diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/meter_context.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/meter_context.h
index 6a0e3f65d7..7943f0fdfd 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/meter_context.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/meter_context.h
@@ -56,7 +56,15 @@ class MeterContext : public std::enable_shared_from_this<MeterContext>
   ViewRegistry *GetViewRegistry() const noexcept;
 
   /**
-   * Obtain the  configured meters.
+   * NOTE - INTERNAL method, can change in future.
+   * Process callback for each meter in thread-safe manner
+   */
+  bool ForEachMeter(nostd::function_ref<bool(std::shared_ptr<Meter> &meter)> callback) noexcept;
+
+  /**
+   * NOTE - INTERNAL method, can change in future.
+   * Get the configured meters.
+   * This method is NOT thread safe, and only called through MeterProvider
    *
    */
   nostd::span<std::shared_ptr<Meter>> GetMeters() noexcept;
@@ -96,8 +104,8 @@ class MeterContext : public std::enable_shared_from_this<MeterContext>
                std::unique_ptr<View> view) noexcept;
 
   /**
-   * Adds a meter to the list of configured meters.
-   * Note: This method is INTERNAL to sdk not thread safe.
+   * NOTE - INTERNAL method, can change in future.
+   * Adds a meter to the list of configured meters in thread safe manner.
    *
    * @param meter
    */
@@ -124,7 +132,7 @@ class MeterContext : public std::enable_shared_from_this<MeterContext>
 
   std::atomic_flag shutdown_latch_ = ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT;
   opentelemetry::common::SpinLockMutex forceflush_lock_;
-  opentelemetry::common::SpinLockMutex storage_lock_;
+  opentelemetry::common::SpinLockMutex meter_lock_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace metrics
diff --git a/sdk/src/metrics/meter_context.cc b/sdk/src/metrics/meter_context.cc
index 497340145b..57fa372a2c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/metrics/meter_context.cc
+++ b/sdk/src/metrics/meter_context.cc
@@ -28,9 +28,23 @@ ViewRegistry *MeterContext::GetViewRegistry() const noexcept
   return views_.get();
 }
 
+bool MeterContext::ForEachMeter(
+    nostd::function_ref<bool(std::shared_ptr<Meter> &meter)> callback) noexcept
+{
+  std::lock_guard<opentelemetry::common::SpinLockMutex> guard(meter_lock_);
+  for (auto &meter : meters_)
+  {
+    if (!callback(meter))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 nostd::span<std::shared_ptr<Meter>> MeterContext::GetMeters() noexcept
 {
-  std::lock_guard<opentelemetry::common::SpinLockMutex> guard(storage_lock_);
+  // no lock required, as this is called by MeterProvider in thread-safe manner.
   return nostd::span<std::shared_ptr<Meter>>{meters_};
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +73,7 @@ void MeterContext::AddView(std::unique_ptr<InstrumentSelector> instrument_select
 
 void MeterContext::AddMeter(std::shared_ptr<Meter> meter)
 {
-  std::lock_guard<opentelemetry::common::SpinLockMutex> guard(storage_lock_);
+  std::lock_guard<opentelemetry::common::SpinLockMutex> guard(meter_lock_);
   meters_.push_back(meter);
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/src/metrics/state/metric_collector.cc b/sdk/src/metrics/state/metric_collector.cc
index ed14f96c7d..cc1883275b 100644
--- a/sdk/src/metrics/state/metric_collector.cc
+++ b/sdk/src/metrics/state/metric_collector.cc
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ bool MetricCollector::Collect(
     return false;
   }
   ResourceMetrics resource_metrics;
-  for (auto &meter : meter_context_->GetMeters())
-  {
+  meter_context_->ForEachMeter([&](std::shared_ptr<Meter> meter) noexcept {
     auto collection_ts = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
     ScopeMetrics scope_metrics;
     scope_metrics.metric_data_ = meter->Collect(this, collection_ts);
     scope_metrics.scope_       = meter->GetInstrumentationScope();
     resource_metrics.scope_metric_data_.push_back(scope_metrics);
-  }
+    return true;
+  });
   resource_metrics.resource_ = &meter_context_->GetResource();
   callback(resource_metrics);
   return true;