diff --git a/app/webrtc/whip_handler.go b/app/webrtc/whip_handler.go
index 06e187d..b2ddfa1 100644
--- a/app/webrtc/whip_handler.go
+++ b/app/webrtc/whip_handler.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type WHIPHandler struct {
 	ingestStream   map[string]string                            // resource -> streamID (reverse index)
 	count          int64                                        // atomic; concurrent publishers
 	maxCapTotal    int64
+
+	met *webrtcMetrics // nil until SetMetrics is called
 }
 
 // NewWHIPHandler wraps the subsystem in an Echo-compatible WHIP handler.
@@ -111,6 +113,9 @@ func (h *WHIPHandler) Publish(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	// Global cap: cheap atomic check before real work.
 	if atomic.LoadInt64(&h.count) >= h.maxCapTotal {
+		if h.met != nil {
+			h.met.whipCapRejections.WithLabelValues(id, "global").Inc()
+		}
 		h.recordRequest("publish", id, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t0)
 		return c.String(http.StatusServiceUnavailable, "webrtc: whip: publisher cap reached")
 	}
@@ -126,6 +131,9 @@ func (h *WHIPHandler) Publish(c echo.Context) error {
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	if len(h.ingestByStream[id]) > 0 {
 		h.mu.Unlock()
+		if h.met != nil {
+			h.met.whipCapRejections.WithLabelValues(id, "conflict").Inc()
+		}
 		h.recordRequest("publish", id, http.StatusConflict, t0)
 		return c.String(http.StatusConflict, "webrtc: whip: stream already has an active publisher")
 	}
@@ -172,6 +180,10 @@ func (h *WHIPHandler) Publish(c echo.Context) error {
 	// Auto-cleanup on disconnect.
 	go h.awaitIngestClose(rid, peer)
 
+	// Track ICE establishment duration using the shared ICE histograms
+	// (same metric family as WHEP egress, disambiguated by result label).
+	go h.trackICE(id, peer, time.Now())
+
 	h.recordRequest("publish", id, http.StatusCreated, t0)
 
 	// RFC 9261 §5.2: emit one Link header per configured ICE server so
@@ -236,13 +248,6 @@ func (h *WHIPHandler) Unpublish(c echo.Context) error {
 // TrickleIngest handles PATCH /whip/:id/:resource — adds ICE candidates
 // from a trickle-ice-sdpfrag body.
 //
-// The body format follows draft-ietf-wish-whip §5: one or more
-// "a=candidate:…" lines in application/trickle-ice-sdpfrag. Each
-// matching line is forwarded directly to the underlying PeerConnection.
-// An empty body or a body with no candidate lines is a no-op (clients
-// signal end-of-candidates via an a=end-of-candidates line, which
-// AddICECandidate correctly ignores at the Pion level).
-//
 // @Summary Trickle ICE candidates for a WHIP publish session
 // @Tags v16.16.0
 // @ID webrtc-3-whip-trickle
@@ -339,7 +344,6 @@ func (h *WHIPHandler) awaitIngestClose(resource string, peer *corewebrtc.IngestP
 
 // tearDownStreamIngests is called by the Subsystem's SetWHIPTeardownHook
 // to close any active publisher when the FFmpeg process stops.
-// Not exported — registered internally via NewWHIPHandler.
 func (h *WHIPHandler) tearDownStreamIngests(streamID string) {
 	h.mu.Lock()
 	bucket := h.ingestByStream[streamID]
@@ -356,11 +360,15 @@ func (h *WHIPHandler) tearDownStreamIngests(streamID string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// recordRequest logs request metrics. Currently a thin wrapper; WHIP
-// metrics counters will be wired in alongside WHEP metrics in a follow-up.
+// recordRequest logs request metrics to the shared Prometheus metrics
+// instance. No-ops if SetMetrics has not been called.
 func (h *WHIPHandler) recordRequest(route, streamID string, code int, t0 time.Time) {
-	// Placeholder — wire Prometheus metrics in a follow-up commit.
-	_ = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %d %.3fs", route, streamID, code, time.Since(t0).Seconds())
+	if h.met == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	codeStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", code)
+	h.met.whipRequests.WithLabelValues(route, codeStr, streamID).Inc()
+	h.met.whipRequestDuration.WithLabelValues(route, streamID).Observe(time.Since(t0).Seconds())
 }
 
 // preflight answers CORS OPTIONS requests.