diff --git a/docs/changelog/103520.yaml b/docs/changelog/103520.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0ef7124eb1ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/103520.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 103520
+summary: Request indexing memory pressure in APM node metrics publisher
+area: Distributed
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/metrics/NodeMetrics.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/metrics/NodeMetrics.java
index 16b0b9a10d914..2e3bc0935c6e3 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/metrics/NodeMetrics.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/monitor/metrics/NodeMetrics.java
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ private NodeStats getNodeStats() {
             false,
             false,
             false,
-            false,
+            true,
             false
         );
     }