diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_autoscale/example.tfvars b/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_autoscale/example.tfvars
index c2d0799..5bdf9af 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_autoscale/example.tfvars
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_common_with_autoscale/example.tfvars
@@ -221,9 +221,11 @@ autoscale_common = {
   autoscaler_metrics = {
     "custom.googleapis.com/VMSeries/panSessionUtilization" = {
       target = 70
+      filter = "resource.type = \"gce_instance\""
     }
     "custom.googleapis.com/VMSeries/panSessionThroughputKbps" = {
       target = 700000
+      filter = "resource.type = \"gce_instance\""
     }
   }
 }
@@ -339,4 +341,5 @@ lbs_external = {
     http_health_check_port         = "80"
     http_health_check_request_path = "/php/login.php"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated_with_autoscale/example.tfvars b/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated_with_autoscale/example.tfvars
index c77900a..128e5bc 100644
--- a/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated_with_autoscale/example.tfvars
+++ b/examples/vpc_peering_dedicated_with_autoscale/example.tfvars
@@ -221,9 +221,11 @@ autoscale_common = {
   autoscaler_metrics = {
     "custom.googleapis.com/VMSeries/panSessionUtilization" = {
       target = 70
+      filter = "resource.type = \"gce_instance\""
     }
     "custom.googleapis.com/VMSeries/panSessionThroughputKbps" = {
       target = 700000
+      filter = "resource.type = \"gce_instance\""
     }
   }
 }
@@ -391,4 +393,5 @@ lbs_external = {
     http_health_check_port         = "80"
     http_health_check_request_path = "/php/login.php"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/autoscale/main.tf b/modules/autoscale/main.tf
index bed0762..a38827f 100644
--- a/modules/autoscale/main.tf
+++ b/modules/autoscale/main.tf
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ resource "google_compute_region_autoscaler" "regional" {
         name   = metric.key
         type   = try(metric.value.type, "GAUGE")
         target = metric.value.target
+        filter = try(metric.value.filter, null)
       }
     }
 
@@ -374,4 +375,5 @@ resource "google_project_iam_member" "delicensing_cfn_invoker" {
   project = var.project_id
   role    = "roles/run.invoker"
   member  = "serviceAccount:${data.google_compute_default_service_account.main.email}"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+