diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/app/metrics/page.tsx b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/app/metrics/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fdb7bc0a40a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/app/metrics/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use client';
+
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/nextjs';
+
+export default function Page() {
+  const handleClick = async () => {
+    Sentry.metrics.count('test.page.count', 1, {
+      attributes: {
+        page: '/metrics',
+        'random.attribute': 'Apples',
+      },
+    });
+    Sentry.metrics.distribution('test.page.distribution', 100, {
+      attributes: {
+        page: '/metrics',
+        'random.attribute': 'Manzanas',
+      },
+    });
+    Sentry.metrics.gauge('test.page.gauge', 200, {
+      attributes: {
+        page: '/metrics',
+        'random.attribute': 'Mele',
+      },
+    });
+    await fetch('/metrics/route-handler');
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Metrics page</h1>
+      <button onClick={handleClick}>Emit</button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/app/metrics/route-handler/route.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/app/metrics/route-handler/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..84e81960f9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/app/metrics/route-handler/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/nextjs';
+
+export const GET = async () => {
+  Sentry.metrics.count('test.route.handler.count', 1, {
+    attributes: {
+      endpoint: '/metrics/route-handler',
+      'random.attribute': 'Potatoes',
+    },
+  });
+  Sentry.metrics.distribution('test.route.handler.distribution', 100, {
+    attributes: {
+      endpoint: '/metrics/route-handler',
+      'random.attribute': 'Patatas',
+    },
+  });
+  Sentry.metrics.gauge('test.route.handler.gauge', 200, {
+    attributes: {
+      endpoint: '/metrics/route-handler',
+      'random.attribute': 'Patate',
+    },
+  });
+  return Response.json({ message: 'Bueno' });
+};
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/tests/metrics.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/tests/metrics.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..43edb917d526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-16/tests/metrics.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { waitForMetric } from '@sentry-internal/test-utils';
+
+test('Should emit metrics from server and client', async ({ request, page }) => {
+  const clientCountPromise = waitForMetric('nextjs-16', async metric => {
+    return metric.name === 'test.page.count';
+  });
+
+  const clientDistributionPromise = waitForMetric('nextjs-16', async metric => {
+    return metric.name === 'test.page.distribution';
+  });
+
+  const clientGaugePromise = waitForMetric('nextjs-16', async metric => {
+    return metric.name === 'test.page.gauge';
+  });
+
+  const serverCountPromise = waitForMetric('nextjs-16', async metric => {
+    return metric.name === 'test.route.handler.count';
+  });
+
+  const serverDistributionPromise = waitForMetric('nextjs-16', async metric => {
+    return metric.name === 'test.route.handler.distribution';
+  });
+
+  const serverGaugePromise = waitForMetric('nextjs-16', async metric => {
+    return metric.name === 'test.route.handler.gauge';
+  });
+
+  await page.goto('/metrics');
+  await page.getByText('Emit').click();
+  const clientCount = await clientCountPromise;
+  const clientDistribution = await clientDistributionPromise;
+  const clientGauge = await clientGaugePromise;
+  const serverCount = await serverCountPromise;
+  const serverDistribution = await serverDistributionPromise;
+  const serverGauge = await serverGaugePromise;
+
+  expect(clientCount).toMatchObject({
+    timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+    trace_id: expect.any(String),
+    span_id: expect.any(String),
+    name: 'test.page.count',
+    type: 'counter',
+    value: 1,
+    attributes: {
+      page: { value: '/metrics', type: 'string' },
+      'random.attribute': { value: 'Apples', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.environment': { value: 'qa', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.name': { value: 'sentry.javascript.nextjs', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.version': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(clientDistribution).toMatchObject({
+    timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+    trace_id: expect.any(String),
+    span_id: expect.any(String),
+    name: 'test.page.distribution',
+    type: 'distribution',
+    value: 100,
+    attributes: {
+      page: { value: '/metrics', type: 'string' },
+      'random.attribute': { value: 'Manzanas', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.environment': { value: 'qa', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.name': { value: 'sentry.javascript.nextjs', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.version': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(clientGauge).toMatchObject({
+    timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+    trace_id: expect.any(String),
+    span_id: expect.any(String),
+    name: 'test.page.gauge',
+    type: 'gauge',
+    value: 200,
+    attributes: {
+      page: { value: '/metrics', type: 'string' },
+      'random.attribute': { value: 'Mele', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.environment': { value: 'qa', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.name': { value: 'sentry.javascript.nextjs', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.version': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(serverCount).toMatchObject({
+    timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+    trace_id: expect.any(String),
+    name: 'test.route.handler.count',
+    type: 'counter',
+    value: 1,
+    attributes: {
+      'server.address': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+      'random.attribute': { value: 'Potatoes', type: 'string' },
+      endpoint: { value: '/metrics/route-handler', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.environment': { value: 'qa', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.name': { value: 'sentry.javascript.nextjs', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.version': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(serverDistribution).toMatchObject({
+    timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+    trace_id: expect.any(String),
+    name: 'test.route.handler.distribution',
+    type: 'distribution',
+    value: 100,
+    attributes: {
+      'server.address': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+      'random.attribute': { value: 'Patatas', type: 'string' },
+      endpoint: { value: '/metrics/route-handler', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.environment': { value: 'qa', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.name': { value: 'sentry.javascript.nextjs', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.version': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(serverGauge).toMatchObject({
+    timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+    trace_id: expect.any(String),
+    name: 'test.route.handler.gauge',
+    type: 'gauge',
+    value: 200,
+    attributes: {
+      'server.address': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+      'random.attribute': { value: 'Patate', type: 'string' },
+      endpoint: { value: '/metrics/route-handler', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.environment': { value: 'qa', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.name': { value: 'sentry.javascript.nextjs', type: 'string' },
+      'sentry.sdk.version': { value: expect.any(String), type: 'string' },
+    },
+  });
+});
diff --git a/dev-packages/test-utils/src/event-proxy-server.ts b/dev-packages/test-utils/src/event-proxy-server.ts
index 08fa39db950f..9c411c3fc015 100644
--- a/dev-packages/test-utils/src/event-proxy-server.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/test-utils/src/event-proxy-server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 /* eslint-disable max-lines */
-import type { Envelope, EnvelopeItem, Event, SerializedSession } from '@sentry/core';
+import type {
+  Envelope,
+  EnvelopeItem,
+  Event,
+  SerializedMetric,
+  SerializedMetricContainer,
+  SerializedSession,
+} from '@sentry/core';
 import { parseEnvelope } from '@sentry/core';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as http from 'http';
@@ -391,6 +398,35 @@ export function waitForTransaction(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wait for metric items to be sent.
+ */
+export function waitForMetric(
+  proxyServerName: string,
+  callback: (metricEvent: SerializedMetric) => Promise<boolean> | boolean,
+): Promise<SerializedMetric> {
+  const timestamp = getNanosecondTimestamp();
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    waitForEnvelopeItem(
+      proxyServerName,
+      async envelopeItem => {
+        const [envelopeItemHeader, envelopeItemBody] = envelopeItem;
+        const metricContainer = envelopeItemBody as SerializedMetricContainer;
+        if (envelopeItemHeader.type === 'trace_metric') {
+          for (const metric of metricContainer.items) {
+            if (await callback(metric)) {
+              resolve(metric);
+              return true;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      },
+      timestamp,
+    ).catch(reject);
+  });
+}
+
 const TEMP_FILE_PREFIX = 'event-proxy-server-';
 
 async function registerCallbackServerPort(serverName: string, port: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/dev-packages/test-utils/src/index.ts b/dev-packages/test-utils/src/index.ts
index e9ae76f592ed..b14248aabd95 100644
--- a/dev-packages/test-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/test-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export {
   waitForTransaction,
   waitForSession,
   waitForPlainRequest,
+  waitForMetric,
 } from './event-proxy-server';
 
 export { getPlaywrightConfig } from './playwright-config';