diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-lookup-table.test.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-lookup-table.test.ts
index 05254571b0d..4b50c54897c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-lookup-table.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-lookup-table.test.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ describe("loadPluginLookUpTable", () => {
     expect(table.startup.pluginIds).toEqual(["telegram"]);
     expect(table.metrics.indexPluginCount).toBe(1);
     expect(table.metrics.manifestPluginCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(table.metrics.totalMs).toBe(
+      metadataSnapshot.metrics.totalMs + table.metrics.startupPlanMs,
+    );
   });
 
   it("rebuilds when a provided metadata snapshot has a stale plugin policy", async () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-lookup-table.ts b/src/plugins/plugin-lookup-table.ts
index 916885c9da7..63d2ac58219 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-lookup-table.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-lookup-table.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export function loadPluginLookUpTable(params: LoadPluginLookUpTableParams): Plug
     metrics: {
       ...metadataSnapshot.metrics,
       startupPlanMs,
+      totalMs: metadataSnapshot.metrics.totalMs + startupPlanMs,
       startupPluginCount: pluginIds.length,
       deferredChannelPluginCount: configuredDeferredChannelPluginIds.length,
     },