diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/input_integration_test.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/input_integration_test.go
index c03918d57109..351c45c2a94f 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/input_integration_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/input_integration_test.go
@@ -263,12 +263,12 @@ func TestInputRunSQSOnLocalstack(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesDeletedTotal.Get(), 7)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesReturnedTotal.Get(), 1) // Invalid JSON is returned so that it can eventually be DLQed.
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsVisibilityTimeoutExtensionsTotal.Get(), 0)
-	//	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesWaiting.Get(), 0)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesWaiting.Get(), 0)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3ObjectsInflight.Get(), 0)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3ObjectsRequestedTotal.Get(), 8)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3EventsCreatedTotal.Get(), uint64(0x13))
 	assert.Greater(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsLagTime.Mean(), 0.0)
-	//assert.Greater(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsWorkerUtilization.Get(), 0.0)
+	assert.Greater(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsWorkerUtilization.Get(), 0.0)
 }
 
 func TestInputRunSQS(t *testing.T) {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func TestInputRunSQS(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesDeletedTotal.Get(), 7)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesReturnedTotal.Get(), 1) // Invalid JSON is returned so that it can eventually be DLQed.
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsVisibilityTimeoutExtensionsTotal.Get(), 0)
-	//assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesWaiting.Get(), 0) - Issue created - https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/36077
+	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesWaiting.Get(), 0) //- Issue created - https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/36077
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3ObjectsInflight.Get(), 0)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3ObjectsRequestedTotal.Get(), 7)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3EventsCreatedTotal.Get(), 12)
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ func TestInputRunSNS(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesDeletedTotal.Get(), 7)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesReturnedTotal.Get(), 1) // Invalid JSON is returned so that it can eventually be DLQed.
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsVisibilityTimeoutExtensionsTotal.Get(), 0)
-	//assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesWaiting.Get(), 0) - Issue created - https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/36077
+	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.sqsMessagesWaiting.Get(), 0) //- Issue created - https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/36077
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3ObjectsInflight.Get(), 0)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3ObjectsRequestedTotal.Get(), 7)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s3Input.metrics.s3EventsCreatedTotal.Get(), 12)
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/metrics.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/metrics.go
index df535a2d4734..0bff7d057cde 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/metrics.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/metrics.go
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ func newInputMetrics(id string, optionalParent *monitoring.Registry, maxWorkers
 		sqsMessagesInflight:                 monitoring.NewUint(reg, "sqs_messages_inflight_gauge"),
 		sqsMessagesReturnedTotal:            monitoring.NewUint(reg, "sqs_messages_returned_total"),
 		sqsMessagesDeletedTotal:             monitoring.NewUint(reg, "sqs_messages_deleted_total"),
+		sqsMessagesWaiting:                  monitoring.NewInt(reg, "sqs_messages_waiting_gauge"),
 		sqsWorkerUtilization:                monitoring.NewFloat(reg, "sqs_worker_utilization"),
 		sqsMessageProcessingTime:            metrics.NewUniformSample(1024),
 		sqsLagTime:                          metrics.NewUniformSample(1024),