diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/README.md
index bb1c45dbcfd55..a2c1d5ebcdd01 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/README.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const cluster = new neptune.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
 });
 ```
 
-Additionally it is also possible to add replicas using `DatabaseInstance` for an existing cluster.
+Additionally, it is also possible to add replicas using `DatabaseInstance` for an existing cluster.
 
 ```ts fixture=with-cluster
 const replica1 = new neptune.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
@@ -143,3 +143,14 @@ new neptune.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Cluster', {
   autoMinorVersionUpgrade: true,
 });
 ```
+
+## Metrics
+
+Both `DatabaseCluster` and `DatabaseInstance` provide a `metric()` method to help with cluster-level and instance-level monitoring.
+
+```ts
+cluster.metric('SparqlErrors'); // cluster-level SparqlErrors metric
+instance.metric('SparqlErrors') // instance-level SparqlErrors metric
+```
+
+For more details on the available metrics, refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/neptune/latest/userguide/cw-metrics.html
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/lib/cluster.ts
index f30bf46851f0f..f2e998332c304 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as cloudwatch from '@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from '@aws-cdk/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from '@aws-cdk/aws-iam';
 import * as kms from '@aws-cdk/aws-kms';
@@ -284,6 +285,14 @@ export interface IDatabaseCluster extends IResource, ec2.IConnectable {
    * Grant the given identity connection access to the database.
    */
   grantConnect(grantee: iam.IGrantable): iam.Grant;
+
+  /**
+   * Return the given named metric associated with this DatabaseCluster instance
+   *
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/neptune/latest/userguide/cw-metrics.html
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/neptune/latest/userguide/cw-dimensions.html
+   */
+  metric(metricName: string, props?: cloudwatch.MetricOptions): cloudwatch.Metric;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -398,6 +407,17 @@ export abstract class DatabaseClusterBase extends Resource implements IDatabaseC
   public grantConnect(grantee: iam.IGrantable): iam.Grant {
     return this.grant(grantee, 'neptune-db:*');
   }
+
+  public metric(metricName: string, props?: cloudwatch.MetricOptions): cloudwatch.Metric {
+    return new cloudwatch.Metric({
+      namespace: 'AWS/Neptune',
+      dimensionsMap: {
+        DBClusterIdentifier: this.clusterIdentifier,
+      },
+      metricName,
+      ...props,
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/lib/instance.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/lib/instance.ts
index b05003dffcb40..336606c6b9386 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/lib/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/lib/instance.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as cloudwatch from '@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from '@aws-cdk/aws-ec2';
 import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
@@ -165,6 +166,14 @@ export interface IDatabaseInstance extends cdk.IResource {
    * @attribute Port
    */
   readonly dbInstanceEndpointPort: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Return the given named metric associated with this database instance
+   *
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/neptune/latest/userguide/cw-metrics.html
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/neptune/latest/userguide/cw-dimensions.html
+   */
+  metric(metricName: string, props?: cloudwatch.MetricOptions): cloudwatch.Metric;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -233,27 +242,64 @@ export interface DatabaseInstanceProps {
 }
 
 /**
- * A database instance
- *
- * @resource AWS::Neptune::DBInstance
+ * A new or imported database instance.
  */
-export class DatabaseInstance extends cdk.Resource implements IDatabaseInstance {
-
+export abstract class DatabaseInstanceBase extends cdk.Resource implements IDatabaseInstance {
   /**
    * Import an existing database instance.
    */
   public static fromDatabaseInstanceAttributes(scope: Construct, id: string, attrs: DatabaseInstanceAttributes): IDatabaseInstance {
-    class Import extends cdk.Resource implements IDatabaseInstance {
+    class Import extends DatabaseInstanceBase implements IDatabaseInstance {
       public readonly defaultPort = ec2.Port.tcp(attrs.port);
       public readonly instanceIdentifier = attrs.instanceIdentifier;
       public readonly dbInstanceEndpointAddress = attrs.instanceEndpointAddress;
       public readonly dbInstanceEndpointPort = attrs.port.toString();
       public readonly instanceEndpoint = new Endpoint(attrs.instanceEndpointAddress, attrs.port);
     }
-
     return new Import(scope, id);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @inheritdoc
+   */
+  public abstract readonly dbInstanceEndpointAddress: string;
+
+  /**
+   * @inheritdoc
+   */
+  public abstract readonly dbInstanceEndpointPort: string;
+
+  /**
+   * @inheritdoc
+   */
+  public abstract readonly instanceEndpoint: Endpoint;
+
+  /**
+   * @inheritdoc
+   */
+  public abstract readonly instanceIdentifier: string;
+
+  /**
+   * @inheritdoc
+   */
+  public metric(metricName: string, props?: cloudwatch.MetricOptions): cloudwatch.Metric {
+    return new cloudwatch.Metric({
+      namespace: 'AWS/Neptune',
+      dimensionsMap: {
+        DBInstanceIdentifier: this.instanceIdentifier,
+      },
+      metricName,
+      ...props,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A database instance
+ *
+ * @resource AWS::Neptune::DBInstance
+ */
+export class DatabaseInstance extends DatabaseInstanceBase implements IDatabaseInstance {
 
   /**
    * The instance's database cluster
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/package.json
index f1fc53edc893c..6b38c7760a3bf 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/package.json
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^27.5.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/aws-ec2": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/aws-iam": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/aws-kms": "0.0.0",
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
     "constructs": "^10.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/aws-ec2": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/aws-iam": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/aws-kms": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/test/cluster.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/test/cluster.test.ts
index e92386cfefcb0..54b2ed415f131 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/test/cluster.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/test/cluster.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Match, Template } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
+import * as cloudwatch from '@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from '@aws-cdk/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from '@aws-cdk/aws-iam';
 import * as kms from '@aws-cdk/aws-kms';
@@ -660,6 +661,46 @@ describe('DatabaseCluster', () => {
 
   });
 
+  test('metric - constructs metric with correct namespace and dimension and inputs', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = testStack();
+    const vpc = new ec2.Vpc(stack, 'VPC');
+    const cluster = new DatabaseCluster(stack, 'Cluster', {
+      vpc,
+      instanceType: InstanceType.R5_LARGE,
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    const metric = cluster.metric('SparqlErrors');
+    new cloudwatch.Alarm(stack, 'Alarm', {
+      evaluationPeriods: 1,
+      threshold: 0,
+      comparisonOperator: cloudwatch.ComparisonOperator.GREATER_THAN_THRESHOLD,
+      metric: metric,
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    expect(metric).toEqual(new cloudwatch.Metric({
+      namespace: 'AWS/Neptune',
+      dimensionsMap: {
+        DBClusterIdentifier: cluster.clusterIdentifier,
+      },
+      metricName: 'SparqlErrors',
+    }));
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm', {
+      Namespace: 'AWS/Neptune',
+      MetricName: 'SparqlErrors',
+      Dimensions: [
+        {
+          Name: 'DBClusterIdentifier',
+          Value: stack.resolve(cluster.clusterIdentifier),
+        },
+      ],
+      ComparisonOperator: 'GreaterThanThreshold',
+      EvaluationPeriods: 1,
+      Threshold: 0,
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 function testStack() {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/test/instance.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/test/instance.test.ts
index ed83e1506496a..49e9e01f593c3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/test/instance.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune/test/instance.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Template } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
+import * as cloudwatch from '@aws-cdk/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from '@aws-cdk/aws-ec2';
 import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import * as constructs from 'constructs';
@@ -140,6 +141,46 @@ describe('DatabaseInstance', () => {
   test('instance type from string throws if missing db prefix', () => {
     expect(() => { InstanceType.of('r5.xlarge');}).toThrowError(/instance type must start with 'db.'/);
   });
+
+  test('metric - constructs metric with correct namespace and dimension and inputs', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = testStack();
+    const instance = new DatabaseInstance(stack, 'Instance', {
+      cluster: stack.cluster,
+      instanceType: InstanceType.R5_LARGE,
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    const metric = instance.metric('SparqlErrors');
+    new cloudwatch.Alarm(stack, 'Alarm', {
+      evaluationPeriods: 1,
+      threshold: 0,
+      comparisonOperator: cloudwatch.ComparisonOperator.GREATER_THAN_THRESHOLD,
+      metric: metric,
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    expect(metric).toEqual(new cloudwatch.Metric({
+      namespace: 'AWS/Neptune',
+      dimensionsMap: {
+        DBInstanceIdentifier: instance.instanceIdentifier,
+      },
+      metricName: 'SparqlErrors',
+    }));
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm', {
+      Namespace: 'AWS/Neptune',
+      MetricName: 'SparqlErrors',
+      Dimensions: [
+        {
+          Name: 'DBInstanceIdentifier',
+          Value: stack.resolve(instance.instanceIdentifier),
+        },
+      ],
+      ComparisonOperator: 'GreaterThanThreshold',
+      EvaluationPeriods: 1,
+      Threshold: 0,
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 class TestStack extends cdk.Stack {
@@ -160,6 +201,5 @@ class TestStack extends cdk.Stack {
 }
 
 function testStack() {
-  const stack = new TestStack(undefined, undefined, { env: { account: '12345', region: 'us-test-1' } });
-  return stack;
+  return new TestStack(undefined, undefined, { env: { account: '12345', region: 'us-test-1' } });
 }