diff --git a/examples/AspNet/Global.asax.cs b/examples/AspNet/Global.asax.cs
index ca4ad645aa5..b8e3759ac03 100644
--- a/examples/AspNet/Global.asax.cs
+++ b/examples/AspNet/Global.asax.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 using System.Web.Routing;
 using OpenTelemetry;
 using OpenTelemetry.Exporter;
+using OpenTelemetry.Metrics;
 using OpenTelemetry.Trace;
 
 namespace Examples.AspNet
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public class WebApiApplication : HttpApplication
 #pragma warning restore SA1649 // File name should match first type name
     {
         private IDisposable tracerProvider;
+        private IDisposable meterProvider;
 
         protected void Application_Start()
         {
@@ -66,6 +68,37 @@ protected void Application_Start()
 
             this.tracerProvider = builder.Build();
 
+            // Metrics
+            // Note: Tracerprovider is needed for metrics to work
+            // https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/issues/2994
+
+            var meterBuilder = Sdk.CreateMeterProviderBuilder()
+                 .AddAspNetInstrumentation()
+                 .AddHttpClientInstrumentation();
+
+            switch (ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["UseMetricsExporter"].ToLowerInvariant())
+            {
+                case "otlp":
+                    meterBuilder.AddOtlpExporter(otlpOptions =>
+                    {
+                        otlpOptions.Endpoint = new Uri(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["OtlpEndpoint"]);
+                    });
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    meterBuilder.AddConsoleExporter((exporterOptions, metricReaderOptions) =>
+                    {
+                        exporterOptions.Targets = ConsoleExporterOutputTargets.Debug;
+
+                        // The ConsoleMetricExporter defaults to a manual collect cycle.
+                        // This configuration causes metrics to be exported to stdout on a 10s interval.
+                        metricReaderOptions.MetricReaderType = MetricReaderType.Periodic;
+                        metricReaderOptions.PeriodicExportingMetricReaderOptions.ExportIntervalMilliseconds = 10000;
+                    });
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            this.meterProvider = meterBuilder.Build();
+
             GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);
 
             AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
@@ -75,6 +108,7 @@ protected void Application_Start()
         protected void Application_End()
         {
             this.tracerProvider?.Dispose();
+            this.meterProvider?.Dispose();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/AspNet/Web.config b/examples/AspNet/Web.config
index c81722ba16a..bd4f12f8b14 100644
--- a/examples/AspNet/Web.config
+++ b/examples/AspNet/Web.config
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 		<add key="ClientValidationEnabled" value="true"/>
 		<add key="UnobtrusiveJavaScriptEnabled" value="true"/>
 		<add key="UseExporter" value="console"/>
+		<add key="UseMetricsExporter" value="console"/>
 		<add key="JaegerHost" value="localhost"/>
 		<add key="JaegerPort" value="6831"/>
 		<add key="ZipkinEndpoint" value="http://localhost:9411/api/v2/spans"/>