diff --git a/artifacts/deploy/karmada-metrics-adapter.yaml b/artifacts/deploy/karmada-metrics-adapter.yaml
index 678edb13baf5..19eaf8954cac 100644
--- a/artifacts/deploy/karmada-metrics-adapter.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/deploy/karmada-metrics-adapter.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ spec:
           command:
             - /bin/karmada-metrics-adapter
             - --kubeconfig=/etc/karmada/config/karmada.config
+            - --metrics-bind-address=:8080
             - --authentication-kubeconfig=/etc/karmada/config/karmada.config
             - --authorization-kubeconfig=/etc/karmada/config/karmada.config
             - --client-ca-file=/etc/karmada/pki/server/ca.crt
diff --git a/charts/karmada/templates/karmada-metrics-adapter.yaml b/charts/karmada/templates/karmada-metrics-adapter.yaml
index 4c13ea825d38..0bb881d469e5 100644
--- a/charts/karmada/templates/karmada-metrics-adapter.yaml
+++ b/charts/karmada/templates/karmada-metrics-adapter.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ spec:
           command:
             - /bin/karmada-metrics-adapter
             - --kubeconfig=/etc/kubeconfig
+            - --metrics-bind-address=:8080
             - --authentication-kubeconfig=/etc/kubeconfig
             - --authorization-kubeconfig=/etc/kubeconfig
             - --tls-cert-file=/etc/kubernetes/pki/karmada.crt
diff --git a/cmd/metrics-adapter/app/options/options.go b/cmd/metrics-adapter/app/options/options.go
index 37c930637558..c75e4071dd2c 100755
--- a/cmd/metrics-adapter/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/metrics-adapter/app/options/options.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package options
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	openapinamer "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/openapi"
@@ -25,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
+	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/custom-metrics-apiserver/pkg/cmd/options"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/metrics-server/pkg/api"
@@ -39,10 +44,45 @@ import (
 	"github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/version"
 )
 
+const (
+	// ReadHeaderTimeout is the amount of time allowed to read
+	// request headers.
+	// HTTP timeouts are necessary to expire inactive connections
+	// and failing to do so might make the application vulnerable
+	// to attacks like slowloris which work by sending data very slow,
+	// which in case of no timeout will keep the connection active
+	// eventually leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
+	// References:
+	// - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slowloris_(computer_security)
+	ReadHeaderTimeout = 32 * time.Second
+	// WriteTimeout is the amount of time allowed to write the
+	// request data.
+	// HTTP timeouts are necessary to expire inactive connections
+	// and failing to do so might make the application vulnerable
+	// to attacks like slowloris which work by sending data very slow,
+	// which in case of no timeout will keep the connection active
+	// eventually leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
+	WriteTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+	// ReadTimeout is the amount of time allowed to read
+	// response data.
+	// HTTP timeouts are necessary to expire inactive connections
+	// and failing to do so might make the application vulnerable
+	// to attacks like slowloris which work by sending data very slow,
+	// which in case of no timeout will keep the connection active
+	// eventually leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
+	ReadTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+)
+
 // Options contains everything necessary to create and run metrics-adapter.
 type Options struct {
 	CustomMetricsAdapterServerOptions *options.CustomMetricsAdapterServerOptions
 
+	// MetricsBindAddress is the TCP address that the server should bind to
+	// for serving prometheus metrics.
+	// It can be set to "0" to disable the metrics serving.
+	// Defaults to ":8080".
+	MetricsBindAddress string
+
 	KubeConfig string
 	// ClusterAPIQPS is the QPS to use while talking with cluster kube-apiserver.
 	ClusterAPIQPS float32
@@ -73,6 +113,7 @@ func (o *Options) Complete() error {
 func (o *Options) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	o.CustomMetricsAdapterServerOptions.AddFlags(fs)
 	o.ProfileOpts.AddFlags(fs)
+	fs.StringVar(&o.MetricsBindAddress, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The TCP address that the server should bind to for serving prometheus metrics(e.g. 127.0.0.1:8080, :8080). It can be set to \"0\" to disable the metrics serving. Defaults to 0.0.0.0:8080.")
 	fs.Float32Var(&o.ClusterAPIQPS, "cluster-api-qps", 40.0, "QPS to use while talking with cluster kube-apiserver.")
 	fs.IntVar(&o.ClusterAPIBurst, "cluster-api-burst", 60, "Burst to use while talking with cluster kube-apiserver.")
 	fs.Float32Var(&o.KubeAPIQPS, "kube-api-qps", 40.0, "QPS to use while talking with karmada-apiserver.")
@@ -136,6 +177,9 @@ func (o *Options) Config(stopCh <-chan struct{}) (*metricsadapter.MetricsServer,
 // Run runs the metrics-adapter with options. This should never exit.
 func (o *Options) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	klog.Infof("karmada-metrics-adapter version: %s", version.Get())
+	if o.MetricsBindAddress != "0" {
+		go serveMetrics(o.MetricsBindAddress)
+	}
 
 	profileflag.ListenAndServe(o.ProfileOpts)
 
@@ -147,3 +191,31 @@ func (o *Options) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	return metricsServer.StartServer(ctx)
 }
+
+func serveMetrics(address string) {
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.Handle("/metrics", metricsHandler())
+	serveHTTP(address, mux, "metrics")
+}
+
+func metricsHandler() http.Handler {
+	return metrics.HandlerFor(legacyregistry.DefaultGatherer, metrics.HandlerOpts{
+		ErrorHandling: metrics.HTTPErrorOnError,
+	})
+}
+
+func serveHTTP(address string, handler http.Handler, name string) {
+	httpServer := &http.Server{
+		Addr:              address,
+		Handler:           handler,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: ReadHeaderTimeout,
+		WriteTimeout:      WriteTimeout,
+		ReadTimeout:       ReadTimeout,
+	}
+
+	klog.Infof("Starting %s server on %s", name, address)
+	if err := httpServer.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("Failed to serve %s on %s: %v", name, address, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/operator/pkg/controlplane/metricsadapter/manifests.go b/operator/pkg/controlplane/metricsadapter/manifests.go
index cab68714ba87..e9212593f712 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/controlplane/metricsadapter/manifests.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/controlplane/metricsadapter/manifests.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ spec:
         command:
         - /bin/karmada-metrics-adapter
         - --kubeconfig=/etc/karmada/kubeconfig
+        - --metrics-bind-address=:8080
         - --authentication-kubeconfig=/etc/karmada/kubeconfig
         - --authorization-kubeconfig=/etc/karmada/kubeconfig
         - --client-ca-file=/etc/karmada/pki/ca.crt
diff --git a/pkg/karmadactl/addons/metricsadapter/manifests.go b/pkg/karmadactl/addons/metricsadapter/manifests.go
index 521f4bbe91ee..930e69a3db94 100644
--- a/pkg/karmadactl/addons/metricsadapter/manifests.go
+++ b/pkg/karmadactl/addons/metricsadapter/manifests.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ spec:
           command:
             - /bin/karmada-metrics-adapter
             - --kubeconfig=/etc/kubeconfig
+            - --metrics-bind-address=:8080
             - --authentication-kubeconfig=/etc/kubeconfig
             - --authorization-kubeconfig=/etc/kubeconfig
             - --client-ca-file=/etc/karmada/pki/ca.crt