diff --git a/scrape/scrape.go b/scrape/scrape.go
index 6be2525fe0..33683b4caf 100644
--- a/scrape/scrape.go
+++ b/scrape/scrape.go
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ func newScrapeLoop(opts scrapeLoopOptions) *scrapeLoop {
 		interval: opts.interval,
 		timeout:  opts.timeout,
 		sampleMutator: func(l labels.Labels) labels.Labels {
-			return mutateSampleLabels(l, opts.target, opts.sp.config.HonorTimestamps, opts.sp.config.MetricRelabelConfigs)
+			return mutateSampleLabels(l, opts.target, opts.sp.config.HonorLabels, opts.sp.config.MetricRelabelConfigs)
 		},
 		reportSampleMutator: func(l labels.Labels) labels.Labels { return mutateReportSampleLabels(l, opts.target) },
 		scraper:             opts.scraper,
diff --git a/scrape/scrape_test.go b/scrape/scrape_test.go
index ae004bbd56..7aa633d387 100644
--- a/scrape/scrape_test.go
+++ b/scrape/scrape_test.go
@@ -5853,3 +5853,82 @@ func BenchmarkScrapePoolRestartLoops(b *testing.B) {
 		sp.restartLoops(true)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestNewScrapeLoopHonorLabelsWiring verifies that newScrapeLoop correctly wires
+// HonorLabels (not HonorTimestamps) to the sampleMutator.
+func TestNewScrapeLoopHonorLabelsWiring(t *testing.T) {
+	// Scraped metric has label "lbl" with value "scraped".
+	// Discovery target has label "lbl" with value "discovery".
+	// With honor_labels=true, the scraped value should win.
+	// With honor_labels=false, the discovery value should win and scraped moves to exported_lbl.
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name           string
+		honorLabels    bool
+		expectedLbl    string
+		expectedExpLbl string // exported_lbl value, empty if not expected
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "honor_labels=true",
+			honorLabels: true,
+			expectedLbl: "scraped",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "honor_labels=false",
+			honorLabels:    false,
+			expectedLbl:    "discovery",
+			expectedExpLbl: "scraped",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ts, scrapedTwice := newScrapableServer(`metric{lbl="scraped"} 1`)
+			defer ts.Close()
+
+			testURL, err := url.Parse(ts.URL)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			s := teststorage.New(t)
+			defer s.Close()
+
+			cfg := &config.ScrapeConfig{
+				JobName:                    "test",
+				Scheme:                     "http",
+				HonorLabels:                tc.honorLabels,
+				HonorTimestamps:            !tc.honorLabels, // Opposite of HonorLabels to catch wiring bugs
+				ScrapeInterval:             model.Duration(1 * time.Second),
+				ScrapeTimeout:              model.Duration(100 * time.Millisecond),
+				MetricNameValidationScheme: model.UTF8Validation,
+			}
+
+			sp, err := newScrapePool(cfg, s, 0, nil, nil, &Options{skipOffsetting: true}, newTestScrapeMetrics(t))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer sp.stop()
+
+			// Sync with a target that has a conflicting label.
+			sp.Sync([]*targetgroup.Group{{
+				Targets: []model.LabelSet{{
+					model.AddressLabel: model.LabelValue(testURL.Host),
+					"lbl":              "discovery",
+				}},
+			}})
+			require.Len(t, sp.ActiveTargets(), 1)
+
+			// Wait for scrape to complete.
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+				t.Fatal("scrape did not complete in time")
+			case <-scrapedTwice:
+			}
+
+			// Query the storage to verify label values.
+			q, err := s.Querier(time.Time{}.UnixNano(), time.Now().UnixNano())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer q.Close()
+
+			series := q.Select(t.Context(), false, nil, labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchEqual, "__name__", "metric"))
+			require.True(t, series.Next(), "metric series not found")
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedLbl, series.At().Labels().Get("lbl"))
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedExpLbl, series.At().Labels().Get("exported_lbl"))
+		})
+	}
+}