diff --git a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
index 902f6b75..79a77546 100644
--- a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
 	policyv1 "open-cluster-management.io/config-policy-controller/api/v1"
@@ -68,59 +67,6 @@ var (
 	reasonCleanupError       = "Error cleaning up child objects"
 )
 
-var evalLoopHistogram = prometheus.NewHistogram(
-	prometheus.HistogramOpts{
-		Name:    "config_policies_evaluation_duration_seconds",
-		Help:    "The seconds that it takes to evaluate all configuration policies on the cluster",
-		Buckets: []float64{1, 3, 9, 10.5, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 300, 450, 600},
-	},
-)
-
-var policyEvalSecondsCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
-	prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "config_policy_evaluation_seconds_total",
-		Help: "The total seconds taken while evaluating the configuration policy. Use this alongside " +
-			"config_policy_evaluation_total.",
-	},
-	[]string{"name"},
-)
-
-var policyEvalCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
-	prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "config_policy_evaluation_total",
-		Help: "The total number of evaluations of the configuration policy. Use this alongside " +
-			"config_policy_evaluation_seconds_total.",
-	},
-	[]string{"name"},
-)
-
-var compareObjSecondsCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
-	prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "compare_objects_seconds_total",
-		Help: "The total seconds taken while comparing policy objects. Use this alongside " +
-			"compare_objects_evaluation_total.",
-	},
-	[]string{"config_policy_name", "namespace", "object"},
-)
-
-var compareObjEvalCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
-	prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "compare_objects_evaluation_total",
-		Help: "The total number of times the comparison algorithm is run on an object. " +
-			"Use this alongside compare_objects_seconds_total.",
-	},
-	[]string{"config_policy_name", "namespace", "object"},
-)
-
-func init() {
-	// Register custom metrics with the global Prometheus registry
-	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(evalLoopHistogram)
-	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(policyEvalSecondsCounter)
-	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(policyEvalCounter)
-	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(compareObjSecondsCounter)
-	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(compareObjEvalCounter)
-}
-
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.
 func (r *ConfigurationPolicyReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
diff --git a/controllers/metric.go b/controllers/metric.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdcebb38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/metric.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package controllers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics"
+)
+
+var (
+	evalLoopHistogram = prometheus.NewHistogram(
+		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+			Name:    "config_policies_evaluation_duration_seconds",
+			Help:    "The seconds that it takes to evaluate all configuration policies on the cluster",
+			Buckets: []float64{1, 3, 9, 10.5, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 300, 450, 600},
+		},
+	)
+	policyEvalSecondsCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "config_policy_evaluation_seconds_total",
+			Help: "The total seconds taken while evaluating the configuration policy. Use this alongside " +
+				"config_policy_evaluation_total.",
+		},
+		[]string{"name"},
+	)
+	policyEvalCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "config_policy_evaluation_total",
+			Help: "The total number of evaluations of the configuration policy. Use this alongside " +
+				"config_policy_evaluation_seconds_total.",
+		},
+		[]string{"name"},
+	)
+	compareObjSecondsCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "compare_objects_seconds_total",
+			Help: "The total seconds taken while comparing policy objects. Use this alongside " +
+				"compare_objects_evaluation_total.",
+		},
+		[]string{"config_policy_name", "namespace", "object"},
+	)
+	compareObjEvalCounter = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "compare_objects_evaluation_total",
+			Help: "The total number of times the comparison algorithm is run on an object. " +
+				"Use this alongside compare_objects_seconds_total.",
+		},
+		[]string{"config_policy_name", "namespace", "object"},
+	)
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// Register custom metrics with the global Prometheus registry
+	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(evalLoopHistogram)
+	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(policyEvalSecondsCounter)
+	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(policyEvalCounter)
+	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(compareObjSecondsCounter)
+	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(compareObjEvalCounter)
+	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(policyRelatedObjectGauge)
+}