diff --git a/src/lib/features/metrics/impact/impact-metrics.e2e.test.ts b/src/lib/features/metrics/impact/impact-metrics.e2e.test.ts
index dcd2f3218c..fcea2ff321 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/metrics/impact/impact-metrics.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/metrics/impact/impact-metrics.e2e.test.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,26 @@ import dbInit, {
     type ITestDb,
 } from '../../../../test/e2e/helpers/database-init.js';
 import getLogger from '../../../../test/fixtures/no-logger.js';
-import { MetricsTranslator } from './metrics-translator.js';
-import { impactRegister } from './impact-register.js';
+import type { Metric } from './metrics-translator.js';
 
 let app: IUnleashTest;
 let db: ITestDb;
 
+const sendImpactMetrics = async (impactMetrics: Metric[]) =>
+    app.request
+        .post('/api/client/metrics')
+        .send({
+            appName: 'impact-metrics-app',
+            instanceId: 'instance-id',
+            bucket: {
+                start: Date.now(),
+                stop: Date.now(),
+                toggles: {},
+            },
+            impactMetrics,
+        })
+        .expect(202);
+
 beforeAll(async () => {
     db = await dbInit('impact_metrics', getLogger);
     app = await setupAppWithCustomConfig(db.stores, {
@@ -29,32 +43,33 @@ afterAll(async () => {
 });
 
 test('should store impact metrics in memory and be able to retrieve them', async () => {
-    // TODO: replace with POST metrics when it's ready
-    const metricsTranslator = new MetricsTranslator(impactRegister);
+    await sendImpactMetrics([
+        {
+            name: 'labeled_counter',
+            help: 'with labels',
+            type: 'counter',
+            samples: [
+                {
+                    labels: { foo: 'bar' },
+                    value: 5,
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    ]);
 
-    metricsTranslator.translateMetric({
-        name: 'labeled_counter',
-        help: 'with labels',
-        type: 'counter' as const,
-        samples: [
-            {
-                labels: { foo: 'bar' },
-                value: 5,
-            },
-        ],
-    });
-
-    metricsTranslator.translateMetric({
-        name: 'labeled_counter',
-        help: 'with labels',
-        type: 'counter' as const,
-        samples: [
-            {
-                labels: { foo: 'bar' },
-                value: 10,
-            },
-        ],
-    });
+    await sendImpactMetrics([
+        {
+            name: 'labeled_counter',
+            help: 'with labels',
+            type: 'counter',
+            samples: [
+                {
+                    labels: { foo: 'bar' },
+                    value: 10,
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    ]);
 
     const response = await app.request
         .get('/internal-backstage/impact/metrics')
diff --git a/src/lib/features/metrics/impact/metrics-translator.ts b/src/lib/features/metrics/impact/metrics-translator.ts
index 0f43128606..f27999d837 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/metrics/impact/metrics-translator.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/metrics/impact/metrics-translator.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Counter, Gauge, type Registry } from 'prom-client';
 
-interface MetricSample {
+export interface MetricSample {
     labels?: Record<string, string | number>;
     value: number;
 }
 
-interface Metric {
+export interface Metric {
     name: string;
     help: string;
     type: 'counter' | 'gauge';
diff --git a/src/server-dev.ts b/src/server-dev.ts
index bfc14360ca..b49244861d 100644
--- a/src/server-dev.ts
+++ b/src/server-dev.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ process.nextTick(async () => {
                         customMetrics: true,
                         lifecycleMetrics: true,
                         improvedJsonDiff: true,
+                        impactMetrics: true,
                     },
                 },
                 authentication: {