diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index fa7c46a2b..a67a71e4a 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -151,8 +151,32 @@ export default class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   @emits ${txMeta.id}:unapproved
   */
   addTransaction(txMeta) {
+    const {
+      type,
+      status,
+      chainId,
+      origin: referrer,
+      txParams: { gasPrice },
+      metamaskNetworkId: network,
+    } = txMeta;
+    const source = referrer === 'metamask' ? 'user' : 'dapp';
+
     this.txStateManager.addTransaction(txMeta);
     this.emit(`${txMeta.id}:unapproved`, txMeta);
+
+    this._trackMetaMetricsEvent({
+      event: 'Transaction Added',
+      category: 'Transactions',
+      sensitiveProperties: {
+        type,
+        status,
+        gasPrice,
+        referrer,
+        source,
+        network,
+        chain_id: chainId,
+      },
+    });
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.test.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.test.js
index 3615c33d0..d5cfe8de0 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.test.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.test.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ describe('Transaction Controller', function () {
       getPermittedAccounts: () => undefined,
       getCurrentChainId: () => currentChainId,
       getParticipateInMetrics: () => false,
+      trackMetaMetricsEvent: () => undefined,
     });
     txController.nonceTracker.getNonceLock = () =>
       Promise.resolve({ nextNonce: 0, releaseLock: noop });
@@ -414,6 +415,19 @@ describe('Transaction Controller', function () {
   });
 
   describe('#addTransaction', function () {
+    let trackMetaMetricsEventSpy;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      trackMetaMetricsEventSpy = sinon.spy(
+        txController,
+        '_trackMetaMetricsEvent',
+      );
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+      trackMetaMetricsEventSpy.restore();
+    });
+
     it('should emit updates', function (done) {
       const txMeta = {
         id: '1',
@@ -451,6 +465,82 @@ describe('Transaction Controller', function () {
         .catch(done);
       txController.addTransaction(txMeta);
     });
+
+    it('should call _trackMetaMetricsEvent with the correct payload (one)', function () {
+      const txMeta = {
+        id: 1,
+        status: TRANSACTION_STATUSES.UNAPPROVED,
+        txParams: {
+          from: fromAccount.address,
+          to: '0x1678a085c290ebd122dc42cba69373b5953b831d',
+          gasPrice: '0x77359400',
+          gas: '0x7b0d',
+          nonce: '0x4b',
+        },
+        type: 'sentEther',
+        origin: 'metamask',
+        chainId: currentChainId,
+        metamaskNetworkId: currentNetworkId,
+      };
+      const expectedPayload = {
+        event: 'Transaction Added',
+        category: 'Transactions',
+        sensitiveProperties: {
+          chain_id: '0x2a',
+          gasPrice: '0x77359400',
+          network: '42',
+          referrer: 'metamask',
+          source: 'user',
+          status: 'unapproved',
+          type: 'sentEther',
+        },
+      };
+
+      txController.addTransaction(txMeta);
+      assert.equal(trackMetaMetricsEventSpy.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(
+        trackMetaMetricsEventSpy.getCall(0).args[0],
+        expectedPayload,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should call _trackMetaMetricsEvent with the correct payload (two)', function () {
+      const txMeta = {
+        id: 1,
+        status: TRANSACTION_STATUSES.UNAPPROVED,
+        txParams: {
+          from: fromAccount.address,
+          to: '0x1678a085c290ebd122dc42cba69373b5953b831d',
+          gasPrice: '0x77359400',
+          gas: '0x7b0d',
+          nonce: '0x4b',
+        },
+        type: 'sentEther',
+        origin: 'other',
+        chainId: '0x3',
+        metamaskNetworkId: '3',
+      };
+      const expectedPayload = {
+        event: 'Transaction Added',
+        category: 'Transactions',
+        sensitiveProperties: {
+          chain_id: '0x3',
+          gasPrice: '0x77359400',
+          network: '3',
+          referrer: 'other',
+          source: 'dapp',
+          status: 'unapproved',
+          type: 'sentEther',
+        },
+      };
+
+      txController.addTransaction(txMeta);
+      assert.equal(trackMetaMetricsEventSpy.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(
+        trackMetaMetricsEventSpy.getCall(0).args[0],
+        expectedPayload,
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#approveTransaction', function () {