diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/amazon/deequ/analyzers/CustomSql.scala b/src/main/scala/com/amazon/deequ/analyzers/CustomSql.scala
index edd4f8e9..8e2e351b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/amazon/deequ/analyzers/CustomSql.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/amazon/deequ/analyzers/CustomSql.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ case class CustomSqlState(stateOrError: Either[Double, String]) extends DoubleVa
   override def metricValue(): Double = state
 }
 
-case class CustomSql(expression: String) extends Analyzer[CustomSqlState, DoubleMetric] {
+case class CustomSql(expression: String, disambiguator: String = "*") extends Analyzer[CustomSqlState, DoubleMetric] {
   /**
    * Compute the state (sufficient statistics) from the data
    *
@@ -76,15 +76,19 @@ case class CustomSql(expression: String) extends Analyzer[CustomSqlState, Double
     state match {
       // The returned state may
       case Some(theState) => theState.stateOrError match {
-        case Left(value) => DoubleMetric(Entity.Dataset, "CustomSQL", "*", Success(value))
-        case Right(error) => DoubleMetric(Entity.Dataset, "CustomSQL", "*", Failure(new RuntimeException(error)))
+        case Left(value) => DoubleMetric(Entity.Dataset, "CustomSQL", disambiguator,
+          Success(value))
+        case Right(error) => DoubleMetric(Entity.Dataset, "CustomSQL", disambiguator,
+          Failure(new RuntimeException(error)))
       }
       case None =>
-        DoubleMetric(Entity.Dataset, "CustomSQL", "*", Failure(new RuntimeException("CustomSql Failed To Run")))
+        DoubleMetric(Entity.Dataset, "CustomSQL", disambiguator,
+          Failure(new RuntimeException("CustomSql Failed To Run")))
     }
   }
 
   override private[deequ] def toFailureMetric(failure: Exception) = {
-    DoubleMetric(Entity.Dataset, "CustomSQL", "*", Failure(new RuntimeException("CustomSql Failed To Run")))
+    DoubleMetric(Entity.Dataset, "CustomSQL", disambiguator,
+      Failure(new RuntimeException("CustomSql Failed To Run")))
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/amazon/deequ/analyzers/CustomSqlTest.scala b/src/test/scala/com/amazon/deequ/analyzers/CustomSqlTest.scala
index 7e6e96c3..e6e23c40 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/amazon/deequ/analyzers/CustomSqlTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/amazon/deequ/analyzers/CustomSqlTest.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of the License
  * is located at
  *
- *     http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/
+ * http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/
  *
  * or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed on
  * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.amazon.deequ.analyzers
 
 import com.amazon.deequ.SparkContextSpec
 import com.amazon.deequ.metrics.DoubleMetric
+import com.amazon.deequ.metrics.Entity
 import com.amazon.deequ.utils.FixtureSupport
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
 import org.scalatest.wordspec.AnyWordSpec
@@ -84,5 +85,21 @@ class CustomSqlTest extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers with SparkContextSpec with
         case Failure(exception) => exception.getMessage should include("foo")
       }
     }
+
+    "apply metric disambiguation string to returned metric" in withSparkSession { session =>
+      val data = getDfWithStringColumns(session)
+      data.createOrReplaceTempView("primary")
+
+      val disambiguator = "statement1"
+      val sql = CustomSql("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM primary WHERE `Address Line 2` IS NOT NULL", disambiguator)
+      val state = sql.computeStateFrom(data)
+      val metric: DoubleMetric = sql.computeMetricFrom(state)
+
+      metric.value.isSuccess shouldBe true
+      metric.value.get shouldBe 6.0
+      metric.name shouldBe "CustomSQL"
+      metric.entity shouldBe Entity.Dataset
+      metric.instance shouldBe "statement1"
+    }
   }
 }