc
index 56abd8dba..e4a18f943 100644
--- a/monitoring/statistics.cc
+++ b/monitoring/statistics.cc
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ const std::vector<std::pair<Tickers, std::string>> TickersNameMap = {
     {BLOCK_CACHE_COMPRESSION_DICT_ADD_REDUNDANT,
      "rocksdb.block.cache.compression.dict.add.redundant"},
     {FILES_MARKED_TRASH, "rocksdb.files.marked.trash"},
+    {FILES_DELETED_FROM_TRASH_QUEUE, "rocksdb.files.marked.trash.deleted"},
     {FILES_DELETED_IMMEDIATELY, "rocksdb.files.deleted.immediately"},
     {ERROR_HANDLER_BG_ERROR_COUNT, "rocksdb.error.handler.bg.error.count"},
     {ERROR_HANDLER_BG_ERROR_COUNT_MISSPELLED,
diff --git a/unreleased_history/new_features/ticker_for_deleted_trash_files.md b/unreleased_history/new_features/ticker_for_deleted_trash_files.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a97164e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unreleased_history/new_features/ticker_for_deleted_trash_files.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*Add a new ticker `rocksdb.files.marked.trash.deleted` to track the number of trash files deleted by background thread from the trash queue.
\ No newline at end of file