diff --git a/datadog_cluster_agent/changelog.d/18867.added b/datadog_cluster_agent/changelog.d/18867.added
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8374264cecc150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datadog_cluster_agent/changelog.d/18867.added
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add telemetry scraping for Validation AdmissionController
diff --git a/datadog_cluster_agent/datadog_checks/datadog_cluster_agent/check.py b/datadog_cluster_agent/datadog_checks/datadog_cluster_agent/check.py
index 1a1ece2ed9d95b..e88ac2f4acdf69 100644
--- a/datadog_cluster_agent/datadog_checks/datadog_cluster_agent/check.py
+++ b/datadog_cluster_agent/datadog_checks/datadog_cluster_agent/check.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     'admission_webhooks_library_injection_attempts': 'admission_webhooks.library_injection_attempts',
     'admission_webhooks_library_injection_errors': 'admission_webhooks.library_injection_errors',
     'admission_webhooks_mutation_attempts': 'admission_webhooks.mutation_attempts',
+    'admission_webhooks_validation_attempts': 'admission_webhooks.validation_attempts',
     'admission_webhooks_patcher_attempts': 'admission_webhooks.patcher.attempts',
     'admission_webhooks_patcher_completed': 'admission_webhooks.patcher.completed',
     'admission_webhooks_patcher_errors': 'admission_webhooks.patcher.errors',
diff --git a/datadog_cluster_agent/metadata.csv b/datadog_cluster_agent/metadata.csv
index 979d12072772df..b775c9af2dad88 100644
--- a/datadog_cluster_agent/metadata.csv
+++ b/datadog_cluster_agent/metadata.csv
@@ -1,65 +1,66 @@
-metric_name,metric_type,interval,unit_name,per_unit_name,description,orientation,integration,short_name,curated_metric
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.certificate_expiry,gauge,,hour,,Time left before the certificate expires,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks certificate expiry,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.cws_exec_instrumentation_attempts.count,count,,,,CWS exec Instrumentation attempts count,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cws exec instrumentation attempts,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.cws_exec_instrumentation_attempts.sum,count,,,,CWS exec Instrumentation attempts sum,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cws exec instrumentation attempts,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.cws_pod_instrumentation_attempts.count,count,,,,CWS pod Instrumentation attempts count,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cws pod instrumentation attempts,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.cws_pod_instrumentation_attempts.sum,count,,,,CWS pod Instrumentation attempts sum,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cws pod instrumentation attempts,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.library_injection_attempts,count,,,,"Number of library injection attempts by language",0,datadog_cluster_agent,library injection attempts,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.library_injection_errors,count,,,,"Number of library injection failures by language",0,datadog_cluster_agent,library injection errors,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.mutation_attempts,gauge,,,,Number of pod mutation attempts by mutation type,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks mutation attempts,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.mutation_errors,gauge,,,,Number of mutation failures by mutation type,-1,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks mutation errors,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.patcher.attempts,count,,,,"Number of patch attempts",0,datadog_cluster_agent,patch attempts,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.patcher.completed,count,,,,"Number of completed patch attempts",0,datadog_cluster_agent,completed patch attempts,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.patcher.errors,count,,,,"Number of patch errors",0,datadog_cluster_agent,patch errors,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.rc_provider.configs,gauge,,,,"Number of valid remote configuration",0,datadog_cluster_agent,valid remote configurations,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.rc_provider.invalid_configs,gauge,,,,"Number of invalid remote configurations",0,datadog_cluster_agent,invalid remote configurations,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.reconcile_errors,gauge,,,,Number of reconcile errors per controller,-1,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks reconcile errors,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.reconcile_success,gauge,,success,,Number of reconcile successes per controller,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks reconcile success,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.response_duration.count,count,,,,Webhook response duration count,0,datadog_cluster_agent,webhook response duration count,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.response_duration.sum,count,,second,,Webhook response duration sum,0,datadog_cluster_agent,webhook response duration sum,
-datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.webhooks_received,gauge,,,,Number of mutation webhook requests received,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks received,
-datadog.cluster_agent.aggregator.flush,count,,,,"Number of metrics/service checks/events flushed by (data_type, state)",0,datadog_cluster_agent,aggregator flush,
-datadog.cluster_agent.aggregator.processed,count,,,,Amount of metrics/services_checks/events processed by the aggregator by data_type,0,datadog_cluster_agent,aggregator processed,
-datadog.cluster_agent.api_requests,count,,request,,"Requests made to the cluster agent API by (handler, status)",0,datadog_cluster_agent,api requests,
-datadog.cluster_agent.autodiscovery.errors,gauge,,,,Number of Autodiscovery errors,0,datadog_cluster_agent,AD errors,
-datadog.cluster_agent.autodiscovery.poll_duration.count,count,,,,Autodiscovery poll duration count,0,datadog_cluster_agent,AD poll duration count,
-datadog.cluster_agent.autodiscovery.poll_duration.sum,count,,second,,Autodiscovery poll duration sum,0,datadog_cluster_agent,AD poll duration sum,
-datadog.cluster_agent.autodiscovery.watched_resources,gauge,,,,Number of watched resources (Services and Endpoints),0,datadog_cluster_agent,AD watched resources,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.busyness,gauge,,,,Busyness of a node per the number of metrics submitted and average duration of all checks run,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check node busyness,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.configs_dangling,gauge,,,,Number of check configurations not dispatched,-1,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check configs dangling,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.configs_dispatched,gauge,,,,Number of check configurations dispatched by node,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check configs dispatched,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.configs_info,gauge,,,,Information about check configurations dispatched (node and check ID),0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check configs info,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.failed_stats_collection,count,,,,Total number of unsuccessful stats collection attempts,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check failed stats collection,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.nodes_reporting,gauge,,,,Number of node agents reporting,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check nodes reporting,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.rebalancing_decisions,count,,,,Total number of check rebalancing decisions,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check rebalancing decisions,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.rebalancing_duration_seconds,gauge,,second,,Duration of the check rebalancing algorithm last execution,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check rebalancing duration,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.successful_rebalancing_moves,count,,check,,Total number of successful check rebalancing decisions,1,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check rebalancing moves,
-datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.updating_stats_duration_seconds,gauge,,second,,Duration of collecting stats from check runners and updating cache,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check updating stats duration,
-datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.limit,gauge,,query,,Maximum number of queries to the Datadog API allowed in the period by endpoint,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries limit,
-datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.period,gauge,,second,,Period of rate limiting for the Datadog API by endpoint,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries period,
-datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.remaining,gauge,,query,,Number of queries to the Datadog API remaining before next reset by endpoint,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries remaining,
-datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.remaining_min,gauge,,query,,Minimum number of queries remaining before next reset observed during an expiration interval of 2*refresh period,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries remaining minimum,
-datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.reset,gauge,,second,,Number of seconds before next reset applied to the Datadog API by endpoint,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries reset,
-datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.requests,count,,request,,Requests made to Datadog by status,0,datadog_cluster_agent,datadog requests,
-datadog.cluster_agent.endpoint_checks.configs_dispatched,gauge,,,,Number of endpoint-check configurations dispatched by node,0,datadog_cluster_agent,endpoint check configs dispatched,
-datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics,gauge,,,,Number of external metrics tagged,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics,
-datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.api_elapsed.count,count,,,,Count of API Requests received,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics api elapsed count,
-datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.api_elapsed.sum,count,,,,Count of API Requests received,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics api elapsed sum,
-datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.api_requests,gauge,,,,Count of API Requests received,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics api requests,
-datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.datadog_metrics,gauge,,,,"The label valid is true if the DatadogMetric CR is valid, false otherwise",0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics datadog metrics,
-datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.delay_seconds,gauge,,second,,Freshness of the metric evaluated from querying Datadog,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics delay,
-datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.processed_value,gauge,,,,Value processed from querying Datadog by metric,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics processed,
-datadog.cluster_agent.go.goroutines,gauge,,,,Number of goroutines that currently exist,0,datadog_cluster_agent,go goroutines,
-datadog.cluster_agent.go.memstats.alloc_bytes,gauge,,byte,,Number of bytes allocated and still in use,0,datadog_cluster_agent,go memstats alloc bytes,
-datadog.cluster_agent.go.threads,gauge,,thread,,Number of OS threads created,0,datadog_cluster_agent,go threads,
-datadog.cluster_agent.kubernetes_apiserver.emitted_events,count,,,,"Datadog events emitted by the kubernetes_apiserver check",0,datadog_cluster_agent,datadog events events,
-datadog.cluster_agent.kubernetes_apiserver.kube_events,count,,,,"Kubernetes events processed by the kubernetes_apiserver check",0,datadog_cluster_agent,apiserver events,
-datadog.cluster_agent.language_detection_dca_handler.processed_requests,count,,,,"The number of process language detection requests processed by the handler",0,datadog_cluster_agent,language detection processed requests,
-datadog.cluster_agent.language_detection_patcher.patches,count,,,,"The number of patch requests sent by the patcher to the kube api server",0,datadog_cluster_agent,language detection patches,
-datadog.cluster_agent.secret_backend.elapsed,gauge,,millisecond,,The elapsed time of secret backend invocation,0,datadog_cluster_agent,secret backend elapsed time duration,
-datadog.cluster_agent.tagger.stored_entities,gauge,,,,Number of entities stored in the tagger,0,datadog_cluster_agent,tagger stored entities,
-datadog.cluster_agent.tagger.updated_entities,count,,,,Number of updates made to entities in the tagger,0,datadog_cluster_agent,tagger updated entities,
-datadog.cluster_agent.workloadmeta.events_received,count,,,,Number of events received by workloadmeta,0,datadog_cluster_agent,workloadmeta events received,
-datadog.cluster_agent.workloadmeta.notifications_sent,count,,,,Number of notifications sent by workloadmeta to its subscribers,0,datadog_cluster_agent,workloadmeta notifications sent,
-datadog.cluster_agent.workloadmeta.stored_entities,gauge,,,,Number of entities stored in workloadmeta,0,datadog_cluster_agent,workloadmeta stored entities,
-datadog.cluster_agent.workloadmeta.subscribers,gauge,,,,Number of workloadmeta subscribers,0,datadog_cluster_agent,workloadmeta subscribers,
+metric_name,metric_type,interval,unit_name,per_unit_name,description,orientation,integration,short_name,curated_metric,sample_tags
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.certificate_expiry,gauge,,hour,,Time left before the certificate expires,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks certificate expiry,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.cws_exec_instrumentation_attempts.count,count,,,,CWS exec Instrumentation attempts count,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cws exec instrumentation attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.cws_exec_instrumentation_attempts.sum,count,,,,CWS exec Instrumentation attempts sum,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cws exec instrumentation attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.cws_pod_instrumentation_attempts.count,count,,,,CWS pod Instrumentation attempts count,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cws pod instrumentation attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.cws_pod_instrumentation_attempts.sum,count,,,,CWS pod Instrumentation attempts sum,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cws pod instrumentation attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.library_injection_attempts,count,,,,Number of library injection attempts by language,0,datadog_cluster_agent,library injection attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.library_injection_errors,count,,,,Number of library injection failures by language,0,datadog_cluster_agent,library injection errors,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.mutation_attempts,gauge,,,,Number of pod mutation attempts by mutation type,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks mutation attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.mutation_errors,gauge,,,,Number of mutation failures by mutation type,-1,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks mutation errors,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.patcher.attempts,count,,,,Number of patch attempts,0,datadog_cluster_agent,patch attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.patcher.completed,count,,,,Number of completed patch attempts,0,datadog_cluster_agent,completed patch attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.patcher.errors,count,,,,Number of patch errors,0,datadog_cluster_agent,patch errors,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.rc_provider.configs,gauge,,,,Number of valid remote configuration,0,datadog_cluster_agent,valid remote configurations,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.rc_provider.invalid_configs,gauge,,,,Number of invalid remote configurations,0,datadog_cluster_agent,invalid remote configurations,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.reconcile_errors,gauge,,,,Number of reconcile errors per controller,-1,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks reconcile errors,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.reconcile_success,gauge,,success,,Number of reconcile successes per controller,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks reconcile success,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.response_duration.count,count,,,,Webhook response duration count,0,datadog_cluster_agent,webhook response duration count,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.response_duration.sum,count,,second,,Webhook response duration sum,0,datadog_cluster_agent,webhook response duration sum,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.validation_attempts,gauge,,,,Number of pod validation attempts by validation type,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks validation attempts,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.admission_webhooks.webhooks_received,gauge,,,,Number of mutation webhook requests received,0,datadog_cluster_agent,admission webhooks received,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.aggregator.flush,count,,,,"Number of metrics/service checks/events flushed by (data_type, state)",0,datadog_cluster_agent,aggregator flush,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.aggregator.processed,count,,,,Amount of metrics/services_checks/events processed by the aggregator by data_type,0,datadog_cluster_agent,aggregator processed,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.api_requests,count,,request,,"Requests made to the cluster agent API by (handler, status)",0,datadog_cluster_agent,api requests,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.autodiscovery.errors,gauge,,,,Number of Autodiscovery errors,0,datadog_cluster_agent,AD errors,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.autodiscovery.poll_duration.count,count,,,,Autodiscovery poll duration count,0,datadog_cluster_agent,AD poll duration count,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.autodiscovery.poll_duration.sum,count,,second,,Autodiscovery poll duration sum,0,datadog_cluster_agent,AD poll duration sum,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.autodiscovery.watched_resources,gauge,,,,Number of watched resources (Services and Endpoints),0,datadog_cluster_agent,AD watched resources,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.busyness,gauge,,,,Busyness of a node per the number of metrics submitted and average duration of all checks run,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check node busyness,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.configs_dangling,gauge,,,,Number of check configurations not dispatched,-1,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check configs dangling,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.configs_dispatched,gauge,,,,Number of check configurations dispatched by node,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check configs dispatched,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.configs_info,gauge,,,,Information about check configurations dispatched (node and check ID),0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check configs info,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.failed_stats_collection,count,,,,Total number of unsuccessful stats collection attempts,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check failed stats collection,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.nodes_reporting,gauge,,,,Number of node agents reporting,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check nodes reporting,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.rebalancing_decisions,count,,,,Total number of check rebalancing decisions,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check rebalancing decisions,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.rebalancing_duration_seconds,gauge,,second,,Duration of the check rebalancing algorithm last execution,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check rebalancing duration,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.successful_rebalancing_moves,count,,check,,Total number of successful check rebalancing decisions,1,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check rebalancing moves,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.cluster_checks.updating_stats_duration_seconds,gauge,,second,,Duration of collecting stats from check runners and updating cache,0,datadog_cluster_agent,cluster check updating stats duration,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.limit,gauge,,query,,Maximum number of queries to the Datadog API allowed in the period by endpoint,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries limit,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.period,gauge,,second,,Period of rate limiting for the Datadog API by endpoint,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries period,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.remaining,gauge,,query,,Number of queries to the Datadog API remaining before next reset by endpoint,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries remaining,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.remaining_min,gauge,,query,,Minimum number of queries remaining before next reset observed during an expiration interval of 2*refresh period,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries remaining minimum,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.rate_limit_queries.reset,gauge,,second,,Number of seconds before next reset applied to the Datadog API by endpoint,0,datadog_cluster_agent,rate limit queries reset,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.datadog.requests,count,,request,,Requests made to Datadog by status,0,datadog_cluster_agent,datadog requests,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.endpoint_checks.configs_dispatched,gauge,,,,Number of endpoint-check configurations dispatched by node,0,datadog_cluster_agent,endpoint check configs dispatched,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics,gauge,,,,Number of external metrics tagged,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.api_elapsed.count,count,,,,Count of API Requests received,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics api elapsed count,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.api_elapsed.sum,count,,,,Count of API Requests received,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics api elapsed sum,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.api_requests,gauge,,,,Count of API Requests received,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics api requests,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.datadog_metrics,gauge,,,,"The label valid is true if the DatadogMetric CR is valid, false otherwise",0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics datadog metrics,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.delay_seconds,gauge,,second,,Freshness of the metric evaluated from querying Datadog,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics delay,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.external_metrics.processed_value,gauge,,,,Value processed from querying Datadog by metric,0,datadog_cluster_agent,external metrics processed,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.go.goroutines,gauge,,,,Number of goroutines that currently exist,0,datadog_cluster_agent,go goroutines,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.go.memstats.alloc_bytes,gauge,,byte,,Number of bytes allocated and still in use,0,datadog_cluster_agent,go memstats alloc bytes,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.go.threads,gauge,,thread,,Number of OS threads created,0,datadog_cluster_agent,go threads,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.kubernetes_apiserver.emitted_events,count,,,,Datadog events emitted by the kubernetes_apiserver check,0,datadog_cluster_agent,datadog events events,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.kubernetes_apiserver.kube_events,count,,,,Kubernetes events processed by the kubernetes_apiserver check,0,datadog_cluster_agent,apiserver events,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.language_detection_dca_handler.processed_requests,count,,,,The number of process language detection requests processed by the handler,0,datadog_cluster_agent,language detection processed requests,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.language_detection_patcher.patches,count,,,,The number of patch requests sent by the patcher to the kube api server,0,datadog_cluster_agent,language detection patches,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.secret_backend.elapsed,gauge,,millisecond,,The elapsed time of secret backend invocation,0,datadog_cluster_agent,secret backend elapsed time duration,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.tagger.stored_entities,gauge,,,,Number of entities stored in the tagger,0,datadog_cluster_agent,tagger stored entities,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.tagger.updated_entities,count,,,,Number of updates made to entities in the tagger,0,datadog_cluster_agent,tagger updated entities,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.workloadmeta.events_received,count,,,,Number of events received by workloadmeta,0,datadog_cluster_agent,workloadmeta events received,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.workloadmeta.notifications_sent,count,,,,Number of notifications sent by workloadmeta to its subscribers,0,datadog_cluster_agent,workloadmeta notifications sent,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.workloadmeta.stored_entities,gauge,,,,Number of entities stored in workloadmeta,0,datadog_cluster_agent,workloadmeta stored entities,,
+datadog.cluster_agent.workloadmeta.subscribers,gauge,,,,Number of workloadmeta subscribers,0,datadog_cluster_agent,workloadmeta subscribers,,
diff --git a/datadog_cluster_agent/tests/fixtures/metrics.txt b/datadog_cluster_agent/tests/fixtures/metrics.txt
index dc1ee15bee4683..58f8286d53493f 100644
--- a/datadog_cluster_agent/tests/fixtures/metrics.txt
+++ b/datadog_cluster_agent/tests/fixtures/metrics.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ admission_webhooks_mutation_attempts{error="",injected="true",mutation_type="age
 admission_webhooks_mutation_attempts{error="",injected="true",mutation_type="agent_sidecar",status="success"} 1
 admission_webhooks_mutation_attempts{error="",injected="true",mutation_type="cws_pod_instrumentation",status="success"} 2
 admission_webhooks_mutation_attempts{error="",injected="true",mutation_type="lib_injection",status="success"} 1
+# HELP admission_webhooks_validation_attempts Number of pod validation attempts by validation type
+# TYPE admission_webhooks_validation_attempts gauge
+admission_webhooks_validation_attempts{error="",validated="true",webhook_name="kubernetes_audit",status="success"} 1
 # HELP admission_webhooks_reconcile_errors Number of reconcile errors per controller.
 # TYPE admission_webhooks_reconcile_errors gauge
 admission_webhooks_reconcile_errors{controller="secrets"} 5
diff --git a/datadog_cluster_agent/tests/test_datadog_cluster_agent.py b/datadog_cluster_agent/tests/test_datadog_cluster_agent.py
index 0bae2b520a5f9c..d8c915e4ab4650 100644
--- a/datadog_cluster_agent/tests/test_datadog_cluster_agent.py
+++ b/datadog_cluster_agent/tests/test_datadog_cluster_agent.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     'admission_webhooks.library_injection_attempts',
     'admission_webhooks.library_injection_errors',
     'admission_webhooks.mutation_attempts',
+    'admission_webhooks.validation_attempts',
     'admission_webhooks.patcher.attempts',
     'admission_webhooks.patcher.completed',
     'admission_webhooks.patcher.errors',