diff --git a/metrics-jetty10/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty10/InstrumentedHandler.java b/metrics-jetty10/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty10/InstrumentedHandler.java
index 1d455535da..bb849e0fd8 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty10/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty10/InstrumentedHandler.java
+++ b/metrics-jetty10/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty10/InstrumentedHandler.java
@@ -169,14 +169,6 @@ protected void doStart() throws Exception {
         this.asyncTimeouts = metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_ASYNC_TIMEOUTS));
 
         this.responseCodeMeters = DETAILED_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel) ? new ConcurrentHashMap<>() : Collections.emptyMap();
-        this.responses = COARSE_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel) ?
-                Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_1XX_RESPONSES)), // 1xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_2XX_RESPONSES)), // 2xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_3XX_RESPONSES)), // 3xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_4XX_RESPONSES)), // 4xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_5XX_RESPONSES))  // 5xx
-                )) : Collections.emptyList();
 
         this.getRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_GET_REQUESTS));
         this.postRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_POST_REQUESTS));
@@ -189,53 +181,65 @@ protected void doStart() throws Exception {
         this.moveRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_MOVE_REQUESTS));
         this.otherRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_OTHER_REQUESTS));
 
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getOneMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getOneMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFiveMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getOneMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getOneMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFiveMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            public Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
+        if (COARSE_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel)) {
+            this.responses = Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_1XX_RESPONSES)), // 1xx
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_2XX_RESPONSES)), // 2xx
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_3XX_RESPONSES)), // 3xx
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_4XX_RESPONSES)), // 4xx
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_5XX_RESPONSES))  // 5xx
+            ));
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getOneMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getOneMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFiveMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getOneMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getOneMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFiveMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                public Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            this.responses = Collections.emptyList();
+        }
 
 
         this.listener = new AsyncAttachingListener();
diff --git a/metrics-jetty10/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty10/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java b/metrics-jetty10/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty10/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
index 273564e633..248bf6e45c 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty10/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty10/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
+++ b/metrics-jetty10/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty10/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.ALL;
+import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.COARSE;
+import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.DETAILED;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 
@@ -120,6 +122,24 @@ public void doStopDoesNotThrowNPE() throws Exception {
         assertThatCode(handler::doStop).doesNotThrowAnyException();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void gaugesAreRegisteredWithResponseMeteredLevelCoarse() throws Exception {
+        InstrumentedHandler handler = new InstrumentedHandler(registry, "coarse", COARSE);
+        handler.setHandler(new TestHandler());
+        handler.setName("handler");
+        handler.doStart();
+        assertThat(registry.getGauges()).containsKey("coarse.handler.percent-4xx-1m");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void gaugesAreNotRegisteredWithResponseMeteredLevelDetailed() throws Exception {
+        InstrumentedHandler handler = new InstrumentedHandler(registry, "detailed", DETAILED);
+        handler.setHandler(new TestHandler());
+        handler.setName("handler");
+        handler.doStart();
+        assertThat(registry.getGauges()).doesNotContainKey("coarse.handler.percent-4xx-1m");
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Ignore("flaky on virtual machines")
     public void responseTimesAreRecordedForAsyncResponses() throws Exception {
diff --git a/metrics-jetty11/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty11/InstrumentedHandler.java b/metrics-jetty11/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty11/InstrumentedHandler.java
index 499cd97e4d..7914166f7a 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty11/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty11/InstrumentedHandler.java
+++ b/metrics-jetty11/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty11/InstrumentedHandler.java
@@ -169,14 +169,6 @@ protected void doStart() throws Exception {
         this.asyncTimeouts = metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_ASYNC_TIMEOUTS));
 
         this.responseCodeMeters = DETAILED_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel) ? new ConcurrentHashMap<>() : Collections.emptyMap();
-        this.responses = COARSE_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel) ?
-                Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_1XX_RESPONSES)), // 1xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_2XX_RESPONSES)), // 2xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_3XX_RESPONSES)), // 3xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_4XX_RESPONSES)), // 4xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_5XX_RESPONSES))  // 5xx
-                )) : Collections.emptyList();
 
         this.getRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_GET_REQUESTS));
         this.postRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_POST_REQUESTS));
@@ -189,53 +181,64 @@ protected void doStart() throws Exception {
         this.moveRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_MOVE_REQUESTS));
         this.otherRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_OTHER_REQUESTS));
 
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getOneMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getOneMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFiveMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getOneMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getOneMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFiveMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            public Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
+        if (COARSE_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel)) {
+            this.responses = Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_1XX_RESPONSES)), // 1xx
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_2XX_RESPONSES)), // 2xx
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_3XX_RESPONSES)), // 3xx
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_4XX_RESPONSES)), // 4xx
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_5XX_RESPONSES))  // 5xx
+                    ));
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getOneMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getOneMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFiveMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getOneMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getOneMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFiveMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                public Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            this.responses = Collections.emptyList();
+        }
 
 
         this.listener = new AsyncAttachingListener();
diff --git a/metrics-jetty11/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty11/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java b/metrics-jetty11/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty11/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
index 1d2b0d42d3..ca18793d22 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty11/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty11/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
+++ b/metrics-jetty11/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty11/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.ALL;
+import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.COARSE;
+import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.DETAILED;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 
@@ -120,6 +122,24 @@ public void doStopDoesNotThrowNPE() throws Exception {
         assertThatCode(handler::doStop).doesNotThrowAnyException();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void gaugesAreRegisteredWithResponseMeteredLevelCoarse() throws Exception {
+        InstrumentedHandler handler = new InstrumentedHandler(registry, "coarse", COARSE);
+        handler.setHandler(new TestHandler());
+        handler.setName("handler");
+        handler.doStart();
+        assertThat(registry.getGauges()).containsKey("coarse.handler.percent-4xx-1m");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void gaugesAreNotRegisteredWithResponseMeteredLevelDetailed() throws Exception {
+        InstrumentedHandler handler = new InstrumentedHandler(registry, "detailed", DETAILED);
+        handler.setHandler(new TestHandler());
+        handler.setName("handler");
+        handler.doStart();
+        assertThat(registry.getGauges()).doesNotContainKey("coarse.handler.percent-4xx-1m");
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Ignore("flaky on virtual machines")
     public void responseTimesAreRecordedForAsyncResponses() throws Exception {
diff --git a/metrics-jetty12-ee10/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty12/ee10/InstrumentedEE10HandlerTest.java b/metrics-jetty12-ee10/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty12/ee10/InstrumentedEE10HandlerTest.java
index bad19b506c..e2c56ac42a 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty12-ee10/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty12/ee10/InstrumentedEE10HandlerTest.java
+++ b/metrics-jetty12-ee10/src/test/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty12/ee10/InstrumentedEE10HandlerTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.ALL;
+import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.COARSE;
+import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.DETAILED;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 
@@ -137,6 +139,24 @@ public void doStopDoesNotThrowNPE() throws Exception {
         assertThatCode(handler::doStop).doesNotThrowAnyException();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void gaugesAreRegisteredWithResponseMeteredLevelCoarse() throws Exception {
+        InstrumentedEE10Handler handler = new InstrumentedEE10Handler(registry, "coarse", COARSE);
+        handler.setHandler(new TestHandler());
+        handler.setName("handler");
+        handler.doStart();
+        assertThat(registry.getGauges()).containsKey("coarse.handler.percent-4xx-1m");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void gaugesAreNotRegisteredWithResponseMeteredLevelDetailed() throws Exception {
+        InstrumentedEE10Handler handler = new InstrumentedEE10Handler(registry, "detailed", DETAILED);
+        handler.setHandler(new TestHandler());
+        handler.setName("handler");
+        handler.doStart();
+        assertThat(registry.getGauges()).doesNotContainKey("coarse.handler.percent-4xx-1m");
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Ignore("flaky on virtual machines")
     public void responseTimesAreRecordedForAsyncResponses() throws Exception {
diff --git a/metrics-jetty12/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty12/AbstractInstrumentedHandler.java b/metrics-jetty12/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty12/AbstractInstrumentedHandler.java
index 9cbaeac725..d2a7899623 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty12/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty12/AbstractInstrumentedHandler.java
+++ b/metrics-jetty12/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/metrics/jetty12/AbstractInstrumentedHandler.java
@@ -159,14 +159,6 @@ protected void doStart() throws Exception {
         this.asyncTimeouts = metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_ASYNC_TIMEOUTS));
 
         this.responseCodeMeters = DETAILED_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel) ? new ConcurrentHashMap<>() : Collections.emptyMap();
-        this.responses = COARSE_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel) ?
-                Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_1XX_RESPONSES)), // 1xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_2XX_RESPONSES)), // 2xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_3XX_RESPONSES)), // 3xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_4XX_RESPONSES)), // 4xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_5XX_RESPONSES))  // 5xx
-                )) : Collections.emptyList();
 
         this.getRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_GET_REQUESTS));
         this.postRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_POST_REQUESTS));
@@ -179,53 +171,65 @@ protected void doStart() throws Exception {
         this.moveRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_MOVE_REQUESTS));
         this.otherRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_OTHER_REQUESTS));
 
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getOneMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getOneMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFiveMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getOneMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getOneMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFiveMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            public Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
+        if (COARSE_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel)) {
+            this.responses = Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_1XX_RESPONSES)), // 1xx
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_2XX_RESPONSES)), // 2xx
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_3XX_RESPONSES)), // 3xx
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_4XX_RESPONSES)), // 4xx
+                            metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_5XX_RESPONSES))  // 5xx
+                    ));
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getOneMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getOneMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFiveMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getOneMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getOneMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFiveMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                public Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+             this.responses = Collections.emptyList();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/metrics-jetty9/src/main/java/com/codahale/metrics/jetty9/InstrumentedHandler.java b/metrics-jetty9/src/main/java/com/codahale/metrics/jetty9/InstrumentedHandler.java
index 1b8b952fd4..244716198c 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty9/src/main/java/com/codahale/metrics/jetty9/InstrumentedHandler.java
+++ b/metrics-jetty9/src/main/java/com/codahale/metrics/jetty9/InstrumentedHandler.java
@@ -177,14 +177,6 @@ protected void doStart() throws Exception {
         this.asyncTimeouts = metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_ASYNC_TIMEOUTS));
 
         this.responseCodeMeters = DETAILED_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel) ? new ConcurrentHashMap<>() : Collections.emptyMap();
-        this.responses = COARSE_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel) ?
-                Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_1XX_RESPONSES)), // 1xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_2XX_RESPONSES)), // 2xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_3XX_RESPONSES)), // 3xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_4XX_RESPONSES)), // 4xx
-                        metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_5XX_RESPONSES))  // 5xx
-                )) : Collections.emptyList();
 
         this.getRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_GET_REQUESTS));
         this.postRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_POST_REQUESTS));
@@ -197,53 +189,65 @@ protected void doStart() throws Exception {
         this.moveRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_MOVE_REQUESTS));
         this.otherRequests = metricRegistry.timer(name(prefix, NAME_OTHER_REQUESTS));
 
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getOneMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getOneMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFiveMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getOneMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getOneMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            protected Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFiveMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
-
-        metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
-            @Override
-            public Ratio getRatio() {
-                return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
-                        requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
-            }
-        });
+        if (COARSE_METER_LEVELS.contains(responseMeteredLevel)) {
+            this.responses = Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_1XX_RESPONSES)), // 1xx
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_2XX_RESPONSES)), // 2xx
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_3XX_RESPONSES)), // 3xx
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_4XX_RESPONSES)), // 4xx
+                    metricRegistry.meter(name(prefix, NAME_5XX_RESPONSES))  // 5xx
+            ));
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getOneMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getOneMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFiveMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_4XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(3).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_1M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getOneMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getOneMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_5M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                protected Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFiveMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFiveMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+
+            metricRegistry.register(name(prefix, NAME_PERCENT_5XX_15M), new RatioGauge() {
+                @Override
+                public Ratio getRatio() {
+                    return Ratio.of(responses.get(4).getFifteenMinuteRate(),
+                            requests.getFifteenMinuteRate());
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            this.responses = Collections.emptyList();
+        }
 
 
         this.listener = new AsyncAttachingListener();
diff --git a/metrics-jetty9/src/test/java/com/codahale/metrics/jetty9/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java b/metrics-jetty9/src/test/java/com/codahale/metrics/jetty9/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
index 9825b64bff..12dd977073 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty9/src/test/java/com/codahale/metrics/jetty9/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
+++ b/metrics-jetty9/src/test/java/com/codahale/metrics/jetty9/InstrumentedHandlerTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.ALL;
+import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.COARSE;
+import static com.codahale.metrics.annotation.ResponseMeteredLevel.DETAILED;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 
@@ -120,6 +122,24 @@ public void doStopDoesNotThrowNPE() throws Exception {
         assertThatCode(handler::doStop).doesNotThrowAnyException();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void gaugesAreRegisteredWithResponseMeteredLevelCoarse() throws Exception {
+        InstrumentedHandler handler = new InstrumentedHandler(registry, "coarse", COARSE);
+        handler.setHandler(new TestHandler());
+        handler.setName("handler");
+        handler.doStart();
+        assertThat(registry.getGauges()).containsKey("coarse.handler.percent-4xx-1m");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void gaugesAreNotRegisteredWithResponseMeteredLevelDetailed() throws Exception {
+        InstrumentedHandler handler = new InstrumentedHandler(registry, "detailed", DETAILED);
+        handler.setHandler(new TestHandler());
+        handler.setName("handler");
+        handler.doStart();
+        assertThat(registry.getGauges()).doesNotContainKey("coarse.handler.percent-4xx-1m");
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Ignore("flaky on virtual machines")
     public void responseTimesAreRecordedForAsyncResponses() throws Exception {