diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement.go
index 4e139f8d8..754cbf706 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement.go
@@ -81,43 +81,49 @@ func (s *FilterQuotaEnforcement) Run(traceLog *slog.Logger, request api.External
 	}
 
 	// Step 1: Skip intents that don't represent new resource consumption.
+	// We distinguish two sub-buckets in the decision label so operators can tell
+	// external non-consuming intents (evacuate / live-migrate — VM already exists,
+	// being moved) apart from cortex-internal reservation intents (failover /
+	// committed-resource reservations — new schedules driven by cortex itself).
 	intent, err := request.GetIntent()
 	if err == nil {
 		switch intent {
 		case api.EvacuateIntent, api.LiveMigrationIntent:
 			traceLog.Info("skipping quota enforcement for non-consuming intent", "intent", intent)
-			QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped", "", "", "")
+			QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped_intent_migration", "", "", "")
 			return result, nil
 		case api.ReserveForFailoverIntent:
 			traceLog.Info("skipping quota enforcement for failover reservation intent")
-			QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped", "", "", "")
+			QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped_intent_internal", "", "", "")
 			return result, nil
 		case api.ReserveForCommittedResourceIntent:
 			// TODO: revisit whether committed resource reservation scheduling should also be quota-checked
 			traceLog.Info("skipping quota enforcement for committed resource reservation intent")
-			QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped", "", "", "")
+			QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped_intent_internal", "", "", "")
 			return result, nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Step 2: Extract project, AZ, and hw_version from the request.
+	// Missing-data skips share a single decision bucket; the specific missing
+	// field is in the trace log.
 	projectID := request.Spec.Data.ProjectID
 	az := request.Spec.Data.AvailabilityZone
 	hwVersion := request.Spec.Data.Flavor.Data.ExtraSpecs["hw_version"]
 
 	if projectID == "" {
 		traceLog.Warn("no project ID in request, skipping quota enforcement")
-		QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped", "", az, hwVersion)
+		QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped_missing_data", "", az, hwVersion)
 		return result, nil
 	}
 	if az == "" {
 		traceLog.Warn("no availability zone in request, skipping quota enforcement")
-		QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped", "", "", hwVersion)
+		QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped_missing_data", "", "", hwVersion)
 		return result, nil
 	}
 	if hwVersion == "" {
 		traceLog.Warn("no hw_version in flavor extra specs, skipping quota enforcement")
-		QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped", "", az, "")
+		QuotaEnforcementMetricsSingleton.RecordDecision(mode, "accept_skipped_missing_data", "", az, "")
 		return result, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement_metrics.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement_metrics.go
index 8d8edc17e..0743b6346 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement_metrics.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement_metrics.go
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ type QuotaEnforcementMetrics struct {
 	// produces. Labels:
 	//   - mode:              "enforce" | "shadow"
 	//   - decision:          "accept_cr" | "accept_payg" | "accept_no_quota" |
-	//                        "accept_skipped" | "reject"
+	//                        "accept_skipped_intent_migration" |
+	//                        "accept_skipped_intent_internal" |
+	//                        "accept_skipped_missing_data" |
+	//                        "reject"
 	//   - resource:          "ram" | "cores" | "instances" | "" (empty when
 	//                        the decision is not driven by a single resource)
 	//   - availability_zone: AZ string or "" if unknown at decision time
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement_test.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement_test.go
index 32ea16ad4..006dfba50 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_quota_enforcement_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 		// Metric expectations — every case asserts exactly one increment on the
 		// labeled series and exactly one series in the vector.
 		expectMode     string // "enforce" | "shadow"
-		expectDecision string // accept_cr | accept_payg | accept_no_quota | accept_skipped | reject
+		expectDecision string // accept_cr | accept_payg | accept_no_quota | accept_skipped_intent_migration | accept_skipped_intent_internal | accept_skipped_missing_data | reject
 		expectResource string // "ram" | "cores" | "instances" | ""
 		expectAZ       string
 		expectFG       string
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectAccept:   true,
 			enforce:        true,
 			expectMode:     "enforce",
-			expectDecision: "accept_skipped",
+			expectDecision: "accept_skipped_intent_migration",
 			expectResource: "",
 			expectAZ:       "",
 			expectFG:       "",
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectAccept:   true,
 			enforce:        true,
 			expectMode:     "enforce",
-			expectDecision: "accept_skipped",
+			expectDecision: "accept_skipped_intent_migration",
 			expectResource: "",
 			expectAZ:       "",
 			expectFG:       "",
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectAccept:   true,
 			enforce:        true,
 			expectMode:     "enforce",
-			expectDecision: "accept_skipped",
+			expectDecision: "accept_skipped_intent_internal",
 			expectResource: "",
 			expectAZ:       "",
 			expectFG:       "",
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectAccept:   true,
 			enforce:        true,
 			expectMode:     "enforce",
-			expectDecision: "accept_skipped",
+			expectDecision: "accept_skipped_intent_internal",
 			expectResource: "",
 			expectAZ:       "",
 			expectFG:       "",
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectAccept:   true,
 			enforce:        true,
 			expectMode:     "enforce",
-			expectDecision: "accept_skipped",
+			expectDecision: "accept_skipped_missing_data",
 			expectResource: "",
 			expectAZ:       "az-1",
 			expectFG:       "",
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectAccept:   true,
 			enforce:        true,
 			expectMode:     "enforce",
-			expectDecision: "accept_skipped",
+			expectDecision: "accept_skipped_missing_data",
 			expectResource: "",
 			expectAZ:       "az-1",
 			expectFG:       "hana_v2",
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			expectAccept:   true,
 			enforce:        true,
 			expectMode:     "enforce",
-			expectDecision: "accept_skipped",
+			expectDecision: "accept_skipped_missing_data",
 			expectResource: "",
 			expectAZ:       "",
 			expectFG:       "hana_v2",
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ func TestFilterQuotaEnforcement_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				map[string]any{"_nova_check_type": "live_migrate"}),
 			expectAccept:   true,
 			expectMode:     "shadow",
-			expectDecision: "accept_skipped",
+			expectDecision: "accept_skipped_intent_migration",
 			expectResource: "",
 			expectAZ:       "",
 			expectFG:       "",