diff --git a/common/rpc/interceptor/telemetry.go b/common/rpc/interceptor/telemetry.go
index 8d285087ec8..188ad865ea5 100644
--- a/common/rpc/interceptor/telemetry.go
+++ b/common/rpc/interceptor/telemetry.go
@@ -221,8 +221,10 @@ func (ti *TelemetryInterceptor) emitActionMetric(
 				case enums.COMMAND_TYPE_RECORD_MARKER:
 					// handle RecordMarker command, they are used for localActivity, sideEffect, versioning etc.
 					hasMarker = true
-					markerName := command.GetRecordMarkerCommandAttributes().GetMarkerName()
-					metricsHandler.Counter(metrics.ActionCounter.GetMetricName()).Record(1, metrics.ActionType("command_RecordMarker_"+markerName))
+				case enums.COMMAND_TYPE_START_CHILD_WORKFLOW_EXECUTION:
+					// Each child workflow counts as 2 actions. We use separate tags to track them separately.
+					metricsHandler.Counter(metrics.ActionCounter.GetMetricName()).Record(1, metrics.ActionType("command_"+command.CommandType.String()))
+					metricsHandler.Counter(metrics.ActionCounter.GetMetricName()).Record(1, metrics.ActionType("command_"+command.CommandType.String()+"_Extra"))
 				default:
 					// handle all other command action
 					metricsHandler.Counter(metrics.ActionCounter.GetMetricName()).Record(1, metrics.ActionType("command_"+command.CommandType.String()))