diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 724c7048ec0..c43e0222cbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -218,9 +218,10 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Fix duplicated pod events in kubernetes autodiscover for pods with init or ephemeral containers. {pull}22438[22438]
 - Fix FileVersion contained in Windows exe files. {pull}22581[22581]
 - Fix index template loading when the new index format is selected. {issue}22482[22482] {pull}22682[22682]
+- Periodic metrics in logs will now report `libbeat.output.events.active` and `beat.memstats.rss`
+  as gauges (rather than counters). {pull}22877[22877]
 - Use PROGRAMDATA environment variable instead of C:\ProgramData for windows install service {pull}22874[22874]
 
-
 *Auditbeat*
 
 - system/socket: Fixed compatibility issue with kernel 5.x. {pull}15771[15771]
diff --git a/libbeat/monitoring/report/log/log.go b/libbeat/monitoring/report/log/log.go
index 2e8ef566bcf..2139f7cf978 100644
--- a/libbeat/monitoring/report/log/log.go
+++ b/libbeat/monitoring/report/log/log.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 // TODO: Replace this with a proper solution that uses the metric type from
 // where it is defined. See: https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/5433
 var gauges = map[string]bool{
+	"libbeat.output.events.active":   true,
 	"libbeat.pipeline.events.active": true,
 	"libbeat.pipeline.clients":       true,
 	"libbeat.config.module.running":  true,
@@ -43,15 +44,13 @@ var gauges = map[string]bool{
 	"filebeat.harvester.open_files":  true,
 	"beat.memstats.memory_total":     true,
 	"beat.memstats.memory_alloc":     true,
+	"beat.memstats.rss":              true,
 	"beat.memstats.gc_next":          true,
 	"beat.info.uptime.ms":            true,
 	"beat.cpu.user.ticks":            true,
-	"beat.cpu.user.time":             true,
 	"beat.cpu.system.ticks":          true,
-	"beat.cpu.system.time":           true,
 	"beat.cpu.total.value":           true,
 	"beat.cpu.total.ticks":           true,
-	"beat.cpu.total.time":            true,
 	"beat.handles.open":              true,
 	"beat.handles.limit.hard":        true,
 	"beat.handles.limit.soft":        true,