diff --git a/runners/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/flink/metrics/GlobalMetricsUtils.java b/runners/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/flink/metrics/GlobalMetricsUtils.java
index 11bae4d894a2..8681174ddf2d 100644
--- a/runners/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/flink/metrics/GlobalMetricsUtils.java
+++ b/runners/flink/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/flink/metrics/GlobalMetricsUtils.java
@@ -17,12 +17,23 @@
  */
 package org.apache.beam.runners.flink.metrics;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.metrics.MetricsEnvironment;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /** Utility class for managing global metrics in a Flink environment. */
 public class GlobalMetricsUtils {
+  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GlobalMetricsUtils.class);
   private static final String GLOBAL_CONTAINER_STEP_NAME = "GLOBAL_METRICS";
 
+  // Maintain a reference to the FlinkMetricContainer for updating global metrics.
+  // This is required because Beam's global metrics need to be published to Flink's metrics system.
+  // The FlinkMetricContainer bridges Beam's metrics API with Flink's native metrics framework,
+  // allowing metrics from async operations to be properly reported to Flink's metric reporters.
+  private static final AtomicReference<FlinkMetricContainer> GLOBAL_FLINK_METRIC_CONTAINER =
+      new AtomicReference<>();
+
   /**
    * Sets the global metrics container if it is not already set.
    *
@@ -32,6 +43,35 @@ public static synchronized void setGlobalMetrics(FlinkMetricContainer flinkMetri
     if (MetricsEnvironment.getGlobalContainer().get() == null) {
       MetricsEnvironment.setGlobalContainer(
           flinkMetricContainer.getMetricsContainer(GLOBAL_CONTAINER_STEP_NAME));
+      // Store the FlinkMetricContainer reference for later use
+      GLOBAL_FLINK_METRIC_CONTAINER.set(flinkMetricContainer);
+      LOG.debug("Set global FlinkMetricContainer reference");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Updates and publishes global metrics to Flink's metrics system.
+   *
+   * <p>This method retrieves the stored FlinkMetricContainer reference and publishes accumulated
+   * metrics from async callback threads or other non-main-thread operations to Flink's metrics
+   * framework.
+   *
+   * <p>This method is synchronized to prevent race conditions when multiple threads attempt to
+   * update metrics concurrently, which could lead to incorrect metric values or duplicate metric
+   * registrations in Flink's metrics system.
+   */
+  public static synchronized void updateGlobalMetrics() {
+    FlinkMetricContainer container = GLOBAL_FLINK_METRIC_CONTAINER.get();
+    if (container == null) {
+      LOG.warn("Cannot update global metrics: FlinkMetricContainer reference not set");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      container.updateMetrics(GLOBAL_CONTAINER_STEP_NAME);
+      LOG.debug("Successfully updated global metrics");
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      LOG.warn("Failed to update global metrics", e);
     }
   }
 }