diff --git a/modules/metric_ingestor/datadog.tf b/modules/metric_ingestor/datadog.tf
index 0399658..abae934 100644
--- a/modules/metric_ingestor/datadog.tf
+++ b/modules/metric_ingestor/datadog.tf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module "datadog_agent" {
           "openmetrics_endpoint" : validator.openmetrics_endpoint,
           "namespace" : var.metrics_namespace,
           "metrics" : var.metrics,
+          "exclude_metrics" : var.exclude_metrics,
           "tags" : ["validator_name:${validator.name}", "is_full_node:false"],
           "max_returned_metrics" : var.max_returned_metrics
         }
diff --git a/modules/metric_ingestor/variables.tf b/modules/metric_ingestor/variables.tf
index 4071290..c1883a7 100644
--- a/modules/metric_ingestor/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/metric_ingestor/variables.tf
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ variable "metrics" {
   ]
 }
 
+variable "exclude_metrics" {
+  type        = list(string)
+  description = <<-EOT
+    A list of metrics to exclude, with each entry being either
+	the exact metric name or a regular expression.
+	See https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/custom_checks/prometheus/#going-further
+	or https://github.com/DataDog/integrations-core/blob/master/openmetrics/datadog_checks/openmetrics/data/conf.yaml.example#L112
+  EOT
+  default     = []
+}
+
 variable "max_returned_metrics" {
   type        = number
   description = "the number of metrics we allow `com.datadoghq.ad.instances` to return."
diff --git a/modules/validator/datadog.tf b/modules/validator/datadog.tf
index 9655c96..b7eeace 100644
--- a/modules/validator/datadog.tf
+++ b/modules/validator/datadog.tf
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module "datadog_agent" {
           "openmetrics_endpoint" : "http://%%host%%:${var.prometheus_port}/metrics?format=prometheus",
           "namespace" : var.metrics_namespace,
           "metrics" : var.metrics,
+          "exclude_metrics" : var.exclude_metrics,
           "tags" : ["validator_name:dydx", "is_full_node:${var.container_non_validating_full_node}"],
           "max_returned_metrics" : var.max_returned_metrics
         }
diff --git a/modules/validator/variables.tf b/modules/validator/variables.tf
index 0f58367..1c02d85 100644
--- a/modules/validator/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/validator/variables.tf
@@ -181,6 +181,17 @@ variable "metrics" {
   ]
 }
 
+variable "exclude_metrics" {
+  type        = list(string)
+  description = <<-EOT
+    A list of metrics to exclude, with each entry being either
+	the exact metric name or a regular expression.
+	See https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/custom_checks/prometheus/#going-further
+	or https://github.com/DataDog/integrations-core/blob/master/openmetrics/datadog_checks/openmetrics/data/conf.yaml.example#L112
+  EOT
+  default     = []
+}
+
 variable "max_returned_metrics" {
   type        = number
   description = "the number of metrics we allow `com.datadoghq.ad.instances` to return."