diff --git a/index/store/metrics/metrics.go b/index/store/metrics/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e346446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index/store/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+//  Copyright (c) 2015 Couchbase, Inc.
+//  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//  you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+//  License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+//  software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
+//  IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+//  express or implied. See the License for the specific language
+//  governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+// Package metrics provides a bleve.store.KVStore implementation that
+// wraps another, real KVStore implementation, and uses go-metrics to
+// track runtime performance metrics.
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/blevesearch/bleve/index/store"
+	"github.com/blevesearch/bleve/registry"
+
+	"github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
+)
+
+const Name = "metrics"
+
+func init() {
+	registry.RegisterKVStore(Name, StoreConstructor)
+}
+
+func StoreConstructor(config map[string]interface{}) (store.KVStore, error) {
+	name, ok := config["kvStoreName_actual"].(string)
+	if !ok || name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("metrics: missing kvStoreName_actual,"+
+			" config: %#v", config)
+	}
+
+	if name == Name {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("metrics: circular kvStoreName_actual")
+	}
+
+	ctr := registry.KVStoreConstructorByName(name)
+	if ctr == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("metrics: no kv store constructor,"+
+			" kvStoreName_actual: %s", name)
+	}
+
+	kvs, err := ctr(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return NewBleveMetricsStore(kvs), nil
+}
+
+func NewBleveMetricsStore(o store.KVStore) *Store {
+	return &Store{
+		o: o,
+
+		TimerReaderGet:         metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerReaderIterator:    metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerWriterGet:         metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerWriterIterator:    metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerWriterSet:         metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerWriterDelete:      metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerIteratorSeekFirst: metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerIteratorSeek:      metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerIteratorNext:      metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerBatchMerge:        metrics.NewTimer(),
+		TimerBatchExecute:      metrics.NewTimer(),
+	}
+}
+
+// The following structs are wrappers around "real" bleve kvstore
+// implementations.
+
+type Store struct {
+	o store.KVStore
+
+	TimerReaderGet         metrics.Timer
+	TimerReaderIterator    metrics.Timer
+	TimerWriterGet         metrics.Timer
+	TimerWriterIterator    metrics.Timer
+	TimerWriterSet         metrics.Timer
+	TimerWriterDelete      metrics.Timer
+	TimerIteratorSeekFirst metrics.Timer
+	TimerIteratorSeek      metrics.Timer
+	TimerIteratorNext      metrics.Timer
+	TimerBatchMerge        metrics.Timer
+	TimerBatchExecute      metrics.Timer
+}
+
+type Reader struct {
+	s *Store
+	o store.KVReader
+}
+
+type Writer struct {
+	s *Store
+	o store.KVWriter
+}
+
+type Iterator struct {
+	s *Store
+	o store.KVIterator
+}
+
+type Batch struct {
+	s *Store
+	o store.KVBatch
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Close() error {
+	return s.o.Close()
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Reader() (store.KVReader, error) {
+	o, err := s.o.Reader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &Reader{s: s, o: o}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Writer() (store.KVWriter, error) {
+	o, err := s.o.Writer()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &Writer{s: s, o: o}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *Store) WriteJSON(w io.Writer) {
+	w.Write([]byte(`{"TimerReaderGet":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerReaderGet)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerReaderIterator":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerReaderIterator)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerWriterGet":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerWriterGet)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerWriterIterator":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerWriterIterator)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerWriterSet":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerWriterSet)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerWriterDelete":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerWriterDelete)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerIteratorSeekFirst":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerIteratorSeekFirst)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerIteratorSeek":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerIteratorSeek)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerIteratorNext":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerIteratorNext)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerBatchMerge":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerBatchMerge)
+	w.Write([]byte(`,"TimerBatchExecute":`))
+	WriteTimerJSON(w, s.TimerBatchExecute)
+	w.Write([]byte(`}`))
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Actual() store.KVStore {
+	return s.o
+}
+
+func (w *Reader) Get(key []byte) (v []byte, err error) {
+	w.s.TimerReaderGet.Time(func() {
+		v, err = w.o.Get(key)
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Reader) Iterator(key []byte) (i store.KVIterator) {
+	w.s.TimerReaderIterator.Time(func() {
+		i = &Iterator{s: w.s, o: w.o.Iterator(key)}
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Reader) Close() error {
+	return w.o.Close()
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Get(key []byte) (v []byte, err error) {
+	w.s.TimerWriterGet.Time(func() {
+		v, err = w.o.Get(key)
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Iterator(key []byte) (i store.KVIterator) {
+	w.s.TimerWriterIterator.Time(func() {
+		i = &Iterator{s: w.s, o: w.o.Iterator(key)}
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Close() error {
+	return w.o.Close()
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Set(key, val []byte) (err error) {
+	w.s.TimerWriterSet.Time(func() {
+		err = w.o.Set(key, val)
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Delete(key []byte) (err error) {
+	w.s.TimerWriterDelete.Time(func() {
+		err = w.o.Delete(key)
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) NewBatch() store.KVBatch {
+	return &Batch{s: w.s, o: w.o.NewBatch()}
+}
+
+func (w *Iterator) SeekFirst() {
+	w.s.TimerIteratorSeekFirst.Time(func() {
+		w.o.SeekFirst()
+	})
+}
+
+func (w *Iterator) Seek(x []byte) {
+	w.s.TimerIteratorSeek.Time(func() {
+		w.o.Seek(x)
+	})
+}
+
+func (w *Iterator) Next() {
+	w.s.TimerIteratorNext.Time(func() {
+		w.o.Next()
+	})
+}
+
+func (w *Iterator) Current() ([]byte, []byte, bool) {
+	return w.o.Current()
+}
+
+func (w *Iterator) Key() []byte {
+	return w.o.Key()
+}
+
+func (w *Iterator) Value() []byte {
+	return w.o.Value()
+}
+
+func (w *Iterator) Valid() bool {
+	return w.o.Valid()
+}
+
+func (w *Iterator) Close() error {
+	return w.o.Close()
+}
+
+func (w *Batch) Set(key, val []byte) {
+	w.o.Set(key, val)
+}
+
+func (w *Batch) Delete(key []byte) {
+	w.o.Delete(key)
+}
+
+func (w *Batch) Merge(key []byte, oper store.AssociativeMerge) {
+	w.s.TimerBatchMerge.Time(func() {
+		w.o.Merge(key, oper)
+	})
+}
+
+func (w *Batch) Execute() (err error) {
+	w.s.TimerBatchExecute.Time(func() {
+		err = w.o.Execute()
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Batch) Close() error {
+	return w.o.Close()
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------
+
+// NOTE: This is copy & pasted from cbft as otherwise there
+// would be an import cycle.
+
+var timerPercentiles = []float64{0.5, 0.75, 0.95, 0.99, 0.999}
+
+func WriteTimerJSON(w io.Writer, timer metrics.Timer) {
+	t := timer.Snapshot()
+	p := t.Percentiles(timerPercentiles)
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `{"count":%9d,`, t.Count())
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"min":%9d,`, t.Min())
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"max":%9d,`, t.Max())
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"mean":%12.2f,`, t.Mean())
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"stddev":%12.2f,`, t.StdDev())
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"percentiles":{`)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"median":%12.2f,`, p[0])
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"75%%":%12.2f,`, p[1])
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"95%%":%12.2f,`, p[2])
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"99%%":%12.2f,`, p[3])
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"99.9%%":%12.2f},`, p[4])
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"rates":{`)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"1-min":%12.2f,`, t.Rate1())
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"5-min":%12.2f,`, t.Rate5())
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"15-min":%12.2f,`, t.Rate15())
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"mean":%12.2f}}`, t.RateMean())
+}
diff --git a/index/store/metrics/metrics_test.go b/index/store/metrics/metrics_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69c299d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index/store/metrics/metrics_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+//  Copyright (c) 2015 Couchbase, Inc.
+
+//  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//  you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+//  License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+//  software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
+//  IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+//  express or implied. See the License for the specific language
+//  governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+// +build debug
+
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/blevesearch/bleve/index/store"
+	_ "github.com/blevesearch/bleve/index/store/gtreap"
+)
+
+func TestMetricsStore(t *testing.T) {
+	s, err := StoreConstructor(map[string]interface{}{})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected err when bad config")
+	}
+
+	s, err = StoreConstructor(map[string]interface{}{
+		"kvStoreName_actual": "some-invalid-kvstore-name",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected err when unknown kvStoreName_actual")
+	}
+
+	s, err = StoreConstructor(map[string]interface{}{
+		"kvStoreName_actual": "gtreap",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	CommonTestKVStore(t, s)
+
+	b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	s.(*Store).WriteJSON(b)
+	if b.Len() <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected some output from WriteJSON")
+	}
+	var m map[string]interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b.Bytes(), &m)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected WriteJSON to be unmarshallable")
+	}
+	if len(m) <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected some entries")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReaderIsolation(t *testing.T) {
+	s, err := StoreConstructor(map[string]interface{}{
+		"kvStoreName_actual": "gtreap",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	CommonTestReaderIsolation(t, s)
+}
+
+func CommonTestKVStore(t *testing.T, s store.KVStore) {
+
+	writer, err := s.Writer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	err = writer.Set([]byte("a"), []byte("val-a"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	err = writer.Set([]byte("z"), []byte("val-z"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	err = writer.Delete([]byte("z"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	batch := writer.NewBatch()
+	batch.Set([]byte("b"), []byte("val-b"))
+	batch.Set([]byte("c"), []byte("val-c"))
+	batch.Set([]byte("d"), []byte("val-d"))
+	batch.Set([]byte("e"), []byte("val-e"))
+	batch.Set([]byte("f"), []byte("val-f"))
+	batch.Set([]byte("g"), []byte("val-g"))
+	batch.Set([]byte("h"), []byte("val-h"))
+	batch.Set([]byte("i"), []byte("val-i"))
+	batch.Set([]byte("j"), []byte("val-j"))
+
+	err = batch.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	writer.Close()
+
+	reader, err := s.Reader()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	defer reader.Close()
+	it := reader.Iterator([]byte("b"))
+	key, val, valid := it.Current()
+	if !valid {
+		t.Fatalf("valid false, expected true")
+	}
+	if string(key) != "b" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected key b, got %s", key)
+	}
+	if string(val) != "val-b" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected value val-b, got %s", val)
+	}
+
+	it.Next()
+	key, val, valid = it.Current()
+	if !valid {
+		t.Fatalf("valid false, expected true")
+	}
+	if string(key) != "c" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected key c, got %s", key)
+	}
+	if string(val) != "val-c" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected value val-c, got %s", val)
+	}
+
+	it.Seek([]byte("i"))
+	key, val, valid = it.Current()
+	if !valid {
+		t.Fatalf("valid false, expected true")
+	}
+	if string(key) != "i" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected key i, got %s", key)
+	}
+	if string(val) != "val-i" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected value val-i, got %s", val)
+	}
+
+	it.Close()
+}
+
+func CommonTestReaderIsolation(t *testing.T, s store.KVStore) {
+	// insert a kv pair
+	writer, err := s.Writer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	err = writer.Set([]byte("a"), []byte("val-a"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	writer.Close()
+
+	// create an isolated reader
+	reader, err := s.Reader()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	defer reader.Close()
+
+	// verify that we see the value already inserted
+	val, err := reader.Get([]byte("a"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(val, []byte("val-a")) {
+		t.Errorf("expected val-a, got nil")
+	}
+
+	// verify that an iterator sees it
+	count := 0
+	it := reader.Iterator([]byte{0})
+	defer it.Close()
+	for it.Valid() {
+		it.Next()
+		count++
+	}
+	if count != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected iterator to see 1, saw %d", count)
+	}
+
+	// add something after the reader was created
+	writer, err = s.Writer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	err = writer.Set([]byte("b"), []byte("val-b"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	writer.Close()
+
+	// ensure that a newer reader sees it
+	newReader, err := s.Reader()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	defer newReader.Close()
+	val, err = newReader.Get([]byte("b"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(val, []byte("val-b")) {
+		t.Errorf("expected val-b, got nil")
+	}
+
+	// ensure that the director iterator sees it
+	count = 0
+	it = newReader.Iterator([]byte{0})
+	defer it.Close()
+	for it.Valid() {
+		it.Next()
+		count++
+	}
+	if count != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected iterator to see 2, saw %d", count)
+	}
+
+	// but that the isolated reader does not
+	val, err = reader.Get([]byte("b"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if val != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected nil, got %v", val)
+	}
+
+	// and ensure that the iterator on the isolated reader also does not
+	count = 0
+	it = reader.Iterator([]byte{0})
+	defer it.Close()
+	for it.Valid() {
+		it.Next()
+		count++
+	}
+	if count != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected iterator to see 1, saw %d", count)
+	}
+
+}