diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx.appup.src b/apps/emqx/src/emqx.appup.src
index 2d685ac69..0bfb23807 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@
     [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_schema,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_release,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_access_control,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_authentication,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_relup}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"5.0.0",
     [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_schema,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_release,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_access_control,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_authentication,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_relup}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_authentication.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_authentication.erl
index 7e46a8aba..f153f1367 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_authentication.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_authentication.erl
@@ -215,17 +215,29 @@ when
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 authenticate(#{enable_authn := false}, _AuthResult) ->
+    inc_authenticate_metric('authentication.success.anonymous'),
     ignore;
 authenticate(#{listener := Listener, protocol := Protocol} = Credential, _AuthResult) ->
     case get_authenticators(Listener, global_chain(Protocol)) of
         {ok, ChainName, Authenticators} ->
             case get_enabled(Authenticators) of
                 [] ->
+                    inc_authenticate_metric('authentication.success.anonymous'),
                     ignore;
                 NAuthenticators ->
-                    do_authenticate(ChainName, NAuthenticators, Credential)
+                    Result = do_authenticate(ChainName, NAuthenticators, Credential),
+                    inc_authenticate_metric(
+                        case Result of
+                            {stop, {ok, _}} ->
+                                'authentication.success';
+                            _ ->
+                                'authentication.failure'
+                        end
+                    ),
+                    Result
             end;
         none ->
+            inc_authenticate_metric('authentication.success.anonymous'),
             ignore
     end.
 
@@ -902,3 +914,9 @@ to_list(M) when is_map(M) -> [M];
 to_list(L) when is_list(L) -> L.
 
 call(Call) -> gen_server:call(?MODULE, Call, infinity).
+
+inc_authenticate_metric('authentication.success.anonymous' = Metric) ->
+    emqx_metrics:inc(Metric),
+    emqx_metrics:inc('authentication.success');
+inc_authenticate_metric(Metric) ->
+    emqx_metrics:inc(Metric).
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_metrics.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_metrics.erl
index be4abe9c4..7e841a2cf 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_metrics.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_metrics.erl
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@
     {counter, 'authorization.cache_hit'}
 ]).
 
+%% Statistic metrics for auth checking
+-define(STASTS_AUTHN_METRICS, [
+    {counter, 'authentication.success'},
+    {counter, 'authentication.success.anonymous'},
+    {counter, 'authentication.failure'}
+]).
+
 %% Overload protetion counters
 -define(OLP_METRICS, [
     {counter, 'olp.delay.ok'},
@@ -543,6 +550,7 @@ init([]) ->
         ?CLIENT_METRICS,
         ?SESSION_METRICS,
         ?STASTS_ACL_METRICS,
+        ?STASTS_AUTHN_METRICS,
         ?OLP_METRICS
     ]),
     % Store reserved indices
@@ -690,6 +698,9 @@ reserved_idx('session.terminated') -> 224;
 reserved_idx('authorization.allow') -> 300;
 reserved_idx('authorization.deny') -> 301;
 reserved_idx('authorization.cache_hit') -> 302;
+reserved_idx('authentication.success') -> 310;
+reserved_idx('authentication.success.anonymous') -> 311;
+reserved_idx('authentication.failure') -> 312;
 reserved_idx('olp.delay.ok') -> 400;
 reserved_idx('olp.delay.timeout') -> 401;
 reserved_idx('olp.hbn') -> 402;