diff --git a/app/metrics.yaml b/app/metrics.yaml
index d52506f7b..a67df021e 100644
--- a/app/metrics.yaml
+++ b/app/metrics.yaml
@@ -841,6 +841,28 @@ sync_auth:
     notification_emails:
     - fenix-core@mozilla.com
     expires: "2020-09-01"
+  use_email:
+    type: event
+    description: >
+      A user chose to use their email to sign in instead of scanning a QR code, counterpart to "scan_pairing"
+    bugs:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/9834
+    data_reviews:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/9835#pullrequestreview-398641844
+    notification_emails:
+      - fenix-core@mozilla.com
+    expires: "2020-09-01"
+  use_email_problem:
+    type: event
+    description: >
+      A user chose to use their email to sign in after an account problem
+    bugs:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/9834
+    data_reviews:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/9835#pullrequestreview-398641844
+    notification_emails:
+      - fenix-core@mozilla.com
+    expires: "2020-09-01"
   sign_in:
     type: event
     description: >
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 750c314c4..73fc35806 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
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ private val Event.wrapper: EventWrapper<*>?
         is Event.SyncAuthClosed -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
             { SyncAuth.closed.record(it) }
         )
+        is Event.SyncAuthUseEmail -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
+            { SyncAuth.useEmail.record(it) }
+        )
+        is Event.SyncAuthUseEmailProblem -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
+            { SyncAuth.useEmailProblem.record(it) }
+        )
         is Event.SyncAuthSignIn -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
             { SyncAuth.signIn.record(it) }
         )
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 308429029..e8618536b 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
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ sealed class Event {
     object SyncAuthSignIn : Event()
     object SyncAuthSignOut : Event()
     object SyncAuthScanPairing : Event()
+    object SyncAuthUseEmail : Event()
+    object SyncAuthUseEmailProblem : Event()
     object SyncAuthPaired : Event()
     object SyncAuthRecovered : Event()
     object SyncAuthOtherExternal : Event()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountProblemFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountProblemFragment.kt
index b5d92eacc..bbbf84ef3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountProblemFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountProblemFragment.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import mozilla.components.concept.sync.AccountObserver
 import mozilla.components.concept.sync.AuthType
 import mozilla.components.concept.sync.OAuthAccount
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.Event
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getPreferenceKey
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.nav
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.requireComponents
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class AccountProblemFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat(), AccountObserver {
 
     private val signInClickListener = Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener {
         requireComponents.services.accountsAuthFeature.beginAuthentication(requireContext())
+        requireComponents.analytics.metrics.track(Event.SyncAuthUseEmailProblem)
         // TODO The sign-in web content populates session history,
         // so pressing "back" after signing in won't take us back into the settings screen, but rather up the
         // session history stack.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/TurnOnSyncFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/TurnOnSyncFragment.kt
index dd71e1f73..ee76bc2f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/TurnOnSyncFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/TurnOnSyncFragment.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class TurnOnSyncFragment : Fragment(), AccountObserver {
 
     private val signInClickListener = View.OnClickListener {
         requireComponents.services.accountsAuthFeature.beginAuthentication(requireContext())
+        requireComponents.analytics.metrics.track(Event.SyncAuthUseEmail)
         // TODO The sign-in web content populates session history,
         // so pressing "back" after signing in won't take us back into the settings screen, but rather up the
         // session history stack.
diff --git a/docs/metrics.md b/docs/metrics.md
index 1ddcfee3a..685e37ba0 100644
--- a/docs/metrics.md
+++ b/docs/metrics.md
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ 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)||2020-09-01 |
 | 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)||2020-09-01 |
 | 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)||2020-09-01 |
+| sync_auth.use_email |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user chose to use their email to sign in instead of scanning a QR code, counterpart to "scan_pairing"  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/9835#pullrequestreview-398641844)||2020-09-01 |
+| sync_auth.use_email_problem |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user chose to use their email to sign in after an account problem  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/9835#pullrequestreview-398641844)||2020-09-01 |
 | 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)||2020-09-01 |
 | 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)||2020-09-01 |
 | tip.closed |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |The tip was closed  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/9836)|<ul><li>identifier: The identifier of the tip closed</li></ul>|2020-09-01 |