diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index f7146df..cd425c4 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 )
 
-const queryBadIpsPerJail = "SELECT jail, COUNT(1) FROM bips GROUP BY jail"
+const queryBadIpsPerJail = "SELECT j.name, (SELECT COUNT(1) FROM bips b WHERE j.name = b.jail) FROM jails j"
+const queryBannedIpsPerJail = "SELECT j.name, (SELECT COUNT(1) FROM bans b WHERE j.name = b.jail) FROM jails j"
 
 type Fail2BanDB struct {
 	DatabasePath string
@@ -23,8 +24,16 @@ func MustConnectToDb(databasePath string) *Fail2BanDB {
 	}
 }
 
+func (db *Fail2BanDB) CountBannedIpsPerJail() (map[string]int, error) {
+	return db.RunJailNameToCountQuery(queryBannedIpsPerJail)
+}
+
 func (db *Fail2BanDB) CountBadIpsPerJail() (map[string]int, error) {
-	stmt, err := db.sqliteDB.Prepare(queryBadIpsPerJail)
+	return db.RunJailNameToCountQuery(queryBadIpsPerJail)
+}
+
+func (db *Fail2BanDB) RunJailNameToCountQuery(query string) (map[string]int, error) {
+	stmt, err := db.sqliteDB.Prepare(query)
 	defer db.mustCloseStatement(stmt)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/exporter.go b/exporter.go
index 0fa3803..19b2d7d 100644
--- a/exporter.go
+++ b/exporter.go
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ var (
 		"Was the last fail2ban query successful.",
 		nil, nil,
 	)
+	metricBannedIpsPerJail = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "", "banned_ips"),
+		"Number of banned IPs stored in the database (per jail).",
+		[]string{"jail"}, nil,
+	)
 	metricBadIpsPerJail = prometheus.NewDesc(
 		prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "", "bad_ips"),
 		"Number of bad IPs stored in the database (per jail).",
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ type Exporter struct {
 func (e *Exporter) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	ch <- metricUp
 	ch <- metricBadIpsPerJail
+	ch <- metricBannedIpsPerJail
 }
 
 func (e *Exporter) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
@@ -38,6 +44,7 @@ func (e *Exporter) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 		metricUp, prometheus.GaugeValue, 1,
 	)
 	collectBadIpsPerJailMetrics(ch)
+	collectBannedIpsPerJailMetrics(ch)
 }
 
 func collectBadIpsPerJailMetrics(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
@@ -53,6 +60,19 @@ func collectBadIpsPerJailMetrics(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	}
 }
 
+func collectBannedIpsPerJailMetrics(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
+	jailNameToCountMap, err := db.CountBannedIpsPerJail()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Print(err)
+	}
+
+	for jailName, count := range jailNameToCountMap {
+		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
+			metricBannedIpsPerJail, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(count), jailName,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	log.Print("starting fail2ban exporter")