diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index b1f11ed0..84adc67b 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ const (
 	subSystem                     = "snapshot_controller"
 	operationLatencyMetricName    = "operation_total_seconds"
 	operationLatencyMetricHelpMsg = "Total number of seconds spent by the controller on an operation"
+	operationInFlightName         = "operations_in_flight"
+	operationInFlightHelpMsg      = "Total number of operations in flight"
 	unknownDriverName             = "unknown"
 
 	// CreateSnapshotOperationName is the operation that tracks how long the controller takes to create a snapshot.
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ const (
 	SnapshotStatusTypeCancel snapshotStatusType = "cancel"
 )
 
+var (
+	inFlightCheckInterval = 30 * time.Second
+)
+
 // OperationStatus is the interface type for representing an operation's execution
 // status, with the nil value representing an "Unknown" status of the operation.
 type OperationStatus interface {
@@ -152,19 +158,25 @@ type operationMetricsManager struct {
 	// ongoing operations.
 	// key is an Operation
 	// value is the timestamp of the start time of the operation
-	cache sync.Map
+	cache map[OperationKey]OperationValue
+
+	// mutex for protecting cache from concurrent access
+	mu sync.Mutex
 
 	// registry is a wrapper around Prometheus Registry
 	registry k8smetrics.KubeRegistry
 
 	// opLatencyMetrics is a Histogram metrics for operation time per request
 	opLatencyMetrics *k8smetrics.HistogramVec
+
+	// opInFlight is a Gauge metric for the number of operations in flight
+	opInFlight *k8smetrics.Gauge
 }
 
 // NewMetricsManager creates a new MetricsManager instance
 func NewMetricsManager() MetricsManager {
 	mgr := &operationMetricsManager{
-		cache: sync.Map{},
+		cache: make(map[OperationKey]OperationValue),
 	}
 	mgr.init()
 	return mgr
@@ -172,29 +184,33 @@ func NewMetricsManager() MetricsManager {
 
 // OperationStart starts a new operation
 func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) OperationStart(key OperationKey, val OperationValue) {
-	val.startTime = time.Now()
-	opMgr.cache.LoadOrStore(key, val)
+	opMgr.mu.Lock()
+	defer opMgr.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if _, exists := opMgr.cache[key]; !exists {
+		val.startTime = time.Now()
+		opMgr.cache[key] = val
+	}
+	opMgr.opInFlight.Set(float64(len(opMgr.cache)))
 }
 
 // OperationStart drops an operation
 func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) DropOperation(op OperationKey) {
-	opMgr.cache.Delete(op)
+	opMgr.mu.Lock()
+	defer opMgr.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(opMgr.cache, op)
+	opMgr.opInFlight.Set(float64(len(opMgr.cache)))
 }
 
 // RecordMetrics emits operation metrics
 func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) RecordMetrics(opKey OperationKey, opStatus OperationStatus, driverName string) {
-	obj, exists := opMgr.cache.Load(opKey)
+	opMgr.mu.Lock()
+	defer opMgr.mu.Unlock()
+	opVal, exists := opMgr.cache[opKey]
 	if !exists {
 		// the operation has not been cached, return directly
 		return
 	}
-	opVal, ok := obj.(OperationValue)
-	if !ok {
-		// the cached item is not a OperationValue, should NEVER happen, clean and return
-		klog.Errorf("Invalid cache entry for key %v", opKey)
-		opMgr.cache.Delete(opKey)
-		return
-	}
 	status := string(SnapshotStatusTypeUnknown)
 	if opStatus != nil {
 		status = opStatus.String()
@@ -213,7 +229,7 @@ func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) RecordMetrics(opKey OperationKey, opStatus
 	if opKey.Name == DeleteSnapshotOperationName {
 		// check if we have a CreateSnapshot operation pending for this
 		createKey := NewOperationKey(CreateSnapshotOperationName, opKey.ResourceID)
-		obj, exists := opMgr.cache.Load(createKey)
+		obj, exists := opMgr.cache[createKey]
 		if exists {
 			// record a cancel metric if found
 			opMgr.recordCancelMetric(obj, createKey, operationDuration)
@@ -221,32 +237,30 @@ func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) RecordMetrics(opKey OperationKey, opStatus
 
 		// check if we have a CreateSnapshotAndReady operation pending for this
 		createAndReadyKey := NewOperationKey(CreateSnapshotAndReadyOperationName, opKey.ResourceID)
-		obj, exists = opMgr.cache.Load(createAndReadyKey)
+		obj, exists = opMgr.cache[createAndReadyKey]
 		if exists {
 			// record a cancel metric if found
 			opMgr.recordCancelMetric(obj, createAndReadyKey, operationDuration)
 		}
 	}
 
-	opMgr.cache.Delete(opKey)
+	delete(opMgr.cache, opKey)
+	opMgr.opInFlight.Set(float64(len(opMgr.cache)))
 }
 
 // recordCancelMetric records a metric for a create operation that hasn't finished
-func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) recordCancelMetric(obj interface{}, key OperationKey, duration float64) {
+func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) recordCancelMetric(val OperationValue, key OperationKey, duration float64) {
+	opMgr.mu.Lock()
+	defer opMgr.mu.Unlock()
 	// record a cancel metric if found
-	val, ok := obj.(OperationValue)
-	if !ok {
-		klog.Errorf("Invalid cache entry for key %v", key)
-		opMgr.cache.Delete(key)
-		return
-	}
+
 	opMgr.opLatencyMetrics.WithLabelValues(
 		val.Driver,
 		key.Name,
 		val.SnapshotType,
 		string(SnapshotStatusTypeCancel),
 	).Observe(duration)
-	opMgr.cache.Delete(key)
+	delete(opMgr.cache, key)
 }
 
 func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) init() {
@@ -261,6 +275,29 @@ func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) init() {
 		[]string{labelDriverName, labelOperationName, labelSnapshotType, labelOperationStatus},
 	)
 	opMgr.registry.MustRegister(opMgr.opLatencyMetrics)
+	opMgr.opInFlight = k8smetrics.NewGauge(
+		&k8smetrics.GaugeOpts{
+			Subsystem: subSystem,
+			Name:      operationInFlightName,
+			Help:      operationInFlightHelpMsg,
+		},
+	)
+	opMgr.registry.MustRegister(opMgr.opInFlight)
+
+	// While we always maintain the number of operations in flight
+	// for every metrics operation start/finish, if any are leaked,
+	// this scheduled routine will catch any leaked operations.
+	go opMgr.scheduleOpsInFlightMetric()
+}
+
+func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) scheduleOpsInFlightMetric() {
+	for range time.Tick(inFlightCheckInterval) {
+		func() {
+			opMgr.mu.Lock()
+			defer opMgr.mu.Unlock()
+			opMgr.opInFlight.Set(float64(len(opMgr.cache)))
+		}()
+	}
 }
 
 func (opMgr *operationMetricsManager) StartMetricsEndpoint(pattern, addr string, logger promhttp.Logger, wg *sync.WaitGroup) (*http.Server, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics_test.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics_test.go
index aa766fb1..e19892da 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics_test.go
@@ -478,6 +478,83 @@ snapshot_controller_operation_total_seconds_count{driver_name="driver5",operatio
 	}
 }
 
+func TestInFlightMetric(t *testing.T) {
+	inFlightCheckInterval = time.Millisecond * 50
+
+	mgr, wg, srv := initMgr()
+	defer shutdown(srv, wg)
+	srvAddr := "http://" + srv.Addr + httpPattern
+
+	//  Start first operation, should be 1
+	opKey := OperationKey{
+		Name:       "leaked",
+		ResourceID: types.UID("uid"),
+	}
+	opVal := NewOperationValue("driver", "test")
+	mgr.OperationStart(opKey, opVal)
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if err := verifyInFlightMetric(`snapshot_controller_operations_in_flight 1`, srvAddr); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed testing [%v]", err)
+	}
+
+	//  Start second operation, should be 2
+	opKey = OperationKey{
+		Name:       "leaked2",
+		ResourceID: types.UID("uid"),
+	}
+	opVal = NewOperationValue("driver2", "test2")
+	mgr.OperationStart(opKey, opVal)
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if err := verifyInFlightMetric(`snapshot_controller_operations_in_flight 2`, srvAddr); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed testing [%v]", err)
+	}
+
+	//  Record, should be down to 1
+	mgr.RecordMetrics(opKey, nil, "driver")
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if err := verifyInFlightMetric(`snapshot_controller_operations_in_flight 1`, srvAddr); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed testing [%v]", err)
+	}
+
+	//  Start 50 operations, should be 51
+	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
+		opKey := OperationKey{
+			Name:       fmt.Sprintf("op%d", i),
+			ResourceID: types.UID("uid%d"),
+		}
+		opVal := NewOperationValue("driver1", "test")
+		mgr.OperationStart(opKey, opVal)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if err := verifyInFlightMetric(`snapshot_controller_operations_in_flight 51`, srvAddr); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed testing [%v]", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyInFlightMetric(expected string, srvAddr string) error {
+	rsp, err := http.Get(srvAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if rsp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get response from serve: %s", http.StatusText(rsp.StatusCode))
+	}
+	r, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rsp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(string(r), expected) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed, not equal")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func verifyMetric(expected, srvAddr string) error {
 	rsp, err := http.Get(srvAddr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -490,6 +567,7 @@ func verifyMetric(expected, srvAddr string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	format := expfmt.ResponseFormat(rsp.Header)
 	gotReader := strings.NewReader(string(r))
 	gotDecoder := expfmt.NewDecoder(gotReader, format)