diff --git a/apps/logging/loggers.py b/apps/logging/loggers.py
index 15446198f..1e71e7f84 100644
--- a/apps/logging/loggers.py
+++ b/apps/logging/loggers.py
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ def log_global_state_metrics(group_timestamp=None, report_flag=True):
             "first_active": format_timestamp(app.first_active),
             "last_active": format_timestamp(app.last_active),
             "data_access_type": app.data_access_type,
+            "internal_application_labels": ", ".join(sorted([label.slug for label in app.internal_application_labels.all()])),
             "require_demographic_scopes": app.require_demographic_scopes,
             "real_bene_cnt": grant_counts.get(
                 "real", None
diff --git a/apps/logging/tests/audit_logger_schemas.py b/apps/logging/tests/audit_logger_schemas.py
index 4fffffecc..8d607b4f5 100755
--- a/apps/logging/tests/audit_logger_schemas.py
+++ b/apps/logging/tests/audit_logger_schemas.py
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ def get_pre_fetch_fhir_log_entry_schema(version):
         "first_active": {"type": "null"},
         "last_active": {"type": "null"},
         "data_access_type": {"type": "string"},
+        "internal_application_labels": {"type": "string"},
         "require_demographic_scopes": {"type": "boolean"},
         "real_bene_cnt": {"type": "integer"},
         "synth_bene_cnt": {"type": "integer"},
diff --git a/apps/logging/tests/test_loggers_management_command.py b/apps/logging/tests/test_loggers_management_command.py
index 4d95ee70b..e3d17443b 100644
--- a/apps/logging/tests/test_loggers_management_command.py
+++ b/apps/logging/tests/test_loggers_management_command.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ def _validate_global_state_per_app_metrics_log(self, validate_apps_dict):
                 "token_archived_table_count",
                 "user_limit_data_access",
                 "data_access_type",
+                "internal_application_labels"
             ]
 
             # Update Json Schema
@@ -523,6 +524,7 @@ def test_management_command_logging(self):
                     "token_archived_table_count": 0,
                     "user_limit_data_access": [True],
                     "data_access_type": ["THIRTEEN_MONTH"],
+                    "internal_application_labels": ["research-app-multiple-studies", "data-sharing"]
                 }
             }
         )
@@ -547,6 +549,7 @@ def test_management_command_logging(self):
                     "token_archived_table_count": 0,
                     "user_limit_data_access": [True],
                     "data_access_type": ["THIRTEEN_MONTH"],
+                    "internal_application_labels": ["research-app-multiple-studies", "data-sharing"]
                 }
             }
         )
@@ -625,6 +628,7 @@ def test_management_command_logging(self):
                     "token_archived_table_count": 0,
                     "user_limit_data_access": [True],
                     "data_access_type": ["THIRTEEN_MONTH"],
+                    "internal_application_labels": ["research-app-multiple-studies", "data-sharing"]
                 }
             }
         )
@@ -868,6 +872,7 @@ def test_management_command_logging(self):
                     "token_archived_table_count": 0,
                     "user_limit_data_access": [True],
                     "data_access_type": ["THIRTEEN_MONTH"],
+                    "internal_application_labels": ["research-app-multiple-studies", "data-sharing"]
                 }
             }
         )
diff --git a/apps/test.py b/apps/test.py
index 304ee4dc6..302f69f39 100644
--- a/apps/test.py
+++ b/apps/test.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from apps.accounts.models import UserProfile
 from apps.authorization.models import DataAccessGrant
 from apps.capabilities.models import ProtectedCapability
-from apps.dot_ext.models import Application
+from apps.dot_ext.models import Application, InternalApplicationLabels
 from apps.dot_ext.utils import (
     remove_application_user_pair_tokens_data_access,
 )
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ def _create_application(
             **kwargs
         )
 
+        label = self._create_internal_application_labels(
+            label="Research app - multiple studies",
+            slug="research-app-multiple-studies",
+            description="Desc: place holder")
+
+        application.internal_application_labels.add(label)
+
         if data_access_type:
             application.data_access_type = data_access_type
 
@@ -142,6 +149,24 @@ def _create_capability(self, name, urls, group=None, default=True):
         )
         return capability
 
+    def _create_internal_application_labels(self, label, slug, description):
+        """
+        Helper method that creates a InternalApplicationLabels instance
+        """
+        # Create capability, if does not already exist
+        try:
+            label = InternalApplicationLabels.objects.get(slug=slug)
+            return label
+        except InternalApplicationLabels.DoesNotExist:
+            pass
+
+        label = InternalApplicationLabels.objects.create(
+            label=label,
+            slug=slug,
+            description=description,
+        )
+        return label
+
     def _get_access_token(self, username, password, application=None, **extra_fields):
         """
         Helper method that creates an access_token using the password grant.