diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/eventpub/cloudwatch_metric_alarm_dlq_alarm.tf b/infrastructure/modules/eventpub/cloudwatch_metric_alarm_dlq_alarm.tf
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+resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "dlq_alarm" {
+  alarm_name          = "${local.csi}-dlq-messages-alarm"
+  alarm_description   = "Alarm for messages in the DLQ"
+  comparison_operator = "GreaterThanThreshold"
+  evaluation_periods  = 1
+  metric_name         = "ApproximateNumberOfMessagesVisible"
+  namespace           = "AWS/SQS"
+  period              = 300
+  statistic           = "Sum"
+  threshold           = 0
+  actions_enabled     = true
+
+  dimensions = {
+    QueueName = aws_sqs_queue.dlq.name
+  }
+}