diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
index c404ece804..d0f2110f79 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ abstract class AbstractNode<S>(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
         servicesForResolution.start(netParams)
         networkMapCache.start(netParams.notaries)
 
-        startDatabase()
+        startDatabase(metricRegistry)
         val (identity, identityKeyPair) = obtainIdentity(notaryConfig = null)
         identityService.start(trustRoot, listOf(identity.certificate, nodeCa))
 
@@ -728,10 +728,10 @@ abstract class AbstractNode<S>(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
     // Specific class so that MockNode can catch it.
     class DatabaseConfigurationException(msg: String) : CordaException(msg)
 
-    protected open fun startDatabase() {
+    protected open fun startDatabase(metricRegistry: MetricRegistry? = null) {
         val props = configuration.dataSourceProperties
         if (props.isEmpty) throw DatabaseConfigurationException("There must be a database configured.")
-        database.startHikariPool(props, configuration.database, schemaService.internalSchemas())
+        database.startHikariPool(props, configuration.database, schemaService.internalSchemas(), metricRegistry)
         // Now log the vendor string as this will also cause a connection to be tested eagerly.
         logVendorString(database, log)
     }
@@ -1014,9 +1014,9 @@ fun createCordaPersistence(databaseConfig: DatabaseConfig,
     return CordaPersistence(databaseConfig, schemaService.schemaOptions.keys, jdbcUrl, attributeConverters)
 }
 
-fun CordaPersistence.startHikariPool(hikariProperties: Properties, databaseConfig: DatabaseConfig, schemas: Set<MappedSchema>) {
+fun CordaPersistence.startHikariPool(hikariProperties: Properties, databaseConfig: DatabaseConfig, schemas: Set<MappedSchema>, metricRegistry: MetricRegistry? = null) {
     try {
-        val dataSource = DataSourceFactory.createDataSource(hikariProperties)
+        val dataSource = DataSourceFactory.createDataSource(hikariProperties, metricRegistry = metricRegistry)
         val schemaMigration = SchemaMigration(schemas, dataSource, databaseConfig)
         schemaMigration.nodeStartup(dataSource.connection.use { DBCheckpointStorage().getCheckpointCount(it) != 0L })
         start(dataSource)
@@ -1037,4 +1037,4 @@ fun clientSslOptionsCompatibleWith(nodeRpcOptions: NodeRpcOptions): ClientRpcSsl
     }
     // Here we're using the node's RPC key store as the RPC client's trust store.
     return ClientRpcSslOptions(trustStorePath = nodeRpcOptions.sslConfig!!.keyStorePath, trustStorePassword = nodeRpcOptions.sslConfig!!.keyStorePassword)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/DataSourceFactory.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/DataSourceFactory.kt
index d4cad1ff10..e418813989 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/DataSourceFactory.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/DataSourceFactory.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.corda.node.internal
 
+import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.util.PropertyElf
@@ -32,10 +33,14 @@ object DataSourceFactory {
         }.set(null, SynchronizedGetPutRemove<String, Database>())
     }
 
-    fun createDataSource(hikariProperties: Properties, pool: Boolean = true): DataSource {
+    fun createDataSource(hikariProperties: Properties, pool: Boolean = true, metricRegistry: MetricRegistry? = null): DataSource {
         val config = HikariConfig(hikariProperties)
         return if (pool) {
-            HikariDataSource(config)
+            val dataSource = HikariDataSource(config)
+            if (metricRegistry != null) {
+                dataSource.metricRegistry = metricRegistry
+            }
+            dataSource
         } else {
             // Basic init for the one test that wants to go via this API but without starting a HikariPool:
             (Class.forName(hikariProperties.getProperty("dataSourceClassName")).newInstance() as DataSource).also {
diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/Node.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/Node.kt
index d32b399256..0216158b2f 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/Node.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/Node.kt
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ open class Node(configuration: NodeConfiguration,
      * This is not using the H2 "automatic mixed mode" directly but leans on many of the underpinnings.  For more details
      * on H2 URLs and configuration see: http://www.h2database.com/html/features.html#database_url
      */
-    override fun startDatabase() {
+    override fun startDatabase(metricRegistry: MetricRegistry?) {
         val databaseUrl = configuration.dataSourceProperties.getProperty("dataSource.url")
         val h2Prefix = "jdbc:h2:file:"
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ open class Node(configuration: NodeConfiguration,
             }
         }
 
-        super.startDatabase()
+        super.startDatabase(metricRegistry)
         database.closeOnStop()
     }
 
@@ -486,4 +486,4 @@ open class Node(configuration: NodeConfiguration,
 
         log.info("Shutdown complete")
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/testing/node-driver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/node/internal/InternalMockNetwork.kt b/testing/node-driver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/node/internal/InternalMockNetwork.kt
index e571ee1cfd..ae0a4d00f4 100644
--- a/testing/node-driver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/node/internal/InternalMockNetwork.kt
+++ b/testing/node-driver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/node/internal/InternalMockNetwork.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.corda.testing.node.internal
 
+import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry
 import com.google.common.jimfs.Configuration.unix
 import com.google.common.jimfs.Jimfs
 import com.nhaarman.mockito_kotlin.doReturn
@@ -404,8 +405,8 @@ open class InternalMockNetwork(defaultParameters: MockNetworkParameters = MockNe
             get() = _serializationWhitelists
         private var dbCloser: (() -> Any?)? = null
 
-        override fun startDatabase() {
-            super.startDatabase()
+        override fun startDatabase(metricRegistry: MetricRegistry?) {
+            super.startDatabase(metricRegistry)
             dbCloser = database::close
             runOnStop += dbCloser!!
         }