diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/controller_query_service.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/controller_query_service.py
index 31e4962e29..c5ecc05c28 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/controller_query_service.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/controller_query_service.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from dogapi import dog_stats_api
+
 import logging
 from .grading_service_module import GradingService
 
@@ -9,6 +11,8 @@ class ControllerQueryService(GradingService):
     Interface to controller query backend.
     """
 
+    METRIC_NAME = 'edxapp.open_ended_grading.controller_query_service'
+
     def __init__(self, config, system):
         config['system'] = system
         super(ControllerQueryService, self).__init__(config)
@@ -25,7 +29,11 @@ class ControllerQueryService(GradingService):
             'location': location,
         }
         response = self.get(self.check_eta_url, params)
-        return response.json()
+        data = response.json()
+        self._record_result('check_for_eta', data)
+        dog_stats_api.histogram(self._metric_name('check_for_eta.eta'), data.get('eta', 0))
+
+        return data
 
     def check_combined_notifications(self, course_id, student_id, user_is_staff, last_time_viewed):
         params = {
@@ -36,7 +44,16 @@ class ControllerQueryService(GradingService):
         }
         log.debug(self.combined_notifications_url)
         response = self.get(self.combined_notifications_url, params)
-        return response.json()
+        data = response.json()
+
+        tags = [u'course_id:{}'.format(course_id), u'user_is_staff:{}'.format(user_is_staff)]
+        tags.extend(
+            u'{}:{}'.format(key, value)
+            for key, value in data.items()
+            if key not in ('success', 'version', 'error')
+        )
+        self._record_result('check_combined_notifications', data, tags)
+        return data
 
     def get_grading_status_list(self, course_id, student_id):
         params = {
@@ -45,7 +62,16 @@ class ControllerQueryService(GradingService):
         }
 
         response = self.get(self.grading_status_list_url, params)
-        return response.json()
+        data = response.json()
+
+        tags = [u'course_id:{}'.format(course_id)]
+        self._record_result('get_grading_status_list', data, tags)
+        dog_stats_api.histogram(
+            self._metric_name('get_grading_status_list.length'),
+            len(data.get('problem_list', [])),
+            tags=tags
+        )
+        return data
 
     def get_flagged_problem_list(self, course_id):
         params = {
@@ -53,7 +79,15 @@ class ControllerQueryService(GradingService):
         }
 
         response = self.get(self.flagged_problem_list_url, params)
-        return response.json()
+        data = response.json()
+
+        tags = [u'course_id:{}'.format(course_id)]
+        self._record_result('get_flagged_problem_list', data, tags)
+        dog_stats_api.histogram(
+            self._metric_name('get_flagged_problem_list.length'),
+            len(data.get('flagged_submissions', []))
+        )
+        return data
 
     def take_action_on_flags(self, course_id, student_id, submission_id, action_type):
         params = {
@@ -64,7 +98,11 @@ class ControllerQueryService(GradingService):
         }
 
         response = self.post(self.take_action_on_flags_url, params)
-        return response.json()
+        data = response.json()
+
+        tags = [u'course_id:{}'.format(course_id), u'action_type:{}'.format(action_type)]
+        self._record_result('take_action_on_flags', data, tags)
+        return data
 
 
 class MockControllerQueryService(object):
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/grading_service_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/grading_service_module.py
index 6248c63091..5d0e1b9545 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/grading_service_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/grading_service_module.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import requests
+from dogapi import dog_stats_api
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException, ConnectionError, HTTPError
 
 from .combined_open_ended_rubric import CombinedOpenEndedRubric
@@ -44,6 +45,32 @@ class GradingService(object):
 
         return response.json()
 
+    def _metric_name(self, suffix):
+        """
+        Return a metric name for datadog, using `self.METRIC_NAME` as
+        a prefix, and `suffix` as the suffix.
+
+        Arguments:
+            suffix (str): The metric suffix to use.
+        """
+        return '{}.{}'.format(self.METRIC_NAME, suffix)
+
+    def _record_result(self, action, data, tags=None):
+        """
+        Log results from an API call to an ORA service to datadog.
+
+        Arguments:
+            action (str): The ORA action being recorded.
+            data (dict): The data returned from the ORA service. Should contain the key 'success'.
+            tags (list): A list of tags to attach to the logged metric.
+        """
+        if tags is None:
+            tags = []
+
+        tags.append(u'result:{}'.format(data.get('success', False)))
+        tags.append(u'action:{}'.format(action))
+        dog_stats_api.increment(self._metric_name('request.count'), tags=tags)
+
     def post(self, url, data, allow_redirects=False):
         """
         Make a post request to the grading controller