diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef88010..f6e547c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ For a complete working example, please have a look over the `example` project in
 | `hostnameLabelName`        | The name of the `hostname` label.                                                                                                                            | `String`                               | `hostname`                                                       |
 | `metricsEndpoint`          | Flag to enable/disable the metrics endpoint. If you disable this, you can use the `registerPrometheusMetricsEndpoint` method to enable the metrics endpoint. | `Boolean`                              | `true`                                                           |
 | `metricsEndpointPath`      | HTTP path where the metrics will be published.                                                                                                               | `String`                               | `"/metrics"`                                                     |
+| `prefix`                   | An optional prefix for metric names.                                                                                                                         | `String`                               | `""`                                                             |
 | `register`                 | Prometheus client registry to be used by Apollo Metrics. By default, it is also used by the default metrics.                                                 | `Registry`                             | `register`                                                       |
 | `skipMetrics`              | A key-value map that controls if a metric is enabled or disabled.                                                                                            | `SkipMetricsMap`                       | `{}`                                                             |
 
diff --git a/lib/src/context.ts b/lib/src/context.ts
index 2ff2c74..19ed15e 100644
--- a/lib/src/context.ts
+++ b/lib/src/context.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export interface Context<C = AppContext, S = Source, A = Args> {
   hostnameLabelName: string;
   metricsEndpoint: boolean;
   metricsEndpointPath: string;
+  prefix: string;
   register: Registry;
   skipMetrics: SkipMetricsMap<C, S, A>;
 }
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ export function generateContext<C = BaseContext, S = Source, A = Args>(
     hostnameLabelName: 'hostname',
     metricsEndpoint: true,
     metricsEndpointPath: '/metrics',
+    prefix: '',
     register,
     ...options,
     skipMetrics: {
diff --git a/lib/src/metrics.ts b/lib/src/metrics.ts
index 7e4a16b..d70982a 100644
--- a/lib/src/metrics.ts
+++ b/lib/src/metrics.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export type Metrics = {
 
 export function generateMetrics<C = AppContext, S = Source, A = Args>(
   register: Registry,
-  { durationHistogramsBuckets, skipMetrics }: Context<C, S, A>
+  { durationHistogramsBuckets, skipMetrics, prefix }: Context<C, S, A>
 ): Metrics {
   return metricsConfig.reduce((acc, metric) => {
     acc[metric.name] = {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export function generateMetrics<C = AppContext, S = Source, A = Args>(
     };
 
     const commonConfig = {
-      name: metric.name,
+      name: prefix + metric.name,
       help: metric.help,
       labelNames: metric.labelNames,
       registers: [register]