diff --git a/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/monitoring/GlobalClientMetrics.java b/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/monitoring/GlobalClientMetrics.java
index 8763a7c5ecf..e003659571c 100644
--- a/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/monitoring/GlobalClientMetrics.java
+++ b/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/monitoring/GlobalClientMetrics.java
@@ -17,7 +17,51 @@
  */
 package org.apache.phoenix.monitoring;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics.Gauge;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics.MetricRegistries;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics.MetricRegistry;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics.MetricRegistryInfo;
+import org.apache.phoenix.query.QueryServicesOptions;
+
+import org.apache.phoenix.thirdparty.com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.CLIENT_METADATA_CACHE_HIT_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.CLIENT_METADATA_CACHE_MISS_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNTER_GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNTER_METADATA_INCONSISTENCY;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_BYTES_IN_REMOTE_RESULTS;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_BYTES_REGION_SERVER_RESULTS;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_MILLS_BETWEEN_NEXTS;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_NOT_SERVING_REGION_EXCEPTION;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_REMOTE_RPC_CALLS;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_REMOTE_RPC_RETRIES;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_ROWS_FILTERED;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_ROWS_SCANNED;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_RPC_CALLS;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_RPC_RETRIES;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_SCANNED_REGIONS;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_CONNECTION_CREATED_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_CONNECTION_ERROR_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_CONNECTION_FALLBACK_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_END_TO_END_TIME;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_EXECUTED_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_EXECUTION_TIME;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_REJECTED_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_END_TO_END_TIME;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_EXECUTED_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_EXECUTION_TIME;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_REJECTED_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_TASK_TIMEOUT_COUNTER;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HCONNECTIONS_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.INDEX_COMMIT_FAILURE_SIZE;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.MEMORY_CHUNK_BYTES;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.MEMORY_WAIT_TIME;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.MUTATION_BATCH_FAILED_SIZE;
@@ -29,8 +73,10 @@
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.NUM_PARALLEL_SCANS;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.OPEN_INTERNAL_PHOENIX_CONNECTIONS_COUNTER;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.OPEN_PHOENIX_CONNECTIONS_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.INDEX_COMMIT_FAILURE_SIZE;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.PAGED_ROWS_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.PHOENIX_CONNECTIONS_ATTEMPTED_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.PHOENIX_CONNECTIONS_FAILED_COUNTER;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.PHOENIX_CONNECTIONS_THROTTLED_COUNTER;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.QUERY_FAILED_COUNTER;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.QUERY_SERVICES_COUNTER;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.QUERY_TIME;
@@ -44,53 +90,7 @@
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.TASK_EXECUTED_COUNTER;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.TASK_EXECUTION_TIME;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.TASK_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.PHOENIX_CONNECTIONS_THROTTLED_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.PHOENIX_CONNECTIONS_ATTEMPTED_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.PHOENIX_CONNECTIONS_FAILED_COUNTER;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.TASK_REJECTED_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_END_TO_END_TIME;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_EXECUTED_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_EXECUTION_TIME;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_REJECTED_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_END_TO_END_TIME;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_EXECUTED_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_EXECUTION_TIME;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_POOL2_TASK_REJECTED_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_TASK_TIMEOUT_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_CONNECTION_FALLBACK_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_CONNECTION_CREATED_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.HA_PARALLEL_CONNECTION_ERROR_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.CLIENT_METADATA_CACHE_HIT_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.CLIENT_METADATA_CACHE_MISS_COUNTER;
-
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_RPC_CALLS;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_REMOTE_RPC_CALLS;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_MILLS_BETWEEN_NEXTS;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_NOT_SERVING_REGION_EXCEPTION;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_BYTES_REGION_SERVER_RESULTS;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_BYTES_IN_REMOTE_RESULTS;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_SCANNED_REGIONS;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_RPC_RETRIES;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_REMOTE_RPC_RETRIES;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_ROWS_SCANNED;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNT_ROWS_FILTERED;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.COUNTER_METADATA_INCONSISTENCY;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics.Gauge;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics.MetricRegistries;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics.MetricRegistry;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics.MetricRegistryInfo;
-import org.apache.phoenix.query.QueryServicesOptions;
-
-import org.apache.phoenix.thirdparty.com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * Central place where we keep track of all the global client phoenix metrics. These metrics are different from
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public enum GlobalClientMetrics {
     GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNT_ROWS_SCANNED(COUNT_ROWS_SCANNED),
     GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNT_ROWS_FILTERED(COUNT_ROWS_FILTERED),
     GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNTER_METADATA_INCONSISTENCY(COUNTER_METADATA_INCONSISTENCY),
+    GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNTER_GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL(COUNTER_GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL),
 
     GLOBAL_HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME(HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_QUEUE_WAIT_TIME),
     GLOBAL_HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_END_TO_END_TIME(HA_PARALLEL_POOL1_TASK_END_TO_END_TIME),
diff --git a/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/monitoring/MetricType.java b/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/monitoring/MetricType.java
index b7b0c4b562e..641d9d374f0 100644
--- a/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/monitoring/MetricType.java
+++ b/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/monitoring/MetricType.java
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ public enum MetricType {
     COUNT_ROWS_FILTERED("wf", "Number of rows filtered",LogLevel.DEBUG,PLong.INSTANCE),
     COUNTER_METADATA_INCONSISTENCY("mi", "Number of times the metadata inconsistencies ",
             LogLevel.DEBUG, PLong.INSTANCE),
+    COUNTER_GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL("gtrf", "Number of times get table regions fail ",
+            LogLevel.DEBUG, PLong.INSTANCE),
     NUM_SYSTEM_TABLE_RPC_SUCCESS("nstrs", "Number of successful system table RPC calls",
                                                                         LogLevel.DEBUG,PLong.INSTANCE),
     NUM_SYSTEM_TABLE_RPC_FAILURES("nstcf", "Number of Failed system table RPC calls ",
diff --git a/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/query/ConnectionQueryServicesImpl.java b/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/query/ConnectionQueryServicesImpl.java
index b7e1e84f97e..8f894f97a75 100644
--- a/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/query/ConnectionQueryServicesImpl.java
+++ b/phoenix-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/query/ConnectionQueryServicesImpl.java
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@
 import static org.apache.phoenix.jdbc.PhoenixDatabaseMetaData.VIEW_CONSTANT;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.jdbc.PhoenixDatabaseMetaData.VIEW_INDEX_ID;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.jdbc.PhoenixDatabaseMetaData.SYSTEM_CATALOG_HBASE_TABLE_NAME;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.GlobalClientMetrics.GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNTER_GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL;
+import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.GlobalClientMetrics.GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNTER_METADATA_INCONSISTENCY;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.GlobalClientMetrics.GLOBAL_HCONNECTIONS_COUNTER;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.GlobalClientMetrics.GLOBAL_QUERY_SERVICES_COUNTER;
-import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.GlobalClientMetrics.GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNTER_METADATA_INCONSISTENCY;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.NUM_SYSTEM_TABLE_RPC_FAILURES;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.NUM_SYSTEM_TABLE_RPC_SUCCESS;
 import static org.apache.phoenix.monitoring.MetricType.TIME_SPENT_IN_SYSTEM_TABLE_RPC_CALLS;
@@ -898,6 +899,7 @@ public List<HRegionLocation> getTableRegions(final byte[] tableName, final byte[
                 if (retryCount++ < maxRetryCount) {
                     continue;
                 }
+                GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNTER_GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL.increment();
                 throw new SQLExceptionInfo.Builder(
                     SQLExceptionCode.GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL).setRootCause(e).build()
                     .buildException();
@@ -6250,6 +6252,7 @@ public HRegionLocation getTableRegionLocation(byte[] tableName, byte[] row) thro
                 if (retryCount++ < maxRetryCount) { // One retry, in case split occurs while navigating
                     continue;
                 }
+                GLOBAL_HBASE_COUNTER_GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL.increment();
                 throw new SQLExceptionInfo.Builder(SQLExceptionCode.GET_TABLE_REGIONS_FAIL)
                 .setRootCause(e).build().buildException();
             }