diff --git a/go/sync2/atomic.go b/go/sync2/atomic.go
index 2d8a532aac7..e974eae3960 100644
--- a/go/sync2/atomic.go
+++ b/go/sync2/atomic.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package sync2
 
 import (
+	"math"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -82,6 +83,31 @@ func (i *AtomicInt64) CompareAndSwap(oldval, newval int64) (swapped bool) {
 	return atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&i.int64, oldval, newval)
 }
 
+// AtomicFloat64 is a wrapper with a simpler interface around atomic.(Add|Store|Load|CompareAndSwap)Flat64 functions.
+type AtomicFloat64 struct {
+	uint64
+}
+
+// NewAtomicFloat64 initializes a new AtomicFloat64 with a given value.
+func NewAtomicFloat64(n float64) AtomicFloat64 {
+	return AtomicFloat64{math.Float64bits(n)}
+}
+
+// Set atomically sets n as new value.
+func (f *AtomicFloat64) Set(n float64) {
+	atomic.StoreUint64(&f.uint64, math.Float64bits(n))
+}
+
+// Get atomically returns the current value.
+func (f *AtomicFloat64) Get() float64 {
+	return math.Float64frombits(atomic.LoadUint64(&f.uint64))
+}
+
+// CompareAndSwap automatically swaps the old with the new value.
+func (f *AtomicFloat64) CompareAndSwap(oldval, newval float64) (swapped bool) {
+	return atomic.CompareAndSwapUint64(&f.uint64, math.Float64bits(oldval), math.Float64bits(newval))
+}
+
 // AtomicDuration is a wrapper with a simpler interface around atomic.(Add|Store|Load|CompareAndSwap)Int64 functions.
 type AtomicDuration struct {
 	int64
diff --git a/go/sync2/atomic_test.go b/go/sync2/atomic_test.go
index 4590c5b92ee..2754c7bef85 100644
--- a/go/sync2/atomic_test.go
+++ b/go/sync2/atomic_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ func TestAtomicInt64(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(4), i.Get())
 }
 
+func TestAtomicFloat64(t *testing.T) {
+	i := NewAtomicFloat64(1.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(1.0), i.Get())
+
+	i.Set(2.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(2.0), i.Get())
+	{
+		swapped := i.CompareAndSwap(2.0, 4.0)
+		assert.Equal(t, float64(4), i.Get())
+		assert.Equal(t, true, swapped)
+	}
+	{
+		swapped := i.CompareAndSwap(2.0, 5.0)
+		assert.Equal(t, float64(4), i.Get())
+		assert.Equal(t, false, swapped)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAtomicDuration(t *testing.T) {
 	d := NewAtomicDuration(time.Second)
 	assert.Equal(t, time.Second, d.Get())
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/debugenv.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/debugenv.go
index 50a200ec3ad..4bb9f26265f 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/debugenv.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/debugenv.go
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ func debugEnvHandler(tsv *TabletServer, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			f(ival)
 			msg = fmt.Sprintf("Setting %v to: %v", varname, value)
 		}
+		setFloat64Val := func(f func(float64)) {
+			fval, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				msg = fmt.Sprintf("Failed setting value for %v: %v", varname, err)
+				return
+			}
+			f(fval)
+			msg = fmt.Sprintf("Setting %v to: %v", varname, value)
+		}
 		switch varname {
 		case "PoolSize":
 			setIntVal(tsv.SetPoolSize)
@@ -85,6 +94,8 @@ func debugEnvHandler(tsv *TabletServer, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			setIntVal(tsv.SetMaxResultSize)
 		case "WarnResultSize":
 			setIntVal(tsv.SetWarnResultSize)
+		case "ThrottleMetricThreshold":
+			setFloat64Val(tsv.SetThrottleMetricThreshold)
 		case "Consolidator":
 			tsv.SetConsolidatorMode(value)
 			msg = fmt.Sprintf("Setting %v to: %v", varname, value)
@@ -98,12 +109,19 @@ func debugEnvHandler(tsv *TabletServer, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			Value:   fmt.Sprintf("%v", f()),
 		})
 	}
+	addFloat64Var := func(varname string, f func() float64) {
+		vars = append(vars, envValue{
+			VarName: varname,
+			Value:   fmt.Sprintf("%v", f()),
+		})
+	}
 	addIntVar("PoolSize", tsv.PoolSize)
 	addIntVar("StreamPoolSize", tsv.StreamPoolSize)
 	addIntVar("TxPoolSize", tsv.TxPoolSize)
 	addIntVar("QueryCacheCapacity", tsv.QueryPlanCacheCap)
 	addIntVar("MaxResultSize", tsv.MaxResultSize)
 	addIntVar("WarnResultSize", tsv.WarnResultSize)
+	addFloat64Var("ThrottleMetricThreshold", tsv.ThrottleMetricThreshold)
 	vars = append(vars, envValue{
 		VarName: "Consolidator",
 		Value:   tsv.ConsolidatorMode(),
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletserver.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletserver.go
index 02b9723e627..8ac76e2cc9f 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletserver.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/tabletserver.go
@@ -1799,6 +1799,16 @@ func (tsv *TabletServer) WarnResultSize() int {
 	return int(tsv.qe.warnResultSize.Get())
 }
 
+// SetThrottleMetricThreshold changes the throttler metric threshold
+func (tsv *TabletServer) SetThrottleMetricThreshold(val float64) {
+	tsv.lagThrottler.MetricsThreshold.Set(val)
+}
+
+// ThrottleMetricThreshold returns the throttler metric threshold
+func (tsv *TabletServer) ThrottleMetricThreshold() float64 {
+	return tsv.lagThrottler.MetricsThreshold.Get()
+}
+
 // SetPassthroughDMLs changes the setting to pass through all DMLs
 // It should only be used for testing
 func (tsv *TabletServer) SetPassthroughDMLs(val bool) {
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/throttler.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/throttler.go
index c2eade1312e..a2f237b79ad 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/throttler.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/throttler.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sync2"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/textutil"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/timer"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/dbconnpool"
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ type Throttler struct {
 	mysqlInventory *mysql.Inventory
 
 	metricsQuery     string
-	metricsThreshold float64
+	MetricsThreshold sync2.AtomicFloat64
 	metricsQueryType mysql.MetricsQueryType
 
 	mysqlClusterThresholds *cache.Cache
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ func NewThrottler(env tabletenv.Env, ts *topo.Server, tabletTypeFunc func() topo
 		mysqlInventory:         mysql.NewInventory(),
 
 		metricsQuery:     replicationLagQuery,
-		metricsThreshold: throttleThreshold.Seconds(),
+		MetricsThreshold: sync2.NewAtomicFloat64(throttleThreshold.Seconds()),
 
 		throttledApps:          cache.New(cache.NoExpiration, 10*time.Second),
 		mysqlClusterThresholds: cache.New(cache.NoExpiration, 0),
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ func (throttler *Throttler) initConfig(password string) {
 		throttler.metricsQuery = *throttleMetricQuery
 	}
 	if *throttleMetricThreshold != math.MaxFloat64 {
-		throttler.metricsThreshold = *throttleMetricThreshold
+		throttler.MetricsThreshold = sync2.NewAtomicFloat64(*throttleMetricThreshold)
 	}
 	throttler.metricsQueryType = mysql.GetMetricsQueryType(throttler.metricsQuery)
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ func (throttler *Throttler) initConfig(password string) {
 		User:              "", // running on local tablet server, will use vttablet DBA user
 		Password:          "", // running on local tablet server, will use vttablet DBA user
 		MetricQuery:       throttler.metricsQuery,
-		ThrottleThreshold: throttler.metricsThreshold,
+		ThrottleThreshold: throttler.MetricsThreshold.Get(),
 		IgnoreHostsCount:  0,
 	}
 	if password != "" {
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ func (throttler *Throttler) initConfig(password string) {
 			User:              throttlerUser,
 			Password:          password,
 			MetricQuery:       throttler.metricsQuery,
-			ThrottleThreshold: throttler.metricsThreshold,
+			ThrottleThreshold: throttler.MetricsThreshold.Get(),
 			IgnoreHostsCount:  0,
 		}
 	}