diff --git a/app/metrics.yaml b/app/metrics.yaml
index d628f9860..666325d1f 100644
--- a/app/metrics.yaml
+++ b/app/metrics.yaml
@@ -1356,6 +1356,30 @@ private_browsing_shortcut:
       - fenix-core@mozilla.com
     expires: "2020-03-01"
 
+tab:
+  media_play:
+    type: event
+    description: >
+      A user pressed the play icon on a tab from the home screen
+    bugs:
+      - 5197
+    data_reviews:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/5266
+    notification_emails:
+      - fenix-core@mozilla.com
+    expires: "2020-03-01"
+  media_pause:
+    type: event
+    description: >
+      A user pressed the pause icon on a tab from the home screen
+    bugs:
+      - 5197
+    data_reviews:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/5266
+    notification_emails:
+      - fenix-core@mozilla.com
+    expires: "2020-03-01"
+
 experiments.metrics:
   active_experiment:
     type: string
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/GleanMetricsService.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/GleanMetricsService.kt
index c19d09589..ddcfaf29a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/GleanMetricsService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/GleanMetricsService.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.SearchShortcuts
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.SearchWidget
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.SyncAccount
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.SyncAuth
+import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.Tab
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
 
 private class EventWrapper<T : Enum<T>>(
@@ -370,6 +371,12 @@ private val Event.wrapper: EventWrapper<*>?
             { Events.whatsNewTapped.record(it) },
             { Events.whatsNewTappedKeys.valueOf(it) }
         )
+        is Event.TabMediaPlay -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
+            { Tab.mediaPlay.record(it) }
+        )
+        is Event.TabMediaPause -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
+            { Tab.mediaPause.record(it) }
+        )
 
         // Don't record other events in Glean:
         is Event.AddBookmark -> null
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/Metrics.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/Metrics.kt
index 3c86d15c8..50eab0bb1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/Metrics.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/Metrics.kt
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ sealed class Event {
     object PrivateBrowsingPinnedShortcutPrivateTab : Event()
     object PrivateBrowsingStaticShortcutTab : Event()
     object PrivateBrowsingStaticShortcutPrivateTab : Event()
+    object TabMediaPlay : Event()
+    object TabMediaPause : Event()
 
     // Interaction events with extras
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabViewHolder.kt
index 8292411f3..20fad20a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabViewHolder.kt
@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ class TabViewHolder(
         play_pause_button.setOnClickListener {
             when (tab?.mediaState) {
                 is MediaState.Playing -> {
+                    it.context.components.analytics.metrics.track(Event.TabMediaPlay)
                     actionEmitter.onNext(TabAction.PauseMedia(tab?.sessionId!!))
                 }
 
                 is MediaState.Paused -> {
+                    it.context.components.analytics.metrics.track(Event.TabMediaPause)
                     actionEmitter.onNext(TabAction.PlayMedia(tab?.sessionId!!))
                 }
             }
diff --git a/docs/metrics.md b/docs/metrics.md
index b62cf1418..e40bca1b5 100644
--- a/docs/metrics.md
+++ b/docs/metrics.md
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ The following metrics are added to the ping:
 | sync_auth.sign_in |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the sign in button on the sync authentication page and was successfully signed in to FxA  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/2745#issuecomment-494918532)||2020-03-01 |
 | sync_auth.sign_out |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the sign out button on the sync account page and was successfully signed out of FxA  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/2745#issuecomment-494918532)||2020-03-01 |
 | sync_auth.sign_up |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |User registered a new Firefox Account, and was signed into it  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/4931#issuecomment-529740300)||2020-03-01 |
+| tab.media_pause |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the pause icon on a tab from the home screen  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/5266)||2020-03-01 |
+| tab.media_play |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the play icon on a tab from the home screen  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/5266)||2020-03-01 |
 
 ## metrics
 This is a built-in ping that is assembled out of the box by the Glean SDK.