diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/metrics.go b/modules/caddyhttp/metrics.go
index 9bb97e0b47b..5a414078642 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/metrics.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/metrics.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ type Metrics struct {
 	// managed by Caddy.
 	PerHost bool `json:"per_host,omitempty"`
 
+	// Enable per-protocol metrics. Enabling this option adds
+	// protocol information (http/1.1, http/2, http/3) to metrics labels.
+	PerProto bool `json:"per_proto,omitempty"`
+
 	init        sync.Once
 	httpMetrics *httpMetrics `json:"-"`
 }
@@ -44,6 +48,10 @@ func initHTTPMetrics(ctx caddy.Context, metrics *Metrics) {
 	if metrics.PerHost {
 		basicLabels = append(basicLabels, "host")
 	}
+	if metrics.PerProto {
+		basicLabels = append(basicLabels, "proto")
+	}
+
 	metrics.httpMetrics.requestInFlight = promauto.With(registry).NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Namespace: ns,
 		Subsystem: sub,
@@ -71,6 +79,10 @@ func initHTTPMetrics(ctx caddy.Context, metrics *Metrics) {
 	if metrics.PerHost {
 		httpLabels = append(httpLabels, "host")
 	}
+	if metrics.PerProto {
+		httpLabels = append(httpLabels, "proto")
+	}
+
 	metrics.httpMetrics.requestDuration = promauto.With(registry).NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 		Namespace: ns,
 		Subsystem: sub,
@@ -138,6 +150,12 @@ func (h *metricsInstrumentedHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		statusLabels["host"] = strings.ToLower(r.Host)
 	}
 
+	if h.metrics.PerProto {
+		proto := getProtocolInfo(r)
+		labels["proto"] = proto
+		statusLabels["proto"] = proto
+	}
+
 	inFlight := h.metrics.httpMetrics.requestInFlight.With(labels)
 	inFlight.Inc()
 	defer inFlight.Dec()
@@ -212,3 +230,19 @@ func computeApproximateRequestSize(r *http.Request) int {
 	}
 	return s
 }
+
+func getProtocolInfo(r *http.Request) string {
+	switch r.ProtoMajor {
+	case 3:
+		return "http/3"
+	case 2:
+		return "http/2"
+	case 1:
+		if r.ProtoMinor == 1 {
+			return "http/1.1"
+		}
+		return "http/1.0"
+	default:
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/metrics_test.go b/modules/caddyhttp/metrics_test.go
index 4e1aa8b3037..59fc6203897 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/metrics_test.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/metrics_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
 
 	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
@@ -379,6 +381,90 @@ func TestMetricsInstrumentedHandlerPerHost(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMetricsInstrumentedHandlerPerProto(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	mh := middlewareHandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, h Handler) error {
+		return h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name               string
+		perProto           bool
+		proto              string
+		protoMajor         int
+		protoMinor         int
+		expectedLabelValue string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:               "HTTP/1.1 with per_proto=true",
+			perProto:           true,
+			proto:              "HTTP/1.1",
+			protoMajor:         1,
+			protoMinor:         1,
+			expectedLabelValue: "http/1.1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "HTTP/2 with per_proto=true",
+			perProto:           true,
+			proto:              "HTTP/2.0",
+			protoMajor:         2,
+			protoMinor:         0,
+			expectedLabelValue: "http/2",
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "HTTP/3 with per_proto=true",
+			perProto:           true,
+			proto:              "HTTP/3.0",
+			protoMajor:         3,
+			protoMinor:         0,
+			expectedLabelValue: "http/3",
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "HTTP/1.1 with per_proto=false",
+			perProto:           false,
+			proto:              "HTTP/1.1",
+			protoMajor:         1,
+			protoMinor:         1,
+			expectedLabelValue: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx, _ := caddy.NewContext(caddy.Context{Context: context.Background()})
+			metrics := &Metrics{
+				PerProto:    tt.perProto,
+				init:        sync.Once{},
+				httpMetrics: &httpMetrics{},
+			}
+
+			ih := newMetricsInstrumentedHandler(ctx, "test_handler", mh, metrics)
+
+			r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+			r.Proto = tt.proto
+			r.ProtoMajor = tt.protoMajor
+			r.ProtoMinor = tt.protoMinor
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+			if err := ih.ServeHTTP(w, r, handler); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			labels := prometheus.Labels{"server": "test_handler", "handler": "test_handler"}
+			if tt.perProto {
+				labels["proto"] = tt.expectedLabelValue
+			}
+			if actual := testutil.ToFloat64(metrics.httpMetrics.requestCount.With(labels)); actual == 0 {
+				t.Logf("Request count metric recorded without proto label")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 type middlewareHandlerFunc func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request, Handler) error
 
 func (f middlewareHandlerFunc) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, h Handler) error {