diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/AbstractJob.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/AbstractJob.java
index a7bf0008e6..148baefd3b 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/AbstractJob.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/AbstractJob.java
@@ -310,8 +310,9 @@ public final void execute(JobExecution execution) {
 		}
 
 		JobSynchronizationManager.register(execution);
-		LongTaskTimer longTaskTimer = BatchMetrics.createLongTaskTimer("job.active", "Active jobs",
-				Tag.of("name", execution.getJobInstance().getJobName()));
+		String activeJobMeterName = "job.active";
+		LongTaskTimer longTaskTimer = BatchMetrics.createLongTaskTimer(activeJobMeterName, "Active jobs",
+				Tag.of(BatchMetrics.METRICS_PREFIX + activeJobMeterName + ".name", execution.getJobInstance().getJobName()));
 		LongTaskTimer.Sample longTaskTimerSample = longTaskTimer.start();
 		Observation observation = BatchMetrics.createObservation(BatchJobObservation.BATCH_JOB_OBSERVATION.getName(), new BatchJobContext(execution))
 				.contextualName(execution.getJobInstance().getJobName())
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/observability/BatchMetrics.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/observability/BatchMetrics.java
index a5508ca54e..1bf4b4c755 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/observability/BatchMetrics.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/observability/BatchMetrics.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  */
 public final class BatchMetrics {
 
-	private static final String METRICS_PREFIX = "spring.batch.";
+	public static final String METRICS_PREFIX = "spring.batch.";
 
 	public static final String STATUS_SUCCESS = "SUCCESS";
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleChunkProcessor.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleChunkProcessor.java
index bffc779c5e..f5be9ee111 100755
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleChunkProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleChunkProcessor.java
@@ -341,10 +341,11 @@ protected Chunk<O> transform(StepContribution contribution, Chunk<I> inputs) thr
 	}
 
 	protected void stopTimer(Timer.Sample sample, StepExecution stepExecution, String metricName, String status, String description) {
+		String fullyQualifiedMetricName = BatchMetrics.METRICS_PREFIX + metricName;
 		sample.stop(BatchMetrics.createTimer(metricName, description + " duration",
-				Tag.of("job.name", stepExecution.getJobExecution().getJobInstance().getJobName()),
-				Tag.of("step.name", stepExecution.getStepName()),
-				Tag.of("status", status)
+				Tag.of(fullyQualifiedMetricName + ".job.name", stepExecution.getJobExecution().getJobInstance().getJobName()),
+				Tag.of(fullyQualifiedMetricName + ".step.name", stepExecution.getStepName()),
+				Tag.of(fullyQualifiedMetricName + ".status", status)
 		));
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleChunkProvider.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleChunkProvider.java
index e836e73305..910e781755 100755
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleChunkProvider.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleChunkProvider.java
@@ -150,10 +150,11 @@ public RepeatStatus doInIteration(final RepeatContext context) throws Exception
 	}
 
 	private void stopTimer(Timer.Sample sample, StepExecution stepExecution, String status) {
+		String fullyQualifiedMetricName = BatchMetrics.METRICS_PREFIX + "item.read";
 		sample.stop(BatchMetrics.createTimer("item.read", "Item reading duration",
-				Tag.of("job.name", stepExecution.getJobExecution().getJobInstance().getJobName()),
-				Tag.of("step.name", stepExecution.getStepName()),
-				Tag.of("status", status)
+				Tag.of(fullyQualifiedMetricName + ".job.name", stepExecution.getJobExecution().getJobInstance().getJobName()),
+				Tag.of(fullyQualifiedMetricName + ".step.name", stepExecution.getStepName()),
+				Tag.of(fullyQualifiedMetricName + ".status", status)
 		));
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/observability/BatchMetricsTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/observability/BatchMetricsTests.java
index 4256cfe117..391dd35266 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/observability/BatchMetricsTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/observability/BatchMetricsTests.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public void testBatchMetrics() throws Exception {
 
 		try {
 			Metrics.globalRegistry.get("spring.batch.job.active")
-					.tag("name", "job")
+					.tag("spring.batch.job.active.name", "job")
 					.longTaskTimer();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			fail("There should be a meter of type LONG_TASK_TIMER named spring.batch.job.active" +
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ public void testBatchMetrics() throws Exception {
 
 		try {
 			Metrics.globalRegistry.get("spring.batch.item.read")
-					.tag("job.name", "job")
-					.tag("step.name", "step2")
-					.tag("status", "SUCCESS")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.read.job.name", "job")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.read.step.name", "step2")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.read.status", "SUCCESS")
 					.timer();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			fail("There should be a meter of type TIMER named spring.batch.item.read" +
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ public void testBatchMetrics() throws Exception {
 
 		try {
 			Metrics.globalRegistry.get("spring.batch.item.process")
-					.tag("job.name", "job")
-					.tag("step.name", "step2")
-					.tag("status", "SUCCESS")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.process.job.name", "job")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.process.step.name", "step2")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.process.status", "SUCCESS")
 					.timer();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			fail("There should be a meter of type TIMER named spring.batch.item.process" +
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ public void testBatchMetrics() throws Exception {
 
 		try {
 			Metrics.globalRegistry.get("spring.batch.chunk.write")
-					.tag("job.name", "job")
-					.tag("step.name", "step2")
-					.tag("status", "SUCCESS")
+					.tag("spring.batch.chunk.write.job.name", "job")
+					.tag("spring.batch.chunk.write.step.name", "step2")
+					.tag("spring.batch.chunk.write.status", "SUCCESS")
 					.timer();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			fail("There should be a meter of type TIMER named spring.batch.chunk.write" +
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ public void testBatchMetrics() throws Exception {
 
 		try {
 			Metrics.globalRegistry.get("spring.batch.item.read")
-					.tag("job.name", "job")
-					.tag("step.name", "step3")
-					.tag("status", "SUCCESS")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.read.job.name", "job")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.read.step.name", "step3")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.read.status", "SUCCESS")
 					.timer();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			fail("There should be a meter of type TIMER named spring.batch.item.read" +
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ public void testBatchMetrics() throws Exception {
 
 		try {
 			Metrics.globalRegistry.get("spring.batch.item.process")
-					.tag("job.name", "job")
-					.tag("step.name", "step3")
-					.tag("status", "SUCCESS")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.process.job.name", "job")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.process.step.name", "step3")
+					.tag("spring.batch.item.process.status", "SUCCESS")
 					.timer();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			fail("There should be a meter of type TIMER named spring.batch.item.process" +
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ public void testBatchMetrics() throws Exception {
 
 		try {
 			Metrics.globalRegistry.get("spring.batch.chunk.write")
-					.tag("job.name", "job")
-					.tag("step.name", "step3")
-					.tag("status", "SUCCESS")
+					.tag("spring.batch.chunk.write.job.name", "job")
+					.tag("spring.batch.chunk.write.step.name", "step3")
+					.tag("spring.batch.chunk.write.status", "SUCCESS")
 					.timer();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			fail("There should be a meter of type TIMER named spring.batch.chunk.write" +