diff --git a/microceph/ceph/ceph_exporter.go b/microceph/ceph/ceph_exporter.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d32d3e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microceph/ceph/ceph_exporter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package ceph
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/logger"
+)
+
+func bootstrapCephExporter(hostname string, path string) error {
+	args := []string{
+		"auth",
+		"get-or-create",
+		fmt.Sprintf("client.ceph-exporter.%s", hostname),
+		"mon", "profile ceph-exporter",
+		"-o", filepath.Join(path, "keyring"),
+	}
+
+	_, err := cephRun(args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("failed to bootstrap ceph-exporter daemon: %s", err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/microceph/ceph/services_placement.go b/microceph/ceph/services_placement.go
index b30786a4..ca1bc9e4 100644
--- a/microceph/ceph/services_placement.go
+++ b/microceph/ceph/services_placement.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func GetServicePlacementTable() map[string](PlacementIntf) {
 		"rgw":           &RgwServicePlacement{},
 		"rbd-mirror":    &ClientServicePlacement{"rbd-mirror"},
 		"cephfs-mirror": &ClientServicePlacement{"cephfs-mirror"},
+		"ceph-exporter": &ClientServicePlacement{"ceph-exporter"},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/microceph/ceph/services_placement_generic.go b/microceph/ceph/services_placement_generic.go
index 968dea80..7e2ec9bb 100644
--- a/microceph/ceph/services_placement_generic.go
+++ b/microceph/ceph/services_placement_generic.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func GetServiceKeyringTable() map[string](func(string, string) error) {
 		"mds":           bootstrapMds,
 		"rbd-mirror":    bootstrapRbdMirror,
 		"cephfs-mirror": bootstrapFsMirror,
+		"ceph-exporter": bootstrapCephExporter,
 		// Add more services here, for using the generic Interface implementation.
 	}
 }
diff --git a/microceph/cmd/microceph/enable.go b/microceph/cmd/microceph/enable.go
index 074ad19a..feb00b00 100644
--- a/microceph/cmd/microceph/enable.go
+++ b/microceph/cmd/microceph/enable.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func (c *cmdEnable) Command() *cobra.Command {
 	enableNFSCmd := cmdEnableNFS{common: c.common}
 	enableRbdMirrorCmd := cmdEnableRBDMirror{common: c.common}
 	enableFsMirrorCmd := cmdEnableFsMirror{common: c.common}
+	enableCephExporterCmd := cmdEnableCephExporter{common: c.common}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(enableRGWCmd.Command())
 	cmd.AddCommand(enableMonCmd.Command())
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func (c *cmdEnable) Command() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.AddCommand(enableNFSCmd.Command())
 	cmd.AddCommand(enableRbdMirrorCmd.Command())
 	cmd.AddCommand(enableFsMirrorCmd.Command())
+	cmd.AddCommand(enableCephExporterCmd.Command())
 
 	// Workaround for subcommand usage errors. See: https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/706
 	cmd.Args = cobra.NoArgs
diff --git a/microceph/cmd/microceph/enable_ceph_exporter.go b/microceph/cmd/microceph/enable_ceph_exporter.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18f2257d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microceph/cmd/microceph/enable_ceph_exporter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/microcluster/v3/microcluster"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/microceph/microceph/api/types"
+	"github.com/canonical/microceph/microceph/client"
+)
+
+type cmdEnableCephExporter struct {
+	common     *CmdControl
+	wait       bool
+	flagTarget string
+}
+
+func (c *cmdEnableCephExporter) Command() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "ceph-exporter [--target <server>] [--wait <bool>]",
+		Short: "Enable the ceph exporter service on the --target server (default: this server)",
+		RunE:  c.Run,
+	}
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&c.flagTarget, "target", "", "Server hostname (default: this server)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&c.wait, "wait", true, "Wait for ceph-exporter service to be up.")
+	return cmd
+}
+
+// Run handles the enable mon command.
+func (c *cmdEnableCephExporter) Run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	m, err := microcluster.App(microcluster.Args{StateDir: c.common.FlagStateDir})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cli, err := m.LocalClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	cli = cli.UseTarget(c.flagTarget)
+	req := &types.EnableService{
+		Name:    "ceph-exporter",
+		Wait:    c.wait,
+		Payload: "",
+	}
+
+	err = client.SendServicePlacementReq(context.Background(), cli, req, c.flagTarget)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 6fd552aa..de3f4b92 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ apps:
       - network
       - network-bind
       - process-control
+  "ceph-exporter":
+    command: commands/ceph-exporter.start
+    daemon: simple
+    install-mode: disable
+    after:
+      - daemon
+    plugs:
+      - network
+      - network-bind
+      - process-control
   log-rotate:
     command: commands/log-rotate.start
     daemon: oneshot
@@ -277,6 +287,7 @@ parts:
       - radosgw
       - rbd-mirror
       - cephfs-mirror
+      - ceph-exporter
       # Utilities
       - coreutils
       - util-linux
@@ -310,6 +321,7 @@ parts:
       - bin/radosgw-admin
       - bin/rbd-mirror
       - bin/cephfs-mirror
+      - bin/ceph-exporter
       - bin/truncate
       - bin/uuidgen
       - bin/findmnt
diff --git a/snapcraft/commands/ceph-exporter.start b/snapcraft/commands/ceph-exporter.start
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..803e66be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snapcraft/commands/ceph-exporter.start
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+. "${SNAP}/commands/common"
+
+limits
+
+exec ceph-exporter -f --cluster ceph --id "ceph-exporter.$(hostname)"