diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/component.rb b/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/component.rb
index 37c69eb8252..5b6a7335568 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/component.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/component.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require_relative 'emitter'
 require_relative 'event'
+require_relative 'metrics_manager'
 require_relative 'worker'
 require_relative '../utils/forking'
 
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ def initialize(
           @enabled = enabled
           @stopped = false
 
+          @metrics_manager = MetricsManager.new(
+            enabled: enabled && metrics_enabled,
+            aggregation_interval: metrics_aggregation_interval_seconds
+          )
+
           @worker = Telemetry::Worker.new(
             enabled: @enabled,
             heartbeat_interval_seconds: heartbeat_interval_seconds,
@@ -69,6 +75,61 @@ def client_configuration_change!(changes)
 
           @worker.enqueue(Event::AppClientConfigurationChange.new(changes, 'remote_config'))
         end
+
+        # Increments a count metric.
+        # @param namespace [String] metric namespace (per product, such as 'civisibility', 'tracers', 'profilers')
+        # @param metric_name [String] metric name
+        # @param value [Float] metric value
+        # @param tags [Array<String>|Hash{String=>String}] metric tags as hash of tag:value pairs or array of "tag:val"
+        #                                                  strings
+        # @param common [Boolean] true if the metric is common for all languages, false for Ruby-specific metric
+        def inc(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: {}, common: true)
+          @metrics_manager.inc(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common)
+        end
+
+        # Decremenets a count metric.
+        # @param namespace [String] metric namespace (per product, such as 'civisibility', 'tracers', 'profilers')
+        # @param metric_name [String] metric name
+        # @param value [Float] metric value
+        # @param tags [Array<String>|Hash{String=>String}] metric tags as hash of tag:value pairs or array of "tag:val"
+        #                                                  strings
+        # @param common [Boolean] true if the metric is common for all languages, false for Ruby-specific metric
+        def dec(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: {}, common: true)
+          @metrics_manager.dec(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common)
+        end
+
+        # Tracks gauge metric.
+        # @param namespace [String] metric namespace (per product, such as 'civisibility', 'tracers', 'profilers')
+        # @param metric_name [String] metric name
+        # @param value [Float] metric value
+        # @param tags [Array<String>|Hash{String=>String}] metric tags as hash of tag:value pairs or array of "tag:val"
+        #                                                  strings
+        # @param common [Boolean] true if the metric is common for all languages, false for Ruby-specific metric
+        def gauge(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: {}, common: true)
+          @metrics_manager.gauge(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common)
+        end
+
+        # Tracks rate metric.
+        # @param namespace [String] metric namespace (per product, such as 'civisibility', 'tracers', 'profilers')
+        # @param metric_name [String] metric name
+        # @param value [Float] metric value
+        # @param tags [Array<String>|Hash{String=>String}] metric tags as hash of tag:value pairs or array of "tag:val"
+        #                                                  strings
+        # @param common [Boolean] true if the metric is common for all languages, false for Ruby-specific metric
+        def rate(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: {}, common: true)
+          @metrics_manager.rate(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common)
+        end
+
+        # Tracks distribution metric.
+        # @param namespace [String] metric namespace (per product, such as 'civisibility', 'tracers', 'profilers')
+        # @param metric_name [String] metric name
+        # @param value [Float] metric value
+        # @param tags [Array<String>|Hash{String=>String}] metric tags as hash of tag:value pairs or array of "tag:val"
+        #                                                  strings
+        # @param common [Boolean] true if the metric is common for all languages, false for Ruby-specific metric
+        def distribution(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: {}, common: true)
+          @metrics_manager.distribution(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common)
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metric.rb b/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metric.rb
index bbbc649bd5b..a1d459c4aa3 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metric.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/telemetry/metric.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Base
           attr_reader :name, :tags, :values, :common
 
           # @param name [String] metric name
-          # @param tags [Array<String>|Hash{String=>String}] metric tags as hash of array of "tag:val" strings
+          # @param tags [Array<String>|Hash{String=>String}] metric tags as hash or array of "tag:val" strings
           # @param common [Boolean] true if the metric is common for all languages, false for Ruby-specific metric
           def initialize(name, tags: {}, common: true)
             @name = name
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/component.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/component.rbs
index dac3d41bba4..d9d54fae227 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/component.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/component.rbs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Datadog
       class Component
         @enabled: bool
         @stopped: bool
+        @metrics_manager: Datadog::Core::Telemetry::MetricsManager
         @worker: Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Worker
 
         attr_reader enabled: bool
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metric.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metric.rbs
index e0874765d98..09d9bcef3f5 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metric.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metric.rbs
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ module Datadog
         end
 
         class IntervalMetric < Base
-          @interval: Integer
+          @interval: Float
 
-          attr_reader interval: Integer
+          attr_reader interval: Float
 
-          def initialize: (String name, ?tags: tags_input, ?common: bool, interval: Integer) -> void
+          def initialize: (String name, ?tags: tags_input, ?common: bool, interval: Float) -> void
         end
 
         class Count < Base
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rbs
index fa2cdc0cb3b..1edcf24a121 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_collection.rbs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Datadog
 
         @namespace: String
 
-        @interval: Integer
+        @interval: Float
 
         @mutex: Thread::Mutex
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Datadog
 
         attr_reader namespace: String
 
-        def initialize: (String namespace, aggregation_interval: Integer) -> void
+        def initialize: (String namespace, aggregation_interval: Float) -> void
 
         def inc: (String metric_name, Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Metric::input_value value, ?tags: Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Metric::tags_input, ?common: bool) -> void
 
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rbs
index 53e279c86e6..7083e155edb 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/telemetry/metrics_manager.rbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Datadog
           def enqueue: (Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Event::Base event) -> void
         end
 
-        @interval: Integer
+        @interval: Float
 
         @enabled: bool
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Datadog
 
         attr_reader enabled: bool
 
-        def initialize: (aggregation_interval: Integer, enabled: bool) -> void
+        def initialize: (aggregation_interval: Float, enabled: bool) -> void
 
         def inc: (String namespace, String metric_name, Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Metric::input_value value, ?tags: Datadog::Core::Telemetry::Metric::tags_input, ?common: bool) -> void
 
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/component_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/component_spec.rb
index b641e48bbda..eee7639ba1e 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/component_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/component_spec.rb
@@ -210,4 +210,79 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context 'metrics support' do
+    let(:metrics_manager) { spy(:metrics_manager) }
+    let(:namespace) { double('namespace') }
+    let(:metric_name) { double('metric_name') }
+    let(:value) { double('value') }
+    let(:tags) { double('tags') }
+    let(:common) { double('common') }
+    before do
+      expect(Datadog::Core::Telemetry::MetricsManager).to receive(:new).with(
+        aggregation_interval: metrics_aggregation_interval_seconds,
+        enabled: enabled && metrics_enabled
+      ).and_return(metrics_manager)
+    end
+
+    describe '#inc' do
+      subject(:inc) { telemetry.inc(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common) }
+
+      it do
+        inc
+
+        expect(metrics_manager).to have_received(:inc).with(
+          namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#dec' do
+      subject(:dec) { telemetry.dec(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common) }
+
+      it do
+        dec
+
+        expect(metrics_manager).to have_received(:dec).with(
+          namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#gauge' do
+      subject(:gauge) { telemetry.gauge(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common) }
+
+      it do
+        gauge
+
+        expect(metrics_manager).to have_received(:gauge).with(
+          namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#rate' do
+      subject(:rate) { telemetry.rate(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common) }
+
+      it do
+        rate
+
+        expect(metrics_manager).to have_received(:rate).with(
+          namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#distribution' do
+      subject(:distribution) { telemetry.distribution(namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common) }
+
+      it do
+        distribution
+
+        expect(metrics_manager).to have_received(:distribution).with(
+          namespace, metric_name, value, tags: tags, common: common
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end