diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 7cc9e9bc..ef312c85 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
           name: "Run self integration tests with race detector"
           command: ginkgo -race -v -randomizeAllSpecs -trace integrationtests/self
       - run:
-          name: "Run self integration tests with qlog"
-          command: ginkgo -v -randomizeAllSpecs -trace integrationtests/self -- -qlog
+          name: "Run self integration tests with qlog and metrics"
+          command: ginkgo -v -randomizeAllSpecs -trace integrationtests/self -- -qlog -metrics
   go114:
     <<: *test
   interop-build:
diff --git a/integrationtests/self/self_suite_test.go b/integrationtests/self/self_suite_test.go
index 68f18f9a..8c58761b 100644
--- a/integrationtests/self/self_suite_test.go
+++ b/integrationtests/self/self_suite_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/logging"
+	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/metrics"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/qlog"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -82,27 +83,16 @@ func (b *syncedBuffer) Reset() {
 }
 
 var (
-	logFileName string // the log file set in the ginkgo flags
-	logBufOnce  sync.Once
-	logBuf      *syncedBuffer
-	enableQlog  bool
+	logFileName   string // the log file set in the ginkgo flags
+	logBufOnce    sync.Once
+	logBuf        *syncedBuffer
+	enableQlog    bool
+	enableMetrics bool
 
 	tlsConfig          *tls.Config
 	tlsConfigLongChain *tls.Config
 	tlsClientConfig    *tls.Config
-
-	tracer = qlog.NewTracer(func(p logging.Perspective, connectionID []byte) io.WriteCloser {
-		role := "server"
-		if p == logging.PerspectiveClient {
-			role = "client"
-		}
-		filename := fmt.Sprintf("log_%x_%s.qlog", connectionID, role)
-		fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "Creating %s.\n", filename)
-		f, err := os.Create(filename)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		bw := bufio.NewWriter(f)
-		return utils.NewBufferedWriteCloser(bw, f)
-	})
+	tracer             logging.Tracer
 )
 
 // read the logfile command line flag
@@ -110,6 +100,8 @@ var (
 func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&logFileName, "logfile", "", "log file")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableQlog, "qlog", false, "enable qlog")
+	// metrics won't be accessible anywhere, but it's useful to exercise the code
+	flag.BoolVar(&enableMetrics, "metrics", false, "enable metrics")
 
 	ca, caPrivateKey, err := generateCA()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -138,6 +130,33 @@ func init() {
 		RootCAs:    root,
 		NextProtos: []string{alpn},
 	}
+
+	var qlogTracer, metricsTracer logging.Tracer
+	if enableQlog {
+		qlogTracer = qlog.NewTracer(func(p logging.Perspective, connectionID []byte) io.WriteCloser {
+			role := "server"
+			if p == logging.PerspectiveClient {
+				role = "client"
+			}
+			filename := fmt.Sprintf("log_%x_%s.qlog", connectionID, role)
+			fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "Creating %s.\n", filename)
+			f, err := os.Create(filename)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			bw := bufio.NewWriter(f)
+			return utils.NewBufferedWriteCloser(bw, f)
+		})
+	}
+	if enableMetrics {
+		metricsTracer = metrics.NewTracer()
+	}
+
+	if enableQlog && enableMetrics {
+		tracer = logging.NewMultiplexedTracer(qlogTracer, metricsTracer)
+	} else if enableQlog {
+		tracer = qlogTracer
+	} else if enableMetrics {
+		tracer = metricsTracer
+	}
 }
 
 func generateCA() (*x509.Certificate, *rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
@@ -263,9 +282,6 @@ func getQuicConfig(conf *quic.Config) *quic.Config {
 	} else {
 		conf = conf.Clone()
 	}
-	if !enableQlog {
-		return conf
-	}
 	conf.Tracer = tracer
 	return conf
 }