diff --git a/components/services/storage/dom_storage/local_storage_impl.cc b/components/services/storage/dom_storage/local_storage_impl.cc
index 8a4cf174108e..20975e9e9b67 100644
--- a/components/services/storage/dom_storage/local_storage_impl.cc
+++ b/components/services/storage/dom_storage/local_storage_impl.cc
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void LocalStorageImpl::OnDatabaseOpened(leveldb::Status status) {
   if (!status.ok()) {
     // If we failed to open the database, try to delete and recreate the
     // database, or ultimately fallback to an in-memory database.
-    DeleteAndRecreateDatabase();
+    DeleteAndRecreateDatabase(DatabaseResetReason::kOpenFailed);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -708,14 +708,14 @@ void LocalStorageImpl::OnGotDatabaseVersion(leveldb::Status status,
                              &db_version) ||
         db_version < kMinSchemaVersion ||
         db_version > kCurrentLocalStorageSchemaVersion) {
-      DeleteAndRecreateDatabase();
+      DeleteAndRecreateDatabase(DatabaseResetReason::kVersionMismatch);
       return;
     }
 
     database_initialized_ = true;
   } else {
     // Other read error. Possibly database corruption.
-    DeleteAndRecreateDatabase();
+    DeleteAndRecreateDatabase(DatabaseResetReason::kReadError);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -750,7 +750,9 @@ void LocalStorageImpl::OnConnectionFinished() {
   on_database_opened_callbacks_.clear();
 }
 
-void LocalStorageImpl::DeleteAndRecreateDatabase() {
+void LocalStorageImpl::DeleteAndRecreateDatabase(
+    DatabaseResetReason reason /*= DatabaseResetReason::kUnknown*/) {
+  UMA_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION("Cobalt.LocalStorage.DatabaseResetReason", reason);
   if (connection_state_ == CONNECTION_SHUTDOWN)
     return;
 
@@ -971,7 +973,7 @@ void LocalStorageImpl::OnCommitResult(leveldb::Status status) {
     // Deleting StorageAreas in here could cause more commits (and commit
     // errors), but those commits won't reach OnCommitResult because the area
     // will have been deleted before the commit finishes.
-    DeleteAndRecreateDatabase();
+    DeleteAndRecreateDatabase(DatabaseResetReason::kCommitError);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/services/storage/dom_storage/local_storage_impl.h b/components/services/storage/dom_storage/local_storage_impl.h
index 565200b95375..2ac6bb3fbc42 100644
--- a/components/services/storage/dom_storage/local_storage_impl.h
+++ b/components/services/storage/dom_storage/local_storage_impl.h
@@ -126,7 +126,18 @@ class LocalStorageImpl : public base::trace_event::MemoryDumpProvider,
   void OnGotDatabaseVersion(leveldb::Status status,
                             DomStorageDatabase::Value value);
   void OnConnectionFinished();
-  void DeleteAndRecreateDatabase();
+
+  enum class DatabaseResetReason {
+    kOpenFailed,
+    kVersionMismatch,
+    kReadError,
+    kCommitError,
+    kUnknown,
+    kMaxValue = kUnknown,
+  };
+
+  void DeleteAndRecreateDatabase(DatabaseResetReason reason =
+                                     DatabaseResetReason::kUnknown);
   void OnDBDestroyed(bool recreate_in_memory, leveldb::Status status);
 
   StorageAreaHolder* GetOrCreateStorageArea(
diff --git a/tools/metrics/histograms/metadata/cobalt/histograms.xml b/tools/metrics/histograms/metadata/cobalt/histograms.xml
index 1ac3ad94797d..d24c97c4e813 100644
--- a/tools/metrics/histograms/metadata/cobalt/histograms.xml
+++ b/tools/metrics/histograms/metadata/cobalt/histograms.xml
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ Always run the pretty print utility on this file after editing:
   </summary>
 </histogram>
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 <histogram name="Cobalt.StorageMigration.SentinelWriteResult"
     enum="SentinelWriteResult" expires_after="never">
   <owner>colinliang@google.com</owner>
@@ -346,6 +347,13 @@ Always run the pretty print utility on this file after editing:
     all memory the process can access, including shared libraries, stack, heap,
     and memory-mapped files. Recorded at regular intervals when memory metrics
     are emitted.
+=======
+<histogram name="Cobalt.LocalStorage.DatabaseResetReason"
+    enum="LocalStorageDatabaseResetReason" expires_after="never">
+  <owner>charleykim@google.com</owner>
+  <summary>
+    Records the reason why the Local Storage database was reset.
+>>>>>>> bca1d8a8ba (adding UMA for local storage DeleteAndRecreateDatabase() (#9354))
   </summary>
 </histogram>