diff --git a/source/reference/command/serverStatus.txt b/source/reference/command/serverStatus.txt
index fcf54eb0763..7eed8ca54dd 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/serverStatus.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/serverStatus.txt
@@ -4731,6 +4731,10 @@ metrics
             "returned" : NumberLong(<num>),
             "updated" : NumberLong(<num>)
       },
+      "dotsAndDollarsFields" : {
+            "inserts" : Long("0"),
+            "updates" : Long("0")
+      },
       "getLastError" : {
             "wtime" : {
                "num" : <num>,
@@ -4945,9 +4949,19 @@ metrics
 
    The total number of documents updated.
 
-.. serverstatus:: metrics.executor
+.. serverstatus:: metrics.dotsAndDollarsFields
 
-   .. versionadded:: 3.2
+   A document with a number that indicates how often
+   :ref:`insert <write-op-insert>` or :ref:`update <write-op-update>`
+   operations ran using a dollar (``$``) prefixed name. The value does
+   not report the exact number of operations.  
+
+   When an :term:`upsert` operation creates a new document, it is
+   considered to be an ``insert`` rather than an ``update``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 5.0
+
+.. serverstatus:: metrics.executor
 
    A document that reports on various statistics for the replication
    executor.
diff --git a/source/release-notes/5.0.txt b/source/release-notes/5.0.txt
index d2b659e78d3..237814b7665 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/5.0.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/5.0.txt
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ Aggregation Metrics
   - :serverstatus:`metrics.commands.update.arrayFilters` *(Also available in 4.4.2+, 4.2.11+)*
   - :serverstatus:`metrics.commands.findAndModify.pipeline` *(Also available in 4.4.2+, 4.2.11+)*
   - :serverstatus:`metrics.commands.findAndModify.arrayFilters` *(Also available in 4.4.2+, 4.2.11+)*
+  - :serverstatus:`metrics.dotsAndDollarsFields`
 
 Replication Metrics
   - :serverstatus:`metrics.repl.reconfig.numAutoReconfigsForRemovalOfNewlyAddedFields`