diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2a8691dce..ba142bf92 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ gem 'haikunator'
 ##--- gems for debugging and error reporting ---##
 # static analysis
 gem 'brakeman'
+gem 'scout_apm'
 gem 'sentry-raven'
 
 ##-- background job processing --##
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 4eb81f633..961eb0e50 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ GEM
     rubocop-rspec (1.37.1)
       rubocop (>= 0.68.1)
     ruby-progressbar (1.10.1)
+    scout_apm (2.6.6)
+      parser
     seed_dump (3.3.1)
       activerecord (>= 4)
       activesupport (>= 4)
@@ -536,6 +538,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rubocop-performance
   rubocop-rails
   rubocop-rspec
+  scout_apm
   seed_dump
   sentry-raven
   shoulda-matchers