diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 46251d846..189b52900 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v1.1.1
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/bridge/opencensus v1.27.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.27.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.27.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.27.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a10592188..23ca4df22 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -668,6 +668,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.49.0 h1:jq9TW8u
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.49.0/go.mod h1:p8pYQP+m5XfbZm9fxtSKAbM6oIllS7s2AfxrChvc7iw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 h1:9BZoF3yMK/O1AafMiQTVu0YDj5Ea4hPhxCs7sGva+cg=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0/go.mod h1:DMpAK8fzYRzs+bi3rS5REupisuqTheUlSZJ1WnZaPAQ=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/bridge/opencensus v1.27.0 h1:ao9aGGHd+G4YfjBpGs6vbkvt5hoC67STlJA9fCnOAcs=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/bridge/opencensus v1.27.0/go.mod h1:uRvWtAAXzyVOST0WMPX5JHGBaAvBws+2F8PcC5gMnTk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.27.0 h1:bFgvUr3/O4PHj3VQcFEuYKvRZJX1SJDQ+11JXuSB3/w=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.27.0/go.mod h1:xJntEd2KL6Qdg5lwp97HMLQDVeAhrYxmzFseAMDPQ8I=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.27.0 h1:R9DE4kQ4k+YtfLI2ULwX82VtNQ2J8yZmA7ZIF/D+7Mc=
diff --git a/internal/zero/telemetry/opencensus/opencensus.go b/internal/zero/telemetry/opencensus/opencensus.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..014a4c7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/telemetry/opencensus/opencensus.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Package opencensus is a provider of opencensus based telemetry metrics to the zero telemetry system.
+package opencensus
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/bridge/opencensus"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata"
+
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/sets"
+)
+
+type Producer struct {
+	producer metric.Producer
+	filter   atomic.Pointer[sets.Hash[string]]
+}
+
+var _ metric.Producer = (*Producer)(nil)
+
+func New() *Producer {
+	p := &Producer{
+		producer: opencensus.NewMetricProducer(),
+	}
+	p.SetFilter(nil)
+	return p
+}
+
+func (p *Producer) Produce(ctx context.Context) ([]metricdata.ScopeMetrics, error) {
+	filter := p.filter.Load()
+	metrics, err := p.producer.Produce(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var out []metricdata.ScopeMetrics
+	for _, sm := range metrics {
+		var m []metricdata.Metrics
+		for _, metric := range sm.Metrics {
+			if filter.Has(metric.Name) {
+				m = append(m, metric)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(m) > 0 {
+			out = append(out, metricdata.ScopeMetrics{
+				Scope:   sm.Scope,
+				Metrics: m,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Producer) SetFilter(names []string) {
+	p.filter.Store(sets.NewHash(names...))
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/telemetry/telemetry.go b/internal/zero/telemetry/telemetry.go
index 5bce1f711..5f4d5de75 100644
--- a/internal/zero/telemetry/telemetry.go
+++ b/internal/zero/telemetry/telemetry.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/telemetry/prometheus"
 	sdk "github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/api"
 	connect_mux "github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/connect-mux"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/telemetry/opencensus"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/telemetry/reporter"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/telemetry/sessions"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpc/databroker"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type Telemetry struct {
 
 	envoyMetrics           *metricsProducer[*prometheus.Producer]
 	sessionMetrics         *metricsProducer[*sessions.Producer]
+	coreMetrics            *metricsProducer[*opencensus.Producer]
 	hasSessionMetricsLease func() bool
 }
 
@@ -40,10 +42,12 @@ func New(
 
 	sessionMetricProducer := newMetricsProducer("sessions", buildSessionMetricsProducer(clientProvider))
 	envoyMetricProducer := newMetricsProducer("envoy", buildEnvoyMetricsProducer(envoyScrapeURL, startTime))
+	coreMetricsProducer := newMetricsProducer("core", opencensus.New())
 
 	r, err := reporter.New(ctx, api.GetTelemetryConn(),
 		reporter.WithProducer(sessionMetricProducer),
 		reporter.WithProducer(envoyMetricProducer),
+		reporter.WithProducer(coreMetricsProducer),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating telemetry metrics reporter: %w", err)
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ func New(
 		reporter:               r,
 		sessionMetrics:         sessionMetricProducer,
 		envoyMetrics:           envoyMetricProducer,
+		coreMetrics:            coreMetricsProducer,
 		hasSessionMetricsLease: hasSessionMetricsLease,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ func (srv *Telemetry) handleRequests(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (srv *Telemetry) handleRequest(ctx context.Context, req *connect.TelemetryRequest) {
 	srv.configureEnvoyMetricsProducer(req.GetEnvoyMetrics())
 	srv.configureSessionMetricsProducer(req.GetSessionAnalytics())
+	srv.configureCoreMetricsProducer(req.GetPomeriumMetrics())
 
 	err := srv.reporter.CollectAndExportMetrics(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -144,3 +150,12 @@ func (srv *Telemetry) configureEnvoyMetricsProducer(req *connect.EnvoyMetricsReq
 	)
 	srv.envoyMetrics.SetEnabled(true)
 }
+
+func (srv *Telemetry) configureCoreMetricsProducer(req *connect.PomeriumMetricsRequest) {
+	if req == nil {
+		srv.coreMetrics.SetEnabled(false)
+		return
+	}
+	srv.coreMetrics.Producer().SetFilter(req.Metrics)
+	srv.coreMetrics.SetEnabled(true)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/zero/connect/connect.pb.go b/pkg/zero/connect/connect.pb.go
index bd1b8ea7e..f4b02144a 100644
--- a/pkg/zero/connect/connect.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/zero/connect/connect.pb.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ type EnvoyMetricsRequest struct {
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
-	// only include metrics that match the provided labels, and relabel them with the provided labels
+	// only include metrics that match the provided labels
 	Metrics []string `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=metrics,proto3" json:"metrics,omitempty"`
 	// only include labels that match the provided labels
 	Labels []string `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=labels,proto3" json:"labels,omitempty"`
@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ type PomeriumMetricsRequest struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	// only include metrics that match the provided labels
+	Metrics []string `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=metrics,proto3" json:"metrics,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *PomeriumMetricsRequest) Reset() {
@@ -455,6 +458,13 @@ func (*PomeriumMetricsRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
 	return file_connect_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{7}
 }
 
+func (x *PomeriumMetricsRequest) GetMetrics() []string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Metrics
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 var File_connect_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
 
 var file_connect_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
@@ -511,17 +521,18 @@ var file_connect_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/zero/connect/connect.proto b/pkg/zero/connect/connect.proto
index 8c5bf6a57..9c53d01fd 100644
--- a/pkg/zero/connect/connect.proto
+++ b/pkg/zero/connect/connect.proto
@@ -48,14 +48,17 @@ message SessionAnalyticsRequest {}
 
 // EnvoyMetricsRequest is used to request current envoy metrics
 message EnvoyMetricsRequest {
-  // only include metrics that match the provided labels, and relabel them with the provided labels
+  // only include metrics that match the provided labels
   repeated string metrics = 1;
   // only include labels that match the provided labels
   repeated string labels = 2;
 }
 
 // PomeriumMetricsRequest is used to request current pomerium metrics
-message PomeriumMetricsRequest {}
+message PomeriumMetricsRequest {
+  // only include metrics that match the provided labels
+  repeated string metrics = 1;
+}
 
 // Connect service is used to maintain a persistent connection between the
 // Pomerium Core and Zero Cloud and receive messages from the cloud.