diff --git a/meilisearch/src/lib.rs b/meilisearch/src/lib.rs
index 78841e4bd..7d32f546a 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/lib.rs
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ pub fn create_app(
                 analytics.clone(),
             )
         })
-        .configure(|cfg| routes::configure(cfg, opt.enable_metrics_route))
+        .configure(|cfg| routes::configure(cfg, opt.experimental_enable_metrics))
         .configure(|s| dashboard(s, enable_dashboard));
 
     let app = app.wrap(actix_web::middleware::Condition::new(
-        opt.enable_metrics_route,
+        opt.experimental_enable_metrics,
         middleware::RouteMetrics,
     ));
     app.wrap(
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/option.rs b/meilisearch/src/option.rs
index a5d98ab5b..8cca5f0ad 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/option.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/option.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const MEILI_IGNORE_MISSING_DUMP: &str = "MEILI_IGNORE_MISSING_DUMP";
 const MEILI_IGNORE_DUMP_IF_DB_EXISTS: &str = "MEILI_IGNORE_DUMP_IF_DB_EXISTS";
 const MEILI_DUMP_DIR: &str = "MEILI_DUMP_DIR";
 const MEILI_LOG_LEVEL: &str = "MEILI_LOG_LEVEL";
-const MEILI_ENABLE_METRICS_ROUTE: &str = "MEILI_ENABLE_METRICS_ROUTE";
+const MEILI_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLE_METRICS: &str = "MEILI_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLE_METRICS";
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH: &str = "./config.toml";
 const DEFAULT_DB_PATH: &str = "./data.ms";
@@ -286,10 +286,12 @@ pub struct Opt {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub log_level: LogLevel,
 
-    /// Enables Prometheus metrics and /metrics route.
-    #[clap(long, env = MEILI_ENABLE_METRICS_ROUTE)]
+    /// Experimental metrics feature. For more information, see: https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/discussions/3518
+    ///
+    /// Enables the Prometheus metrics on the `GET /metrics` endpoint.
+    #[clap(long, env = MEILI_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLE_METRICS)]
     #[serde(default)]
-    pub enable_metrics_route: bool,
+    pub experimental_enable_metrics: bool,
 
     #[serde(flatten)]
     #[clap(flatten)]
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ impl Opt {
             config_file_path: _,
             #[cfg(all(not(debug_assertions), feature = "analytics"))]
             no_analytics,
-            enable_metrics_route,
+            experimental_enable_metrics: enable_metrics_route,
         } = self;
         export_to_env_if_not_present(MEILI_DB_PATH, db_path);
         export_to_env_if_not_present(MEILI_HTTP_ADDR, http_addr);
@@ -420,7 +422,10 @@ impl Opt {
 
         export_to_env_if_not_present(MEILI_DUMP_DIR, dump_dir);
         export_to_env_if_not_present(MEILI_LOG_LEVEL, log_level.to_string());
-        export_to_env_if_not_present(MEILI_ENABLE_METRICS_ROUTE, enable_metrics_route.to_string());
+        export_to_env_if_not_present(
+            MEILI_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLE_METRICS,
+            enable_metrics_route.to_string(),
+        );
         indexer_options.export_to_env();
     }
 
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/common/server.rs b/meilisearch/tests/common/server.rs
index 4b15adbf1..bd0a47432 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/common/server.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/common/server.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub fn default_settings(dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Opt {
             max_indexing_memory: MaxMemory::unlimited(),
             ..Parser::parse_from(None as Option<&str>)
         },
-        enable_metrics_route: true,
+        experimental_enable_metrics: true,
         ..Parser::parse_from(None as Option<&str>)
     }
 }