diff --git a/extensions-contrib/prometheus-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetrics.json b/extensions-contrib/prometheus-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetrics.json
index cd7b609bb58f..a860680d7f42 100644
--- a/extensions-contrib/prometheus-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetrics.json
+++ b/extensions-contrib/prometheus-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetrics.json
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@
   "segment/added/bytes" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count", "help": "Size in bytes of new segments created." },
   "segment/moved/bytes" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count", "help": "Size in bytes of segments moved/archived via the Move Task." },
   "segment/nuked/bytes" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count", "help": "Size in bytes of segments deleted via the Kill Task." },
-  "task/success/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of successful tasks per emission period."},
-  "task/failed/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of failed tasks per emission period."},
-  "task/running/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of current running tasks."},
-  "task/pending/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of current pending tasks."},
-  "task/waiting/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count", "help":  "Number of current waiting tasks."},
+  "task/success/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of successful tasks per emission period."},
+  "task/failed/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of failed tasks per emission period."},
+  "task/running/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of current running tasks."},
+  "task/pending/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of current pending tasks."},
+  "task/waiting/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count", "help":  "Number of current waiting tasks."},
   "supervisor/count" : { "dimensions" : ["supervisorId", "type", "state", "detailedState"], "type" : "gauge", "help": "Count of active supervisors. Each supervisor emits 1, tagged with its state. Available only if the SupervisorStatsMonitor module is included."},
 
   "segment/assigned/count" : { "dimensions" : ["tier"], "type" : "count", "help": "Number of segments assigned to be loaded in the cluster."},
diff --git a/extensions-contrib/prometheus-emitter/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/emitter/prometheus/MetricsTest.java b/extensions-contrib/prometheus-emitter/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/emitter/prometheus/MetricsTest.java
index b354d83f3adf..e4567c9aaf69 100644
--- a/extensions-contrib/prometheus-emitter/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/emitter/prometheus/MetricsTest.java
+++ b/extensions-contrib/prometheus-emitter/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/emitter/prometheus/MetricsTest.java
@@ -138,4 +138,26 @@ public void testMetricsConfigurationWithTimerHistogramBuckets()
     Assertions.assertArrayEquals(expectedHistogramBuckets, dimensionsAndCollector.getHistogramBuckets(), 0.0);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testTaskCountMetricsHaveTaskTypeLabel()
+  {
+    PrometheusEmitterConfig config = new PrometheusEmitterConfig(null, "test_7", null, null, null, true, true, null, null, null, null);
+    Metrics metrics = new Metrics(config);
+    for (String metric : new String[]{
+        "task/success/count",
+        "task/failed/count",
+        "task/running/count",
+        "task/pending/count",
+        "task/waiting/count"
+    }) {
+      DimensionsAndCollector dimensionsAndCollector = metrics.getByName(metric, "overlord");
+      Assertions.assertNotNull(dimensionsAndCollector, metric);
+      Assertions.assertArrayEquals(
+          new String[]{"dataSource", "druid_service", "host_name", "taskType"},
+          dimensionsAndCollector.getDimensions(),
+          metric
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetricDimensions.json b/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetricDimensions.json
index 226ec036ec70..f1eb96a40a59 100644
--- a/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetricDimensions.json
+++ b/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/main/resources/defaultMetricDimensions.json
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@
 
   "ingest/pause/time" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskId"], "type" : "timer" },
 
-  "task/success/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count" },
-  "task/failed/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "count" },
-  "task/running/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "gauge" },
-  "task/pending/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "gauge" },
-  "task/waiting/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource"], "type" : "gauge" },
+  "task/success/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count" },
+  "task/failed/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "count" },
+  "task/running/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "gauge" },
+  "task/pending/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "gauge" },
+  "task/waiting/count" : { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskType"], "type" : "gauge" },
 
   "task/action/run/time": { "dimensions" : ["dataSource", "taskActionType"], "type" : "timer" },
   "task/status/queue/count": { "dimensions" : [], "type" : "gauge" },
diff --git a/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/emitter/statsd/DimensionConverterTest.java b/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/emitter/statsd/DimensionConverterTest.java
index 0ae7b95ade50..3f43c011f25a 100644
--- a/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/emitter/statsd/DimensionConverterTest.java
+++ b/extensions-contrib/statsd-emitter/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/emitter/statsd/DimensionConverterTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class DimensionConverterTest
 {
   @Test
@@ -58,4 +60,46 @@ public void testConvert()
     expected.put("type", "groupBy");
     Assertions.assertEquals(expected.build(), actual.build(), "correct Dimensions");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testConvertTaskCountMetrics()
+  {
+    DimensionConverter dimensionConverter = new DimensionConverter(new ObjectMapper(), null);
+    for (String metric : new String[]{
+        "task/success/count",
+        "task/failed/count",
+        "task/running/count",
+        "task/pending/count",
+        "task/waiting/count"
+    }) {
+      ServiceMetricEvent event = new ServiceMetricEvent.Builder()
+          .setDimension("dataSource", "data-source")
+          .setDimension("taskType", "index_kafka")
+          .setDimension("supervisorId", "supervisor-1")
+          .setMetric(metric, 1)
+          .build("overlord", "overlordHost1");
+
+      ImmutableMap.Builder<String, String> actual = new ImmutableMap.Builder<>();
+      StatsDMetric statsDMetric = dimensionConverter.addFilteredUserDims(
+          event.getService(),
+          event.getMetric(),
+          event.getUserDims(),
+          actual
+      );
+      Assertions.assertNotNull(statsDMetric, metric + " is mapped");
+      final ImmutableMap<String, String> dims = actual.build();
+      Assertions.assertEquals(
+          ImmutableMap.of("dataSource", "data-source", "taskType", "index_kafka"),
+          dims,
+          "correct Dimensions for " + metric
+      );
+      // Dimensions are iterated in sorted order, and for non-dogstatsd output their values are
+      // appended to the dotted metric name in that order, so the emitted order is user-visible.
+      Assertions.assertEquals(
+          List.of("dataSource", "taskType"),
+          List.copyOf(dims.keySet()),
+          "correct Dimension order for " + metric
+      );
+    }
+  }
 }