diff --git a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/DefaultS3FileIOAwsClientFactory.java b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/DefaultS3FileIOAwsClientFactory.java
index 2dec40e7f897..3236aee6c44e 100644
--- a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/DefaultS3FileIOAwsClientFactory.java
+++ b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/DefaultS3FileIOAwsClientFactory.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public S3Client s3() {
         .applyMutation(s3FileIOProperties::applyS3AccessGrantsConfigurations)
         .applyMutation(s3FileIOProperties::applyUserAgentConfigurations)
         .applyMutation(s3FileIOProperties::applyRetryConfigurations)
+        .applyMutation(s3FileIOProperties::applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration)
         .build();
   }
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ public S3AsyncClient s3Async() {
         .applyMutation(awsClientProperties::applyClientCredentialConfigurations)
         .applyMutation(awsClientProperties::applyLegacyMd5Plugin)
         .applyMutation(s3FileIOProperties::applyEndpointConfigurations)
+        .applyMutation(s3FileIOProperties::applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration)
         .build();
   }
 }
diff --git a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/S3FileIOProperties.java b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/S3FileIOProperties.java
index 922010d61d27..e39517e893cf 100644
--- a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/S3FileIOProperties.java
+++ b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/S3FileIOProperties.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.retry.conditions.RetryCondition;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.retry.conditions.RetryOnExceptionsCondition;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.retry.conditions.TokenBucketRetryCondition;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.metrics.MetricPublisher;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3BaseClientBuilder;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3ClientBuilder;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3Configuration;
@@ -506,6 +507,14 @@ public class S3FileIOProperties implements Serializable {
 
   public static final boolean S3_DIRECTORY_BUCKET_LIST_PREFIX_AS_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT = true;
 
+  /**
+   * Configure a custom {@link MetricPublisher} implementation for the S3 client.
+   *
+   * <p>The class must implement {@link MetricPublisher}. It will be instantiated via a static
+   * {@code create(Map)} factory method if available, otherwise via a no-arg constructor.
+   */
+  public static final String METRICS_PUBLISHER_IMPL = "s3.metrics-publisher-impl";
+
   private String sseType;
   private String sseKey;
   private String sseMd5;
@@ -547,6 +556,7 @@ public class S3FileIOProperties implements Serializable {
   private long s3RetryMaxWaitMs;
 
   private boolean s3DirectoryBucketListPrefixAsDirectory;
+  private final String metricsPublisherImpl;
   private final Map<String, String> allProperties;
 
   public S3FileIOProperties() {
@@ -590,6 +600,7 @@ public S3FileIOProperties() {
     this.s3AnalyticsacceleratorProperties = Maps.newHashMap();
     this.isS3CRTEnabled = S3_CRT_ENABLED_DEFAULT;
     this.s3CrtMaxConcurrency = S3_CRT_MAX_CONCURRENCY_DEFAULT;
+    this.metricsPublisherImpl = null;
     this.allProperties = Maps.newHashMap();
 
     ValidationException.check(
@@ -715,6 +726,7 @@ public S3FileIOProperties(Map<String, String> properties) {
     this.s3CrtMaxConcurrency =
         PropertyUtil.propertyAsInt(
             properties, S3_CRT_MAX_CONCURRENCY, S3_CRT_MAX_CONCURRENCY_DEFAULT);
+    this.metricsPublisherImpl = properties.get(METRICS_PUBLISHER_IMPL);
 
     ValidationException.check(
         keyIdAccessKeyBothConfigured(),
@@ -1197,4 +1209,58 @@ private <T> T loadSdkPluginConfigurations(String impl, Map<String, String> prope
   public Map<String, String> properties() {
     return allProperties;
   }
+
+  public String metricsPublisherImpl() {
+    return metricsPublisherImpl;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Configure a custom {@link MetricPublisher} for an S3 client.
+   *
+   * <p>Sample usage:
+   *
+   * <pre>
+   *     S3Client.builder().applyMutation(s3FileIOProperties::applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration)
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  public <T extends S3BaseClientBuilder<T, ?>> void applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration(T builder) {
+    if (metricsPublisherImpl != null) {
+      builder.overrideConfiguration(c -> c.addMetricPublisher(loadMetricPublisher()));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private MetricPublisher loadMetricPublisher() {
+    // Phase 1: look up the factory. A NoSuchMethodException here means the class does not
+    // declare `create(Map)` — fall back to the no-arg constructor path. Any OTHER exception
+    // from a factory that DOES exist (e.g. the factory itself throws) should surface via the
+    // wrapping IllegalArgumentException in phase 2 so users can distinguish "wrong signature"
+    // from "misconfigured factory".
+    DynMethods.StaticMethod factory = null;
+    try {
+      factory =
+          DynMethods.builder("create")
+              .hiddenImpl(metricsPublisherImpl, Map.class)
+              .buildStaticChecked();
+    } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+      // Expected when the implementation doesn't provide a create(Map) factory — fall through.
+    }
+
+    // Phase 2: invoke whichever path we found. Exceptions here are real failures and are
+    // surfaced with the precise path that failed so the user can diagnose.
+    try {
+      if (factory != null) {
+        return (MetricPublisher) factory.invoke(allProperties);
+      }
+      return Class.forName(metricsPublisherImpl)
+          .asSubclass(MetricPublisher.class)
+          .getDeclaredConstructor()
+          .newInstance();
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          String.format(
+              "Cannot create MetricPublisher from class %s via %s",
+              metricsPublisherImpl, factory != null ? "create(Map)" : "no-arg constructor"),
+          e);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/aws/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/TestS3FileIOProperties.java b/aws/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/TestS3FileIOProperties.java
index 953f73d45d4a..9fb38035c532 100644
--- a/aws/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/TestS3FileIOProperties.java
+++ b/aws/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/s3/TestS3FileIOProperties.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.client.config.ClientOverrideConfiguration;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.retry.RetryPolicy;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.metrics.MetricCollection;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.metrics.MetricPublisher;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3AsyncClientBuilder;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3Client;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.S3ClientBuilder;
@@ -587,4 +589,137 @@ public void testChunkedEncodingDisabled() {
         .as("chunked encoding should be disabled when explicitly set to false")
         .isFalse();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testApplyMetricsPublisherConfigurationWithFactoryMethod() {
+    Map<String, String> properties = Maps.newHashMap();
+    properties.put(
+        S3FileIOProperties.METRICS_PUBLISHER_IMPL, FactoryMetricPublisher.class.getName());
+    S3FileIOProperties s3FileIOProperties = new S3FileIOProperties(properties);
+
+    S3ClientBuilder builder = S3Client.builder();
+    s3FileIOProperties.applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration(builder);
+
+    assertThat(builder.overrideConfiguration()).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(builder.overrideConfiguration().metricPublishers()).hasSize(1);
+    assertThat(builder.overrideConfiguration().metricPublishers().get(0))
+        .isInstanceOf(FactoryMetricPublisher.class);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testApplyMetricsPublisherConfigurationWithNoArgConstructor() {
+    Map<String, String> properties = Maps.newHashMap();
+    properties.put(S3FileIOProperties.METRICS_PUBLISHER_IMPL, NoArgMetricPublisher.class.getName());
+    S3FileIOProperties s3FileIOProperties = new S3FileIOProperties(properties);
+
+    S3ClientBuilder builder = S3Client.builder();
+    s3FileIOProperties.applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration(builder);
+
+    assertThat(builder.overrideConfiguration()).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(builder.overrideConfiguration().metricPublishers()).hasSize(1);
+    assertThat(builder.overrideConfiguration().metricPublishers().get(0))
+        .isInstanceOf(NoArgMetricPublisher.class);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testApplyMetricsPublisherConfigurationDisabled() {
+    Map<String, String> properties = Maps.newHashMap();
+    S3FileIOProperties s3FileIOProperties = new S3FileIOProperties(properties);
+
+    S3ClientBuilder builder = S3Client.builder();
+    s3FileIOProperties.applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration(builder);
+
+    assertThat(s3FileIOProperties.metricsPublisherImpl()).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testApplyMetricsPublisherConfigurationInvalidClass() {
+    Map<String, String> properties = Maps.newHashMap();
+    properties.put(S3FileIOProperties.METRICS_PUBLISHER_IMPL, "com.invalid.NonExistentClass");
+    S3FileIOProperties s3FileIOProperties = new S3FileIOProperties(properties);
+
+    S3ClientBuilder builder = S3Client.builder();
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> s3FileIOProperties.applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration(builder))
+        .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+        .hasMessageContaining("Cannot create MetricPublisher from class");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testApplyMetricsPublisherConfigurationFactoryThrows() {
+    // The implementation provides a static create(Map) factory that throws. The error message
+    // must identify the factory path so the user can diagnose a bad implementation rather than
+    // being misled into thinking they need to add a no-arg constructor.
+    Map<String, String> properties = Maps.newHashMap();
+    properties.put(
+        S3FileIOProperties.METRICS_PUBLISHER_IMPL, ThrowingFactoryMetricPublisher.class.getName());
+    S3FileIOProperties s3FileIOProperties = new S3FileIOProperties(properties);
+
+    S3ClientBuilder builder = S3Client.builder();
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> s3FileIOProperties.applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration(builder))
+        .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+        .hasMessageContaining("via create(Map)")
+        .hasMessageContaining(ThrowingFactoryMetricPublisher.class.getName());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testApplyMetricsPublisherConfigurationNoArgConstructorThrows() {
+    // The implementation does not declare create(Map) but its no-arg constructor throws.
+    // The error message must identify the no-arg constructor path.
+    Map<String, String> properties = Maps.newHashMap();
+    properties.put(
+        S3FileIOProperties.METRICS_PUBLISHER_IMPL, ThrowingNoArgMetricPublisher.class.getName());
+    S3FileIOProperties s3FileIOProperties = new S3FileIOProperties(properties);
+
+    S3ClientBuilder builder = S3Client.builder();
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> s3FileIOProperties.applyMetricsPublisherConfiguration(builder))
+        .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+        .hasMessageContaining("via no-arg constructor")
+        .hasMessageContaining(ThrowingNoArgMetricPublisher.class.getName());
+  }
+
+  public static class FactoryMetricPublisher implements MetricPublisher {
+    public static FactoryMetricPublisher create(Map<String, String> properties) {
+      return new FactoryMetricPublisher();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void publish(MetricCollection metricCollection) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {}
+  }
+
+  public static class NoArgMetricPublisher implements MetricPublisher {
+    public NoArgMetricPublisher() {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void publish(MetricCollection metricCollection) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {}
+  }
+
+  public static class ThrowingFactoryMetricPublisher implements MetricPublisher {
+    public static ThrowingFactoryMetricPublisher create(Map<String, String> properties) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("factory boom");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void publish(MetricCollection metricCollection) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {}
+  }
+
+  public static class ThrowingNoArgMetricPublisher implements MetricPublisher {
+    public ThrowingNoArgMetricPublisher() {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("ctor boom");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void publish(MetricCollection metricCollection) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {}
+  }
 }
diff --git a/docs/docs/aws.md b/docs/docs/aws.md
index fba4921f73a5..e2a1fe814f4c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/aws.md
+++ b/docs/docs/aws.md
@@ -659,6 +659,21 @@ spark-sql --conf spark.sql.catalog.my_catalog=org.apache.iceberg.spark.SparkCata
 
 For more details on using S3 Dual-stack, please refer [Using dual-stack endpoints from the AWS CLI and the AWS SDKs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/dual-stack-endpoints.html#dual-stack-endpoints-cli)
 
+### S3 Custom MetricPublisher
+
+A custom `MetricPublisher` implementation can be plugged into the S3 client by setting the `s3.metrics-publisher-impl` catalog property to the fully qualified class name of a class that implements `software.amazon.awssdk.metrics.MetricPublisher`.
+
+The class will be instantiated via a static `create(Map<String, String>)` factory method if available, otherwise via a no-arg constructor.
+
+For example, to use a custom MetricPublisher with Spark 3.5, you can start the Spark SQL shell with:
+```
+spark-sql --conf spark.sql.catalog.my_catalog=org.apache.iceberg.spark.SparkCatalog \
+    --conf spark.sql.catalog.my_catalog.warehouse=s3://my-bucket2/my/key/prefix \
+    --conf spark.sql.catalog.my_catalog.type=glue \
+    --conf spark.sql.catalog.my_catalog.io-impl=org.apache.iceberg.aws.s3.S3FileIO \
+    --conf spark.sql.catalog.my_catalog.s3.metrics-publisher-impl=org.example.MyMetricPublisher
+```
+
 ## AWS Client Customization
 
 Many organizations have customized their way of configuring AWS clients with their own credential provider, access proxy, retry strategy, etc.