diff --git a/snuba/web/db_query.py b/snuba/web/db_query.py
index 0fc9acebf2..a8281cfe85 100644
--- a/snuba/web/db_query.py
+++ b/snuba/web/db_query.py
@@ -914,16 +914,32 @@ def _apply_allocation_policies_quota(
         stats["quota_allowance"]["summary"] = summary
 
         if not can_run:
+            rejecting_policy = (
+                rejection_quota_and_policy.policy.class_name()
+                if rejection_quota_and_policy is not None
+                else "unknown"
+            )
+            span.set_data("policy", rejecting_policy)
+            span.set_data("action", "rejected")
             metrics.increment(
                 "rejected_query",
-                tags={"storage_key": allocation_policies[0].resource_identifier.value},
+                tags={
+                    "storage_key": allocation_policies[0].resource_identifier.value,
+                    "policy": rejecting_policy,
+                },
             )
             raise AllocationPolicyViolations.from_args(stats["quota_allowance"])
 
         if throttle_quota_and_policy is not None:
+            throttling_policy = throttle_quota_and_policy.policy.class_name()
+            span.set_data("policy", throttling_policy)
+            span.set_data("action", "throttled")
             metrics.increment(
                 "throttled_query",
-                tags={"storage_key": allocation_policies[0].resource_identifier.value},
+                tags={
+                    "storage_key": allocation_policies[0].resource_identifier.value,
+                    "policy": throttling_policy,
+                },
             )
         else:
             metrics.increment(
diff --git a/tests/web/test_db_query.py b/tests/web/test_db_query.py
index eb1db761d2..ffce03fe2b 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_db_query.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_db_query.py
@@ -827,6 +827,12 @@ def __init__(self, max_threads: int, policy_name: str) -> None:
             },
         }
     }
+    throttled_metrics = get_recorded_metric_calls("increment", "db_query.throttled_query")
+    assert throttled_metrics
+    assert throttled_metrics[0].tags == {
+        "storage_key": "doesntmatter",
+        "policy": "ThrottleAllocationPolicy1",
+    }
 
 
 def test_db_query_with_rejecting_allocation_policy() -> None:
@@ -950,6 +956,12 @@ def _update_quota_balance(
         assert update_called, (
             "update_quota_balance should have been called even though the query was rejected but was not"
         )
+        rejected_metrics = get_recorded_metric_calls("increment", "db_query.rejected_query")
+        assert rejected_metrics
+        assert rejected_metrics[0].tags == {
+            "storage_key": "doesntmatter",
+            "policy": "RejectAllocationPolicy",
+        }
 
 
 @pytest.mark.events_db