diff --git a/ee/config/metrics/counts_all/count_total_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled.yml b/ee/config/metrics/counts_all/count_total_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled.yml
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+++ b/ee/config/metrics/counts_all/count_total_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+data_category: optional
+key_path: counts.projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled
+description: Count of projects with Secret Push Protection enabled
+product_group: secret_detection
+value_type: number
+status: active
+milestone: "17.1"
+instrumentation_class: CountProjectsWithSecretPushProtectionEnabledMetric
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/156076
+time_frame: all
+data_source: database
+distribution:
+- ee
+tier:
+- ultimate
diff --git a/ee/lib/gitlab/usage/metrics/instrumentations/count_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled_metric.rb b/ee/lib/gitlab/usage/metrics/instrumentations/count_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled_metric.rb
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+++ b/ee/lib/gitlab/usage/metrics/instrumentations/count_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled_metric.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Usage
+    module Metrics
+      module Instrumentations
+        class CountProjectsWithSecretPushProtectionEnabledMetric < DatabaseMetric
+          operation :count
+
+          relation do
+            ProjectSecuritySetting.where(pre_receive_secret_detection_enabled: true)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/usage/metrics/instrumentations/count_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled_metric_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/usage/metrics/instrumentations/count_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled_metric_spec.rb
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+++ b/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/usage/metrics/instrumentations/count_projects_with_secret_push_protection_enabled_metric_spec.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Gitlab::Usage::Metrics::Instrumentations::CountProjectsWithSecretPushProtectionEnabledMetric, feature_category: :service_ping do
+  let(:expected_value) { 3 }
+
+  before do
+    3.times do
+      create(:project).security_setting.update!(pre_receive_secret_detection_enabled: true)
+    end
+    create(:project)
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like 'a correct instrumented metric value', { time_frame: 'all', data_source: 'database' }
+end