diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 42b0edf..a0c31a8 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -61,10 +61,14 @@ opt_param_env_vars:
   - {env_var: "SIDEKIQ_THREADS", env_value: "5", desc: "The number of threads for sidekiq to use. See [notes](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/scaling/#sidekiq-threads)."}
   - {env_var: "DB_POOL", env_value: "5", desc: "The size of the DB connection pool, must be *at least* the same as `SIDEKIQ_THREADS`. See [notes](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/scaling/#sidekiq-threads)."}
   - {env_var: "NO_CHOWN", env_value: "", desc: "Set to `true` to skip chown of /config on init. *READ THE APPLICATION NOTES BEFORE SETTING THIS*."}
+  - {env_var: "MASTODON_PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_ENABLED", env_value: "", desc: "If set to `true`, Mastodon’s Ruby processes (web & Sidekiq) will enable the Prometheus instrumentation."}
 param_usage_include_ports: true
 param_ports:
   - {external_port: "80", internal_port: "80", port_desc: "Port for web frontend"}
   - {external_port: "443", internal_port: "443", port_desc: "Port for web frontend"}
+opt_param_usage_include_ports: true
+opt_param_ports:
+  - {external_port: "9394", internal_port: "9394", port_desc: "Port for Prometheus metrics"}
 param_usage_include_vols: true
 param_volumes:
   - {vol_path: "/config", vol_host_path: "/path/to/mastodon/appdata/config", desc: "Contains all relevant configuration files."}
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ init_diagram: |
   "mastodon:glitch" <- Base Images
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - {date: "21.10.25:", desc: "Add prometheus exporter support."}
   - {date: "20.10.25:", desc: "Add vips-heif."}
   - {date: "09.07.25:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.22."}
   - {date: "06.06.25:", desc: "Replace deprecated imagemagick with vips."}
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/dependencies.d/init-services b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/dependencies.d/init-services
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/notification-fd b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/notification-fd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ed6ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/notification-fd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+5
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1dc567a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/run
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+export RAILS_ENV=production
+export HOME=/config
+export PATH="${PATH}:/app/www/bin"
+
+exec \
+    s6-notifyoncheck -d -n 300 -w 1000 -c "nc -z localhost ${PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_PORT:-9394}" \
+    cd /app/www s6-setuidgid abc /app/www/bin/prometheus_exporter
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/type
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5883cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-prom/type
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+longrun
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-prom b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-prom
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/root/init-hook b/root/init-hook
index 763833b..8ec44bd 100755
--- a/root/init-hook
+++ b/root/init-hook
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # Disable the php-fpm service as the container doesn't use it
 rm /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-php-fpm
 
+if [[ ${MASTODON_PROMETHEUS_EXPORTER_ENABLED,,} != "true" ]]; then
+    rm /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-prom
+fi
+
 if [[ ${SIDEKIQ_ONLY,,} == "true" ]]; then
     rm /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-mastodon
     rm /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-nginx