diff --git a/conf.d/libvirt.yaml.example b/conf.d/libvirt.yaml.example
index b88179ca..96a8ed5a 100644
--- a/conf.d/libvirt.yaml.example
+++ b/conf.d/libvirt.yaml.example
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ init_config:
     # scaling in Heat.
     metadata:
     - scale_group
+    # Include scale group dimension for customer metrics.
+    customer_metadata:
+    - scale_group
 instances:
     # Instances are automatically detected through queries to the Nova API,
     # and therefore do not need to be listed here, so this remains empty.
diff --git a/docs/Libvirt.md b/docs/Libvirt.md
index e2ec9e2c..deb4b1c7 100644
--- a/docs/Libvirt.md
+++ b/docs/Libvirt.md
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ init_config:
     nova_refresh: 14400
     metadata:
     - scale_group
+    customer_metadata:
+    - scale_group
     vm_probation: 300
     ping_check: /opt/stack/venv/monasca_agent-20160224T213950Z/bin/ip netns exec NAMESPACE
       /bin/ping -n -c1 -w1 -q
diff --git a/monasca_setup/detection/plugins/libvirt.py b/monasca_setup/detection/plugins/libvirt.py
index cec8b071..e7c224a3 100644
--- a/monasca_setup/detection/plugins/libvirt.py
+++ b/monasca_setup/detection/plugins/libvirt.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ vm_probation = 60 * 5  # Five minutes
 # By default 'scale_group' metadata is used here for supporting auto
 # scaling in Heat.
 metadata = ['scale_group']
+# Include scale group dimension for customer metrics.
+customer_metadata = ['scale_group']
 # List 'ping' commands (paths and parameters) in order of preference.
 # The plugin will use the first fuctional command. 127.0.0.1 will be appended.
 ping_options = [["/usr/bin/fping", "-n", "-c1", "-t250", "-q"],
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ class Libvirt(Plugin):
                            'nova_refresh': nova_refresh,
                            'vm_probation': vm_probation,
                            'metadata': metadata,
+                           'customer_metadata': customer_metadata,
                            'max_ping_concurrency': default_max_ping_concurrency,
                            'disk_collection_period': default_disk_collection_period,
                            'vnic_collection_period': default_vnic_collection_period}