diff --git a/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/configuration/index.md
index 824a61f83d4..756debda002 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -330,6 +330,15 @@ Switching Request Logger routes native query's request logs to one request logge
 |`druid.request.logging.nativeQueryLogger`|request logger for emitting native query's request logs.|none|
 |`druid.request.logging.sqlQueryLogger`|request logger for emitting SQL query's request logs.|none|
 
+### Audit Logging
+
+Coordinator and Overlord log changes to lookups, segment load/drop rules, dynamic configuration changes for auditing
+
+|Property|Description|Default|
+|--------|-----------|-------|
+|`druid.audit.manager.auditHistoryMillis`|Default duration for querying audit history.|1 week|
+|`druid.audit.manager.includePayloadAsDimensionInMetric`|Boolean flag on whether to add `payload` column in service metric.|false|
+
 ### Enabling Metrics
 
 Druid processes periodically emit metrics and different metrics monitors can be included. Each process can overwrite the default list of monitors.
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManager.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManager.java
index fc68c84727c..9ea53c670e1 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManager.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManager.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.apache.druid.server.audit;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.base.Supplier;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import org.apache.druid.audit.AuditEntry;
@@ -90,16 +91,28 @@ public class SQLAuditManager implements AuditManager
     );
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void doAudit(AuditEntry auditEntry, Handle handle) throws IOException
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  ServiceMetricEvent.Builder getAuditMetricEventBuilder(AuditEntry auditEntry)
   {
-    emitter.emit(
-        new ServiceMetricEvent.Builder()
+    ServiceMetricEvent.Builder builder = new ServiceMetricEvent.Builder()
             .setDimension("key", auditEntry.getKey())
             .setDimension("type", auditEntry.getType())
             .setDimension("author", auditEntry.getAuditInfo().getAuthor())
-            .build("config/audit", 1)
-    );
+            .setDimension("comment", auditEntry.getAuditInfo().getComment())
+            .setDimension("remote_address", auditEntry.getAuditInfo().getIp())
+            .setDimension("created_date", auditEntry.getAuditTime().toString());
+
+    if (config.getIncludePayloadAsDimensionInMetric()) {
+      builder.setDimension("payload", auditEntry.getPayload());
+    }
+
+    return builder;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void doAudit(AuditEntry auditEntry, Handle handle) throws IOException
+  {
+    emitter.emit(getAuditMetricEventBuilder(auditEntry).build("config/audit", 1));
 
     handle.createStatement(
         StringUtils.format(
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManagerConfig.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManagerConfig.java
index c57b2d700b8..4ef45d1ee92 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManagerConfig.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManagerConfig.java
@@ -28,8 +28,16 @@ public class SQLAuditManagerConfig
   @JsonProperty
   private long auditHistoryMillis = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000L; // 1 WEEK
 
+  @JsonProperty
+  private boolean includePayloadAsDimensionInMetric = false;
+
   public long getAuditHistoryMillis()
   {
     return auditHistoryMillis;
   }
+
+  public boolean getIncludePayloadAsDimensionInMetric()
+  {
+    return includePayloadAsDimensionInMetric;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManagerTest.java b/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManagerTest.java
index 8677f42a0c5..13dc10ab316 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManagerTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/server/audit/SQLAuditManagerTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.druid.jackson.DefaultObjectMapper;
 import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.DateTimes;
 import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.Intervals;
 import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.druid.java.util.emitter.service.ServiceMetricEvent;
 import org.apache.druid.metadata.TestDerbyConnector;
 import org.apache.druid.server.metrics.NoopServiceEmitter;
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public class SQLAuditManagerTest
 
   private TestDerbyConnector connector;
   private AuditManager auditManager;
+  private final String PAYLOAD_DIMENSION_KEY = "payload";
 
   private final ObjectMapper mapper = new DefaultObjectMapper();
 
@@ -83,6 +85,43 @@ public class SQLAuditManagerTest
     Assert.assertEquals(entry, serde);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testAuditMetricEventBuilderConfig()
+  {
+    AuditEntry entry = new AuditEntry(
+            "testKey",
+            "testType",
+            new AuditInfo(
+                    "testAuthor",
+                    "testComment",
+                    "127.0.0.1"
+            ),
+            "testPayload",
+            DateTimes.of("2013-01-01T00:00:00Z")
+    );
+
+    SQLAuditManager auditManagerWithPayloadAsDimension = new SQLAuditManager(
+        connector,
+        derbyConnectorRule.metadataTablesConfigSupplier(),
+        new NoopServiceEmitter(),
+        mapper,
+        new SQLAuditManagerConfig()
+        {
+          @Override
+          public boolean getIncludePayloadAsDimensionInMetric()
+          {
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+    );
+
+    ServiceMetricEvent.Builder auditEntryBuilder = ((SQLAuditManager) auditManager).getAuditMetricEventBuilder(entry);
+    Assert.assertEquals(null, auditEntryBuilder.getDimension(PAYLOAD_DIMENSION_KEY));
+
+    ServiceMetricEvent.Builder auditEntryBuilderWithPayload = auditManagerWithPayloadAsDimension.getAuditMetricEventBuilder(entry);
+    Assert.assertEquals("testPayload", auditEntryBuilderWithPayload.getDimension(PAYLOAD_DIMENSION_KEY));
+  }
+
   @Test(timeout = 60_000L)
   public void testCreateAuditEntry() throws IOException
   {