diff --git a/metrics/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go b/metrics/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
index e1106a4..91055e8 100644
--- a/metrics/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
+++ b/metrics/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	prefix   string
 	svc      *cloudwatch.CloudWatch
 	counters map[string]*Counter
+	gauges   map[string]*Gauge
 	logger   log.Logger
 }
 
@@ -27,12 +28,21 @@
 		prefix:   prefix,
 		svc:      svc,
 		counters: map[string]*Counter{},
+		gauges:   map[string]*Gauge{},
 		logger:   logger,
 	}
 }
 
 func (cw *CloudWatch) NewCounter(name string) *Counter {
 	c := NewCounter(name)
+	cw.mtx.Lock()
+	cw.counters[cw.prefix+name] = c
+	cw.mtx.Unlock()
+	return c
+}
+
+func (cw *CloudWatch) NewGauge(name string) *Gauge {
+	c := NewGauge(name)
 	cw.mtx.Lock()
 	cw.counters[cw.prefix+name] = c
 	cw.mtx.Unlock()
@@ -57,6 +67,23 @@
 						MetricName: aws.String(name),
 						Dimensions: makeDimensions(c.c.LabelValues()...),
 						Value:      aws.Float64(c.c.Value()),
+						Timestamp:  aws.Time(now),
+					},
+				},
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				cw.logger.Log("during", "WriteLoop", "err", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		for name, g := range cw.gauges {
+			_, err := cw.svc.PutMetricData(&cloudwatch.PutMetricDataInput{
+				Namespace: aws.String(cw.prefix),
+				MetricData: []*cloudwatch.MetricDatum{
+					{
+						MetricName: aws.String(name),
+						Dimensions: makeDimensions(g.g.LabelValues()...),
+						Value:      aws.Float64(g.g.Value()),
 						Timestamp:  aws.Time(now),
 					},
 				},
@@ -90,6 +117,32 @@
 	c.c.Add(delta)
 }
 
+// Gauge is a CloudWatch gauge metric.
+type Gauge struct {
+	g *generic.Gauge
+}
+
+// NewGauge returns a new usable gauge metric
+func NewGauge(name string) *Gauge {
+	return &Gauge{
+		g: generic.NewGauge(name),
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *Gauge) With(labelValues ...string) metrics.Gauge {
+	return &Gauge{
+		g: g.g.With(labelValues...),
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *Gauge) Set(value float64) {
+	g.g.Set(value)
+}
+
+func (g *Gauge) Add(delta float64) {
+	g.g.Add(delta)
+}
+
 func makeDimensions(labelValues ...string) []*cloudwatch.Dimension {
 	dimensions := make([]*cloudwatch.Dimension, len(labelValues)/2)
 	for i, j := 0, 0; i < len(labelValues); i, j := i+2, j+1 {