diff --git a/roomserver/internal/input/input.go b/roomserver/internal/input/input.go
index 80d6d2c54..f411de8e4 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/input/input.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/input/input.go
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ func (r *Inputer) Start() error {
 		r.InputRoomEventTopic,
 		func(msg *nats.Msg) {
 			_ = msg.InProgress()
+			roomID := msg.Header.Get("room_id")
+			defer roomserverInputBackpressure.With(prometheus.Labels{"room_id": roomID}).Dec()
 			var inputRoomEvent api.InputRoomEvent
 			if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Data, &inputRoomEvent); err != nil {
 				_ = msg.Nak()
 				return
 			}
-			inbox, _ := r.workers.LoadOrStore(msg.Header.Get("room_id"), &phony.Inbox{})
+			inbox, _ := r.workers.LoadOrStore(roomID, &phony.Inbox{})
 			inbox.(*phony.Inbox).Act(nil, func() {
 				if _, err := r.processRoomEvent(context.TODO(), &inputRoomEvent); err != nil {
 					sentry.CaptureException(err)
@@ -90,7 +92,8 @@ func (r *Inputer) InputRoomEvents(
 			Subject: r.InputRoomEventTopic,
 			Header:  nats.Header{},
 		}
-		msg.Header.Set("room_id", e.Event.RoomID())
+		roomID := e.Event.RoomID()
+		msg.Header.Set("room_id", roomID)
 		msg.Data, err = json.Marshal(e)
 		if err != nil {
 			response.ErrMsg = err.Error()
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ func (r *Inputer) InputRoomEvents(
 			response.ErrMsg = err.Error()
 			return
 		}
+		roomserverInputBackpressure.With(prometheus.Labels{"room_id": roomID}).Inc()
 	}
 }