diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/view/predicate_factory.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/view/predicate_factory.h
index 501b69ba93..fd15b04470 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/view/predicate_factory.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/view/predicate_factory.h
@@ -27,27 +27,7 @@ class PredicateFactory
 {
 public:
   static std::unique_ptr<Predicate> GetPredicate(opentelemetry::nostd::string_view pattern,
-                                                 PredicateType type)
-  {
-    if (((type == PredicateType::kPattern || type == PredicateType::kWildcard) && pattern == "*") ||
-        (type == PredicateType::kExact && pattern == ""))
-    {
-      return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new MatchEverythingPattern());
-    }
-    if (type == PredicateType::kPattern)
-    {
-      return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new PatternPredicate(pattern));
-    }
-    if (type == PredicateType::kExact)
-    {
-      return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new ExactPredicate(pattern));
-    }
-    if (type == PredicateType::kWildcard)
-    {
-      return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new WildcardPredicate(pattern));
-    }
-    return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new MatchNothingPattern());
-  }
+                                                 PredicateType type);
 };
 }  // namespace metrics
 }  // namespace sdk
diff --git a/sdk/src/metrics/CMakeLists.txt b/sdk/src/metrics/CMakeLists.txt
index 475ab937a8..9eaef6919b 100644
--- a/sdk/src/metrics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sdk/src/metrics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ add_library(
   view/view_factory.cc
   view/view_registry.cc
   view/view_registry_factory.cc
+  view/predicate_factory.cc
   sync_instruments.cc)
 
 set_target_properties(opentelemetry_metrics PROPERTIES EXPORT_NAME metrics)
diff --git a/sdk/src/metrics/view/predicate_factory.cc b/sdk/src/metrics/view/predicate_factory.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..939ada1c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/src/metrics/view/predicate_factory.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/nostd/string_view.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/view/predicate.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/view/predicate_factory.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace metrics
+{
+std::unique_ptr<Predicate> PredicateFactory::GetPredicate(opentelemetry::nostd::string_view pattern,
+                                                          PredicateType type)
+{
+  if (((type == PredicateType::kPattern || type == PredicateType::kWildcard) && pattern == "*") ||
+      (type == PredicateType::kExact && pattern == ""))
+  {
+    return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new MatchEverythingPattern());
+  }
+  if (type == PredicateType::kPattern)
+  {
+    return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new PatternPredicate(pattern));
+  }
+  if (type == PredicateType::kExact)
+  {
+    return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new ExactPredicate(pattern));
+  }
+  if (type == PredicateType::kWildcard)
+  {
+    return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new WildcardPredicate(pattern));
+  }
+  return std::unique_ptr<Predicate>(new MatchNothingPattern());
+}
+}  // namespace metrics
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE