diff --git a/relay-server/src/services/metrics/aggregator.rs b/relay-server/src/services/metrics/aggregator.rs
index 71e3186f3f..320c5494ca 100644
--- a/relay-server/src/services/metrics/aggregator.rs
+++ b/relay-server/src/services/metrics/aggregator.rs
@@ -113,13 +113,16 @@ impl AggregatorService {
         config: AggregatorServiceConfig,
         receiver: Option<Recipient<FlushBuckets, NoResponse>>,
     ) -> Self {
+        let aggregator = aggregator::Aggregator::named(name, config.aggregator);
         Self {
             receiver,
             state: AggregatorState::Running,
             max_total_bucket_bytes: config.max_total_bucket_bytes,
-            aggregator: aggregator::Aggregator::named(name, config.aggregator),
             flush_interval_ms: config.flush_interval_ms,
-            can_accept_metrics: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
+            can_accept_metrics: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(
+                !aggregator.totals_cost_exceeded(config.max_total_bucket_bytes),
+            )),
+            aggregator,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_healthchecks.py b/tests/integration/test_healthchecks.py
index 7a1505b2ba..e2f9ee3ed0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_healthchecks.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_healthchecks.py
@@ -123,6 +123,29 @@ def test_readiness_depends_on_aggregator_being_full(mini_sentry, relay):
     assert response.status_code == 503
 
 
+def test_readiness_depends_on_aggregator_being_full_after_metrics(mini_sentry, relay):
+    relay = relay(
+        mini_sentry,
+        {"aggregator": {"max_total_bucket_bytes": 1}},
+    )
+
+    metrics_payload = "transactions/foo:42|c\ntransactions/bar:17|c"
+    relay.send_metrics(42, metrics_payload)
+
+    for _ in range(100):
+        response = wait_get(relay, "/api/relay/healthcheck/ready/")
+        print(response, response.status_code)
+        if response.status_code == 503:
+            error = str(mini_sentry.test_failures.pop())
+            assert "Health check probe 'aggregator'" in error
+            error = str(mini_sentry.test_failures.pop())
+            assert "aggregator limit exceeded" in error
+            return
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    assert False, "health check never failed"
+
+
 def test_readiness_disk_spool(mini_sentry, relay):
     try:
         temp = tempfile.mkdtemp()