A self-selected message queue monitoring system is provided. The system comprises a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, presents an interface to a requester enabling self-registration for selection of monitoring of at least one message queue of a plurality of message queues associated with a plurality of user applications. The system also receives a message completing self-registration for monitoring, the message selecting monitoring of a first message queue associated with a first user application. The system also authorizes the requester to access periodically collected information about the first message queue. The system also determines, at a predetermined time, a first metric associated with the first message queue wherein the first metric is specified in the message completing self-registration, and stores the first metric for access by the requester.