diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/filters/priority-and-fairness.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/filters/priority-and-fairness.go
index 224f371374a..339b1e2c59b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/filters/priority-and-fairness.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/filters/priority-and-fairness.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func WithPriorityAndFairness(
 			}
 		}, execute)
 		if !served {
+			epmetrics.RecordRequestTermination(r, requestInfo, epmetrics.APIServerComponent, http.StatusTooManyRequests)
 			tooManyRequests(r, w)
 		}