diff --git a/crates/engine-gpu/src/lib.rs b/crates/engine-gpu/src/lib.rs
index 3973750..1ff788d 100644
--- a/crates/engine-gpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/engine-gpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -618,6 +618,9 @@ impl MinerEngine for GpuEngine {
         let mut total_hashes: u64 = 0;
         let mut current_start = range.start;
         let mut batch_num = 0u64;
+        // lair: hashes of the most recent batch; if the job turns out to have
+        // been superseded while it ran, that batch was wasted work.
+        let mut last_batch_hashes: u64 = 0;
 
         log::info!(
             target: "gpu_engine",
@@ -632,6 +635,7 @@ impl MinerEngine for GpuEngine {
         while current_start <= range.end {
             // Check for cancellation at host level BEFORE starting each batch
             if cancel.is_cancelled() {
+                gpu_ctx.metrics.record_stale_hashes(last_batch_hashes); // lair
                 let elapsed = search_start.elapsed();
                 let hash_rate = total_hashes as f64 / elapsed.as_secs_f64();
                 log::info!(
@@ -699,6 +703,7 @@ impl MinerEngine for GpuEngine {
                 }
                 BatchResult::NotFound { hash_count } => {
                     total_hashes += hash_count;
+                    last_batch_hashes = hash_count; // lair
                 }
                 BatchResult::DeviceLost => {
                     gpu_ctx.metrics.record_device_lost(); // lair
diff --git a/crates/metrics/src/lair.rs b/crates/metrics/src/lair.rs
index 790fb72..a5dd942 100644
--- a/crates/metrics/src/lair.rs
+++ b/crates/metrics/src/lair.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@ static DEVICE_LOST: Lazy<IntCounterVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
     .expect("miner_device_lost_total"))
 });
 
+static DEVICE_STALE_HASHES: Lazy<IntCounterVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    reg(IntCounterVec::new(
+        Opts::new(
+            "miner_stale_hashes_total",
+            "Hashes computed after the job they were for had been superseded: the batch in \
+             flight when a new job arrived. The wasted-work cost of batch size.",
+        ),
+        &["device", "kernel"],
+    )
+    .expect("miner_stale_hashes_total"))
+});
+
 static GPU_BATCH_SECONDS: Lazy<HistogramVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
     reg(HistogramVec::new(
         HistogramOpts::new(
@@ -138,6 +150,7 @@ pub struct DeviceMetrics {
     hashes: IntCounter,
     solutions: IntCounter,
     lost: IntCounter,
+    stale: IntCounter,
     batch_gpu: Histogram,
     batch_host: Histogram,
 }
@@ -149,6 +162,7 @@ impl DeviceMetrics {
             hashes: DEVICE_HASHES.with_label_values(&[&d, kernel]),
             solutions: DEVICE_SOLUTIONS.with_label_values(&[&d, kernel]),
             lost: DEVICE_LOST.with_label_values(&[&d, kernel]),
+            stale: DEVICE_STALE_HASHES.with_label_values(&[&d, kernel]),
             batch_gpu: GPU_BATCH_SECONDS.with_label_values(&[&d, kernel, "gpu"]),
             batch_host: GPU_BATCH_SECONDS.with_label_values(&[&d, kernel, "host"]),
         }
@@ -166,6 +180,11 @@ impl DeviceMetrics {
         self.lost.inc();
     }
 
+    /// The batch that completed after its job was superseded.
+    pub fn record_stale_hashes(&self, n: u64) {
+        self.stale.inc_by(n);
+    }
+
     /// `gpu` is submit-to-completion on the device; `host` is everything else
     /// in the batch (buffer writes, encoding, readback, bookkeeping).
     pub fn observe_batch(&self, gpu: Duration, host: Duration) {
@@ -185,17 +204,6 @@ static JOBS_RECEIVED: Lazy<IntCounter> = Lazy::new(|| {
     )
 });
 
-static STALE_HASHES: Lazy<IntCounterVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    reg(IntCounterVec::new(
-        Opts::new(
-            "miner_stale_hashes_total",
-            "Hashes reported for a job after a newer job had been issued (wasted work)",
-        ),
-        &["engine"],
-    )
-    .expect("miner_stale_hashes_total"))
-});
-
 static JOB_PICKUP_SECONDS: Lazy<HistogramVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
     reg(HistogramVec::new(
         HistogramOpts::new(
@@ -252,10 +260,6 @@ pub fn record_job_received() {
     JOBS_RECEIVED.inc();
 }
 
-pub fn record_stale_hashes(engine: &str, n: u64) {
-    STALE_HASHES.with_label_values(&[engine]).inc_by(n);
-}
-
 pub fn observe_job_pickup(engine: &str, d: Duration) {
     JOB_PICKUP_SECONDS
         .with_label_values(&[engine])
diff --git a/crates/miner-service/src/quic.rs b/crates/miner-service/src/quic.rs
index e477e39..b714e93 100644
--- a/crates/miner-service/src/quic.rs
+++ b/crates/miner-service/src/quic.rs
@@ -186,13 +186,6 @@ async fn handle_connection(
 
             // Check if this result is for the current job (not stale)
             if worker_result.job_id != internal_job_id {
-                metrics::record_stale_hashes(
-                    match worker_result.engine_type {
-                        EngineType::Cpu => "CPU",
-                        EngineType::Gpu => "GPU",
-                    },
-                    worker_result.hash_count,
-                ); // lair
                 log::debug!(
                     "⏰ Discarding stale result from worker {} (result job_id {} != current {})",
                     worker_result.thread_id,