diff --git a/storage/remote/write_handler.go b/storage/remote/write_handler.go
index a0dd3940e..9891c6aae 100644
--- a/storage/remote/write_handler.go
+++ b/storage/remote/write_handler.go
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ func (h *otlpWriteHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	prwMetricsMap, errs := otlptranslator.FromMetrics(req.Metrics(), otlptranslator.Settings{})
+	prwMetricsMap, errs := otlptranslator.FromMetrics(req.Metrics(), otlptranslator.Settings{
+		AddMetricSuffixes: true,
+	})
 	if errs != nil {
 		level.Warn(h.logger).Log("msg", "Error translating OTLP metrics to Prometheus write request", "err", errs)
 	}