diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsAutoConfiguration.java
index aebd1fb681..ab525e02c3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public class WebMvcMetricsAutoConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
+	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	public FilterRegistrationBean<WebMvcMetricsFilter> webMvcMetricsFilter(MeterRegistry registry,
 			WebMvcTagsProvider tagsProvider) {
 		ServerRequest request = this.properties.getWeb().getServer().getRequest();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 4a003d461c..a2fe5444af 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ class WebMvcMetricsAutoConfigurationTests {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void filterRegistrationBacksOff() {
+		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(TestWebMvcMetricsFilterConfiguration.class).run((context) -> {
+			assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(FilterRegistrationBean.class);
+			assertThat(context.getBean(FilterRegistrationBean.class))
+					.isSameAs(context.getBean("testWebMvcMetricsFilter"));
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void afterMaxUrisReachedFurtherUrisAreDenied(CapturedOutput output) {
 		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(TestController.class)
@@ -248,4 +257,15 @@ class WebMvcMetricsAutoConfigurationTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	static class TestWebMvcMetricsFilterConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		FilterRegistrationBean<WebMvcMetricsFilter> testWebMvcMetricsFilter() {
+			return mock(FilterRegistrationBean.class);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/actuator/metrics.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/actuator/metrics.adoc
index 942caee297..638439837e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/actuator/metrics.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/actuator/metrics.adoc
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ Metrics are tagged by the name of the executor, which is derived from the bean n
 ==== Spring MVC Metrics
 Auto-configuration enables the instrumentation of all requests handled by Spring MVC controllers and functional handlers.
 By default, metrics are generated with the name, `http.server.requests`.
-You can customized the name by setting the configprop:management.metrics.web.server.request.metric-name[] property.
+You can customize the name by setting the configprop:management.metrics.web.server.request.metric-name[] property.
 
 `@Timed` annotations are supported on `@Controller` classes and `@RequestMapping` methods (see <<actuator#actuator.metrics.supported.timed-annotation>> for details).
 If you do not want to record metrics for all Spring MVC requests, you can set configprop:management.metrics.web.server.request.autotime.enabled[] to `false` and exclusively use `@Timed` annotations instead.
@@ -726,6 +726,9 @@ To replace the default tags, provide a `@Bean` that implements `WebMvcTagsProvid
 TIP: In some cases, exceptions handled in web controllers are not recorded as request metrics tags.
 Applications can opt in and record exceptions by <<web#web.servlet.spring-mvc.error-handling, setting handled exceptions as request attributes>>.
 
+By default, all requests are handled.
+To customize the filter, provide a `@Bean` that implements `FilterRegistrationBean<WebMvcMetricsFilter>`.
+
 
 
 [[actuator.metrics.supported.spring-webflux]]