diff --git a/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc b/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc
index c9ee60aeb..ee6ccf830 100644
--- a/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc
+++ b/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc
@@ -1713,6 +1713,9 @@ void BlockBasedTable::RetrieveMultipleBlocks(
       req_offset_for_block.emplace_back(0);
     }
     req_idx_for_block.emplace_back(read_reqs.size());
+
+    PERF_COUNTER_ADD(block_read_count, 1);
+    PERF_COUNTER_ADD(block_read_byte, block_size(handle));
   }
   // Handle the last block and process the pending last request
   if (prev_len != 0) {
diff --git a/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader_test.cc b/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader_test.cc
index 07136dbf8..775f2f505 100644
--- a/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader_test.cc
+++ b/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader_test.cc
@@ -228,8 +228,16 @@ TEST_P(BlockBasedTableReaderTest, MultiGet) {
 
   // Execute MultiGet.
   MultiGetContext::Range range = ctx.GetMultiGetRange();
+  PerfContext* perf_ctx = get_perf_context();
+  perf_ctx->Reset();
   table->MultiGet(ReadOptions(), &range, nullptr);
 
+  ASSERT_GE(perf_ctx->block_read_count - perf_ctx->index_block_read_count -
+                perf_ctx->filter_block_read_count -
+                perf_ctx->compression_dict_block_read_count,
+            1);
+  ASSERT_GE(perf_ctx->block_read_byte, 1);
+
   for (const Status& status : statuses) {
     ASSERT_OK(status);
   }