diff --git a/libbeat/outputs/logstash/async.go b/libbeat/outputs/logstash/async.go
index a980d1cef32c..617ee8fdcfc1 100644
--- a/libbeat/outputs/logstash/async.go
+++ b/libbeat/outputs/logstash/async.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (c *asyncClient) sendEvents(ref *msgRef, events []publisher.Event) error {
 		window[i] = &events[i].Content
 	}
 	ref.count.Inc()
-	return client.Send(ref.callback, window)
+	return client.Send(ref.customizedCallback(), window)
 }
 
 func (c *asyncClient) getClient() *v2.AsyncClient {
@@ -229,7 +229,15 @@ func (c *asyncClient) getClient() *v2.AsyncClient {
 	return client
 }
 
-func (r *msgRef) callback(seq uint32, err error) {
+func (r *msgRef) customizedCallback() func(uint32, error) {
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	return func(n uint32, err error) {
+		r.callback(start, n, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *msgRef) callback(start time.Time, n uint32, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		r.fail(seq, err)
 	} else {
@@ -243,6 +251,11 @@ func (r *msgRef) done(n uint32) {
 	if r.win != nil {
 		r.win.tryGrowWindow(r.batchSize)
 	}
+
+	// Report the latency for the batch of events
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	r.client.observer.ReportLatency(duration)
+
 	r.dec()
 }