diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/api/helpers.rb b/lib/vmpooler/api/helpers.rb
index 4669b4c..025e0b7 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/api/helpers.rb
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ module Vmpooler
       def get_queue_metrics(pools, backend)
         tracer.in_span("Vmpooler::API::Helpers.#{__method__}") do
           queue = {
+              requested: 0,
               pending: 0,
               cloning: 0,
               booting: 0,
@@ -298,6 +299,8 @@ module Vmpooler
               total: 0
           }
 
+          queue[:requested] = get_total_across_pools_redis_scard(pools, 'vmpooler__provisioning__request', backend) + get_total_across_pools_redis_scard(pools, 'vmpooler__provisioning__processing', backend) + get_total_across_pools_redis_scard(pools, 'vmpooler__odcreate__task', backend)
+
           queue[:pending]   = get_total_across_pools_redis_scard(pools, 'vmpooler__pending__', backend)
           queue[:ready]     = get_total_across_pools_redis_scard(pools, 'vmpooler__ready__', backend)
           queue[:running]   = get_total_across_pools_redis_scard(pools, 'vmpooler__running__', backend)
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ module Vmpooler
           queue[:cloning] = backend.get('vmpooler__tasks__clone').to_i + backend.get('vmpooler__tasks__ondemandclone').to_i
           queue[:booting] = queue[:pending].to_i - queue[:cloning].to_i
           queue[:booting] = 0 if queue[:booting] < 0
-          queue[:total]   = queue[:pending].to_i + queue[:ready].to_i + queue[:running].to_i + queue[:completed].to_i
+          queue[:total]   = queue[:requested] + queue[:pending].to_i + queue[:ready].to_i + queue[:running].to_i + queue[:completed].to_i
 
           queue
         end
diff --git a/spec/unit/api/helpers_spec.rb b/spec/unit/api/helpers_spec.rb
index 27176e4..bf34ab4 100644
--- a/spec/unit/api/helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/api/helpers_spec.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe Vmpooler::API::Helpers do
       allow(redis).to receive(:pipelined).with(no_args).and_return [0]
       allow(redis).to receive(:get).and_return 0
 
-      expect(subject.get_queue_metrics([], redis)).to eq({pending: 0, cloning: 0, booting: 0, ready: 0, running: 0, completed: 0, total: 0})
+      expect(subject.get_queue_metrics([], redis)).to eq({requested: 0, pending: 0, cloning: 0, booting: 0, ready: 0, running: 0, completed: 0, total: 0})
     end
 
     it 'adds pool queues correctly' do
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe Vmpooler::API::Helpers do
       allow(redis).to receive(:pipelined).with(no_args).and_return [1,1]
       allow(redis).to receive(:get).and_return(1,0)
 
-      expect(subject.get_queue_metrics(pools, redis)).to eq({pending: 2, cloning: 1, booting: 1, ready: 2, running: 2, completed: 2, total: 8})
+      expect(subject.get_queue_metrics(pools, redis)).to eq({requested: 6, pending: 2, cloning: 1, booting: 1, ready: 2, running: 2, completed: 2, total: 14})
     end
 
     it 'sets booting to 0 when negative calculation' do
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe Vmpooler::API::Helpers do
       allow(redis).to receive(:pipelined).with(no_args).and_return [1,1]
       allow(redis).to receive(:get).and_return(5,0)
 
-      expect(subject.get_queue_metrics(pools, redis)).to eq({pending: 2, cloning: 5, booting: 0, ready: 2, running: 2, completed: 2, total: 8})
+      expect(subject.get_queue_metrics(pools, redis)).to eq({requested: 6, pending: 2, cloning: 5, booting: 0, ready: 2, running: 2, completed: 2, total: 14})
     end
   end