diff --git a/.chloggen/add-jvm-gc-cause-attribute.yaml b/.chloggen/add-jvm-gc-cause-attribute.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19944a4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/add-jvm-gc-cause-attribute.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+#
+# If your change doesn't affect end users you should instead start
+# your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the area of concern in the attributes-registry, (e.g. http, cloud, db)
+component: jvm
+
+# A brief description of the change. Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Add `jvm.gc.cause` to metric `jvm.gc.duration` as an opt-in attribute to track gc cause.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+# The values here must be integers.
+issues: [2065]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
diff --git a/docs/attributes-registry/jvm.md b/docs/attributes-registry/jvm.md
index f31bd3eed..9b6f03027 100644
--- a/docs/attributes-registry/jvm.md
+++ b/docs/attributes-registry/jvm.md
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ This document defines Java Virtual machine related attributes.
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `jvm.buffer.pool.name` | string | Name of the buffer pool. [1] | `mapped`; `direct` |  |
| `jvm.gc.action` | string | Name of the garbage collector action. [2] | `end of minor GC`; `end of major GC` |  |
-| `jvm.gc.name` | string | Name of the garbage collector. [3] | `G1 Young Generation`; `G1 Old Generation` |  |
-| `jvm.memory.pool.name` | string | Name of the memory pool. [4] | `G1 Old Gen`; `G1 Eden space`; `G1 Survivor Space` |  |
+| `jvm.gc.cause` | string | Name of the garbage collector cause. [3] | `System.gc()`; `Allocation Failure` |  |
+| `jvm.gc.name` | string | Name of the garbage collector. [4] | `G1 Young Generation`; `G1 Old Generation` |  |
+| `jvm.memory.pool.name` | string | Name of the memory pool. [5] | `G1 Old Gen`; `G1 Eden space`; `G1 Survivor Space` |  |
| `jvm.memory.type` | string | The type of memory. | `heap`; `non_heap` |  |
| `jvm.thread.daemon` | boolean | Whether the thread is daemon or not. | |  |
| `jvm.thread.state` | string | State of the thread. | `runnable`; `blocked` |  |
@@ -21,9 +22,11 @@ This document defines Java Virtual machine related attributes.
**[2] `jvm.gc.action`:** Garbage collector action is generally obtained via [GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcAction()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcAction()).
-**[3] `jvm.gc.name`:** Garbage collector name is generally obtained via [GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcName()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcName()).
+**[3] `jvm.gc.cause`:** Garbage collector cause is generally obtained via [GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcCause()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcCause()).
-**[4] `jvm.memory.pool.name`:** Pool names are generally obtained via [MemoryPoolMXBean#getName()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.management/java/lang/management/MemoryPoolMXBean.html#getName()).
+**[4] `jvm.gc.name`:** Garbage collector name is generally obtained via [GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcName()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcName()).
+
+**[5] `jvm.memory.pool.name`:** Pool names are generally obtained via [MemoryPoolMXBean#getName()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.management/java/lang/management/MemoryPoolMXBean.html#getName()).
---
diff --git a/docs/runtime/jvm-metrics.md b/docs/runtime/jvm-metrics.md
index 6fc64ae8e..b4473fa52 100644
--- a/docs/runtime/jvm-metrics.md
+++ b/docs/runtime/jvm-metrics.md
@@ -223,11 +223,14 @@ of `[ 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 ]`.
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [`jvm.gc.action`](/docs/attributes-registry/jvm.md) | string | Name of the garbage collector action. [1] | `end of minor GC`; `end of major GC` | `Recommended` |  |
| [`jvm.gc.name`](/docs/attributes-registry/jvm.md) | string | Name of the garbage collector. [2] | `G1 Young Generation`; `G1 Old Generation` | `Recommended` |  |
+| [`jvm.gc.cause`](/docs/attributes-registry/jvm.md) | string | Name of the garbage collector cause. [3] | `System.gc()`; `Allocation Failure` | `Opt-In` |  |
**[1] `jvm.gc.action`:** Garbage collector action is generally obtained via [GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcAction()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcAction()).
**[2] `jvm.gc.name`:** Garbage collector name is generally obtained via [GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcName()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcName()).
+**[3] `jvm.gc.cause`:** Garbage collector cause is generally obtained via [GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcCause()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcCause()).
+
diff --git a/model/jvm/metrics.yaml b/model/jvm/metrics.yaml
index 1930e8365..ca147e1a7 100644
--- a/model/jvm/metrics.yaml
+++ b/model/jvm/metrics.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ groups:
requirement_level: recommended
- ref: jvm.gc.action
requirement_level: recommended
+ - ref: jvm.gc.cause
+ requirement_level: opt_in
stability: stable
- id: metric.jvm.thread.count
diff --git a/model/jvm/registry.yaml b/model/jvm/registry.yaml
index 3d7521e9f..183b2b8ac 100644
--- a/model/jvm/registry.yaml
+++ b/model/jvm/registry.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ groups:
note: >
Garbage collector action is generally obtained via
[GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcAction()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcAction()).
+ - id: jvm.gc.cause
+ stability: development
+ type: string
+ brief: Name of the garbage collector cause.
+ examples: [ "System.gc()", "Allocation Failure" ]
+ note: >
+ Garbage collector cause is generally obtained via
+ [GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo#getGcCause()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/GarbageCollectionNotificationInfo.html#getGcCause()).
- id: jvm.gc.name
stability: stable
type: string