diff --git a/pkg/metrics/policyfiltermetrics/policyfiltermetrics.go b/pkg/metrics/policyfiltermetrics/policyfiltermetrics.go
index 0f3b8693734..1dc8b4058cb 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/policyfiltermetrics/policyfiltermetrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/policyfiltermetrics/policyfiltermetrics.go
@@ -53,8 +53,17 @@ var (
 	}, []string{"subsys", "op"})
 )
 
+var (
+	PolicyFilterHookContainerNameMissingMetrics = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace:   consts.MetricsNamespace,
+		Name:        "policyfilter_hook_container_name_missing_total",
+		Help:        "The total number of operations when the container name was missing in the OCI hook",
+		ConstLabels: nil,
+	}, []string{})
+)
+
 func InitMetrics(registry *prometheus.Registry) {
-	registry.MustRegister(PolicyFilterOpMetrics)
+	registry.MustRegister(PolicyFilterOpMetrics, PolicyFilterHookContainerNameMissingMetrics)
 
 	// Initialize metrics with labels
 	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(RTHooksSubsys.String(), AddContainerOperation.String()).Add(0)
@@ -62,6 +71,8 @@ func InitMetrics(registry *prometheus.Registry) {
 	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), UpdatePodOperation.String()).Add(0)
 	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), DeletePodOperation.String()).Add(0)
 
+	PolicyFilterHookContainerNameMissingMetrics.WithLabelValues().Add(0)
+
 	// NOTES:
 	// * error, error_type, type - standardize on a label
 	// * Don't confuse op in policyfilter_metrics_total with ops.OpCode
@@ -73,3 +84,7 @@ func OpInc(subsys Subsys, op Operation) {
 		subsys.String(), op.String(),
 	).Inc()
 }
+
+func ContNameMissInc() {
+	PolicyFilterHookContainerNameMissingMetrics.WithLabelValues().Inc()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/policyfilter/rthooks/rthooks.go b/pkg/policyfilter/rthooks/rthooks.go
index 65c6d1eac5b..8a97d16041e 100644
--- a/pkg/policyfilter/rthooks/rthooks.go
+++ b/pkg/policyfilter/rthooks/rthooks.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func createContainerHook(_ context.Context, arg *rthooks.CreateContainerArg) err
 	containerName := arg.Req.ContainerName
 	if containerName == "" {
 		log.Warnf("failed to find container information for %s, but will continue", containerID)
+		policyfiltermetrics.ContNameMissInc()
 	}
 
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
@@ -107,10 +108,13 @@ func createContainerHook(_ context.Context, arg *rthooks.CreateContainerArg) err
 		"container-name": containerName,
 	}).Trace("policyfilter: add pod container")
 	cgid := policyfilter.CgroupID(cgID)
-	if err := pfState.AddPodContainer(policyfilter.PodID(podID), namespace, pod.Labels, containerID, cgid, containerName); err != nil {
+	err = pfState.AddPodContainer(policyfilter.PodID(podID), namespace, pod.Labels, containerID, cgid, containerName)
+	policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.RTHooksSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddContainerOperation)
+
+	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Warn("failed to update policy filter, aborting hook.")
+		return err
 	}
-	policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.RTHooksSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddContainerOperation)
 
 	return nil
 }