diff --git a/contrib/upgrade-notes/latest.md b/contrib/upgrade-notes/latest.md
index ae5f0934ac9..14d7554f000 100644
--- a/contrib/upgrade-notes/latest.md
+++ b/contrib/upgrade-notes/latest.md
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ tetragon:
 
 * `tetragon_policyfilter_metrics_total` metric is renamed to `tetragon_policyfilter_operations_total`, and its `op`
   label is renamed to `operation`.
+* Metrics related to ring buffer and events queue are renamed:
+  * `tetragon_ringbuf_perf_event_errors_total` -> `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_errors_total`
+  * `tetragon_ringbuf_perf_event_received_total` -> `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_events_received_total`
+  * `tetragon_ringbuf_perf_event_lost_total` -> `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_events_lost_total`
+  * `tetragon_ringbuf_queue_received_total` -> `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_queue_events_received_total`
+  * `tetragon_ringbuf_queue_lost_total` -> `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_queue_events_lost_total`
diff --git a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/metrics.md b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/metrics.md
index 35d7301e706..3eec60d8c81 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/metrics.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/metrics.md
@@ -211,6 +211,26 @@ The total number of times we encounter a given message opcode. For internal use
 
 The total number of events dropped because listener buffer was full
 
+### `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_errors_total`
+
+Number of errors when reading Tetragon ring buffer.
+
+### `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_events_lost_total`
+
+Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer lost.
+
+### `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_events_received_total`
+
+Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer received.
+
+### `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_queue_events_lost_total`
+
+Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer events queue lost.
+
+### `tetragon_observer_ringbuf_queue_events_received_total`
+
+Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer events queue received.
+
 ### `tetragon_policyfilter_hook_container_name_missing_total`
 
 The total number of operations when the container name was missing in the OCI hook
@@ -245,26 +265,6 @@ Process Loader event statistics. For internal use only.
 
 The total number of rate limit Tetragon drops
 
-### `tetragon_ringbuf_perf_event_errors_total`
-
-Number of errors when reading Tetragon ring buffer.
-
-### `tetragon_ringbuf_perf_event_lost_total`
-
-Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer lost.
-
-### `tetragon_ringbuf_perf_event_received_total`
-
-Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer received.
-
-### `tetragon_ringbuf_queue_lost_total`
-
-Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer events queue lost.
-
-### `tetragon_ringbuf_queue_received_total`
-
-Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer events queue received.
-
 ### `tetragon_tracingpolicy_loaded`
 
 The number of loaded tracing policy by state.
diff --git a/pkg/observer/metrics.go b/pkg/observer/metrics.go
index 49e8624d513..639ac965ee3 100644
--- a/pkg/observer/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/observer/metrics.go
@@ -9,38 +9,47 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
+const (
+	subsystem = "observer"
+)
+
 var (
 	// TODO: These metrics are also stored as Observer struct fields. We could
 	// collect them only once: https://github.com/cilium/tetragon/issues/2834
 
 	RingbufReceived = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace:   consts.MetricsNamespace,
-		Name:        "ringbuf_perf_event_received_total",
+		Subsystem:   subsystem,
+		Name:        "ringbuf_events_received_total",
 		Help:        "Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer received.",
 		ConstLabels: nil,
 	})
 	RingbufLost = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace:   consts.MetricsNamespace,
-		Name:        "ringbuf_perf_event_lost_total",
+		Subsystem:   subsystem,
+		Name:        "ringbuf_events_lost_total",
 		Help:        "Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer lost.",
 		ConstLabels: nil,
 	})
 	RingbufErrors = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace:   consts.MetricsNamespace,
-		Name:        "ringbuf_perf_event_errors_total",
+		Subsystem:   subsystem,
+		Name:        "ringbuf_errors_total",
 		Help:        "Number of errors when reading Tetragon ring buffer.",
 		ConstLabels: nil,
 	})
 
 	queueReceived = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace:   consts.MetricsNamespace,
-		Name:        "ringbuf_queue_received_total",
+		Subsystem:   subsystem,
+		Name:        "ringbuf_queue_events_received_total",
 		Help:        "Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer events queue received.",
 		ConstLabels: nil,
 	})
 	queueLost = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace:   consts.MetricsNamespace,
-		Name:        "ringbuf_queue_lost_total",
+		Subsystem:   subsystem,
+		Name:        "ringbuf_queue_events_lost_total",
 		Help:        "Number of perf events Tetragon ring buffer events queue lost.",
 		ConstLabels: nil,
 	})