diff --git a/hbase-hadoop-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/metrics/ExceptionTrackingSource.java b/hbase-hadoop-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/metrics/ExceptionTrackingSource.java
index 68a9c536440..3c5f898fc29 100644
--- a/hbase-hadoop-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/metrics/ExceptionTrackingSource.java
+++ b/hbase-hadoop-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/metrics/ExceptionTrackingSource.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public interface ExceptionTrackingSource extends BaseSource {
   String EXCEPTIONS_RPC_THROTTLING = "exceptions.rpcThrottling";
   String EXCEPTIONS_CALL_DROPPED = "exceptions.callDropped";
   String EXCEPTIONS_CALL_TIMED_OUT = "exceptions.callTimedOut";
+  String EXCEPTIONS_REQUEST_TOO_BIG = "exceptions.requestTooBig";
+  String OTHER_EXCEPTIONS = "exceptions.otherExceptions";
 
   void exception();
 
@@ -64,4 +66,6 @@ public interface ExceptionTrackingSource extends BaseSource {
   void rpcThrottlingException();
   void callDroppedException();
   void callTimedOut();
+  void requestTooBigException();
+  void otherExceptions();
 }
diff --git a/hbase-hadoop2-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/metrics/ExceptionTrackingSourceImpl.java b/hbase-hadoop2-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/metrics/ExceptionTrackingSourceImpl.java
index 65214624da5..a4e75ba0137 100644
--- a/hbase-hadoop2-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/metrics/ExceptionTrackingSourceImpl.java
+++ b/hbase-hadoop2-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/metrics/ExceptionTrackingSourceImpl.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public class ExceptionTrackingSourceImpl extends BaseSourceImpl
   protected MutableFastCounter exceptionsRpcThrottling;
   protected MutableFastCounter exceptionsCallDropped;
   protected MutableFastCounter exceptionsCallTimedOut;
+  protected MutableFastCounter exceptionRequestTooBig;
+  protected MutableFastCounter otherExceptions;
 
   public ExceptionTrackingSourceImpl(String metricsName, String metricsDescription,
                                      String metricsContext, String metricsJmxContext) {
@@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ public class ExceptionTrackingSourceImpl extends BaseSourceImpl
       .newCounter(EXCEPTIONS_CALL_DROPPED, EXCEPTIONS_TYPE_DESC, 0L);
     this.exceptionsCallTimedOut = this.getMetricsRegistry()
       .newCounter(EXCEPTIONS_CALL_TIMED_OUT, EXCEPTIONS_TYPE_DESC, 0L);
+    this.exceptionRequestTooBig = this.getMetricsRegistry()
+      .newCounter(EXCEPTIONS_REQUEST_TOO_BIG, EXCEPTIONS_TYPE_DESC, 0L);
+    this.otherExceptions = this.getMetricsRegistry()
+      .newCounter(OTHER_EXCEPTIONS, EXCEPTIONS_TYPE_DESC, 0L);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -149,4 +155,14 @@ public class ExceptionTrackingSourceImpl extends BaseSourceImpl
   public void callTimedOut() {
     exceptionsCallTimedOut.incr();
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void requestTooBigException() {
+    exceptionRequestTooBig.incr();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void otherExceptions() {
+    otherExceptions.incr();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/MetricsHBaseServer.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/MetricsHBaseServer.java
index 5ff14dd790a..2e78ef37441 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/MetricsHBaseServer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/MetricsHBaseServer.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MultiActionResultTooLarge;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NotServingRegionException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.RegionTooBusyException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.UnknownScannerException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.RequestTooBigException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.quotas.QuotaExceededException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.quotas.RpcThrottlingException;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
@@ -129,8 +130,13 @@ public class MetricsHBaseServer {
         source.rpcThrottlingException();
       } else if (throwable instanceof CallDroppedException) {
         source.callDroppedException();
-      } else if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-        LOG.debug("Unknown exception type", throwable);
+      } else if (throwable instanceof RequestTooBigException) {
+        source.requestTooBigException();
+      } else {
+        source.otherExceptions();
+        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+          LOG.debug("Unknown exception type", throwable);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/TestRpcMetrics.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/TestRpcMetrics.java
index c50414d01ad..9e993e48e44 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/TestRpcMetrics.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/TestRpcMetrics.java
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CallDroppedException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CompatibilityFactory;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.DoNotRetryIOException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseClassTestRule;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NotServingRegionException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.RegionTooBusyException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.OutOfOrderScannerNextException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.RegionMovedException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.RequestTooBigException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.test.MetricsAssertHelper;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.RPCTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.SmallTests;
@@ -145,12 +146,23 @@ public class TestRpcMetrics {
     mrpc.exception(new OutOfOrderScannerNextException());
     mrpc.exception(new NotServingRegionException());
     mrpc.exception(new CallDroppedException());
+    mrpc.exception(new RequestTooBigException());
+    mrpc.exception(new FakeException());
     HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions.RegionMovedException", 1, serverSource);
     HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions.RegionTooBusyException", 1, serverSource);
     HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions.OutOfOrderScannerNextException", 1, serverSource);
     HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions.NotServingRegionException", 1, serverSource);
     HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions.callDropped", 1, serverSource);
-    HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions", 6, serverSource);
+    HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions.requestTooBig", 1, serverSource);
+    HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions.otherExceptions", 1, serverSource);
+    HELPER.assertCounter("exceptions", 8, serverSource);
+  }
+
+  private class FakeException extends DoNotRetryIOException {
+
+    public FakeException() {
+      super();
+    }
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/hbase-thrift/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/thrift/ThriftMetrics.java b/hbase-thrift/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/thrift/ThriftMetrics.java
index cf290bcb708..fb736a39c3e 100644
--- a/hbase-thrift/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/thrift/ThriftMetrics.java
+++ b/hbase-thrift/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/thrift/ThriftMetrics.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.ClientExceptionsUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.FailedSanityCheckException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.OutOfOrderScannerNextException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.RegionMovedException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.RequestTooBigException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.ScannerResetException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.quotas.QuotaExceededException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.quotas.RpcThrottlingException;
@@ -155,8 +156,13 @@ public class ThriftMetrics  {
         source.rpcThrottlingException();
       } else if (throwable instanceof CallDroppedException) {
         source.callDroppedException();
-      } else if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-        LOG.debug("Unknown exception type", throwable);
+      } else if (throwable instanceof RequestTooBigException) {
+        source.requestTooBigException();
+      } else {
+        source.otherExceptions();
+        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+          LOG.debug("Unknown exception type", throwable);
+        }
       }
     }
   }