diff --git a/.github/workflows/apps/latest_major_version.go b/.github/workflows/apps/latest_major_version.go
index f471afe580..50edd0dc41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apps/latest_major_version.go
+++ b/.github/workflows/apps/latest_major_version.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
 	"golang.org/x/mod/modfile"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 )
 
diff --git a/contrib/database/sql/metrics.go b/contrib/database/sql/metrics.go
index d8ff4ed266..f0b5a5069b 100644
--- a/contrib/database/sql/metrics.go
+++ b/contrib/database/sql/metrics.go
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ var interval = 10 * time.Second
 
 // pollDBStats calls (*DB).Stats on the db at a predetermined interval. It pushes the DBStats off to the statsd client.
 // the caller should always ensure that db & statsd are non-nil
-func pollDBStats(statsd internal.StatsdClient, db *sql.DB) {
+func pollDBStats(statsd internal.StatsdClient, db *sql.DB, tags []string) {
 	log.Debug("DB stats will be gathered and sent every %v.", interval)
 	for range time.NewTicker(interval).C {
 		log.Debug("Reporting DB.Stats metrics...")
 		stat := db.Stats()
-		statsd.Gauge(MaxOpenConnections, float64(stat.MaxOpenConnections), []string{}, 1)
-		statsd.Gauge(OpenConnections, float64(stat.OpenConnections), []string{}, 1)
-		statsd.Gauge(InUse, float64(stat.InUse), []string{}, 1)
-		statsd.Gauge(Idle, float64(stat.Idle), []string{}, 1)
-		statsd.Gauge(WaitCount, float64(stat.WaitCount), []string{}, 1)
-		statsd.Timing(WaitDuration, stat.WaitDuration, []string{}, 1)
-		statsd.Gauge(MaxIdleClosed, float64(stat.MaxIdleClosed), []string{}, 1)
-		statsd.Gauge(MaxIdleTimeClosed, float64(stat.MaxIdleTimeClosed), []string{}, 1)
-		statsd.Gauge(MaxLifetimeClosed, float64(stat.MaxLifetimeClosed), []string{}, 1)
+		statsd.Gauge(MaxOpenConnections, float64(stat.MaxOpenConnections), tags, 1)
+		statsd.Gauge(OpenConnections, float64(stat.OpenConnections), tags, 1)
+		statsd.Gauge(InUse, float64(stat.InUse), tags, 1)
+		statsd.Gauge(Idle, float64(stat.Idle), tags, 1)
+		statsd.Gauge(WaitCount, float64(stat.WaitCount), tags, 1)
+		statsd.Timing(WaitDuration, stat.WaitDuration, tags, 1)
+		statsd.Gauge(MaxIdleClosed, float64(stat.MaxIdleClosed), tags, 1)
+		statsd.Gauge(MaxIdleTimeClosed, float64(stat.MaxIdleTimeClosed), tags, 1)
+		statsd.Gauge(MaxLifetimeClosed, float64(stat.MaxLifetimeClosed), tags, 1)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/database/sql/option.go b/contrib/database/sql/option.go
index 567c861cb8..a8b8c36087 100644
--- a/contrib/database/sql/option.go
+++ b/contrib/database/sql/option.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type config struct {
 	tags               map[string]interface{}
 	dbmPropagationMode tracer.DBMPropagationMode
 	dbStats            bool
+	statsTags          []string
 	statsdClient       internal.StatsdClient
 }
 
@@ -292,3 +293,10 @@ func WithDBStats() Option {
 		cfg.dbStats = true
 	}
 }
+
+func WithDBStatsTags(tags []string) Option {
+	return func(cfg *config) {
+		cfg.dbStats = true
+		cfg.statsTags = tags
+	}
+}
diff --git a/contrib/database/sql/sql.go b/contrib/database/sql/sql.go
index b26318d0d3..5aa3c5df81 100644
--- a/contrib/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/contrib/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func OpenDB(c driver.Connector, opts ...Option) *sql.DB {
 	}
 	db := sql.OpenDB(tc)
 	if cfg.dbStats && cfg.statsdClient != nil {
-		go pollDBStats(cfg.statsdClient, db)
+		go pollDBStats(cfg.statsdClient, db, cfg.statsTags)
 	}
 	return db
 }