diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/model_checkpoint.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/model_checkpoint.py
index 85bfb65c0ea6e..f771304a525c7 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/model_checkpoint.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/model_checkpoint.py
@@ -36,12 +36,20 @@
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 import lightning.pytorch as pl
-from lightning.fabric.utilities.cloud_io import _is_dir, _is_local_file_protocol, get_filesystem
-from lightning.fabric.utilities.types import _PATH
 from lightning.pytorch.callbacks import Checkpoint
 from lightning.pytorch.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
-from lightning.pytorch.utilities.rank_zero import WarningCache, rank_zero_info, rank_zero_warn
+from lightning.pytorch.utilities.rank_zero import (
+    WarningCache,
+    rank_zero_info,
+    rank_zero_warn,
+)
 from lightning.pytorch.utilities.types import STEP_OUTPUT
+from lightning_fabric.utilities.cloud_io import (
+    _is_dir,
+    _is_local_file_protocol,
+    get_filesystem,
+)
+from lightning_fabric.utilities.types import _PATH
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 warning_cache = WarningCache()
@@ -244,6 +252,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.best_k_models: dict[str, Tensor] = {}
         self.kth_best_model_path = ""
         self.best_model_score: Optional[Tensor] = None
+        self.best_model_metrics: Optional[dict[str, Tensor]] = None
         self.best_model_path = ""
         self.last_model_path = ""
         self._last_checkpoint_saved = ""
@@ -339,6 +348,7 @@ def state_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "monitor": self.monitor,
             "best_model_score": self.best_model_score,
+            "best_model_metrics": self.best_model_metrics,
             "best_model_path": self.best_model_path,
             "current_score": self.current_score,
             "dirpath": self.dirpath,
@@ -354,6 +364,7 @@ def load_state_dict(self, state_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
         if self.dirpath == dirpath_from_ckpt:
             self.best_model_score = state_dict["best_model_score"]
+            self.best_model_metrics = state_dict["best_model_metrics"]
             self.kth_best_model_path = state_dict.get("kth_best_model_path", self.kth_best_model_path)
             self.kth_value = state_dict.get("kth_value", self.kth_value)
             self.best_k_models = state_dict.get("best_k_models", self.best_k_models)
@@ -361,8 +372,8 @@ def load_state_dict(self, state_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         else:
             warnings.warn(
                 f"The dirpath has changed from {dirpath_from_ckpt!r} to {self.dirpath!r},"
-                " therefore `best_model_score`, `kth_best_model_path`, `kth_value`, `last_model_path` and"
-                " `best_k_models` won't be reloaded. Only `best_model_path` will be reloaded."
+                " therefore `best_model_score`, `kth_best_model_path`, `kth_value`, `last_model_path`,"
+                " `best_k_models` and `best_model_metrics` won't be reloaded. Only `best_model_path` will be reloaded."
             )
 
         self.best_model_path = state_dict["best_model_path"]
@@ -746,6 +757,8 @@ def _update_best_and_save(
         _op = min if self.mode == "min" else max
         self.best_model_path = _op(self.best_k_models, key=self.best_k_models.get)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
         self.best_model_score = self.best_k_models[self.best_model_path]
+        if self.best_model_path == filepath:
+            self.best_model_metrics = monitor_candidates
 
         if self.verbose:
             epoch = monitor_candidates["epoch"]
diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/checkpointing/test_model_checkpoint.py b/tests/tests_pytorch/checkpointing/test_model_checkpoint.py
index 1907a5fb35799..c0e4c3f2c4f2b 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/checkpointing/test_model_checkpoint.py
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/checkpointing/test_model_checkpoint.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 from torch import optim
 from torch.utils.data.dataloader import DataLoader
 
-import lightning.pytorch as pl
 from lightning.fabric.utilities.cloud_io import _load as pl_load
 from lightning.pytorch import Trainer, seed_everything
 from lightning.pytorch.callbacks import ModelCheckpoint
@@ -703,6 +702,7 @@ def test_model_checkpoint_save_last_none_monitor(tmp_path, caplog):
     assert checkpoint_callback.best_model_path == str(tmp_path / "epoch=1-step=20.ckpt")
     assert checkpoint_callback.last_model_path == str(tmp_path / "last.ckpt")
     assert checkpoint_callback.best_model_score is None
+    assert checkpoint_callback.best_model_metrics is None
     assert checkpoint_callback.best_k_models == {}
     assert checkpoint_callback.kth_best_model_path == ""
 
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ def test_model_checkpoint_topk_zero(tmp_path):
     assert checkpoint_callback.monitor is None
     assert checkpoint_callback.best_model_path == ""
     assert checkpoint_callback.best_model_score is None
+    assert checkpoint_callback.best_model_metrics is None
     assert checkpoint_callback.best_k_models == {}
     assert checkpoint_callback.kth_best_model_path == ""
     # check that only the last ckpt was created
@@ -1074,7 +1075,7 @@ def assert_checkpoint_log_dir(idx):
 
         # load from checkpoint
         trainer_config["logger"] = TensorBoardLogger(tmp_path)
-        trainer = pl.Trainer(**trainer_config)
+        trainer = Trainer(**trainer_config)
         assert_trainer_init(trainer)
 
         model = ExtendedBoringModel()