diff --git a/libs/monitoring/common.go b/libs/monitoring/common.go
index dd11ec0e8..3b462ec43 100644
--- a/libs/monitoring/common.go
+++ b/libs/monitoring/common.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package monitoring
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ type MetricsInfoCapBasic struct {
 	capTimestampStart  beholder.MetricInfo
 	capTimestampEmit   beholder.MetricInfo
 	capDuration        beholder.MetricInfo // ts.emit - ts.start
-	capDurationBuckets []float64           // explicit histogram buckets; nil uses the SDK default
+	invalidTelemetry   beholder.MetricInfo
+	capDurationBuckets []float64 // explicit histogram buckets; nil uses the SDK default
 }
 
 // NewMetricsInfoCapBasic creates a MetricsInfoCapBasic with default histogram buckets.
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ func newMetricsInfoCapBasic(metricPrefix, eventRef string, buckets []float64) Me
 			Unit:        "ms",
 			Description: fmt.Sprintf("The duration (local) since capability exec start to message: '%s' emit", eventRef),
 		},
+		invalidTelemetry: beholder.MetricInfo{
+			Name:        fmt.Sprintf("%s_invalid_telemetry_count", metricPrefix),
+			Unit:        "",
+			Description: fmt.Sprintf("The count of message: '%s' emitted with invalid telemetry timestamps", eventRef),
+		},
 		capDurationBuckets: buckets,
 	}
 }
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@ type MetricsCapBasic struct {
 	capTimestampStart metric.Int64Gauge
 	capTimestampEmit  metric.Int64Gauge
 	capDuration       metric.Int64Histogram // ts.emit - ts.start
+	invalidTelemetry  metric.Int64Counter
 }
 
 // NewMetricsCapBasic creates a new MetricsCapBasic using the provided MetricsInfoCapBasic
@@ -98,6 +106,11 @@ func NewMetricsCapBasic(info MetricsInfoCapBasic) (MetricsCapBasic, error) {
 		return set, fmt.Errorf("failed to create new histogram: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	set.invalidTelemetry, err = info.invalidTelemetry.NewInt64Counter(meter)
+	if err != nil {
+		return set, fmt.Errorf("failed to create new counter: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return set, nil
 }
 
@@ -108,6 +121,11 @@ func (m *MetricsCapBasic) RecordEmit(ctx context.Context, start, emit uint64, at
 	// Count events
 	m.count.Add(ctx, 1, attrs)
 
+	if start > math.MaxInt64 || emit > math.MaxInt64 || emit < start {
+		m.invalidTelemetry.Add(ctx, 1, attrs)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Timestamp events
 	m.capTimestampStart.Record(ctx, int64(start), attrs)
 	m.capTimestampEmit.Record(ctx, int64(emit), attrs)
diff --git a/libs/monitoring/common_test.go b/libs/monitoring/common_test.go
index dbfcac2b6..1c8f08f53 100644
--- a/libs/monitoring/common_test.go
+++ b/libs/monitoring/common_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package monitoring_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -48,6 +49,44 @@ func TestNewMetricsCapBasic_WithoutBuckets(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, findCounter(resourceMetrics, "test_metric_default_count"))
 }
 
+func TestMetricsCapBasic_RecordEmitSkipsReversedTimestamps(t *testing.T) {
+	reader := useManualMetricReader(t)
+
+	info := capmonitoring.NewMetricsInfoCapBasic("test_metric_reversed", "test.event.reversed")
+	metrics, err := capmonitoring.NewMetricsCapBasic(info)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	metrics.RecordEmit(t.Context(), 200, 100)
+
+	var resourceMetrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics
+	require.NoError(t, reader.Collect(context.Background(), &resourceMetrics))
+
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, counterValue(t, resourceMetrics, "test_metric_reversed_count"))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, counterValue(t, resourceMetrics, "test_metric_reversed_invalid_telemetry_count"))
+	require.Nil(t, findHistogram(resourceMetrics, "test_metric_reversed_cap_duration"))
+	require.Nil(t, findGauge(resourceMetrics, "test_metric_reversed_cap_timestamp_start"))
+	require.Nil(t, findGauge(resourceMetrics, "test_metric_reversed_cap_timestamp_emit"))
+}
+
+func TestMetricsCapBasic_RecordEmitSkipsTimestampsThatOverflowInt64(t *testing.T) {
+	reader := useManualMetricReader(t)
+
+	info := capmonitoring.NewMetricsInfoCapBasic("test_metric_overflow", "test.event.overflow")
+	metrics, err := capmonitoring.NewMetricsCapBasic(info)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	metrics.RecordEmit(t.Context(), uint64(math.MaxInt64)+1, uint64(math.MaxInt64)+2)
+
+	var resourceMetrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics
+	require.NoError(t, reader.Collect(context.Background(), &resourceMetrics))
+
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, counterValue(t, resourceMetrics, "test_metric_overflow_count"))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, counterValue(t, resourceMetrics, "test_metric_overflow_invalid_telemetry_count"))
+	require.Nil(t, findHistogram(resourceMetrics, "test_metric_overflow_cap_duration"))
+	require.Nil(t, findGauge(resourceMetrics, "test_metric_overflow_cap_timestamp_start"))
+	require.Nil(t, findGauge(resourceMetrics, "test_metric_overflow_cap_timestamp_emit"))
+}
+
 func useManualMetricReader(t *testing.T) *sdkmetric.ManualReader {
 	t.Helper()
 
@@ -94,3 +133,26 @@ func findCounter(resourceMetrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics, name string) *metri
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func findGauge(resourceMetrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics, name string) *metricdata.Gauge[int64] {
+	for _, scopeMetrics := range resourceMetrics.ScopeMetrics {
+		for _, metric := range scopeMetrics.Metrics {
+			if metric.Name != name {
+				continue
+			}
+			if gauge, ok := metric.Data.(metricdata.Gauge[int64]); ok {
+				return &gauge
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func counterValue(t *testing.T, resourceMetrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics, name string) int64 {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	counter := findCounter(resourceMetrics, name)
+	require.NotNil(t, counter)
+	require.Len(t, counter.DataPoints, 1)
+	return counter.DataPoints[0].Value
+}