diff --git a/compact.go b/compact.go
index 5b66082aa..a70918a28 100644
--- a/compact.go
+++ b/compact.go
@@ -81,30 +81,30 @@ func newCompactorMetrics(r prometheus.Registerer) *compactorMetrics {
 	m := &compactorMetrics{}
 
 	m.ran = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_compactions_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_compactions_total",
 		Help: "Total number of compactions that were executed for the partition.",
 	})
 	m.failed = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_compactions_failed_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_compactions_failed_total",
 		Help: "Total number of compactions that failed for the partition.",
 	})
 	m.duration = prometheus.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
-		Name:    "tsdb_compaction_duration",
+		Name:    "prometheus_tsdb_compaction_duration",
 		Help:    "Duration of compaction runs.",
 		Buckets: prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(1, 2, 10),
 	})
 	m.chunkSize = prometheus.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
-		Name:    "tsdb_compaction_chunk_size",
+		Name:    "prometheus_tsdb_compaction_chunk_size",
 		Help:    "Final size of chunks on their first compaction",
 		Buckets: prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(32, 1.5, 12),
 	})
 	m.chunkSamples = prometheus.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
-		Name:    "tsdb_compaction_chunk_samples",
+		Name:    "prometheus_tsdb_compaction_chunk_samples",
 		Help:    "Final number of samples on their first compaction",
 		Buckets: prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(4, 1.5, 12),
 	})
 	m.chunkRange = prometheus.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
-		Name:    "tsdb_compaction_chunk_range",
+		Name:    "prometheus_tsdb_compaction_chunk_range",
 		Help:    "Final time range of chunks on their first compaction",
 		Buckets: prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(100, 4, 10),
 	})
diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index ff1763762..f46c5f5f0 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func newDBMetrics(db *DB, r prometheus.Registerer) *dbMetrics {
 	m := &dbMetrics{}
 
 	m.loadedBlocks = prometheus.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_blocks_loaded",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_blocks_loaded",
 		Help: "Number of currently loaded data blocks",
 	}, func() float64 {
 		db.mtx.RLock()
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ func newDBMetrics(db *DB, r prometheus.Registerer) *dbMetrics {
 		return float64(len(db.blocks))
 	})
 	m.reloads = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_reloads_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_reloads_total",
 		Help: "Number of times the database reloaded block data from disk.",
 	})
 	m.reloadsFailed = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_reloads_failures_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_reloads_failures_total",
 		Help: "Number of times the database failed to reload black data from disk.",
 	})
 	m.compactionsTriggered = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_compactions_triggered_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_compactions_triggered_total",
 		Help: "Total number of triggered compactions for the partition.",
 	})
 
diff --git a/head.go b/head.go
index 37126363d..c7790d74e 100644
--- a/head.go
+++ b/head.go
@@ -89,59 +89,59 @@ func newHeadMetrics(h *Head, r prometheus.Registerer) *headMetrics {
 	m := &headMetrics{}
 
 	m.activeAppenders = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_active_appenders",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_active_appenders",
 		Help: "Number of currently active appender transactions",
 	})
 	m.series = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_series",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_series",
 		Help: "Total number of series in the head block.",
 	})
 	m.seriesCreated = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_series_created_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_series_created_total",
 		Help: "Total number of series created in the head",
 	})
 	m.seriesRemoved = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_series_removed_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_series_removed_total",
 		Help: "Total number of series removed in the head",
 	})
 	m.seriesNotFound = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_series_not_found",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_series_not_found",
 		Help: "Total number of requests for series that were not found.",
 	})
 	m.chunks = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_chunks",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_chunks",
 		Help: "Total number of chunks in the head block.",
 	})
 	m.chunksCreated = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_chunks_created_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_chunks_created_total",
 		Help: "Total number of chunks created in the head",
 	})
 	m.chunksRemoved = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_chunks_removed_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_chunks_removed_total",
 		Help: "Total number of chunks removed in the head",
 	})
 	m.gcDuration = prometheus.NewSummary(prometheus.SummaryOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_gc_duration_seconds",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_gc_duration_seconds",
 		Help: "Runtime of garbage collection in the head block.",
 	})
 	m.maxTime = prometheus.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_max_time",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_max_time",
 		Help: "Maximum timestamp of the head block.",
 	}, func() float64 {
 		return float64(h.MaxTime())
 	})
 	m.minTime = prometheus.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_min_time",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_min_time",
 		Help: "Minimum time bound of the head block.",
 	}, func() float64 {
 		return float64(h.MinTime())
 	})
 	m.walTruncateDuration = prometheus.NewSummary(prometheus.SummaryOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_wal_truncate_duration_seconds",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_wal_truncate_duration_seconds",
 		Help: "Duration of WAL truncation.",
 	})
 	m.samplesAppended = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Name: "tsdb_head_samples_appended_total",
+		Name: "prometheus_tsdb_head_samples_appended_total",
 		Help: "Total number of appended sampledb.",
 	})