diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
index 4d47e029f..98b051d98 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ import io.dropwizard.setup.Bootstrap;
 import io.dropwizard.setup.Environment;
 import io.lettuce.core.resource.ClientResources;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Clock;
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Meter;
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Meter.Id;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Metrics;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.config.MeterFilter;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.distribution.DistributionStatisticConfig;
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.FreeMemoryGauge;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.GarbageCollectionGauges;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.MaxFileDescriptorGauge;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.MetricsApplicationEventListener;
+import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.MetricsRequestEventListener;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.NetworkReceivedGauge;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.NetworkSentGauge;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.metrics.NstatCounters;
@@ -244,8 +247,13 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
   @Override
   public void run(WhisperServerConfiguration config, Environment environment)
       throws Exception {
+
     SharedMetricRegistries.add(Constants.METRICS_NAME, environment.metrics());
 
+    final DistributionStatisticConfig defaultDistributionStatisticConfig = DistributionStatisticConfig.builder()
+        .percentiles(.75, .95, .99, .999)
+        .build();
+
     final WavefrontConfig wavefrontConfig = new WavefrontConfig() {
       @Override
       public String get(final String key) {
@@ -266,10 +274,7 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
     Metrics.addRegistry(new WavefrontMeterRegistry(wavefrontConfig, Clock.SYSTEM) {
       @Override
       protected DistributionStatisticConfig defaultHistogramConfig() {
-        return DistributionStatisticConfig.builder()
-                .percentiles(.75, .95, .99, .999)
-                .build()
-                .merge(super.defaultHistogramConfig());
+        return defaultDistributionStatisticConfig.merge(super.defaultHistogramConfig());
       }
     });
 
@@ -286,6 +291,17 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
         }
       }, Clock.SYSTEM);
 
+      datadogMeterRegistry.config().meterFilter(new MeterFilter() {
+        @Override
+        public DistributionStatisticConfig configure(final Id id, final DistributionStatisticConfig config) {
+          return defaultDistributionStatisticConfig.merge(config);
+        }
+      })
+          .meterFilter(MeterFilter.denyNameStartsWith(MetricsRequestEventListener.REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME))
+          .meterFilter(MeterFilter.denyNameStartsWith(MetricsRequestEventListener.ANDROID_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME))
+          .meterFilter(MeterFilter.denyNameStartsWith(MetricsRequestEventListener.DESKTOP_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME))
+          .meterFilter(MeterFilter.denyNameStartsWith(MetricsRequestEventListener.IOS_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME));
+
       Metrics.addRegistry(datadogMeterRegistry);
     }
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MetricsRequestEventListener.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MetricsRequestEventListener.java
index 2998de2e9..001351594 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MetricsRequestEventListener.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/metrics/MetricsRequestEventListener.java
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 /**
  * Gathers and reports request-level metrics.
  */
-class MetricsRequestEventListener implements RequestEventListener {
+public class MetricsRequestEventListener implements RequestEventListener {
 
-    static final  String REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(MetricsRequestEventListener.class, "request");
-    static final  String PATH_TAG             = "path";
-    static final  String STATUS_CODE_TAG      = "status";
-    static final  String TRAFFIC_SOURCE_TAG   = "trafficSource";
+    public static final String REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(MetricsRequestEventListener.class, "request");
+    public static final String ANDROID_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(MetricsRequestEventListener.class, "androidRequest");
+    public static final String DESKTOP_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(MetricsRequestEventListener.class, "desktopRequest");
+    public static final String IOS_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(MetricsRequestEventListener.class, "iosRequest");
 
-    static final String ANDROID_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(MetricsRequestEventListener.class, "androidRequest");
-    static final String DESKTOP_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(MetricsRequestEventListener.class, "desktopRequest");
-    static final String IOS_REQUEST_COUNTER_NAME     = MetricRegistry.name(MetricsRequestEventListener.class, "iosRequest");
-    static final String OS_TAG                       = "os";
-    static final String SDK_TAG                      = "sdkVersion";
+    static final String PATH_TAG = "path";
+    static final String STATUS_CODE_TAG = "status";
+    static final String TRAFFIC_SOURCE_TAG = "trafficSource";
+    static final String OS_TAG = "os";
+    static final String SDK_TAG = "sdkVersion";
 
     private static final Set<String> ACCEPTABLE_DESKTOP_OS_STRINGS = Set.of("linux", "macos", "windows");