diff --git a/weaviate/templates/weaviateStatefulset.yaml b/weaviate/templates/weaviateStatefulset.yaml
index 15bead0d..a5746c6d 100644
--- a/weaviate/templates/weaviateStatefulset.yaml
+++ b/weaviate/templates/weaviateStatefulset.yaml
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ spec:
             value: {{ .Values.service.name }}-headless.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
         ports:
           - containerPort: 8080
+          {{- if .Values.env.PROMETHEUS_MONITORING_ENABLED }}
+          - name: metrics
+            containerPort: 2112
+            protocol: TCP
+          {{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
           - name: weaviate-config
             mountPath: /weaviate-config
diff --git a/weaviate/values.yaml b/weaviate/values.yaml
index dbe28647..81853055 100644
--- a/weaviate/values.yaml
+++ b/weaviate/values.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ env:
   # The aggressiveness of the Go Garbage Collector. 100 is the default value.
   GOGC: 100
 
+  # Expose metrics on port 2112 for Prometheus to scrape
+  PROMETHEUS_MONITORING_ENABLED: false
+
 envSecrets:
 
 # modules are extensions to Weaviate, they can be used to support various