diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource_errors.hrl b/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource_errors.hrl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b11ee3c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource_errors.hrl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2020-2022 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-define(RESOURCE_ERROR(Reason, Msg),
+    {error, {resource_error, #{reason => Reason, msg => iolist_to_binary(Msg)}}}
+).
+-define(RESOURCE_ERROR_M(Reason, Msg), {error, {resource_error, #{reason := Reason, msg := Msg}}}).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
index e940dcb69..f27f19bdf 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 -include("emqx_resource.hrl").
 -include("emqx_resource_utils.hrl").
+-include("emqx_resource_errors.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 -include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/snabbkaffe.hrl").
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
index a0d1c464a..3729d9096 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 -include("rule_engine.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/emqx.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
+-include_lib("emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource_errors.hrl").
 
 -export([
     apply_rule/3,
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ handle_action(RuleId, ActId, Selected, Envs) ->
     ok = emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.total'),
     try
         Result = do_handle_action(ActId, Selected, Envs),
-        ok = emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.success'),
+        inc_action_metrics(Result, RuleId),
         Result
     catch
         throw:out_of_service ->
@@ -501,3 +502,18 @@ ensure_list(_NotList) -> [].
 nested_put(Alias, Val, Columns0) ->
     Columns = handle_alias(Alias, Columns0),
     emqx_rule_maps:nested_put(Alias, Val, Columns).
+
+-define(IS_RES_DOWN(R), R == stopped; R == not_connected; R == not_found).
+inc_action_metrics(ok, RuleId) ->
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.success');
+inc_action_metrics({ok, _}, RuleId) ->
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.success');
+inc_action_metrics({resource_down, _}, RuleId) ->
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.out_of_service'),
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed.unknown');
+inc_action_metrics(?RESOURCE_ERROR_M(R, _), RuleId) when ?IS_RES_DOWN(R) ->
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.out_of_service'),
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed.unknown');
+inc_action_metrics(_, RuleId) ->
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed'),
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed.unknown').