diff --git a/pkg/query-service/app/clickhouseReader/reader.go b/pkg/query-service/app/clickhouseReader/reader.go
index 18078c0931..6038ed602f 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/app/clickhouseReader/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/app/clickhouseReader/reader.go
@@ -3595,7 +3595,11 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) QueryDashboardVars(ctx context.Context, query string)
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
-func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetMetricAggregateAttributes(ctx context.Context, req *v3.AggregateAttributeRequest) (*v3.AggregateAttributeResponse, error) {
+func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetMetricAggregateAttributes(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *v3.AggregateAttributeRequest,
+	skipDotNames bool,
+) (*v3.AggregateAttributeResponse, error) {
 
 	var query string
 	var err error
@@ -3622,6 +3626,10 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetMetricAggregateAttributes(ctx context.Context, req
 		if err := rows.Scan(&metricName, &typ, &isMonotonic, &temporality); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while scanning rows: %s", err.Error())
 		}
+		if skipDotNames && strings.Contains(metricName, ".") {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// Non-monotonic cumulative sums are treated as gauges
 		if typ == "Sum" && !isMonotonic && temporality == string(v3.Cumulative) {
 			typ = "Gauge"
diff --git a/pkg/query-service/app/http_handler.go b/pkg/query-service/app/http_handler.go
index 7078566eca..546235437f 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/app/http_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/app/http_handler.go
@@ -3783,7 +3783,7 @@ func (aH *APIHandler) autocompleteAggregateAttributes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *
 
 	switch req.DataSource {
 	case v3.DataSourceMetrics:
-		response, err = aH.reader.GetMetricAggregateAttributes(r.Context(), req)
+		response, err = aH.reader.GetMetricAggregateAttributes(r.Context(), req, true)
 	case v3.DataSourceLogs:
 		response, err = aH.reader.GetLogAggregateAttributes(r.Context(), req)
 	case v3.DataSourceTraces:
diff --git a/pkg/query-service/interfaces/interface.go b/pkg/query-service/interfaces/interface.go
index 8e651e17ea..baad5f0a22 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/interfaces/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/interfaces/interface.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Reader interface {
 	SetTTL(ctx context.Context, ttlParams *model.TTLParams) (*model.SetTTLResponseItem, *model.ApiError)
 
 	FetchTemporality(ctx context.Context, metricNames []string) (map[string]map[v3.Temporality]bool, error)
-	GetMetricAggregateAttributes(ctx context.Context, req *v3.AggregateAttributeRequest) (*v3.AggregateAttributeResponse, error)
+	GetMetricAggregateAttributes(ctx context.Context, req *v3.AggregateAttributeRequest, skipDotNames bool) (*v3.AggregateAttributeResponse, error)
 	GetMetricAttributeKeys(ctx context.Context, req *v3.FilterAttributeKeyRequest) (*v3.FilterAttributeKeyResponse, error)
 	GetMetricAttributeValues(ctx context.Context, req *v3.FilterAttributeValueRequest) (*v3.FilterAttributeValueResponse, error)