diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
index 04a5fee1..7f72b9d2 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
@@ -622,6 +622,30 @@ class API_Status(Resource):
 api.add_resource(API_Status, "/status")
 
 
+# /metrics
+class API_Metrics(Resource):
+    def get(self):
+        """
+        Return the current PVC cluster status in Prometheus-compatible metrics format
+
+        Endpoint is unauthenticated to allow metrics exfiltration without having to deal
+        with the Prometheus compatibility later.
+        ---
+        tags:
+          - root
+        responses:
+          200:
+            description: OK
+          400:
+            description: Bad request
+        """
+        status_data, status_retcode = api_helper.cluster_status()
+        return api_helper.cluster_format_metrics(status_data, status_retcode)
+
+
+api.add_resource(API_Metrics, "/metrics")
+
+
 # /faults
 class API_Faults(Resource):
     @RequestParser(
diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
index 7440597b..899dc752 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
@@ -119,6 +119,96 @@ def cluster_maintenance(zkhandler, maint_state="false"):
     return retdata, retcode
 
 
+#
+# Metrics functions
+#
+@pvc_common.Profiler(config)
+@ZKConnection(config)
+def cluster_format_metrics(zkhandler, status_data, status_retcode):
+    """
+    Format status data from cluster_status into Prometheus-compatible metrics
+    """
+    from flask import make_response
+
+    if status_retcode != 200:
+        return "Error: Status data threw error", status_retcode
+
+    retcode = 200
+    output_lines = list()
+    print(status_data)
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_info PVC cluster information")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_info gauge")
+    output_lines.append(
+        f"pvc_info{{primary_node=\"{status_data['primary_node']}\", version=\"{status_data['pvc_version']}\", upstream_ip=\"{status_data['upstream_ip']}\"}} 1"
+    )
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_cluster_maintenance PVC cluster maintenance state")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_cluster_maintenance gauge")
+    output_lines.append(
+        f"pvc_cluster_maintenance {1 if bool(strtobool(status_data['maintenance'])) else 0}"
+    )
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_cluster_health PVC cluster health status")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_cluster_health gauge")
+    output_lines.append(f"pvc_cluster_health {status_data['cluster_health']['health']}")
+
+    # output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_cluster_faults PVC cluster health faults")
+    # output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_cluster_faults gauge")
+    # for fault_msg in status_data["cluster_health"]["messages"]:
+    #     output_lines.append(
+    #         f"pvc_cluster_faults{{id=\"{fault_msg['id']}\", message=\"{fault_msg['text']}\"}} {fault_msg['health_delta']}"
+    #     )
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_node_health PVC cluster node health status")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_node_health gauge")
+    for node in status_data["node_health"]:
+        if isinstance(status_data["node_health"][node]["health"], int):
+            output_lines.append(
+                f"pvc_node_health{{node=\"{node}\"}} {status_data['node_health'][node]['health']}"
+            )
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_nodes PVC node state counts")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_nodes gauge")
+    for state in status_data["nodes"]:
+        output_lines.append(
+            f"pvc_nodes{{state=\"{state}\"}} {status_data['nodes'][state]}"
+        )
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_vms PVC VM state counts")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_vms gauge")
+    for state in status_data["vms"]:
+        output_lines.append(f"pvc_vms{{state=\"{state}\"}} {status_data['vms'][state]}")
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_osds PVC OSD state counts")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_osds gauge")
+    for state in status_data["osds"]:
+        output_lines.append(
+            f"pvc_osds{{state=\"{state}\"}} {status_data['osds'][state]}"
+        )
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_networks PVC network count")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_networks gauge")
+    output_lines.append(f"pvc_networks {status_data['networks']}")
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_pools PVC storage pool count")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_pools gauge")
+    output_lines.append(f"pvc_pools {status_data['pools']}")
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_volumes PVC storage volume count")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_volumes gauge")
+    output_lines.append(f"pvc_volumes {status_data['volumes']}")
+
+    output_lines.append("# HELP pvc_snapshots PVC storage snapshot count")
+    output_lines.append("# TYPE pvc_snapshots gauge")
+    output_lines.append(f"pvc_snapshots {status_data['snapshots']}")
+
+    # We manually make the Flask response here so the output format is correct.
+    response = make_response("\n".join(output_lines) + "\n", retcode)
+    response.mimetype = "text/plain"
+    return response
+
+
 #
 # Fault functions
 #