diff --git a/metrics/exp/exp.go b/metrics/exp/exp.go
index 325a193c77..55820f1aab 100644
--- a/metrics/exp/exp.go
+++ b/metrics/exp/exp.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics/prometheus"
 )
 
 type exp struct {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func Exp(r metrics.Registry) {
 	// http.HandleFunc("/debug/vars", e.expHandler)
 	// haven't found an elegant way, so just use a different endpoint
 	http.Handle("/debug/metrics", h)
+	http.Handle("/debug/metrics/prometheus", prometheus.Handler(r))
 }
 
 // ExpHandler will return an expvar powered metrics handler.
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/collector.go b/metrics/prometheus/collector.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4295464373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/collector.go
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+package prometheus
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+)
+
+var (
+	countersKey        = []byte("counters")
+	gaugesKey          = []byte("gauges")
+	metersKey          = []byte("meters")
+	histogramsKey      = []byte("histograms")
+	timersKey          = []byte("timers")
+	resettingTimersKey = []byte("resettingTimers")
+
+	countersHeader       = []byte("# HELP counters is set of geth counters\n# TYPE counters gauge\n")
+	gaugesHeader         = []byte("# HELP gauges is set of geth gauges\n# TYPE gauges gauge\n")
+	meterHeader          = []byte("# HELP meters is set of geth meters\n# TYPE meters counter\n")
+	histogramHeader      = []byte("# HELP histograms is set of geth histograms\n# TYPE histograms summary\n")
+	timerHeader          = []byte("# HELP timers is set of geth timers\n# TYPE timers summary\n")
+	resettingTimerHeader = []byte("# HELP resetting_timers is set of geth resetting timers\n# TYPE resetting_timers summary\n")
+
+	counterSuffix           = []byte("_count")
+	nameTagTemplate         = "{name=\"%s\"} %v\n"
+	nameQuantileTagTemplate = "{name=\"%s\",quantile=\"%s\"} %v\n"
+)
+
+var bufPool sync.Pool
+
+func getBuf() *bytes.Buffer {
+	buf := bufPool.Get()
+	if buf == nil {
+		return &bytes.Buffer{}
+	}
+	return buf.(*bytes.Buffer)
+}
+
+func giveBuf(buf *bytes.Buffer) {
+	buf.Reset()
+	bufPool.Put(buf)
+}
+
+type collector struct {
+	counters        *bytes.Buffer
+	gauges          *bytes.Buffer
+	histograms      *bytes.Buffer
+	meters          *bytes.Buffer
+	timers          *bytes.Buffer
+	resettingTimers *bytes.Buffer
+}
+
+func newCollector() *collector {
+	return &collector{
+		counters:        getBuf(),
+		gauges:          getBuf(),
+		histograms:      getBuf(),
+		meters:          getBuf(),
+		timers:          getBuf(),
+		resettingTimers: getBuf(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *collector) reset() {
+	giveBuf(c.counters)
+	giveBuf(c.gauges)
+	giveBuf(c.histograms)
+	giveBuf(c.meters)
+	giveBuf(c.timers)
+	giveBuf(c.resettingTimers)
+}
+
+func (c *collector) result() *bytes.Buffer {
+	buf := getBuf()
+	if c.counters.Len() > 0 {
+		buf.Write(countersHeader)
+		buf.Write(c.counters.Bytes())
+	}
+
+	if c.gauges.Len() > 0 {
+		buf.Write(gaugesHeader)
+		buf.Write(c.gauges.Bytes())
+	}
+
+	if c.meters.Len() > 0 {
+		buf.Write(meterHeader)
+		buf.Write(c.meters.Bytes())
+	}
+
+	if c.histograms.Len() > 0 {
+		buf.Write(histogramHeader)
+		buf.Write(c.histograms.Bytes())
+	}
+
+	if c.timers.Len() > 0 {
+		buf.Write(timerHeader)
+		buf.Write(c.timers.Bytes())
+	}
+
+	if c.resettingTimers.Len() > 0 {
+		buf.Write(resettingTimerHeader)
+		buf.Write(c.resettingTimers.Bytes())
+	}
+
+	return buf
+}
+
+func (c *collector) addCounter(name string, m metrics.Counter) {
+	writeGuageCounter(c.counters, countersKey, name, m.Count())
+}
+
+func (c *collector) addGuage(name string, m metrics.Gauge) {
+	writeGuageCounter(c.gauges, gaugesKey, name, m.Value())
+}
+
+func (c *collector) addGuageFloat64(name string, m metrics.GaugeFloat64) {
+	writeGuageCounter(c.gauges, gaugesKey, name, m.Value())
+}
+
+func (c *collector) addHistogram(name string, m metrics.Histogram) {
+	ps := m.Percentiles([]float64{0.5, 0.75, 0.95, 0.99, 0.999, 0.9999})
+	writeSummaryCounter(c.histograms, histogramsKey, name, m.Count())
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.histograms, histogramsKey, name, "0.5", ps[0])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.histograms, histogramsKey, name, "0.75", ps[1])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.histograms, histogramsKey, name, "0.95", ps[2])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.histograms, histogramsKey, name, "0.99", ps[3])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.histograms, histogramsKey, name, "0.999", ps[4])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.histograms, histogramsKey, name, "0.9999", ps[5])
+}
+
+func (c *collector) addMeter(name string, m metrics.Meter) {
+	writeGuageCounter(c.meters, metersKey, name, m.Count())
+}
+
+func (c *collector) addTimer(name string, m metrics.Timer) {
+	ps := m.Percentiles([]float64{0.5, 0.75, 0.95, 0.99, 0.999, 0.9999})
+	writeSummaryCounter(c.timers, timersKey, name, m.Count())
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.timers, timersKey, name, "0.50", ps[0])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.timers, timersKey, name, "0.75", ps[1])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.timers, timersKey, name, "0.95", ps[2])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.timers, timersKey, name, "0.99", ps[3])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.timers, timersKey, name, "0.999", ps[4])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.timers, timersKey, name, "0.9999", ps[5])
+}
+
+func (c *collector) addResettingTimer(name string, m metrics.ResettingTimer) {
+	if len(m.Values()) <= 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	ps := m.Percentiles([]float64{50, 95, 99})
+	val := m.Values()
+	writeSummaryCounter(c.resettingTimers, resettingTimersKey, name, len(val))
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.resettingTimers, resettingTimersKey, name, "0.50", ps[0])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.resettingTimers, resettingTimersKey, name, "0.95", ps[1])
+	writeSummaryPercentile(c.resettingTimers, resettingTimersKey, name, "0.99", ps[2])
+}
+
+func writeGuageCounter(buf *bytes.Buffer, key []byte, name string, value interface{}) {
+	buf.Write(key)
+	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(nameTagTemplate, name, value))
+}
+
+func writeSummaryCounter(buf *bytes.Buffer, key []byte, name string, value interface{}) {
+	buf.Write(append(key, counterSuffix...))
+	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(nameTagTemplate, name, value))
+}
+
+func writeSummaryPercentile(buf *bytes.Buffer, key []byte, name, p string, value interface{}) {
+	buf.Write(key)
+	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(nameQuantileTagTemplate, name, p, value))
+}
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/handler.go b/metrics/prometheus/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..389137da2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+package prometheus
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+)
+
+// Handler returns http handler which dump metrics in prometheus format
+func Handler(reg metrics.Registry) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		c := newCollector()
+		defer c.reset()
+
+		reg.Each(func(name string, i interface{}) {
+			switch m := i.(type) {
+			case metrics.Counter:
+				ms := m.Snapshot()
+				c.addCounter(name, ms)
+			case metrics.Gauge:
+				ms := m.Snapshot()
+				c.addGuage(name, ms)
+			case metrics.GaugeFloat64:
+				ms := m.Snapshot()
+				c.addGuageFloat64(name, ms)
+			case metrics.Histogram:
+				ms := m.Snapshot()
+				c.addHistogram(name, ms)
+			case metrics.Meter:
+				ms := m.Snapshot()
+				c.addMeter(name, ms)
+			case metrics.Timer:
+				ms := m.Snapshot()
+				c.addTimer(name, ms)
+			case metrics.ResettingTimer:
+				ms := m.Snapshot()
+				c.addResettingTimer(name, ms)
+			}
+		})
+
+		res := c.result()
+		defer giveBuf(res)
+
+		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+		w.Header().Add("Content-Length", fmt.Sprint(res.Len()))
+		w.Write(res.Bytes())
+	})
+}