diff --git a/config/initializers/8_metrics.rb b/config/initializers/8_metrics.rb
index f16560540829adfcc49917b2e61795f0c3aab0ea..cb5e2d8db0eed15262e17bd14f4a5da83cef301e 100644
--- a/config/initializers/8_metrics.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/8_metrics.rb
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ def instrument_classes(instrumentation)
   # This is a Rails scope so we have to instrument it manually.
   instrumentation.instrument_method(Project, :visible_to_user)
 
+  # Needed for https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/34509
+  instrumentation.instrument_method(MarkupHelper, :link_to_gfm)
+
   # Needed for https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/30224#note_32306159
   instrumentation.instrument_instance_method(MergeRequestDiff, :load_commits)
 end