diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry/Metrics/MetricReaderExt.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry/Metrics/MetricReaderExt.cs
index c89fb1810bd..46c3b464557 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry/Metrics/MetricReaderExt.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry/Metrics/MetricReaderExt.cs
@@ -137,12 +137,14 @@ internal List<Metric> AddMetricsListWithViews(Instrument instrument, List<Metric
                 {
                     bool shouldReclaimUnusedMetricPoints = this.parentProvider is MeterProviderSdk meterProviderSdk && meterProviderSdk.ShouldReclaimUnusedMetricPoints;
 
+                    var cardinalityLimit = this.cardinalityLimit;
+
                     if (metricStreamConfig != null && metricStreamConfig.CardinalityLimit != null)
                     {
-                        this.cardinalityLimit = metricStreamConfig.CardinalityLimit.Value;
+                        cardinalityLimit = metricStreamConfig.CardinalityLimit.Value;
                     }
 
-                    Metric metric = new(metricStreamIdentity, this.GetAggregationTemporality(metricStreamIdentity.InstrumentType), this.cardinalityLimit, this.emitOverflowAttribute, shouldReclaimUnusedMetricPoints, this.exemplarFilter);
+                    Metric metric = new(metricStreamIdentity, this.GetAggregationTemporality(metricStreamIdentity.InstrumentType), cardinalityLimit, this.emitOverflowAttribute, shouldReclaimUnusedMetricPoints, this.exemplarFilter);
 
                     this.instrumentIdentityToMetric[metricStreamIdentity] = metric;
                     this.metrics![index] = metric;
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Tests/Metrics/MetricViewTests.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Tests/Metrics/MetricViewTests.cs
index a45ac67cb04..70a26753ef0 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Tests/Metrics/MetricViewTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Tests/Metrics/MetricViewTests.cs
@@ -919,31 +919,61 @@ public void ViewConflict_OneInstrument_DifferentDescription()
         Assert.Equal(10, metricPoint2.GetSumLong());
     }
 
-    [Fact]
-    public void CardinalityLimitofMatchingViewTakesPrecedenceOverMetricProviderWhenBothWereSet()
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(true)]
+    [InlineData(false)]
+    public void CardinalityLimitofMatchingViewTakesPrecedenceOverMeterProvider(bool setDefault)
     {
         using var meter = new Meter(Utils.GetCurrentMethodName());
         var exportedItems = new List<Metric>();
 
-#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-        using var container = this.BuildMeterProvider(out var meterProvider, builder => builder
-            .AddMeter(meter.Name)
-            .SetMaxMetricPointsPerMetricStream(3)
-            .AddView((instrument) =>
+        using var container = this.BuildMeterProvider(out var meterProvider, builder =>
+        {
+            if (setDefault)
             {
-                return new MetricStreamConfiguration() { Name = "MetricStreamA", CardinalityLimit = 10000 };
-            })
-            .AddInMemoryExporter(exportedItems));
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+                builder.SetMaxMetricPointsPerMetricStream(3);
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+            }
+
+            builder
+                .AddMeter(meter.Name)
+                .AddView((instrument) =>
+                {
+                    if (instrument.Name == "counter2")
+                    {
+                        return new MetricStreamConfiguration() { Name = "MetricStreamA", CardinalityLimit = 10000 };
+                    }
+
+                    return null;
+                })
+                .AddInMemoryExporter(exportedItems);
+        });
 
-        var counter = meter.CreateCounter<long>("counter");
-        counter.Add(100);
+        var counter1 = meter.CreateCounter<long>("counter1");
+        counter1.Add(100);
+
+        var counter2 = meter.CreateCounter<long>("counter2");
+        counter2.Add(100);
+
+        var counter3 = meter.CreateCounter<long>("counter3");
+        counter3.Add(100);
 
         meterProvider.ForceFlush(MaxTimeToAllowForFlush);
 
-        var metric = exportedItems[0];
+        Assert.Equal(3, exportedItems.Count);
 
-        Assert.Equal(10000, metric.AggregatorStore.CardinalityLimit);
+        Assert.Equal(10000, exportedItems[1].AggregatorStore.CardinalityLimit);
+        if (setDefault)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(3, exportedItems[0].AggregatorStore.CardinalityLimit);
+            Assert.Equal(3, exportedItems[2].AggregatorStore.CardinalityLimit);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(2000, exportedItems[0].AggregatorStore.CardinalityLimit);
+            Assert.Equal(2000, exportedItems[2].AggregatorStore.CardinalityLimit);
+        }
     }
 
     [Fact]