diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/transaction/metrics.test.ts b/app/scripts/lib/transaction/metrics.test.ts
index 2fea8da0dcb7..8e2924a0e30f 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/transaction/metrics.test.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/transaction/metrics.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   MetaMetricsTransactionEventSource,
   MetaMetricsEventCategory,
   MetaMetricsEventUiCustomization,
+  MetaMetricsEventTransactionEstimateType,
 } from '../../../../shared/constants/metametrics';
 import { TRANSACTION_ENVELOPE_TYPE_NAMES } from '../../../../shared/lib/transactions-controller-utils';
 import {
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ describe('Transaction metrics', () => {
     };
 
     expectedSensitiveProperties = {
+      default_estimate: MetaMetricsEventTransactionEstimateType.DefaultEstimate,
       default_gas: '0.000031501',
       default_gas_price: '2',
       first_seen: 1624408066355,
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/transaction/metrics.ts b/app/scripts/lib/transaction/metrics.ts
index 21a385307742..ee09d60259cd 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/transaction/metrics.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/transaction/metrics.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ import {
   TransactionType,
 } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
 import { ORIGIN_METAMASK } from '../../../../shared/constants/app';
-import { GasRecommendations } from '../../../../shared/constants/gas';
+import {
+  GasRecommendations,
+  PriorityLevels,
+} from '../../../../shared/constants/gas';
 import {
   MetaMetricsEventCategory,
   MetaMetricsEventFragment,
   MetaMetricsEventName,
   MetaMetricsEventUiCustomization,
+  MetaMetricsEventTransactionEstimateType,
   MetaMetricsPageObject,
   MetaMetricsReferrerObject,
 } from '../../../../shared/constants/metametrics';
@@ -824,12 +828,18 @@ async function buildEventFragmentProperties({
     gasParams.max_priority_fee_per_gas = maxPriorityFeePerGas;
   } else {
     gasParams.gas_price = gasPrice;
+    gasParams.default_estimate =
+      MetaMetricsEventTransactionEstimateType.DefaultEstimate;
   }
 
   if (defaultGasEstimates) {
     const { estimateType } = defaultGasEstimates;
     if (estimateType) {
-      gasParams.default_estimate = estimateType;
+      gasParams.default_estimate =
+        estimateType === PriorityLevels.dAppSuggested
+          ? MetaMetricsEventTransactionEstimateType.DappProposed
+          : estimateType;
+
       let defaultMaxFeePerGas =
         transactionMeta.defaultGasEstimates?.maxFeePerGas;
       let defaultMaxPriorityFeePerGas =
diff --git a/shared/constants/metametrics.ts b/shared/constants/metametrics.ts
index 700bead89320..a65c349963ec 100644
--- a/shared/constants/metametrics.ts
+++ b/shared/constants/metametrics.ts
@@ -1034,3 +1034,8 @@ export enum DeleteRegulationStatus {
   Running = 'RUNNING',
   Unknown = 'UNKNOWN',
 }
+
+export enum MetaMetricsEventTransactionEstimateType {
+  DappProposed = 'dapp_proposed',
+  DefaultEstimate = 'default_estimate',
+}