1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/create.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/create.rb
index d5e17a123df..d19a2519803 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/create.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/create.rb
@@ -17,11 +17,27 @@ module Gitlab
             end
           rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
             error("Failed to persist the pipeline: #{e}")
+          ensure
+            if pipeline.builds.where(stage_id: nil).any?
+              invalid_builds_counter.increment(node: hostname)
+            end
           end
 
           def break?
             !pipeline.persisted?
           end
+
+          private
+
+          def invalid_builds_counter
+            @counter ||= Gitlab::Metrics
+              .counter(:gitlab_ci_invalid_builds_total,
+                       'Invalid builds without stage assigned counter')
+          end
+
+          def hostname
+            @hostname ||= Socket.gethostname
+          end
         end
       end
     end