diff --git a/docs/endpointslice-metrics.md b/docs/endpointslice-metrics.md
index 59af50bda4..9b914e3544 100644
--- a/docs/endpointslice-metrics.md
+++ b/docs/endpointslice-metrics.md
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 | kube_endpointslice_info        | Gauge       |                                                                                                                           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | EXPERIMENTAL |
 | kube_endpointslice_ports       | Gauge       |                                                                                                                           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `port_name`=&lt;endpointslice-port-name&gt; <br> `port_protocol`=&lt;endpointslice-port-protocol&gt; <br> `port_number`=&lt;endpointslice-port-number&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | EXPERIMENTAL |
 | kube_endpointslice_endpoints   | Gauge       |                                                                                                                           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `ready`=&lt;endpointslice-ready&gt; <br> `serving`=&lt;endpointslice-serving&gt; <br> `terminating`=&lt;endpointslice-terminating&gt; <br> `hostname`=&lt;endpointslice-hostname&gt; <br> `targetref_kind`=&lt;endpointslice-targetref-kind&gt; <br> `targetref_name`=&lt;endpointslice-targetref-name&gt; <br> `targetref_namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-targetref-namespace&gt; <br> `nodename`=&lt;endpointslice-nodename&gt; <br> `endpoint_zone`=&lt;endpointslice-zone&gt; | EXPERIMENTAL |
+| kube_endpointslice_endpoints_hints   | Gauge       |  Each line is a hint applied to an endpoint-slice                                                                   | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `address`=&lt;endpointslice-address[0]&gt;  <br> `for_zone`=&lt;endpointslice-hint&gt; | EXPERIMENTAL |
 | kube_endpointslice_labels      | Gauge       | Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels controlled via [--metric-labels-allowlist](./cli-arguments.md)           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `label_ENDPOINTSLICE_LABEL`=&lt;ENDPOINTSLICE_LABEL&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | EXPERIMENTAL |
 | kube_endpointslice_created     | Gauge       |                                                                                                                           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | EXPERIMENTAL |
diff --git a/internal/store/endpointslice.go b/internal/store/endpointslice.go
index ad72ce794a..bf80cebbd4 100644
--- a/internal/store/endpointslice.go
+++ b/internal/store/endpointslice.go
@@ -74,6 +74,44 @@ func endpointSliceMetricFamilies(allowAnnotationsList, allowLabelsList []string)
 				}
 			}),
 		),
+		*generator.NewFamilyGeneratorWithStability(
+			"kube_endpointslice_endpoints_hints",
+			"Topology routing hints attached to endpoints",
+			metric.Gauge,
+			basemetrics.ALPHA,
+			"",
+			wrapEndpointSliceFunc(func(e *discoveryv1.EndpointSlice) *metric.Family {
+				m := []*metric.Metric{}
+				for _, ep := range e.Endpoints {
+					// Hint is populated when the endpoint is configured to be zone aware and preferentially route requests to its local zone.
+					// If there is no hint, skip this metric
+					if ep.Hints != nil && len(ep.Hints.ForZones) > 0 {
+						var (
+							labelKeys,
+							labelValues []string
+						)
+
+						// Per Docs.
+						// This must contain at least one address but no more than
+						// 100. These are all assumed to be fungible and clients may choose to only
+						// use the first element. Refer to: https://issue.k8s.io/106267
+						labelKeys = append(labelKeys, "address")
+						labelValues = append(labelValues, ep.Addresses[0])
+
+						for _, zone := range ep.Hints.ForZones {
+							m = append(m, &metric.Metric{
+								LabelKeys:   append(labelKeys, "for_zone"),
+								LabelValues: append(labelValues, zone.Name),
+								Value:       1,
+							})
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				return &metric.Family{
+					Metrics: m,
+				}
+			}),
+		),
 		*generator.NewFamilyGeneratorWithStability(
 			"kube_endpointslice_endpoints",
 			"Endpoints attached to the endpointslice.",
@@ -134,9 +172,11 @@ func endpointSliceMetricFamilies(allowAnnotationsList, allowLabelsList []string)
 					for _, address := range ep.Addresses {
 						newlabelValues := make([]string, len(labelValues))
 						copy(newlabelValues, labelValues)
+						newlabelValues = append(newlabelValues, address)
+
 						m = append(m, &metric.Metric{
 							LabelKeys:   labelKeys,
-							LabelValues: append(newlabelValues, address),
+							LabelValues: newlabelValues,
 							Value:       1,
 						})
 					}
diff --git a/internal/store/endpointslice_test.go b/internal/store/endpointslice_test.go
index 549fa73b6f..16a6ff61d8 100644
--- a/internal/store/endpointslice_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/endpointslice_test.go
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ func TestEndpointSliceStore(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Want: `
 					# HELP kube_endpointslice_endpoints Endpoints attached to the endpointslice.
+					# HELP kube_endpointslice_endpoints_hints Topology routing hints attached to endpoints
 					# TYPE kube_endpointslice_endpoints gauge
+					# TYPE kube_endpointslice_endpoints_hints gauge
 					kube_endpointslice_endpoints{address="10.0.0.1",endpoint_nodename="node",endpoint_zone="west",endpointslice="test_endpointslice-endpoints",hostname="host",ready="true",terminating="false"} 1
 					kube_endpointslice_endpoints{address="192.168.1.10",endpoint_nodename="node",endpoint_zone="west",endpointslice="test_endpointslice-endpoints",hostname="host",ready="true",terminating="false"} 1
 				  `,
@@ -122,6 +124,44 @@ func TestEndpointSliceStore(t *testing.T) {
 				"kube_endpointslice_endpoints",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Obj: &discoveryv1.EndpointSlice{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "test_endpointslice-endpoints",
+				},
+				AddressType: "IPv4",
+				Endpoints: []discoveryv1.Endpoint{
+					{
+						NodeName: &nodename,
+						Conditions: discoveryv1.EndpointConditions{
+							Ready:       &ready,
+							Terminating: &terminating,
+						},
+						Hostname:  &hostname,
+						Zone:      &zone,
+						Addresses: addresses,
+						Hints: &discoveryv1.EndpointHints{
+							ForZones: []discoveryv1.ForZone{
+								{Name: "zone1"},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Want: `
+					# HELP kube_endpointslice_endpoints Endpoints attached to the endpointslice.
+					# HELP kube_endpointslice_endpoints_hints Topology routing hints attached to endpoints
+					# TYPE kube_endpointslice_endpoints gauge
+        			# TYPE kube_endpointslice_endpoints_hints gauge
+         			kube_endpointslice_endpoints_hints{address="10.0.0.1",endpointslice="test_endpointslice-endpoints",for_zone="zone1"} 1
+        			kube_endpointslice_endpoints{address="10.0.0.1",endpoint_nodename="node",endpoint_zone="west",endpointslice="test_endpointslice-endpoints",hostname="host",ready="true",terminating="false"} 1
+        			kube_endpointslice_endpoints{address="192.168.1.10",endpoint_nodename="node",endpoint_zone="west",endpointslice="test_endpointslice-endpoints",hostname="host",ready="true",terminating="false"} 1
+				  `,
+
+			MetricNames: []string{
+				"kube_endpointslice_endpoints",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			AllowAnnotationsList: []string{
 				"foo",