diff --git a/application/build.gradle b/application/build.gradle
index a387e78a87..47906193b0 100644
--- a/application/build.gradle
+++ b/application/build.gradle
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.15.0'
     implementation 'com.apptasticsoftware:rssreader:3.12.0'
 
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.23.0'
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junitVersion"
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junitVersion"
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/analytics/Metrics.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/analytics/Metrics.java
index 9aa0c797fe..d7d1f55cb0 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/analytics/Metrics.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/analytics/Metrics.java
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@ private void processEvent(String event, Instant happenedAt) {
             .insert());
     }
 
+    public ExecutorService getExecutorService() {
+        return service;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/MetricsTests.java b/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/MetricsTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78ae3dac0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/MetricsTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package org.togetherjava.tjbot.features;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import org.togetherjava.tjbot.db.Database;
+import org.togetherjava.tjbot.db.generated.tables.MetricEvents;
+import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.analytics.Metrics;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.within;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
+
+final class MetricsTests {
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MetricsTests.class);
+
+    private static final Duration WAIT_TIMEOUT = Duration.ofSeconds(3);
+
+    private Database database;
+    private Metrics metrics;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        database = Database.createMemoryDatabase(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS);
+        metrics = new Metrics(database);
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    void tearDown() {
+        metrics.getExecutorService().shutdownNow();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countInsertsSingleEvent() {
+
+        final String slashPing = "slash-ping";
+
+        metrics.count(slashPing);
+
+        awaitRecords(1);
+
+        List<String> recordedEvents = readEventsOrderedById();
+
+        assertThat(recordedEvents).as("Metrics should persist the counted event in insertion order")
+            .containsExactly(slashPing);
+
+        assertThat(readLatestEventHappenedAt())
+            .as("Metrics should store a recent timestamp for event '%s' (recordedEvents=%s)",
+                    slashPing, recordedEvents)
+            .isNotNull()
+            .isCloseTo(Instant.now(), within(5, ChronoUnit.SECONDS));
+    }
+
+    private void awaitRecords(int expectedAmount) {
+        Instant deadline = Instant.now().plus(WAIT_TIMEOUT);
+
+        while (Instant.now().isBefore(deadline)) {
+            if (readRecordCount() == expectedAmount) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            LockSupport.parkNanos(Duration.ofMillis(25).toNanos());
+
+            if (Thread.interrupted()) {
+                int actualCount = readRecordCount();
+
+                String msg = String.format(
+                        "Interrupted while waiting for metrics writes (expectedAmount=%d, actualCount=%d, timeout=%s, events=%s)",
+                        expectedAmount, actualCount, WAIT_TIMEOUT, readEventsOrderedById());
+
+                logger.warn(msg);
+
+                fail(msg);
+            }
+        }
+
+        int actualCount = readRecordCount();
+
+        List<String> recordedEvents = readEventsOrderedById();
+
+        String timeoutMessage = String.format(
+                "Timed out waiting for metrics writes (expectedAmount=%d, actualCount=%d, timeout=%s, events=%s)",
+                expectedAmount, actualCount, WAIT_TIMEOUT, recordedEvents);
+
+        logger.warn(timeoutMessage);
+
+        assertThat(actualCount).as(timeoutMessage).isEqualTo(expectedAmount);
+    }
+
+    private int readRecordCount() {
+        return database.read(context -> context.fetchCount(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS));
+    }
+
+    private List<String> readEventsOrderedById() {
+        return database.read(context -> context.select(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS.EVENT)
+            .from(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS)
+            .orderBy(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS.ID.asc())
+            .fetch(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS.EVENT));
+
+    }
+
+    private Instant readLatestEventHappenedAt() {
+        return database.read(context -> context.select(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS.HAPPENED_AT)
+            .from(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS)
+            .orderBy(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS.ID.desc())
+            .limit(1)
+            .fetchOne(MetricEvents.METRIC_EVENTS.HAPPENED_AT));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/application/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml b/application/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml
index 586ab0cc45..9aa5025e0b 100644
--- a/application/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/application/src/test/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
         </RollingFile>
     </Appenders>
     <Loggers>
+        <Logger name="org.togetherjava.tjbot" level="debug"/>
+
         <Root level="info">
             <AppenderRef ref="Console"/>
             <AppenderRef ref="File"/>