diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/xx-fix-limithandler-metrics.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/xx-fix-limithandler-metrics.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1186b1e1b067aea6c6e09f25d33f8811780c7c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/xx-fix-limithandler-metrics.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Fix wrongly labeled prometheus metrics for limithandler
+merge_request: 2955
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/internal/middleware/limithandler/metrics.go b/internal/middleware/limithandler/metrics.go
index 78c628cb94a26e2c078ab59b08df0435d22a8b84..f561f27355dfee650b35d1c4c51824a345eea009 100644
--- a/internal/middleware/limithandler/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/limithandler/metrics.go
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ func (c *promMonitor) Exit(ctx context.Context) {
 func NewPromMonitor(system string, fullMethod string) ConcurrencyMonitor {
 	serviceName, methodName := splitMethodName(fullMethod)
 
-	queuedGauge := queuedGaugeVec.WithLabelValues(serviceName, methodName, system)
-	inprogressGauge := inprogressGaugeVec.WithLabelValues(serviceName, methodName, system)
+	queuedGauge := queuedGaugeVec.WithLabelValues(system, serviceName, methodName)
+	inprogressGauge := inprogressGaugeVec.WithLabelValues(system, serviceName, methodName)
 
 	var histogram prometheus.Observer
 	if histogramVec != nil {