diff --git a/rust/crates/monad-triedb/include/ffi.h b/rust/crates/monad-triedb/include/ffi.h
index fe991e1a49..671ec1caac 100644
--- a/rust/crates/monad-triedb/include/ffi.h
+++ b/rust/crates/monad-triedb/include/ffi.h
@@ -62,6 +62,30 @@ typedef struct triedb_storage_stats
 
 void triedb_storage_stats_read(TriedbRoInner *, triedb_storage_stats *out);
 
+// Trie-node LRU counters for this handle. Totals since the handle was opened;
+// reading does not reset them. `used_bytes` is against the node_lru_max_mem
+// the handle was opened with, and `entries` against the slot count derived
+// from it — compare the two to see which bound is binding.
+//
+// Covers the async paths only: triedb_async_read, triedb_async_traverse and
+// triedb_async_ranged_get. triedb_read and triedb_traverse are blocking and
+// consult no cache, so a caller using only those sees zeros here — which is
+// not the same as an unused cache.
+//
+// Returns false without writing `out` if no counters are available; all-zero
+// is a legitimate reading for an idle cache, so it cannot double as an error.
+typedef struct triedb_node_cache_stats
+{
+    uint64_t hits;
+    uint64_t misses;
+    uint64_t evictions;
+    uint64_t used_bytes;
+    uint64_t entries;
+} triedb_node_cache_stats;
+
+bool triedb_node_cache_stats_read(
+    TriedbRoInner *, triedb_node_cache_stats *out);
+
 // Compute the storage page key for a 32-byte slot key on a page-encoded db:
 // page_key = slot >> 7. Writes the 32-byte big-endian page key (the key the
 // storage trie is looked up by) to out_page_key.
diff --git a/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/ffi.cpp b/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/ffi.cpp
index c14d5407a8..410b397533 100644
--- a/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/ffi.cpp
+++ b/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/ffi.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,23 @@ void triedb_storage_stats_read(
     out->disk_used_bytes = stats.disk_used_bytes;
 }
 
+bool triedb_node_cache_stats_read(
+    TriedbRoInner *const db, triedb_node_cache_stats *const out)
+{
+    if (out == nullptr || db == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    *out = {};
+    auto const &cache = db->async_ctx.node_cache;
+    auto const stats = cache.stats();
+    out->hits = stats.hits;
+    out->misses = stats.misses;
+    out->evictions = stats.evictions;
+    out->used_bytes = static_cast<uint64_t>(cache.used_bytes());
+    out->entries = static_cast<uint64_t>(cache.size());
+    return true;
+}
+
 void triedb_compute_page_key(
     uint8_t const *const slot_key, uint8_t *const out_page_key)
 {
diff --git a/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/ffi.rs b/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/ffi.rs
index c50bf275c9..18fec8ce20 100644
--- a/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/ffi.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ pub(crate) use self::bindings::{
     triedb_earliest_version, triedb_finalize, triedb_free_valset, triedb_is_page_encoded,
     triedb_latest_finalized_version, triedb_latest_proposed_block_id,
     triedb_latest_proposed_version, triedb_latest_verified_version, triedb_latest_voted_block_id,
-    triedb_latest_voted_version, triedb_migration_phase, triedb_open, triedb_poll, triedb_read,
-    triedb_read_valset, triedb_storage_stats, triedb_storage_stats_read, triedb_traverse,
-    TriedbRoInner,
+    triedb_latest_voted_version, triedb_migration_phase, triedb_node_cache_stats,
+    triedb_node_cache_stats_read, triedb_open, triedb_poll, triedb_read, triedb_read_valset,
+    triedb_storage_stats, triedb_storage_stats_read, triedb_traverse, TriedbRoInner,
 };
 pub use self::bindings::{validator_data, validator_set};
 
diff --git a/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/lib.rs b/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/lib.rs
index e60f3c09ee..c04a43557c 100644
--- a/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/monad-triedb/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ pub struct StorageStats {
     pub disk_used_bytes: u64,
 }
 
+/// Trie-node LRU counters for one handle. Totals since the handle was opened;
+/// reading does not reset them, so a scraper derives its own rates.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct NodeCacheStats {
+    pub hits: u64,
+    pub misses: u64,
+    pub evictions: u64,
+    /// Bytes of cached nodes, against the handle's `node_lru_max_mem`.
+    pub used_bytes: u64,
+    /// Cached nodes, against the slot count derived from `node_lru_max_mem`.
+    /// Compare with `used_bytes` to see which of the two bounds is binding.
+    pub entries: u64,
+}
+
 struct SenderContext {
     sender: Sender<Option<Vec<u8>>>,
     completed_counter: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
@@ -303,6 +317,32 @@ impl TriedbHandle {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Trie-node LRU counters for this handle. Each handle owns an independent
+    /// cache, so these are per-handle and not comparable across handles.
+    ///
+    /// Only the async paths consult the cache. Both [`Self::read`] and
+    /// synchronous traversal are blocking and uncached, so a caller using only
+    /// those sees zeros.
+    pub fn node_cache_stats(&self) -> Option<NodeCacheStats> {
+        let mut out = ffi::triedb_node_cache_stats {
+            hits: 0,
+            misses: 0,
+            evictions: 0,
+            used_bytes: 0,
+            entries: 0,
+        };
+        if !unsafe { ffi::triedb_node_cache_stats_read(self.db_ptr, &mut out) } {
+            return None;
+        }
+        Some(NodeCacheStats {
+            hits: out.hits,
+            misses: out.misses,
+            evictions: out.evictions,
+            used_bytes: out.used_bytes,
+            entries: out.entries,
+        })
+    }
+
     pub fn read(&self, key: &[u8], key_len_nibbles: u8, block_id: u64) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
         validate_nibble_key(key, key_len_nibbles, "Key")?;