diff --git a/tembo-operator/src/cloudnativepg/cnpg.rs b/tembo-operator/src/cloudnativepg/cnpg.rs
index 2d00d95d0..e794d2e5b 100644
--- a/tembo-operator/src/cloudnativepg/cnpg.rs
+++ b/tembo-operator/src/cloudnativepg/cnpg.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use crate::{
         },
     },
     config::Config,
+    configmap::custom_metrics_configmap_settings,
     defaults::{default_image, default_llm_image},
     errors::ValueError,
     is_postgres_ready, patch_cdb_status_merge,
@@ -581,6 +582,18 @@ pub fn cnpg_cluster_from_cdb(
     };
 
     let certificates = create_cluster_certificates(cdb);
+    let mut metrics = vec![ClusterMonitoringCustomQueriesConfigMap {
+        key: "queries".to_string(),
+        name: "cnpg-default-monitoring".to_string(),
+    }];
+
+    if custom_metrics_configmap_settings().is_some() {
+        let configmap_name = format!("{}-custom", cdb.name_any());
+        metrics.push(ClusterMonitoringCustomQueriesConfigMap {
+            key: "custom-queries".to_string(),
+            name: configmap_name,
+        })
+    }
 
     Cluster {
         metadata: ObjectMeta {
@@ -611,10 +624,7 @@ pub fn cnpg_cluster_from_cdb(
             max_sync_replicas: Some(0),
             min_sync_replicas: Some(0),
             monitoring: Some(ClusterMonitoring {
-                custom_queries_config_map: Some(vec![ClusterMonitoringCustomQueriesConfigMap {
-                    key: "queries".to_string(),
-                    name: "cnpg-default-monitoring".to_string(),
-                }]),
+                custom_queries_config_map: Some(metrics),
                 disable_default_queries: Some(false),
                 enable_pod_monitor: Some(true),
                 ..ClusterMonitoring::default()
@@ -843,6 +853,7 @@ fn update_restarted_at(cdb: &CoreDB, maybe_cluster: Option<&Cluster>, new_spec:
     restart_annotation_updated
 }
 
+
 #[instrument(skip(cdb, ctx) fields(trace_id, instance_name = %cdb.name_any()))]
 pub async fn reconcile_cnpg(cdb: &CoreDB, ctx: Arc<Context>) -> Result<(), Action> {
     let pods_to_fence = pods_to_fence(cdb, ctx.clone()).await?;
diff --git a/tembo-operator/src/configmap.rs b/tembo-operator/src/configmap.rs
index ca33a60ed..eb61060f6 100644
--- a/tembo-operator/src/configmap.rs
+++ b/tembo-operator/src/configmap.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,70 @@
-use crate::Error;
+use crate::{apis::coredb_types::CoreDB, Context, Error};
 use k8s_openapi::api::core::v1::ConfigMap;
 use kube::{
     api::{Api, ObjectMeta, Patch, PatchParams},
-    Client,
+    runtime::controller::Action,
+    Client, ResourceExt,
 };
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, sync::Arc};
 
-use tracing::{debug, error};
+use tracing::{debug, error, instrument};
+
+#[instrument(skip(cdb, ctx) fields(trace_id, instance_name = %cdb.name_any()))]
+pub async fn reconcile_generic_metrics_configmap(cdb: &CoreDB, ctx: Arc<Context>) -> Result<(), Action> {
+    let (custom_metrics_namespace, custom_metrics_name) = match custom_metrics_configmap_settings() {
+        Some(value) => value,
+        _ => return Ok(()),
+    };
+
+    let namespace = cdb.namespace().unwrap();
+    let client = ctx.client.clone();
+    let configmap_api_dataplane_namespace: Api<ConfigMap> =
+        Api::namespaced(client.clone(), &custom_metrics_namespace);
+
+    let configmap_name = format!("{}-custom", cdb.name_any());
+
+    match configmap_api_dataplane_namespace.get(&custom_metrics_name).await {
+        Ok(original_configmap) => {
+            let data = original_configmap.data.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+            match apply_configmap(client, &namespace, &configmap_name, data).await {
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    debug!("ConfigMap data applied successfully to namespace '{}'", namespace);
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("Failed to apply ConfigMap in namespace '{}': {:?}", namespace, e);
+                    return Err(Action::requeue(std::time::Duration::from_secs(300)));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!(
+                "Failed to get ConfigMap from '{}' namespace: {:?}",
+                &custom_metrics_namespace, e
+            );
+            return Err(Action::requeue(std::time::Duration::from_secs(300)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn custom_metrics_configmap_settings() -> Option<(String, String)> {
+    let custom_metrics_namespace = match std::env::var("CUSTOM_METRICS_CONFIGMAP_NAMESPACE") {
+        Ok(namespace) => namespace,
+        Err(_) => {
+            debug!("CUSTOM_METRICS_CONFIGMAP_NAMESPACE not set, skipping adding custom metrics");
+            return None;
+        }
+    };
+    let custom_metrics_name = match std::env::var("CUSTOM_METRICS_CONFIGMAP_NAME") {
+        Ok(name) => name,
+        Err(_) => {
+            debug!("CUSTOM_METRICS_CONFIGMAP_NAME not set, skipping adding custom metrics");
+            return None;
+        }
+    };
+    Some((custom_metrics_namespace, custom_metrics_name))
+}
 
 pub async fn apply_configmap(
     client: Client,
diff --git a/tembo-operator/src/controller.rs b/tembo-operator/src/controller.rs
index 8893d9fe4..42828ac0e 100644
--- a/tembo-operator/src/controller.rs
+++ b/tembo-operator/src/controller.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use kube::{
 
 use crate::{
     apis::postgres_parameters::PgConfig,
+    configmap::reconcile_generic_metrics_configmap,
     extensions::{database_queries::list_config_params, reconcile_extensions},
     ingress::{reconcile_extra_postgres_ing_route_tcp, reconcile_ip_allowlist_middleware},
     network_policies::reconcile_network_policies,
@@ -262,7 +263,9 @@ impl CoreDB {
                     Action::requeue(Duration::from_secs(300))
                 })?;
 
-        // Deploy cluster
+
+        reconcile_generic_metrics_configmap(self, ctx.clone()).await?;
+
         reconcile_cnpg(self, ctx.clone()).await?;
         if cfg.enable_backup {
             reconcile_cnpg_scheduled_backup(self, ctx.clone()).await?;