diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6958e8f..0ba7c40 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,17 +4,25 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gobwas/glob"
 )
 
+const (
+	DEFAULT_LISTEN_ADDRESS = ":9698"
+	DEFAULT_METRICS_PATH = "/metrics"
+)
+
 var defaultForceHighRes, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("FORCE_HIGH_RES"))
 
 var (
@@ -36,6 +44,8 @@ var (
 	includeDimensionsForMetrics = flag.String("include_dimensions_for_metrics", os.Getenv("INCLUDE_DIMENSIONS_FOR_METRICS"), "Only publish the specified dimensions for metrics (semi-colon-separated key values of comma-separated dimensions of METRIC=dim1,dim2;, e.g. 'flink_jobmanager=job_id')")
 	excludeDimensionsForMetrics = flag.String("exclude_dimensions_for_metrics", os.Getenv("EXCLUDE_DIMENSIONS_FOR_METRICS"), "Never publish the specified dimensions for metrics (semi-colon-separated key values of comma-separated dimensions of METRIC=dim1,dim2;, e.g. 'flink_jobmanager=job,host;zk_up=host,pod;')")
 	forceHighRes                = flag.Bool("force_high_res", defaultForceHighRes, "Publish all metrics with high resolution, even when original metrics don't have the label "+cwHighResLabel)
+	listenAddress               = flag.String("listen_address", os.Getenv("LISTEN_ADDRESS"), fmt.Sprintf("Address to expose metrics (default: %s)", DEFAULT_LISTEN_ADDRESS))
+	metricsPath                 = flag.String("metrics_path", os.Getenv("METRICS_PATH"), fmt.Sprintf("Path under which to expose metrics (default: %s)", DEFAULT_METRICS_PATH))
 )
 
 // kevValMustParse takes a string and exits with a message if it cannot parse as KEY=VALUE
@@ -89,6 +99,31 @@ func stringSliceToSet(slice []string) StringSet {
 	return boolMap
 }
 
+func startHttpServer(shutdownWaiter *sync.WaitGroup) *http.Server {
+	var metricsListenAddress = *listenAddress
+	if metricsListenAddress == "" {
+		metricsListenAddress = DEFAULT_LISTEN_ADDRESS
+	}
+
+	var metricsListenPath = *metricsPath
+	if metricsListenPath == "" {
+		metricsListenPath = DEFAULT_METRICS_PATH
+	}
+
+	server := &http.Server{Addr: metricsListenAddress}
+	http.Handle(metricsListenPath, promhttp.Handler())
+
+	go func() {
+		defer shutdownWaiter.Done()
+		log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("prometheus-to-cloudwatch: Http server listening on %s", metricsListenAddress))
+		if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			log.Fatalln(fmt.Sprintf("prometheus-to-cloudwatch: Http server failed to listen on %s", metricsListenAddress), err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return server
+}
+
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -227,5 +262,19 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
+
+	httpServerExitDone := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	httpServerExitDone.Add(1)
+	server := startHttpServer(httpServerExitDone)
+
 	bridge.Run(ctx)
+
+	shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err := server.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln("prometheus-to-cloudwatch: Failed to gracefully stop Http server", err)
+	}
+
+	httpServerExitDone.Wait()
 }
diff --git a/prometheus_to_cloudwatch.go b/prometheus_to_cloudwatch.go
index 6db0e25..0088fa9 100644
--- a/prometheus_to_cloudwatch.go
+++ b/prometheus_to_cloudwatch.go
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"math"
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
@@ -129,12 +131,21 @@ type Bridge struct {
 	includeDimensionsForMetrics   []MatcherWithStringSet
 	excludeDimensionsForMetrics   []MatcherWithStringSet
 	forceHighRes                  bool
+	metrics                       *metrics
+}
+
+type metrics struct {
+	publishesTotal            prometheus.Counter
+	publishErrorsTotal        prometheus.Counter
+	publishDuration           prometheus.Histogram
+	metricsTotal              prometheus.Counter
 }
 
 // NewBridge initializes and returns a pointer to a Bridge using the
 // supplied configuration, or an error if there is a problem with the configuration
 func NewBridge(c *Config) (*Bridge, error) {
 	b := &Bridge{}
+	b.metrics = newMetrics(c, prometheus.DefaultRegisterer)
 
 	if c.CloudWatchNamespace == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("CloudWatchNamespace required")
@@ -215,9 +226,12 @@ func (b *Bridge) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 			count, err := b.publishMetricsToCloudWatch(metricFamilies)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println("prometheus-to-cloudwatch: error publishing to CloudWatch:", err)
+				b.metrics.publishErrorsTotal.Inc()
 			}
 
 			log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("prometheus-to-cloudwatch: published %d metrics to CloudWatch", count))
+			b.metrics.metricsTotal.Add(float64(count))
+			b.metrics.publishesTotal.Inc()
 
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			log.Println("prometheus-to-cloudwatch: stopping")
@@ -226,11 +240,59 @@ func (b *Bridge) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+func newMetrics(c *Config, r prometheus.Registerer) *metrics {
+	m := &metrics{}
+
+	prometheusScrapeUrl := c.PrometheusScrapeUrl
+	if unescape, err := url.QueryUnescape(c.PrometheusScrapeUrl); err == nil {
+		prometheusScrapeUrl = unescape
+	}
+	labels := map[string]string{
+		"cloudwatchRegion":  c.CloudWatchRegion,
+		"prometheusScrapeUrl": prometheusScrapeUrl,
+	}
+
+	m.publishesTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "cloudwatch_bridge_publishes_total",
+		Help: "Number of publishes to cloudwatch.",
+		ConstLabels: labels,
+	})
+	m.publishErrorsTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "cloudwatch_bridge_publish_errors_total",
+		Help: "Number of cloudwatch publish errors.",
+		ConstLabels: labels,
+	})
+	m.publishDuration = prometheus.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+		Name: "cloudwatch_bridge_publish_duration_seconds",
+		Help: "Duration of cloudwatch publishes",
+		ConstLabels: labels,
+	})
+
+	m.metricsTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "cloudwatch_bridge_metrics_total",
+		Help: "Number of mmetrics published to cloudwatch.",
+		ConstLabels: labels,
+	})
+
+	if r != nil {
+		r.MustRegister(
+			m.publishesTotal,
+			m.publishErrorsTotal,
+			m.publishDuration,
+			m.metricsTotal,
+		)
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
 // NOTE: The CloudWatch API has the following limitations:
 //  - Max 40kb request size
 //	- Single namespace per request
 //	- Max 10 dimensions per metric
 func (b *Bridge) publishMetricsToCloudWatch(mfs []*dto.MetricFamily) (count int, e error) {
+	start := time.Now()
+	defer func() { b.metrics.publishDuration.Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds()) }()
+
 	vec, err := expfmt.ExtractSamples(&expfmt.DecodeOptions{Timestamp: model.Now()}, mfs...)
 
 	if err != nil {