diff --git a/packages/metrics/src/Metrics.ts b/packages/metrics/src/Metrics.ts
index 64f1540945..be34372f70 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/src/Metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/metrics/src/Metrics.ts
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ class Metrics extends Utility implements MetricsInterface {
    * @param value - The value of the metadata
    */
   public addMetadata(key: string, value: string): this {
+    if (this.#metricsStore.getMetric(key) !== undefined)
+      throw new Error(
+        `Metadata key "${key}" conflicts with an existing metric name and would overwrite it in the EMF output`
+      );
     this.#metadataStore.set(key, value);
     return this;
   }
@@ -1067,6 +1071,16 @@ class Metrics extends Utility implements MetricsInterface {
         ).join(',')}`
       );
 
+    const dimensionKeys = new Set([
+      ...Object.keys(this.#dimensionsStore.getDimensions()),
+      ...Object.keys(this.#dimensionsStore.getDefaultDimensions()),
+      ...this.#dimensionsStore.getDimensionSets().flatMap(Object.keys),
+    ]);
+    if (dimensionKeys.has(name))
+      throw new Error(
+        `Metric name "${name}" conflicts with an existing dimension key and would overwrite it in the EMF output`
+      );
+
     if (this.#metricsStore.getMetricsCount() >= MAX_METRICS_SIZE) {
       this.publishStoredMetrics();
     }
diff --git a/packages/metrics/tests/unit/dimensions.test.ts b/packages/metrics/tests/unit/dimensions.test.ts
index 774a748795..6edefacf21 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/tests/unit/dimensions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/metrics/tests/unit/dimensions.test.ts
@@ -647,4 +647,63 @@ describe('Working with dimensions', () => {
       expect.not.objectContaining({ [name]: value })
     );
   });
+
+  it('throws when a metric name conflicts with an existing dimension key', () => {
+    // Prepare
+    const metrics = new Metrics({
+      singleMetric: true,
+    });
+    metrics.addDimension('environment', 'prod');
+
+    // Act & Assess
+    expect(() =>
+      metrics.addMetric('environment', MetricUnit.Count, 1)
+    ).toThrowError(
+      'Metric name "environment" conflicts with an existing dimension key'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('throws when a metric name conflicts with an existing default dimension key', () => {
+    // Prepare
+    const metrics = new Metrics({
+      singleMetric: true,
+      defaultDimensions: { environment: 'prod' },
+    });
+
+    // Act & Assess
+    expect(() =>
+      metrics.addMetric('environment', MetricUnit.Count, 1)
+    ).toThrowError(
+      'Metric name "environment" conflicts with an existing dimension key'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('throws when a metric name conflicts with the built-in service dimension', () => {
+    // Prepare
+    const metrics = new Metrics({
+      singleMetric: true,
+    });
+
+    // Act & Assess
+    expect(() =>
+      metrics.addMetric('service', MetricUnit.Count, 1)
+    ).toThrowError(
+      'Metric name "service" conflicts with an existing dimension key'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('throws when a metric name conflicts with a key added via addDimensions', () => {
+    // Prepare
+    const metrics = new Metrics({
+      singleMetric: true,
+    });
+    metrics.addDimensions({ environment: 'prod' });
+
+    // Act & Assess
+    expect(() =>
+      metrics.addMetric('environment', MetricUnit.Count, 1)
+    ).toThrowError(
+      'Metric name "environment" conflicts with an existing dimension key'
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/metrics/tests/unit/metadata.test.ts b/packages/metrics/tests/unit/metadata.test.ts
index 5b0353f0c5..a8ee12120e 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/tests/unit/metadata.test.ts
+++ b/packages/metrics/tests/unit/metadata.test.ts
@@ -86,4 +86,17 @@ describe('Working with metadata', () => {
       expect.not.objectContaining({ 'cost-center': '1234' })
     );
   });
+
+  it('throws when a metadata key conflicts with an existing metric name', () => {
+    // Prepare
+    const metrics = new Metrics({ namespace: 'test' });
+    metrics.addMetric('request_count', MetricUnit.Count, 42);
+
+    // Act & Assess
+    expect(() =>
+      metrics.addMetadata('request_count', 'not-a-number')
+    ).toThrowError(
+      'Metadata key "request_count" conflicts with an existing metric name'
+    );
+  });
 });