diff --git a/go/internal/feast/metrics/lookup_metrics.go b/go/internal/feast/metrics/lookup_metrics.go
index e5b26da39e3..048cbe3a47d 100644
--- a/go/internal/feast/metrics/lookup_metrics.go
+++ b/go/internal/feast/metrics/lookup_metrics.go
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ func (m *LookupMetricsAggregator) RecordFromFeatureVectors(vectors []*onlineserv
 		return
 	}
 	for _, vector := range vectors {
+		if vector.FeatureViewName == "" {
+			// Entity/join-key columns don't belong to a feature view; skip them
+			// so they aren't misreported as "unknown" feature lookups.
+			continue
+		}
 		for _, status := range vector.Statuses {
 			m.Record(vector.Name, vector.FeatureViewName, status)
 		}
@@ -80,6 +85,11 @@ func (m *LookupMetricsAggregator) RecordFromRangeFeatureVectors(vectors []*onlin
 		return
 	}
 	for _, vector := range vectors {
+		if vector.FeatureViewName == "" {
+			// Entity/join-key columns don't belong to a feature view; skip them
+			// so they aren't misreported as "unknown" feature lookups.
+			continue
+		}
 		for _, entityStatuses := range vector.RangeStatuses {
 			for _, status := range entityStatuses {
 				m.Record(vector.Name, vector.FeatureViewName, status)
diff --git a/go/internal/feast/metrics/lookup_metrics_test.go b/go/internal/feast/metrics/lookup_metrics_test.go
index 5a82d6ce9c6..5c93426d1ce 100644
--- a/go/internal/feast/metrics/lookup_metrics_test.go
+++ b/go/internal/feast/metrics/lookup_metrics_test.go
@@ -203,6 +203,66 @@ func TestRecordFromFeatureVectors(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), totalByFeature["fv_a__f2"])
 }
 
+func TestRecordFromFeatureVectors_SkipsEntityColumns(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &fakeStatsdClient{}
+	agg := newTestAggregator(fake)
+
+	vectors := []*onlineserving.FeatureVector{
+		{
+			Name:            "exp_user_id",
+			FeatureViewName: "",
+			Statuses:        []serving.FieldStatus{serving.FieldStatus_PRESENT},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "fv_a__f1",
+			FeatureViewName: "fv_a",
+			Statuses:        []serving.FieldStatus{serving.FieldStatus_NOT_FOUND},
+		},
+	}
+
+	agg.RecordFromFeatureVectors(vectors)
+	agg.Emit()
+
+	totalCalls := filterCalls(fake.calls, LookupRequestsMetric)
+	assert.Len(t, totalCalls, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "fv_a__f1", findTag(totalCalls[0].tags, "feature:"))
+
+	for _, c := range fake.calls {
+		assert.NotContains(t, c.tags, "feature_view:unknown")
+		assert.NotContains(t, c.tags, "feature:exp_user_id")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecordFromRangeFeatureVectors_SkipsEntityColumns(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &fakeStatsdClient{}
+	agg := newTestAggregator(fake)
+
+	vectors := []*onlineserving.RangeFeatureVector{
+		{
+			Name:            "eg_user_id",
+			FeatureViewName: "",
+			RangeStatuses:   [][]serving.FieldStatus{{serving.FieldStatus_PRESENT}},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "sfv__f1",
+			FeatureViewName: "sfv",
+			RangeStatuses:   [][]serving.FieldStatus{{serving.FieldStatus_NOT_FOUND}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	agg.RecordFromRangeFeatureVectors(vectors)
+	agg.Emit()
+
+	totalCalls := filterCalls(fake.calls, LookupRequestsMetric)
+	assert.Len(t, totalCalls, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "sfv__f1", findTag(totalCalls[0].tags, "feature:"))
+
+	for _, c := range fake.calls {
+		assert.NotContains(t, c.tags, "feature_view:unknown")
+		assert.NotContains(t, c.tags, "feature:eg_user_id")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRecordFromRangeFeatureVectors(t *testing.T) {
 	fake := &fakeStatsdClient{}
 	agg := newTestAggregator(fake)