diff --git a/pkg/internal/controller/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/internal/controller/metrics/metrics.go
index b74ce062be..dd471a65b9 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/controller/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/controller/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -84,3 +84,15 @@ func init() {
 		collectors.NewGoCollector(),
 	)
 }
+
+// register the metrics with the passed registry
+func RegisterReconciliationMetrics(customRegistry metrics.RegistererGatherer) {
+	customRegistry.MustRegister(
+		ReconcileTotal,
+		ReconcileErrors,
+		TerminalReconcileErrors,
+		ReconcileTime,
+		WorkerCount,
+		ActiveWorkers,
+	)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/client_go_adapter.go b/pkg/metrics/client_go_adapter.go
index ff28998c44..90c7ecab1f 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/client_go_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/client_go_adapter.go
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ func init() {
 	registerClientMetrics()
 }
 
+// register the metrics with the passed registry
+func RegisterClientMetrics(customRegistry RegistererGatherer) {
+	customRegistry.MustRegister(requestResult)
+}
+
 // registerClientMetrics sets up the client latency metrics from client-go.
 func registerClientMetrics() {
 	// register the metrics with our registry
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/leaderelection.go b/pkg/metrics/leaderelection.go
index a19c099602..1def8637be 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/leaderelection.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/leaderelection.go
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ func init() {
 	leaderelection.SetProvider(leaderelectionMetricsProvider{})
 }
 
+// register the metrics with the passed registry
+func RegisterLeaderElection(customRegistry RegistererGatherer) {
+	customRegistry.MustRegister(leaderGauge)
+}
+
 type leaderelectionMetricsProvider struct{}
 
 func (leaderelectionMetricsProvider) NewLeaderMetric() leaderelection.SwitchMetric {
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/workqueue.go b/pkg/metrics/workqueue.go
index cff1de4c1c..7a55f0be05 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/workqueue.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/workqueue.go
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ func init() {
 	workqueue.SetProvider(workqueueMetricsProvider{})
 }
 
+// register the metrics with the passed registry
+func RegisterWorkqueueMetrics(customRegistry RegistererGatherer) {
+	customRegistry.MustRegister(
+		depth,
+		adds,
+		latency,
+		workDuration,
+		unfinished,
+		longestRunningProcessor,
+		retries,
+	)
+}
+
 type workqueueMetricsProvider struct{}
 
 func (workqueueMetricsProvider) NewDepthMetric(name string) workqueue.GaugeMetric {
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/internal/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/webhook/internal/metrics/metrics.go
index 557004908b..b63fe36a3d 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/internal/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/internal/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ func init() {
 	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(RequestLatency, RequestTotal, RequestInFlight)
 }
 
+// register the metrics with the passed registry
+func RegisterRequestMetrics(customRegistry metrics.RegistererGatherer) {
+	customRegistry.MustRegister(
+		RequestLatency,
+		RequestTotal,
+		RequestInFlight,
+	)
+}
+
 // InstrumentedHook adds some instrumentation on top of the given webhook.
 func InstrumentedHook(path string, hookRaw http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	lbl := prometheus.Labels{"webhook": path}