diff --git a/app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb b/app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb
index 7d3e71b003e31b4f3ff25bff7ea19fd9db69001b..a3bc871edf9701101d39c30c45b987f725898bb9 100644
--- a/app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/ci/create_pipeline_service.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class CreatePipelineService < BaseService
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::CancelPendingPipelines,
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Metrics,
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::TemplateUsage,
+                Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::ComponentUsage,
                 Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Pipeline::Process].freeze
 
     # Create a new pipeline in the specified project.
diff --git a/config/events/ci_catalog_component_included.yml b/config/events/ci_catalog_component_included.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c43c3b15bc3a14ad770212477c1c0a3a141e051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/events/ci_catalog_component_included.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+description: When a CI/CD Catalog component is included in a pipeline.
+internal_events: true
+action: ci_catalog_component_included
+identifiers:
+- project
+- namespace
+- user
+product_section: ci
+product_stage: verify
+product_group: pipeline_authoring
+milestone: '16.11'
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/146834
+distributions:
+- ce
+- ee
+tiers:
+- free
+- premium
+- ultimate
diff --git a/config/feature_flags/gitlab_com_derisk/ci_track_catalog_component_usage.yml b/config/feature_flags/gitlab_com_derisk/ci_track_catalog_component_usage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..78e36c0733ce8604626c81aee1d8a64c6775c200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/feature_flags/gitlab_com_derisk/ci_track_catalog_component_usage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: ci_track_catalog_component_usage
+feature_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/440382
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/146834
+rollout_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/446290
+milestone: '16.11'
+group: group::pipeline authoring
+type: gitlab_com_derisk
+default_enabled: false
diff --git a/config/metrics/counts_28d/count_distinct_project_id_from_ci_catalog_component_included_monthly.yml b/config/metrics/counts_28d/count_distinct_project_id_from_ci_catalog_component_included_monthly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ab3e980ff5798a036ec5fe590d7762dcadf89a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/metrics/counts_28d/count_distinct_project_id_from_ci_catalog_component_included_monthly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+key_path: redis_hll_counters.count_distinct_project_id_from_ci_catalog_component_included_monthly
+description: Monthly count of unique projects that included a CI/CD Catalog component in a pipeline.
+product_section: ci
+product_stage: verify
+product_group: pipeline_authoring
+performance_indicator_type: []
+value_type: number
+status: active
+milestone: '16.11'
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/146834
+time_frame: 28d
+data_source: internal_events
+data_category: optional
+distribution:
+- ce
+- ee
+tier:
+- free
+- premium
+- ultimate
+events:
+- name: ci_catalog_component_included
+  unique: project.id
diff --git a/config/metrics/counts_7d/count_distinct_project_id_from_ci_catalog_component_included_weekly.yml b/config/metrics/counts_7d/count_distinct_project_id_from_ci_catalog_component_included_weekly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..63a2edad6367c01e1c19c1b07de14f2fe9474ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/metrics/counts_7d/count_distinct_project_id_from_ci_catalog_component_included_weekly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+key_path: redis_hll_counters.count_distinct_project_id_from_ci_catalog_component_included_weekly
+description: Weekly count of unique projects that included a CI/CD Catalog component in a pipeline.
+product_section: ci
+product_stage: verify
+product_group: pipeline_authoring
+performance_indicator_type: []
+value_type: number
+status: active
+milestone: '16.11'
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/146834
+time_frame: 7d
+data_source: internal_events
+data_category: optional
+distribution:
+- ce
+- ee
+tier:
+- free
+- premium
+- ultimate
+events:
+- name: ci_catalog_component_included
+  unique: project.id
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/component_usage.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/component_usage.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..79b8ea2d9db0f7fd7e11e5658a18eac840b5ab3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/component_usage.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Ci
+    module Pipeline
+      module Chain
+        class ComponentUsage < Chain::Base
+          def perform!
+            return unless Feature.enabled?(:ci_track_catalog_component_usage, project)
+
+            included_catalog_components.each do |component|
+              track_event(component)
+            end
+          end
+
+          def break?
+            false
+          end
+
+          private
+
+          def track_event(component)
+            Gitlab::InternalEvents.track_event(
+              'ci_catalog_component_included',
+              namespace: project.namespace,
+              project: project,
+              user: current_user,
+              additional_properties: {
+                label: component.project.full_path,
+                property: "#{component.name}@#{component.version.name}",
+                value: component.resource_type_before_type_cast
+              }
+            )
+          end
+
+          def included_catalog_components
+            command.yaml_processor_result.included_components.filter_map do |hash|
+              ::Ci::Catalog::ComponentsProject.new(hash[:component_project], hash[:component_sha])
+                .find_catalog_component(hash[:component_name])
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/component_usage_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/component_usage_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f4291f4938f64f7a3c692fd090efd54d4102b31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/component_usage_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::ComponentUsage, feature_category: :pipeline_composition do
+  let_it_be(:project) { create(:project) }
+  let_it_be(:user) { create(:user) }
+  let_it_be(:pipeline) { create(:ci_pipeline, project: project) }
+  let_it_be(:resource) { create(:ci_catalog_resource) }
+
+  let_it_be(:version) do
+    create(:release, :with_catalog_resource_version, project: resource.project, tag: '1.2.0', sha: 'my_component_sha')
+      .catalog_resource_version
+  end
+
+  let_it_be(:component) { create(:ci_catalog_resource_component, version: version, name: 'my_component') }
+
+  let(:dry_run) { false }
+  let(:command) { Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::Command.new(project: project, current_user: user, dry_run: dry_run) }
+  let(:step) { described_class.new(pipeline, command) }
+
+  describe '#perform!' do
+    subject(:perform) { step.perform! }
+
+    before do
+      allow(command).to receive(:yaml_processor_result)
+        .and_return(instance_double(Gitlab::Ci::YamlProcessor::Result,
+          included_components: [{
+            component_project: component.project,
+            component_sha: version.sha,
+            component_name: component.name
+          }]
+        ))
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'internal event tracking' do
+      let(:event) { 'ci_catalog_component_included' }
+      let(:label) { component.project.full_path }
+      let(:property) { 'my_component@1.2.0' }
+      let(:value) { 1 } # Default resource_type
+    end
+
+    context 'when the FF `ci_track_catalog_component_usage` is disabled' do
+      before do
+        stub_feature_flags(ci_track_catalog_component_usage: false)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not track an internal event' do
+        expect(Gitlab::InternalEvents).not_to receive(:track_event)
+
+        perform
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
index 33c4e6a88d5550321e147320bbb2738a92dd2385..0ba3b4572f0905a28681c3bafd50263a0b63565e 100644
--- a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ def execute_service(
         execute_service
       end
 
+      it 'tracks included catalog component usage' do
+        expect_next_instance_of(Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::ComponentUsage) do |instance|
+          expect(instance).to receive(:perform!)
+        end
+
+        execute_service
+      end
+
       context 'when merge requests already exist for this source branch' do
         let!(:merge_request_1) do
           create(:merge_request, source_branch: 'feature', target_branch: "master", source_project: project)
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/controllers/internal_event_tracking_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/controllers/internal_event_tracking_examples.rb
index 57b92907c01f782021e28f928cba91867c2fdc46..e421611e0705f790efba35adbecd9e6af4e2d787 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/controllers/internal_event_tracking_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/controllers/internal_event_tracking_examples.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
     namespace = try(:namespace) || project&.namespace
     category = try(:category) || 'InternalEventTracking'
 
+    additional_properties = {
+      label: try(:label),
+      property: try(:property),
+      value: try(:value)
+    }.compact
+
     expect(Gitlab::Tracking::StandardContext)
       .to have_received(:new)
         .with(
@@ -47,7 +53,8 @@
         context: [
           an_instance_of(SnowplowTracker::SelfDescribingJson),
           an_instance_of(SnowplowTracker::SelfDescribingJson)
-        ]
+        ],
+        **additional_properties
       )
   end
 end