diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatraceProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatraceProperties.java
index 10a837b889..c1bd8ea930 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatraceProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatraceProperties.java
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ public class DynatraceProperties extends StepRegistryProperties {
 		 */
 		private String metricKeyPrefix;
 
+		/**
+		 * Whether to fall back to the built-in micrometer instruments for Timer and
+		 * DistributionSummary.
+		 */
+		private boolean useDynatraceSummaryInstruments = true;
+
 		public Map<String, String> getDefaultDimensions() {
 			return this.defaultDimensions;
 		}
@@ -192,6 +198,14 @@ public class DynatraceProperties extends StepRegistryProperties {
 			this.metricKeyPrefix = metricKeyPrefix;
 		}
 
+		public boolean isUseDynatraceSummaryInstruments() {
+			return this.useDynatraceSummaryInstruments;
+		}
+
+		public void setUseDynatraceSummaryInstruments(boolean useDynatraceSummaryInstruments) {
+			this.useDynatraceSummaryInstruments = useDynatraceSummaryInstruments;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapter.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapter.java
index 6bcb21b9de..82135f9898 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapter.java
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ class DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapter extends StepRegistryPropertiesConfigAdapt
 		return get(v2(V2::isEnrichWithDynatraceMetadata), DynatraceConfig.super::enrichWithDynatraceMetadata);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean useDynatraceSummaryInstruments() {
+		return get(v2(V2::isUseDynatraceSummaryInstruments), DynatraceConfig.super::useDynatraceSummaryInstruments);
+	}
+
 	private <V> Function<DynatraceProperties, V> v1(Function<V1, V> getter) {
 		return (properties) -> getter.apply(properties.getV1());
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapterTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapterTests.java
index 0030283754..97117ce9ad 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/dynatrace/DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapterTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ class DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapterTests {
 		assertThat(new DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapter(properties).enrichWithDynatraceMetadata()).isTrue();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void whenPropertiesUseDynatraceInstrumentsIsSetAdapterUseDynatraceInstrumentsReturnsIt() {
+		DynatraceProperties properties = new DynatraceProperties();
+		properties.getV2().setUseDynatraceSummaryInstruments(false);
+		assertThat(new DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapter(properties).useDynatraceSummaryInstruments()).isFalse();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void whenPropertiesDefaultDimensionsIsSetAdapterDefaultDimensionsReturnsIt() {
 		DynatraceProperties properties = new DynatraceProperties();
@@ -148,6 +155,7 @@ class DynatracePropertiesConfigAdapterTests {
 		assertThat(properties.getV2().getMetricKeyPrefix()).isNull();
 		assertThat(properties.getV2().isEnrichWithDynatraceMetadata()).isTrue();
 		assertThat(properties.getV2().getDefaultDimensions()).isNull();
+		assertThat(properties.getV2().isUseDynatraceSummaryInstruments()).isTrue();
 		assertThat(properties.getDeviceId()).isNull();
 		assertThat(properties.getTechnologyType()).isEqualTo("java");
 		assertThat(properties.getGroup()).isNull();