diff --git a/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/emf_and_kubernetes_config.yaml b/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/emf_and_kubernetes_config.yaml
index a2f0bb3c7d..7fe1138031 100644
--- a/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/emf_and_kubernetes_config.yaml
+++ b/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/emf_and_kubernetes_config.yaml
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ exporters:
         label_matchers: [ ]
         metric_name_selectors:
           - apiserver_current_inflight_requests
+          - apiserver_current_inqueue_requests
       - dimensions: [ [ClusterName, name], [ ClusterName ] ]
         label_matchers: [ ]
         metric_name_selectors:
diff --git a/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/kubernetes_on_prem_config.yaml b/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/kubernetes_on_prem_config.yaml
index 9e94b187ec..3cc73c82af 100644
--- a/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/kubernetes_on_prem_config.yaml
+++ b/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/kubernetes_on_prem_config.yaml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ exporters:
         label_matchers: [ ]
         metric_name_selectors:
           - apiserver_current_inflight_requests
+          - apiserver_current_inqueue_requests
       - dimensions: [ [ ClusterName, name ], [ ClusterName ] ]
         label_matchers: [ ]
         metric_name_selectors:
diff --git a/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/logs_and_kubernetes_config.yaml b/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/logs_and_kubernetes_config.yaml
index ef2fa0539d..5b038168ff 100644
--- a/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/logs_and_kubernetes_config.yaml
+++ b/translator/tocwconfig/sampleConfig/logs_and_kubernetes_config.yaml
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ exporters:
         label_matchers: [ ]
         metric_name_selectors:
           - apiserver_current_inflight_requests
+          - apiserver_current_inqueue_requests
       - dimensions: [ [ ClusterName, name ], [ ClusterName ] ]
         label_matchers: [ ]
         metric_name_selectors:
diff --git a/translator/translate/otel/exporter/awsemf/kubernetes.go b/translator/translate/otel/exporter/awsemf/kubernetes.go
index 1e28913f5b..eb083953ad 100644
--- a/translator/translate/otel/exporter/awsemf/kubernetes.go
+++ b/translator/translate/otel/exporter/awsemf/kubernetes.go
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ func getControlPlaneMetricDeclarations(conf *confmap.Conf) []*awsemfexporter.Met
 				Dimensions: [][]string{{"ClusterName", "request_kind"}, {"ClusterName"}},
 				MetricNameSelectors: []string{
 					"apiserver_current_inflight_requests",
+					"apiserver_current_inqueue_requests",
 				},
 			},
 			{
diff --git a/translator/translate/otel/exporter/awsemf/translator_test.go b/translator/translate/otel/exporter/awsemf/translator_test.go
index 877b77d90b..72b0867bbf 100644
--- a/translator/translate/otel/exporter/awsemf/translator_test.go
+++ b/translator/translate/otel/exporter/awsemf/translator_test.go
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func TestTranslator(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					{
 						Dimensions:          [][]string{{"ClusterName", "request_kind"}, {"ClusterName"}},
-						MetricNameSelectors: []string{"apiserver_current_inflight_requests"},
+						MetricNameSelectors: []string{"apiserver_current_inflight_requests", "apiserver_current_inqueue_requests"},
 					},
 					{
 						Dimensions:          [][]string{{"ClusterName", "name"}, {"ClusterName"}},