diff --git a/docs/providers/aws/events/http-api.md b/docs/providers/aws/events/http-api.md
index 9cdd65207f7..3cf9ee13423 100644
--- a/docs/providers/aws/events/http-api.md
+++ b/docs/providers/aws/events/http-api.md
@@ -271,3 +271,15 @@ provider:
   httpApi:
     payload: '1.0'
 ```
+
+### Detailed Metrics
+
+With HTTP API we may configure detailed metrics that can be used setup monitoring and alerting in Cloudwatch.
+
+Detailed Metrics can be turned on with:
+
+```yaml
+provider:
+  httpApi:
+    metrics: true
+```
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.js
index f1b35f14109..453c040317b 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.js
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ class HttpApiEvents {
       ApiId: { Ref: this.provider.naming.getHttpApiLogicalId() },
       StageName: '$default',
       AutoDeploy: true,
+      DefaultRouteSettings: {
+        DetailedMetricsEnabled: this.config.metrics,
+      },
     };
+
     const resource = (this.cfTemplate.Resources[this.provider.naming.getHttpApiStageLogicalId()] = {
       Type: 'AWS::ApiGatewayV2::Stage',
       Properties: properties,
@@ -226,7 +230,11 @@ Object.defineProperties(
       const routes = new Map();
       const providerConfig = this.serverless.service.provider;
       const userConfig = providerConfig.httpApi || {};
-      this.config = { routes, id: userConfig.id };
+      this.config = {
+        routes,
+        id: userConfig.id,
+        metrics: userConfig.metrics || false,
+      };
       let cors = null;
       let shouldFillCorsMethods = false;
       const userCors = userConfig.cors;
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.test.js
index 62b7028ad82..d3deed0ec96 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.test.js
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ describe('HttpApiEvents', () => {
       expect(resource.Properties.StageName).to.equal('$default');
       expect(resource.Properties.AutoDeploy).to.equal(true);
     });
+    it('Should not have detailed metrics when not asked to', () => {
+      const resource = cfResources[naming.getHttpApiStageLogicalId()];
+      expect(resource.Properties.DefaultRouteSettings.DetailedMetricsEnabled).to.equal(false);
+    });
     it('Should configure output', () => {
       const output = cfOutputs.HttpApiUrl;
       expect(output).to.have.property('Value');
@@ -460,7 +464,7 @@ describe('HttpApiEvents', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('Access logs', () => {
+  describe('Access logs and detailed metrics', () => {
     let cfResources;
     let naming;
     before(() =>
@@ -468,6 +472,7 @@ describe('HttpApiEvents', () => {
         fixture: 'httpApi',
         configExt: {
           provider: {
+            httpApi: { metrics: true },
             logs: {
               httpApi: true,
             },
@@ -492,6 +497,11 @@ describe('HttpApiEvents', () => {
 
       expect(stageResourceProps.AccessLogSettings).to.have.property('Format');
     });
+
+    it('Should configure detailed metrics', () => {
+      const resource = cfResources[naming.getHttpApiStageLogicalId()];
+      expect(resource.Properties.DefaultRouteSettings.DetailedMetricsEnabled).to.equal(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('External HTTP API', () => {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js b/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
index 4a3be0e00c5..f283682f2ad 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ class AwsProvider {
                 },
                 name: { type: 'string' },
                 payload: { type: 'string' },
+                metrics: { type: 'boolean' },
               },
               additionalProperties: false,
             },