diff --git a/pkg/metrics/policyfiltermetrics/policyfiltermetrics.go b/pkg/metrics/policyfiltermetrics/policyfiltermetrics.go
index 0f3b8693734..a541fa803e7 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/policyfiltermetrics/policyfiltermetrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/policyfiltermetrics/policyfiltermetrics.go
@@ -44,23 +44,80 @@ func (s Operation) String() string {
 	return operationLabelValues[s]
 }
 
+type Warning int
+
+const (
+	SuccessWarning Warning = iota
+	ContainerNameNotFoundWarning
+)
+
+var warningLabelValues = map[Warning]string{
+	SuccessWarning:               "",
+	ContainerNameNotFoundWarning: "container-name-not-found",
+}
+
+func (s Warning) String() string {
+	return warningLabelValues[s]
+}
+
+type Error int
+
+const (
+	SuccessError Error = iota
+	AddPodContainerError
+	AddPodError
+	UpdatePodError
+	DeletePodError
+)
+
+var errorLabelValues = map[Error]string{
+	SuccessError:         "",
+	AddPodContainerError: "add-pod-container-failed",
+	AddPodError:          "add-pod-error",
+	UpdatePodError:       "update-pod-error",
+	DeletePodError:       "delete-pod-error",
+}
+
+func (s Error) String() string {
+	return errorLabelValues[s]
+}
+
 var (
 	PolicyFilterOpMetrics = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace:   consts.MetricsNamespace,
 		Name:        "policyfilter_metrics_total",
 		Help:        "Policy filter metrics. For internal use only.",
 		ConstLabels: nil,
-	}, []string{"subsys", "op"})
+	}, []string{"subsys", "op", "warning", "error"})
 )
 
 func InitMetrics(registry *prometheus.Registry) {
 	registry.MustRegister(PolicyFilterOpMetrics)
 
 	// Initialize metrics with labels
-	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(RTHooksSubsys.String(), AddContainerOperation.String()).Add(0)
-	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), AddPodOperation.String()).Add(0)
-	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), UpdatePodOperation.String()).Add(0)
-	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), DeletePodOperation.String()).Add(0)
+	// RTHooksSubsys
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(RTHooksSubsys.String(), AddContainerOperation.String(),
+		SuccessWarning.String(), SuccessError.String()).Add(0)
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(RTHooksSubsys.String(), AddContainerOperation.String(),
+		ContainerNameNotFoundWarning.String(), SuccessError.String()).Add(0)
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(RTHooksSubsys.String(), AddContainerOperation.String(),
+		SuccessWarning.String(), AddPodContainerError.String()).Add(0)
+
+	// PodHandlersSubsys
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), AddPodOperation.String(),
+		SuccessWarning.String(), SuccessError.String()).Add(0)
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), AddPodOperation.String(),
+		SuccessWarning.String(), AddPodError.String()).Add(0)
+
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), UpdatePodOperation.String(),
+		SuccessWarning.String(), SuccessError.String()).Add(0)
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), UpdatePodOperation.String(),
+		SuccessWarning.String(), UpdatePodError.String()).Add(0)
+
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), DeletePodOperation.String(),
+		SuccessWarning.String(), SuccessError.String()).Add(0)
+	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(PodHandlersSubsys.String(), DeletePodOperation.String(),
+		SuccessWarning.String(), DeletePodError.String()).Add(0)
 
 	// NOTES:
 	// * error, error_type, type - standardize on a label
@@ -68,8 +125,8 @@ func InitMetrics(registry *prometheus.Registry) {
 	// * Rename policyfilter_metrics_total to get rid of _metrics?
 }
 
-func OpInc(subsys Subsys, op Operation) {
+func OpInc(subsys Subsys, op Operation, warning Warning, errorLabel Error) {
 	PolicyFilterOpMetrics.WithLabelValues(
-		subsys.String(), op.String(),
+		subsys.String(), op.String(), warning.String(), errorLabel.String(),
 	).Inc()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/policyfilter/rthooks/rthooks.go b/pkg/policyfilter/rthooks/rthooks.go
index 65c6d1eac5b..e94147cfed9 100644
--- a/pkg/policyfilter/rthooks/rthooks.go
+++ b/pkg/policyfilter/rthooks/rthooks.go
@@ -109,8 +109,25 @@ func createContainerHook(_ context.Context, arg *rthooks.CreateContainerArg) err
 	cgid := policyfilter.CgroupID(cgID)
 	if err := pfState.AddPodContainer(policyfilter.PodID(podID), namespace, pod.Labels, containerID, cgid, containerName); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Warn("failed to update policy filter, aborting hook.")
+		policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.RTHooksSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddContainerOperation,
+			policyfiltermetrics.ContainerNameNotFoundWarning, policyfiltermetrics.AddPodContainerError)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// whether the operation of adding the container to policy can be considered successful
+	// i.e. no warnings were produced. Used only for adding metrics without errors
+	operationSuccessMetric := true
+
+	if containerName == "" {
+		policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.RTHooksSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddContainerOperation,
+			policyfiltermetrics.ContainerNameNotFoundWarning, policyfiltermetrics.SuccessError)
+		operationSuccessMetric = false
+	}
+
+	if operationSuccessMetric {
+		policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.RTHooksSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddContainerOperation,
+			policyfiltermetrics.SuccessWarning, policyfiltermetrics.SuccessError)
 	}
-	policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.RTHooksSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddContainerOperation)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/policyfilter/state.go b/pkg/policyfilter/state.go
index fc59c83478a..2ef4450c11e 100644
--- a/pkg/policyfilter/state.go
+++ b/pkg/policyfilter/state.go
@@ -315,8 +315,14 @@ func (m *state) getPodEventHandlers() cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
 				logger.GetLogger().Warn("policyfilter, add-pod handler: unexpected object type: %T", pod)
 				return
 			}
-			m.updatePodHandler(pod)
-			policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddPodOperation)
+			err := m.updatePodHandler(pod)
+			if err != nil {
+				policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddPodOperation,
+					policyfiltermetrics.SuccessWarning, policyfiltermetrics.AddPodError)
+			} else {
+				policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.AddPodOperation,
+					policyfiltermetrics.SuccessWarning, policyfiltermetrics.SuccessError)
+			}
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, newObj interface{}) {
 			pod, ok := newObj.(*v1.Pod)
@@ -324,8 +330,14 @@ func (m *state) getPodEventHandlers() cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
 				logger.GetLogger().Warn("policyfilter, update-pod handler: unexpected object type(s): new:%T", pod)
 				return
 			}
-			m.updatePodHandler(pod)
-			policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.UpdatePodOperation)
+			err := m.updatePodHandler(pod)
+			if err != nil {
+				policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.UpdatePodOperation,
+					policyfiltermetrics.SuccessWarning, policyfiltermetrics.UpdatePodError)
+			} else {
+				policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.UpdatePodOperation,
+					policyfiltermetrics.SuccessWarning, policyfiltermetrics.SuccessError)
+			}
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 			// Remove all containers for this pod
@@ -347,8 +359,12 @@ func (m *state) getPodEventHandlers() cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
 					"pod-id":    podID,
 					"namespace": namespace,
 				}).Warn("policyfilter, delete-pod handler: DelPod failed")
+				policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.DeletePodOperation,
+					policyfiltermetrics.SuccessWarning, policyfiltermetrics.DeletePodError)
+			} else {
+				policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.DeletePodOperation,
+					policyfiltermetrics.SuccessWarning, policyfiltermetrics.SuccessError)
 			}
-			policyfiltermetrics.OpInc(policyfiltermetrics.PodHandlersSubsys, policyfiltermetrics.DeletePodOperation)
 		},
 	}
 }