diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index c4b45ba4e..fc9f1f7bd 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 * FEATURE: added `-search.maxStepForPointsAdjustment` command-line flag, which can be used for disabling adjustment for points returned `/api/v1/query_range` handler if such points have timestamps closer than `-search.latencyOffset` to the current time. Such points may contain incomplete data, so they are substituted by the previous values for `step` query args smaller than one minute by default.
 * FEATURE: vmalert: added `-datasource.queryStep` command-line flag for passing `step` query arg to `/api/v1/query` endpoint. See https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1025
 * FEATURE: vmagent: added `-remoteWrite.rateLimit` command-line flag for limiting data transfer rate to `-remoteWrite.url`. This may be useful when big amounts of buffered data is sent after temporarily unavailability of the remote storage. See https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1035
+* FEATURE: vmagent: export `vm_promscrape_scrapes_failed_per_url_total` and `vm_promscrape_scrapes_skipped_by_sample_limit_per_url_total` counters, which may help identifying improperly working scrape targets.
 
 * BUGFIX: vmagent: reduce the HTTP reconnection rate to scrape targets. Previously vmagent could errorneusly close HTTP keep-alive connections more often than needed.
 * BUGFIX: vmagent: retry scrape and service discovery requests when the remote server closes HTTP keep-alive connection. Previously `disable_keepalive: true` option could be used under `scrape_configs` section when working with such servers.
diff --git a/lib/promscrape/scrapework.go b/lib/promscrape/scrapework.go
index 585529e01..2c37469ed 100644
--- a/lib/promscrape/scrapework.go
+++ b/lib/promscrape/scrapework.go
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ func (sw *scrapeWork) scrapeInternal(scrapeTimestamp, realTimestamp int64) error
 	if err != nil {
 		up = 0
 		scrapesFailed.Inc()
+		metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_scrapes_failed_per_url_total{url=%q}`, sw.Config.ScrapeURL)).Inc()
 	} else {
 		bodyString := bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(body.B)
 		wc.rows.UnmarshalWithErrLogger(bodyString, sw.logError)
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ func (sw *scrapeWork) scrapeInternal(scrapeTimestamp, realTimestamp int64) error
 		srcRows = srcRows[:0]
 		up = 0
 		scrapesSkippedBySampleLimit.Inc()
+		metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_promscrape_scrapes_skipped_by_sample_limit_per_url_total{url=%q}`, sw.Config.ScrapeURL)).Inc()
 	}
 	samplesPostRelabeling := 0
 	for i := range srcRows {