diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index b5e126864cf..e8b52926c78 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ field. You can revert this change by configuring tags for the module and omittin
 - Fix ec2 disk and network metrics to use Sum statistic method. {pull}20680[20680]
 - Fill cloud.account.name with accountID if account alias doesn't exist. {pull}20736[20736]
 - Fix ec2 disk and network metrics to use Sum statistic method. {pull}20680[20680]
+- Update fields.yml in the azure module, missing metrics field. {pull}20918[20918]
 - The `elasticsearch/index` metricset only requests wildcard expansion for hidden indices if the monitored Elasticsearch cluster supports it. {pull}20938[20938]
 
 *Packetbeat*
diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index be2602cd95a..aec3406beb4 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -4516,6 +4516,16 @@ type: keyword
 Azure metric dimensions.
 
 
+type: object
+
+--
+
+*`azure.metrics.*.*`*::
++
+--
+Metrics returned.
+
+
 type: object
 
 --
@@ -4750,17 +4760,6 @@ type: object
 monitor
 
 
-
-*`azure.monitor.metrics.*.*`*::
-+
---
-Metrics returned.
-
-
-type: object
-
---
-
 *`azure.storage.*.*`*::
 +
 --
diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/_meta/fields.yml b/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/_meta/fields.yml
index f24d54bcd7f..c6471dc108d 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -45,3 +45,9 @@
           object_type_mapping_type: "*"
           description: >
             Azure metric dimensions.
+        - name: metrics.*.*
+          type: object
+          object_type: float
+          object_type_mapping_type: "*"
+          description: >
+            Metrics returned.
diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/fields.go b/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/fields.go
index 1c8cd1527b4..4c0ad95ad98 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/fields.go
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/fields.go
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ func init() {
 // AssetAzure returns asset data.
 // This is the base64 encoded gzipped contents of module/azure.
 func AssetAzure() string {
-	return "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"
+	return "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"
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/monitor/_meta/fields.yml b/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/monitor/_meta/fields.yml
index 139b2c38047..a6288fef7f7 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/monitor/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/module/azure/monitor/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,5 @@
   description: >
     monitor
   fields:
-    - name: metrics.*.*
-      type: object
-      object_type: float
-      object_type_mapping_type: "*"
-      description: >
-        Metrics returned.
+