diff --git a/agent/config/builder.go b/agent/config/builder.go
index a98ab39585f3..4afbebb2ea98 100644
--- a/agent/config/builder.go
+++ b/agent/config/builder.go
@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Build() (rt RuntimeConfig, err error) {
 		TelemetryFilterDefault:                      b.boolVal(c.Telemetry.FilterDefault),
 		TelemetryAllowedPrefixes:                    telemetryAllowedPrefixes,
 		TelemetryBlockedPrefixes:                    telemetryBlockedPrefixes,
+		TelemetryServicePrefix:                      b.stringVal(c.Telemetry.ServicePrefix),
 		TelemetryStatsdAddr:                         b.stringVal(c.Telemetry.StatsdAddr),
 		TelemetryStatsiteAddr:                       b.stringVal(c.Telemetry.StatsiteAddr),
-		TelemetryStatsitePrefix:                     b.stringVal(c.Telemetry.StatsitePrefix),
 
 		// Agent
 		AdvertiseAddrLAN:            advertiseAddrLAN,
diff --git a/agent/config/config.go b/agent/config/config.go
index 916031e92827..eff332757b5e 100644
--- a/agent/config/config.go
+++ b/agent/config/config.go
@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ type Telemetry struct {
 	DogstatsdTags                      []string `json:"dogstatsd_tags,omitempty" hcl:"dogstatsd_tags" mapstructure:"dogstatsd_tags"`
 	FilterDefault                      *bool    `json:"filter_default,omitempty" hcl:"filter_default" mapstructure:"filter_default"`
 	PrefixFilter                       []string `json:"prefix_filter,omitempty" hcl:"prefix_filter" mapstructure:"prefix_filter"`
+	ServicePrefix                      *string  `json:"service_prefix,omitempty" hcl:"service_prefix" mapstructure:"service_prefix"`
 	StatsdAddr                         *string  `json:"statsd_address,omitempty" hcl:"statsd_address" mapstructure:"statsd_address"`
 	StatsiteAddr                       *string  `json:"statsite_address,omitempty" hcl:"statsite_address" mapstructure:"statsite_address"`
-	StatsitePrefix                     *string  `json:"statsite_prefix,omitempty" hcl:"statsite_prefix" mapstructure:"statsite_prefix"`
 }
 
 type Ports struct {
diff --git a/agent/config/default.go b/agent/config/default.go
index 9bb8ea81df12..1c8e73abbc0e 100644
--- a/agent/config/default.go
+++ b/agent/config/default.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func DefaultSource() Source {
 			server = ` + strconv.Itoa(consul.DefaultRPCPort) + `
 		}
 		telemetry = {
-			statsite_prefix = "consul"
+			service_prefix = "consul"
 			filter_default = true
 		}
 	`,
diff --git a/agent/config/doc.go b/agent/config/doc.go
index bea218c92a61..0146ca79bec7 100644
--- a/agent/config/doc.go
+++ b/agent/config/doc.go
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
 // 	* "recursor" is deprecated. Please use "recursors" instead.
 // 	* "statsd_addr" is deprecated. Please use "telemetry.statsd_addr" instead.
 // 	* "statsite_addr" is deprecated. Please use "telemetry.statsite_addr" instead.
-// 	* "statsite_prefix" is deprecated. Please use "telemetry.statsite_prefix" instead.
+// 	* "statsite_prefix" is deprecated. Please use "telemetry.service_prefix" instead.
+// 	* "telemetry.statsite_prefix" is deprecated. Please use "telemetry.service_prefix" instead.
 //  * "retry_join_azure" is deprecated. Please use "retry_join" instead.
 //  * "retry_join_ec2" is deprecated. Please use "retry_join" instead.
 //  * "retry_join_gce" is deprecated. Please use "retry_join" instead.
diff --git a/agent/config/runtime.go b/agent/config/runtime.go
index 6248bc910f79..812bac8009a7 100644
--- a/agent/config/runtime.go
+++ b/agent/config/runtime.go
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ type RuntimeConfig struct {
 	TelemetryFilterDefault                      bool
 	TelemetryAllowedPrefixes                    []string
 	TelemetryBlockedPrefixes                    []string
+	TelemetryServicePrefix                      string
 	TelemetryStatsdAddr                         string
 	TelemetryStatsiteAddr                       string
-	TelemetryStatsitePrefix                     string
 
 	AdvertiseAddrLAN            *net.IPAddr
 	AdvertiseAddrWAN            *net.IPAddr
diff --git a/agent/config/runtime_test.go b/agent/config/runtime_test.go
index 29c3fb1f1ed0..1f309f876af0 100644
--- a/agent/config/runtime_test.go
+++ b/agent/config/runtime_test.go
@@ -2254,9 +2254,9 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				"dogstatsd_tags": [ "3N81zSUB","Xtj8AnXZ" ],
 				"filter_default": true,
 				"prefix_filter": [ "+oJotS8XJ","-cazlEhGn" ],
+				"service_prefix": "ftO6DySn",
 				"statsd_address": "drce87cy",
-				"statsite_address": "HpFwKB8R",
-				"statsite_prefix": "ftO6DySn"
+				"statsite_address": "HpFwKB8R"
 			},
 			"tls_cipher_suites": "TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA",
 			"tls_min_version": "pAOWafkR",
@@ -2674,9 +2674,9 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				dogstatsd_tags = [ "3N81zSUB","Xtj8AnXZ" ]
 				filter_default = true
 				prefix_filter = [ "+oJotS8XJ","-cazlEhGn" ]
+				service_prefix = "ftO6DySn"
 				statsd_address = "drce87cy"
 				statsite_address = "HpFwKB8R"
-				statsite_prefix = "ftO6DySn"
 			}
 			tls_cipher_suites = "TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA"
 			tls_min_version = "pAOWafkR"
@@ -3213,9 +3213,9 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		TelemetryFilterDefault:                      true,
 		TelemetryAllowedPrefixes:                    []string{"oJotS8XJ"},
 		TelemetryBlockedPrefixes:                    []string{"cazlEhGn"},
+		TelemetryServicePrefix:                      "ftO6DySn",
 		TelemetryStatsdAddr:                         "drce87cy",
 		TelemetryStatsiteAddr:                       "HpFwKB8R",
-		TelemetryStatsitePrefix:                     "ftO6DySn",
 		TLSCipherSuites:                             []uint16{tls.TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA, tls.TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA},
 		TLSMinVersion:                               "pAOWafkR",
 		TLSPreferServerCipherSuites:                 true,
diff --git a/command/agent.go b/command/agent.go
index a01de8f7e33a..f4074b20512b 100644
--- a/command/agent.go
+++ b/command/agent.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func startupTelemetry(conf *config.RuntimeConfig) (*metrics.InmemSink, error) {
 	// metrics over stderr when there is a SIGUSR1 received.
 	memSink := metrics.NewInmemSink(10*time.Second, time.Minute)
 	metrics.DefaultInmemSignal(memSink)
-	metricsConf := metrics.DefaultConfig(conf.TelemetryStatsitePrefix)
+	metricsConf := metrics.DefaultConfig(conf.TelemetryServicePrefix)
 	metricsConf.EnableHostname = !conf.TelemetryDisableHostname
 	metricsConf.FilterDefault = conf.TelemetryFilterDefault