diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/components/App/TopNav.tsx b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/components/App/TopNav.tsx
index 4cf3b78b6c..1bdf5d742f 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/components/App/TopNav.tsx
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/components/App/TopNav.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if (getConfigValue('qualityMetrics.menuEnabled')) {
   NAV_LINKS.push({
     to: qualityMetrics.getUrl(),
     matches: qualityMetrics.matches,
-    text: 'Quality Metrics',
+    text: getConfigValue('qualityMetrics.menuLabel'),
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx
index 198b84f9a3..5fd6bf472e 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export default deepFreeze(
         menuEnabled: true,
       },
       linkPatterns: [],
+      qualityMetrics: {
+        menuEnabled: false,
+        menuLabel: 'Trace Quality',
+      },
       menu: [
         {
           label: 'About Jaeger',
diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/types/config.tsx b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/types/config.tsx
index a34a461f46..899be04904 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/types/config.tsx
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/types/config.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export type LinkPatternsConfig = {
   text: string;
 };
 
+// Default values are provided in packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx
 export type Config = {
   archiveEnabled?: boolean;
   deepDependencies?: {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export type Config = {
   pathAgnosticDecorations?: TPathAgnosticDecorationSchema[];
   qualityMetrics?: {
     menuEnabled?: boolean;
+    menuLabel?: string;
   };
   search?: { maxLookback: { label: string; value: string }; maxLimit: number };
   scripts?: TScript[];