diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.cpp
index 8520fc941f..77c542fb16 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <xrpld/app/ledger/LedgerToJson.h>
 #include <xrpld/app/main/Application.h>
 #include <xrpld/core/Config.h>
+#include <xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.h>
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
 #include <xrpl/basics/base_uint.h>
@@ -323,11 +324,19 @@ LedgerHistory::handleMismatch(
     auto builtLedger = getLedgerByHash(built);
     auto validLedger = getLedgerByHash(valid);
 
+    // Records the classified mismatch reason as a labeled OTel counter so
+    // fork diagnosis is a queryable time series, not just a log grep.
+    auto recordReason = [this](std::string_view reason) {
+        if (auto* mr = app_.getMetricsRegistry())
+            mr->incrementLedgerHistoryMismatch(reason);
+    };
+
     if (!builtLedger || !validLedger)
     {
         JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH cannot be analyzed:"
                          << " builtLedger: " << to_string(built) << " -> " << builtLedger
                          << " validLedger: " << to_string(valid) << " -> " << validLedger;
+        recordReason("unknown");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -349,6 +358,7 @@ LedgerHistory::handleMismatch(
     if (builtLedger->header().parentHash != validLedger->header().parentHash)
     {
         JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH on prior ledger";
+        recordReason("prior_ledger");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -356,6 +366,7 @@ LedgerHistory::handleMismatch(
     if (builtLedger->header().closeTime != validLedger->header().closeTime)
     {
         JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH on close time";
+        recordReason("close_time");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -366,6 +377,7 @@ LedgerHistory::handleMismatch(
             JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH on consensus transaction set "
                              << " built: " << to_string(*builtConsensusHash)
                              << " validated: " << to_string(*validatedConsensusHash);
+            recordReason("consensus_txset");
         }
         else
             JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH with same consensus transaction set: "
@@ -379,10 +391,14 @@ LedgerHistory::handleMismatch(
     if (builtTx == validTx)
     {
         JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH with same " << builtTx.size() << " transactions";
+        recordReason("same_txset_diff_result");
     }
     else
+    {
         JLOG(j_.error()) << "MISMATCH with " << builtTx.size() << " built and " << validTx.size()
                          << " valid transactions.";
+        recordReason("different_txset");
+    }
 
     JLOG(j_.error()) << "built\n" << getJson({*builtLedger, {}});
     JLOG(j_.error()) << "valid\n" << getJson({*validLedger, {}});
diff --git a/src/xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.cpp b/src/xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.cpp
index b7f30b6004..ef1c4ead47 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ MetricsRegistry::start(std::string const& endpoint, std::string const& instanceI
         meter_->CreateUInt64Counter("xrpld_state_changes_total", "Total operating mode changes");
     jqTransOverflowCounter_ = meter_->CreateUInt64Counter(
         "xrpld_jq_trans_overflow_total", "Total job queue transaction overflows");
+    ledgerHistoryMismatchCounter_ = meter_->CreateUInt64Counter(
+        "xrpld_ledger_history_mismatch_total",
+        "Total built-vs-validated ledger mismatches by reason");
     validationAgreementsCounter_ = meter_->CreateUInt64Counter(
         "xrpld_validation_agreements_total", "Total validation agreements");
     validationMissedCounter_ =
@@ -1326,4 +1329,13 @@ MetricsRegistry::incrementJqTransOverflow()
 #endif
 }
 
+void
+MetricsRegistry::incrementLedgerHistoryMismatch(std::string_view reason)
+{
+#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
+    if (enabled_ && ledgerHistoryMismatchCounter_)
+        ledgerHistoryMismatchCounter_->Add(1, {{"reason", std::string(reason)}});
+#endif
+}
+
 }  // namespace xrpl::telemetry
diff --git a/src/xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.h b/src/xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.h
index 1d84932022..8ae9129758 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.h
+++ b/src/xrpld/telemetry/MetricsRegistry.h
@@ -349,6 +349,17 @@ public:
     void
     incrementJqTransOverflow();
 
+    /** Increment the ledger_history_mismatch_total counter for a reason.
+        Called from LedgerHistory::handleMismatch() once the mismatch has
+        been classified. The reason label turns fork diagnosis from a
+        log-grep into a queryable time series.
+        @param reason Classified mismatch cause (e.g. "prior_ledger",
+                      "close_time", "consensus_txset", "same_txset_diff_result",
+                      "unknown").
+    */
+    void
+    incrementLedgerHistoryMismatch(std::string_view reason);
+
     /** Access the validation agreement tracker.
         Used by consensus and ledger hooks to record our validations and
         network validations so the tracker can compute agreement percentages.
@@ -483,6 +494,10 @@ private:
     /// Counter: xrpld_jq_trans_overflow_total — incremented on job queue transaction overflows.
     opentelemetry::nostd::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::metrics::Counter<uint64_t>>
         jqTransOverflowCounter_;
+    /// Counter: xrpld_ledger_history_mismatch_total{reason} — incremented per classified
+    /// built-vs-validated ledger mismatch.
+    opentelemetry::nostd::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::metrics::Counter<uint64_t>>
+        ledgerHistoryMismatchCounter_;
     /// Counter: xrpld_validation_agreements_total — incremented by ValidationTracker on
     /// agreement.
     opentelemetry::nostd::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::metrics::Counter<uint64_t>>