diff --git a/google/cloud/internal/populate_common_options.cc b/google/cloud/internal/populate_common_options.cc
index 597c22177daef..c4263a7e013a8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/internal/populate_common_options.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/internal/populate_common_options.cc
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ Options PopulateCommonOptions(Options opts, std::string const& endpoint_env_var,
   if (e && !e->empty()) {
     opts.set<OpenTelemetryTracingOption>(true);
   }
+  e = GetEnv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_OPENTELEMETRY_METRICS");
+  if (e && !e->empty()) {
+    opts.set<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>(true);
+  }
   if (!opts.has<LoggingComponentsOption>()) {
     opts.set<LoggingComponentsOption>(DefaultTracingComponents());
   }
@@ -102,6 +106,10 @@ Options MakeAuthOptions(Options const& options) {
     opts.set<OpenTelemetryTracingOption>(
         options.get<OpenTelemetryTracingOption>());
   }
+  if (options.has<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>()) {
+    opts.set<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>(
+        options.get<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>());
+  }
   if (options.has<LoggingComponentsOption>()) {
     opts.set<LoggingComponentsOption>(options.get<LoggingComponentsOption>());
   }
diff --git a/google/cloud/internal/populate_common_options_test.cc b/google/cloud/internal/populate_common_options_test.cc
index a8701ed08927f..87e8895fd48ad 100644
--- a/google/cloud/internal/populate_common_options_test.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/internal/populate_common_options_test.cc
@@ -249,6 +249,24 @@ TEST(PopulateCommonOptions, OpenTelemetryTracing) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST(PopulateCommonOptions, OpenTelemetryMetrics) {
+  struct TestCase {
+    std::optional<std::string> env;
+    bool value;
+  };
+  std::vector<TestCase> tests = {
+      {std::nullopt, false},
+      {"", false},
+      {"ON", true},
+  };
+  auto const input = Options{}.set<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>(false);
+  for (auto const& test : tests) {
+    ScopedEnvironment env("GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_OPENTELEMETRY_METRICS", test.env);
+    auto options = PopulateCommonOptions(input, {}, {}, {}, {});
+    EXPECT_EQ(options.get<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>(), test.value);
+  }
+}
+
 TEST(DefaultTracingComponents, NoEnvironment) {
   ScopedEnvironment env("GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_TRACING", std::nullopt);
   auto const actual = DefaultTracingComponents();
@@ -299,6 +317,12 @@ TEST(MakeAuthOptions, WithTracing) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(auth_options.get<OpenTelemetryTracingOption>());
 }
 
+TEST(MakeAuthOptions, WithMetrics) {
+  auto options = Options{}.set<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>(true);
+  auto auth_options = MakeAuthOptions(options);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(auth_options.get<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>());
+}
+
 TEST(MakeAuthOptions, WithoutLoggingComponents) {
   auto options = Options{}.set<EndpointOption>("endpoint_option");
   auto auth_options = MakeAuthOptions(options);
diff --git a/google/cloud/opentelemetry_options.h b/google/cloud/opentelemetry_options.h
index a4592cf4a8a68..7c0eefd7b660d 100644
--- a/google/cloud/opentelemetry_options.h
+++ b/google/cloud/opentelemetry_options.h
@@ -78,6 +78,27 @@ struct OpenTelemetryTracingOption {
   using Type = bool;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Enables metrics collection with [OpenTelemetry]
+ *
+ * Setting this option enables the generation of SDK metrics by the client
+ * library. The library uses the global meter provider to generate metrics.
+ *
+ * @par Prerequisites
+ * The library must be compiled with OpenTelemetry in order for this option to
+ * take effect.
+ *
+ * @par Environment variable
+ * This option is controlled by the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_OPENTELEMETRY_METRICS`
+ * environment variable. If the environment variable is set to a non-empty
+ * value, metrics collection with OpenTelemetry is enabled.
+ *
+ * @ingroup options
+ */
+struct OpenTelemetryMetricsOption {
+  using Type = bool;
+};
+
 namespace experimental {
 /// @deprecated Use google::cloud::OpenTelemetryTracingOption instead.
 using OpenTelemetryTracingOption = ::google::cloud::OpenTelemetryTracingOption;
diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/client.cc b/google/cloud/storage/client.cc
index c12d8d623b5f1..6a412833ea171 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/client.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/client.cc
@@ -594,6 +594,11 @@ Options DefaultOptions(Options opts) {
     o.set<OpenTelemetryTracingOption>(true);
   }
 
+  auto metrics = GetEnv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_OPENTELEMETRY_METRICS");
+  if (metrics && !metrics->empty()) {
+    o.set<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>(true);
+  }
+
   auto project_id = GetEnv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT");
   if (project_id.has_value()) {
     o.set<ProjectIdOption>(std::move(*project_id));
diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/client_test.cc b/google/cloud/storage/client_test.cc
index 8f37f558c4292..f95cc43d6af8a 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/client_test.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/client_test.cc
@@ -426,6 +426,23 @@ TEST_F(ClientTest, TracingWithEnv) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(options.get<OpenTelemetryTracingOption>());
 }
 
+TEST_F(ClientTest, MetricsWithoutEnv) {
+  ScopedEnvironment env("GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_OPENTELEMETRY_METRICS", std::nullopt);
+  auto options = internal::DefaultOptions();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(options.get<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>());
+
+  options =
+      internal::DefaultOptions(Options{}.set<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>(true));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(options.get<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>());
+}
+
+TEST_F(ClientTest, MetricsWithEnv) {
+  ScopedEnvironment env("GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_OPENTELEMETRY_METRICS", "ON");
+  auto const options = internal::DefaultOptions(
+      Options{}.set<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>(false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(options.get<OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>());
+}
+
 TEST_F(ClientTest, ProjectIdWithoutEnv) {
   ScopedEnvironment env("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT", std::nullopt);
   auto const options = internal::DefaultOptions();
diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/options.h b/google/cloud/storage/options.h
index 2f76f7a215738..0d46772711747 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/options.h
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/options.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "google/cloud/backoff_policy.h"
 #include "google/cloud/credentials.h"
 #include "google/cloud/internal/rest_options.h"
+#include "google/cloud/opentelemetry_options.h"
 #include "google/cloud/options.h"
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -392,7 +393,8 @@ using ClientOptionList = ::google::cloud::OptionList<
     IdempotencyPolicyOption, CARootsFilePathOption,
     UploadChecksumValidationOption, DownloadChecksumValidationOption,
     PrecomputedChecksumsOption, storage_experimental::HttpVersionOption,
-    storage_experimental::OTelSpanEnrichmentOption>;
+    storage_experimental::OTelSpanEnrichmentOption, OpenTelemetryTracingOption,
+    OpenTelemetryMetricsOption>;
 
 GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_INLINE_NAMESPACE_END
 }  // namespace storage