diff --git a/changelog.d/13714.misc b/changelog.d/13714.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07ace50b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/13714.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add experimental configuration option to allow disabling legacy Prometheus metric names.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/grafana/synapse.json b/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
index 248cd6d9a..58061e2fc 100644
--- a/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
+++ b/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
           "datasource": {
             "uid": "$datasource"
           },
-          "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_persisted_events{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+          "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
           "hide": false,
           "instant": false,
           "legendFormat": "Events",
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_background_process_ru_utime_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])+rate(synapse_background_process_ru_stime_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_background_process_ru_utime_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])+rate(synapse_background_process_ru_stime_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "hide": false,
               "instant": false,
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_persisted_events{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])) without (job,index)",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])) without (job,index)",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
               "exemplar": false,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_state_res_db_for_biggest_room_seconds{instance=\"$instance\"}[1m]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_state_res_db_for_biggest_room_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\"}[1m]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "hide": false,
               "instant": false,
@@ -2451,7 +2451,7 @@
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
               "exemplar": false,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_state_res_cpu_for_biggest_room_seconds{instance=\"$instance\"}[1m]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_state_res_cpu_for_biggest_room_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\"}[1m]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "hide": false,
               "instant": false,
@@ -3425,7 +3425,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_background_process_ru_utime_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])+rate(synapse_background_process_ru_stime_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_background_process_ru_utime_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])+rate(synapse_background_process_ru_stime_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
@@ -3518,7 +3518,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_background_process_db_txn_duration_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) +  rate(synapse_background_process_db_sched_duration_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_background_process_db_txn_duration_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) +  rate(synapse_background_process_db_sched_duration_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "hide": false,
               "intervalFactor": 1,
@@ -3726,7 +3726,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_client_sent_transactions{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_client_sent_transactions_total{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "successful txn rate",
@@ -3736,7 +3736,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_count{block_name=\"_send_new_transaction\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) - ignoring (block_name) rate(synapse_federation_client_sent_transactions{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_count_total{block_name=\"_send_new_transaction\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) - ignoring (block_name) rate(synapse_federation_client_sent_transactions_total{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "legendFormat": "failed txn rate",
               "refId": "B"
             }
@@ -3826,7 +3826,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_server_received_pdus{instance=~\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_server_received_pdus_total{instance=~\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "pdus",
@@ -3836,7 +3836,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_server_received_edus{instance=~\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_server_received_edus_total{instance=~\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "edus",
@@ -3928,7 +3928,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_client_sent_pdu_destinations:total{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_client_sent_pdu_destinations:total_total{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
@@ -3939,7 +3939,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_client_sent_edus{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_federation_client_sent_edus_total{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "edus",
@@ -5042,7 +5042,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_processed{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (instance, job, index) (synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_failed + synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_processed) > 0",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_processed_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (instance, job, index) (synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_failed_total + synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_processed_total) > 0",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -5054,7 +5054,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_failed{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (instance, job, index) (synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_failed + synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_processed) > 0",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_failed_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (instance, job, index) (synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_failed_total + synapse_http_httppusher_http_pushes_processed_total) > 0",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
               "legendFormat": "failed {{job}}",
@@ -5268,12 +5268,12 @@
                 "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_state_size_counter{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_state_size_counter_total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
               "legendFormat": "{{index}}",
-              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_state_size_counter",
+              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_state_size_counter_total",
               "refId": "A",
               "step": 2
             }
@@ -5369,12 +5369,12 @@
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter_total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
               "legendFormat": "{{index}}",
-              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter",
+              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter_total",
               "refId": "A",
               "step": 2
             }
@@ -5475,12 +5475,12 @@
                 "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:hits{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",name=\"push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))/sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache_hits{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",name=\"push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))/sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
               "legendFormat": "Hit Rate",
-              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter",
+              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter_total",
               "refId": "A",
               "step": 2
             },
@@ -5490,7 +5490,7 @@
                 "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"push_rules_delta_state_cache_metric\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -5598,12 +5598,12 @@
                 "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:hits{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",name=\"room_push_rule_cache\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))/sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"room_push_rule_cache\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache_hits{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",name=\"room_push_rule_cache\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))/sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"room_push_rule_cache\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
               "legendFormat": "Hit Rate",
-              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter",
+              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter_total",
               "refId": "A",
               "step": 2
             },
@@ -5613,7 +5613,7 @@
                 "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"room_push_rule_cache\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"room_push_rule_cache\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -5719,12 +5719,12 @@
                 "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:hits{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",name=\"_get_rules_for_room\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))/sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"_get_rules_for_room\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache_hits{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",name=\"_get_rules_for_room\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))/sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"_get_rules_for_room\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
               "legendFormat": "Hit Rate",
-              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter",
+              "metric": "synapse_push_bulk_push_rule_evaluator_push_rules_invalidation_counter_total",
               "refId": "A",
               "step": 2
             },
@@ -5734,7 +5734,7 @@
                 "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"_get_rules_for_room\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\", name=\"_get_rules_for_room\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -6087,7 +6087,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "topk(10, rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_count{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "topk(10, rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_count_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -6187,7 +6187,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_sum{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_sum_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "instant": false,
               "interval": "",
@@ -6287,7 +6287,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_sum{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])/rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_count{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_sum_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])/rate(synapse_storage_transaction_time_count_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "instant": false,
               "interval": "",
@@ -6538,7 +6538,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",block_name!=\"wrapped_request_handler\"}[$bucket_size]) + rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_stime_seconds[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",block_name!=\"wrapped_request_handler\"}[$bucket_size]) + rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_stime_seconds_total[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -6636,7 +6636,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "(rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) + rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_stime_seconds[$bucket_size])) / rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_count[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "(rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) + rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_stime_seconds_total[$bucket_size])) / rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_count_total[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -6737,7 +6737,7 @@
                 "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
               },
               "exemplar": true,
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_duration_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_duration_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -6839,7 +6839,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_duration_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) / rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_count{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_duration_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) / rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_count_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -6936,7 +6936,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_duration_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) / rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_count{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_duration_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) / rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_db_txn_count_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -7033,7 +7033,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_time_seconds{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) / rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_count{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_time_seconds_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]) / rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_count_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -7122,7 +7122,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_count{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_metrics_block_count_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "{{job}}-{{index}} {{block_name}}",
               "refId": "A"
@@ -7246,7 +7246,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:hits{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])/rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_cache_hits{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])/rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
               "legendFormat": "{{name}} {{job}}-{{index}}",
@@ -7347,7 +7347,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "synapse_util_caches_cache:size{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}",
+              "expr": "synapse_util_caches_cache_size{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}",
               "format": "time_series",
               "hide": false,
               "interval": "",
@@ -7447,7 +7447,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -7547,7 +7547,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "topk(10, rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:total{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) - rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:hits{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "topk(10, rate(synapse_util_caches_cache{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) - rate(synapse_util_caches_cache_hits{job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 2,
@@ -7643,7 +7643,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:evicted_size{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_cache_evicted_size{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
@@ -7763,7 +7763,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "synapse_util_caches_response_cache:size{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}",
+              "expr": "synapse_util_caches_response_cache_size{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "{{name}} {{job}}-{{index}}",
               "refId": "A"
@@ -7853,7 +7853,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_response_cache:hits{instance=\"$instance\", job=~\"$job\", index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])/rate(synapse_util_caches_response_cache:total{instance=\"$instance\", job=~\"$job\", index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_response_cache_hits{instance=\"$instance\", job=~\"$job\", index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])/rate(synapse_util_caches_response_cache{instance=\"$instance\", job=~\"$job\", index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "{{name}} {{job}}-{{index}}",
               "refId": "A"
@@ -9556,7 +9556,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "synapse_forward_extremities_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"} and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0)",
+              "expr": "synapse_forward_extremities_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"} and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0)",
               "format": "heatmap",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "{{le}}",
@@ -9716,7 +9716,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0)",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0)",
               "format": "heatmap",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "{{le}}",
@@ -9793,7 +9793,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.5, rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0))",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.5, rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "50%",
@@ -9803,7 +9803,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.75, rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0))",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.75, rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "75%",
@@ -9813,7 +9813,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.90, rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0))",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.90, rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "90%",
@@ -9823,7 +9823,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0))",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, rate(synapse_storage_events_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "99%",
@@ -9905,7 +9905,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0)",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0)",
               "format": "heatmap",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "{{le}}",
@@ -9982,7 +9982,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.5, rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0))",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.5, rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "50%",
@@ -9992,7 +9992,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.75, rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0))",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.75, rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "75%",
@@ -10002,7 +10002,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.90, rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0))",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.90, rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "90%",
@@ -10012,7 +10012,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events > 0))",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, rate(synapse_storage_events_stale_forward_extremities_persisted_bucket{instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size]) and on (index, instance, job) (synapse_storage_events_persisted_events_total > 0))",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
               "legendFormat": "99%",
@@ -10297,7 +10297,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_state_resolutions_during_persistence{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_state_resolutions_during_persistence_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "State res ",
               "refId": "A"
@@ -10306,7 +10306,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_potential_times_prune_extremities{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_potential_times_prune_extremities_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "Potential to prune",
               "refId": "B"
@@ -10315,7 +10315,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_times_pruned_extremities{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(synapse_storage_events_times_pruned_extremities_total{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size]))",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "Pruned",
               "refId": "C"
@@ -11069,7 +11069,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_notified_presence{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_notified_presence_total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "Notified",
               "refId": "A"
@@ -11078,7 +11078,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_federation_presence_out{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_federation_presence_out_total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "Remote ping",
               "refId": "B"
@@ -11087,7 +11087,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_presence_updates{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_presence_updates_total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "Total updates",
               "refId": "C"
@@ -11096,7 +11096,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_federation_presence{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_federation_presence_total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "Remote updates",
               "refId": "D"
@@ -11105,7 +11105,7 @@
               "datasource": {
                 "uid": "$datasource"
               },
-              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_bump_active_time{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
+              "expr": "rate(synapse_handler_presence_bump_active_time_total{job=\"$job\",index=~\"$index\",instance=\"$instance\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "interval": "",
               "legendFormat": "Bump active time",
               "refId": "E"
@@ -11789,7 +11789,7 @@
         "name": "instance",
         "options": [],
         "query": {
-          "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds, instance)",
+          "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds_total, instance)",
           "refId": "Prometheus-instance-Variable-Query"
         },
         "refresh": 2,
@@ -11818,7 +11818,7 @@
         "name": "job",
         "options": [],
         "query": {
-          "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds, job)",
+          "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds_total, job)",
           "refId": "Prometheus-job-Variable-Query"
         },
         "refresh": 2,
@@ -11848,7 +11848,7 @@
         "name": "index",
         "options": [],
         "query": {
-          "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds, index)",
+          "query": "label_values(synapse_util_metrics_block_ru_utime_seconds_total, index)",
           "refId": "Prometheus-index-Variable-Query"
         },
         "refresh": 2,
@@ -11896,6 +11896,6 @@
   "timezone": "",
   "title": "Synapse",
   "uid": "000000012",
-  "version": 132,
+  "version": 133,
   "weekStart": ""
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/_legacy_exposition.py b/synapse/metrics/_legacy_exposition.py
index ff640a49a..6f00ff2a4 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/_legacy_exposition.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/_legacy_exposition.py
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ LEGACY_METRIC_NAMES = {
     "synapse_util_caches_cache_hits": "synapse_util_caches_cache:hits",
     "synapse_util_caches_cache_size": "synapse_util_caches_cache:size",
     "synapse_util_caches_cache_evicted_size": "synapse_util_caches_cache:evicted_size",
-    "synapse_util_caches_cache_total": "synapse_util_caches_cache:total",
+    "synapse_util_caches_cache": "synapse_util_caches_cache:total",
     "synapse_util_caches_response_cache_size": "synapse_util_caches_response_cache:size",
     "synapse_util_caches_response_cache_hits": "synapse_util_caches_response_cache:hits",
     "synapse_util_caches_response_cache_evicted_size": "synapse_util_caches_response_cache:evicted_size",
-    "synapse_util_caches_response_cache_total": "synapse_util_caches_response_cache:total",
+    "synapse_util_caches_response_cache": "synapse_util_caches_response_cache:total",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
index bdf9b0dc8..d4a2b77c2 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ collectors_by_name: Dict[str, "CacheMetric"] = {}
 cache_size = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache_size", "", ["name"])
 cache_hits = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache_hits", "", ["name"])
 cache_evicted = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache_evicted_size", "", ["name", "reason"])
-cache_total = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache_total", "", ["name"])
+cache_total = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache", "", ["name"])
 cache_max_size = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_cache_max_size", "", ["name"])
 cache_memory_usage = Gauge(
     "synapse_util_caches_cache_size_bytes",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ response_cache_hits = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache_hits", "", ["nam
 response_cache_evicted = Gauge(
     "synapse_util_caches_response_cache_evicted_size", "", ["name", "reason"]
 )
-response_cache_total = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache_total", "", ["name"])
+response_cache_total = Gauge("synapse_util_caches_response_cache", "", ["name"])
 
 
 class EvictionReason(Enum):