diff --git a/src/DataProtection/DataProtection/src/DataProtectionServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/DataProtection/DataProtection/src/DataProtectionServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 5441d535db0c..dc656461c9c6 100644
--- a/src/DataProtection/DataProtection/src/DataProtectionServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/DataProtection/DataProtection/src/DataProtectionServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public static IDataProtectionBuilder AddDataProtection(this IServiceCollection s
         ArgumentNullThrowHelper.ThrowIfNull(services);
 
         services.TryAddSingleton<IActivator, TypeForwardingActivator>();
+        services.TryAddEnumerable(ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<ILoggerProvider, MetricsLoggerProvider>());
         services.AddOptions();
         AddDataProtectionServices(services);
 
diff --git a/src/DataProtection/DataProtection/src/MetricsLoggerProvider.cs b/src/DataProtection/DataProtection/src/MetricsLoggerProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8c2a4723600e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DataProtection/DataProtection/src/MetricsLoggerProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Diagnostics.Metrics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection;
+
+internal sealed class MetricsLoggerProvider : ILoggerProvider
+{
+    public const string MeterName = "Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection";
+    private const string CategoryNamePrefix = "Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection";
+
+    private readonly Meter? _meter;
+
+    private readonly ILogger _logger;
+
+    public MetricsLoggerProvider()
+    {
+        _logger = NullLogger.Instance;
+    }
+
+    public MetricsLoggerProvider(IMeterFactory meterFactory)
+    {
+        _meter = meterFactory.Create(MeterName);
+
+        var counter = _meter.CreateCounter<long>(
+            "aspnetcore.data_protection.log_messages",
+            unit: "{message}",
+            description: "Number of log records that have been logged.");
+
+        _logger = new MetricsLogger(counter);
+    }
+
+    ILogger ILoggerProvider.CreateLogger(string categoryName) =>
+        categoryName.StartsWith(CategoryNamePrefix, StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            ? _logger
+            : NullLogger.Instance;
+
+    void IDisposable.Dispose() => _meter?.Dispose();
+
+    private sealed class MetricsLogger : ILogger
+    {
+        private readonly Counter<long> _counter;
+
+        public MetricsLogger(Counter<long> counter)
+        {
+            _counter = counter;
+        }
+
+        IDisposable? ILogger.BeginScope<TState>(TState state) => null;
+
+        bool ILogger.IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel)
+        {
+            switch (logLevel)
+            {
+                case LogLevel.Critical:
+                case LogLevel.Error:
+                case LogLevel.Warning:
+                    return _counter.Enabled;
+                default:
+                    return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        void ILogger.Log<TState>(LogLevel logLevel, EventId eventId, TState _state, Exception? _exception, Func<TState, Exception?, string> _formatter)
+        {
+            var levelName = logLevel switch
+            {
+                LogLevel.Critical => "critical",
+                LogLevel.Error => "error",
+                LogLevel.Warning => "warning",
+                _ => null,
+            };
+
+            if (levelName is null || !_counter.Enabled)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var tags = new TagList(
+            [
+                new("aspnetcore.data_protection.log_message_id", eventId.Name ?? eventId.Id.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)),
+                new("aspnetcore.data_protection.log_level", levelName),
+            ]);
+            _counter.Add(1, tags);
+        }
+    }
+}