diff --git a/cloud/lib/component/component.go b/cloud/lib/component/component.go
index 9337d52..1acd961 100644
--- a/cloud/lib/component/component.go
+++ b/cloud/lib/component/component.go
@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@
 package component
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"flag"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/adrg/xdg"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/collectors"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
@@ -45,6 +51,16 @@
 	// ComponentName is the name of this component, which should be [a-z0-9+]. It's
 	// used to prefix all flags set by the Configuration.
 	ComponentName string
+
+	// PrometheusListenAddress is the address on which the component should serve
+	// Prometheus metrics.
+	PrometheusListenAddress string
+	// PrometheusInsecure enables serving Prometheus metrics without any TLS, running
+	// a plain HTTP listener. If disabled, Prometheus metrics are served using the
+	// same PKI setup as the components' gRPC server.
+	PrometheusInsecure bool
+
+	prometheusRegistry *prometheus.Registry
 }
 
 // RegisterFlags registers the component configuration to be provided by flags.
@@ -54,6 +70,8 @@
 	flag.StringVar(&c.GRPCCertificatePath, componentName+"_grpc_certificate_path", "", "Path to gRPC server/client certificate for "+componentName)
 	flag.StringVar(&c.GRPCCAPath, componentName+"_grpc_ca_certificate_path", "", "Path to gRPC CA certificate for "+componentName)
 	flag.StringVar(&c.GRPCListenAddress, componentName+"_grpc_listen_address", ":4242", "Address to listen at for gRPC connections for "+componentName)
+	flag.StringVar(&c.PrometheusListenAddress, componentName+"_prometheus_listen_address", ":4243", "Address to listen at for Prometheus connections for "+componentName)
+	flag.BoolVar(&c.PrometheusInsecure, componentName+"_prometheus_insecure", false, "Serve plain HTTP prometheus without mTLS. If not set, main gRPC TLS credentials/certificates are used")
 
 	flag.BoolVar(&c.DevCerts, componentName+"_dev_certs", false, "Use developer certificates (autogenerated) for "+componentName)
 	flag.StringVar(&c.DevCertsPath, componentName+"_dev_certs_path", filepath.Join(xdg.ConfigHome, "monogon-dev-certs"), "Path for storing developer certificates")
@@ -61,9 +79,7 @@
 	c.ComponentName = componentName
 }
 
-// GRPCServerOptions returns pre-built grpc.ServerOptions that this component
-// should use to serve internal gRPC.
-func (c *ComponentConfig) GRPCServerOptions() []grpc.ServerOption {
+func (c *ComponentConfig) getTLSConfig() *tls.Config {
 	var certPath, keyPath, caPath string
 	if c.DevCerts {
 		// Use devcerts if requested.
@@ -97,13 +113,66 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Exitf("Could not load GRPC TLS keypair: %v", err)
 	}
-	tlsConf := &tls.Config{
+	return &tls.Config{
 		Certificates: []tls.Certificate{pair},
 		ClientAuth:   tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert,
 		ClientCAs:    certPool,
 	}
+}
+
+// PrometheusRegistry returns this component's singleton Prometheus registry,
+// creating it as needed. This method is not goroutine-safe, and should only be
+// called during the setup process of the Component.
+func (c *ComponentConfig) PrometheusRegistry() *prometheus.Registry {
+	if c.prometheusRegistry == nil {
+		c.prometheusRegistry = prometheus.NewRegistry()
+		c.prometheusRegistry.Register(collectors.NewGoCollector())
+		c.prometheusRegistry.Register(collectors.NewProcessCollector(collectors.ProcessCollectorOpts{}))
+	}
+	return c.prometheusRegistry
+}
+
+// StartPrometheus starts a Prometheus metrics server in a goroutine. It will
+// serve any metrics that have been registered with the registry returned by
+// PrometheusRegistry.
+func (c *ComponentConfig) StartPrometheus(ctx context.Context) {
+	reg := c.PrometheusRegistry()
+
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.HandlerFor(reg, promhttp.HandlerOpts{}))
+
+	var lis net.Listener
+	var err error
+
+	if c.PrometheusInsecure {
+		lis, err = net.Listen("tcp", c.PrometheusListenAddress)
+	} else {
+		lis, err = tls.Listen("tcp", c.PrometheusListenAddress, c.getTLSConfig())
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Exitf("Could not listen on prometheus address: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	srv := http.Server{
+		Handler: mux,
+	}
+	go func() {
+		klog.Infof("Prometheus listening on %s", lis.Addr())
+		if err := srv.Serve(lis); err != nil && ctx.Err() == nil {
+			klog.Exitf("Prometheus serve failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		srv.Close()
+	}()
+}
+
+// GRPCServerOptions returns pre-built grpc.ServerOptions that this component
+// should use to serve internal gRPC.
+func (c *ComponentConfig) GRPCServerOptions() []grpc.ServerOption {
 	return []grpc.ServerOption{
-		grpc.Creds(credentials.NewTLS(tlsConf)),
+		grpc.Creds(credentials.NewTLS(c.getTLSConfig())),
 	}
 }