diff --git a/etcdmain/config.go b/etcdmain/config.go
index b541409a412..4bc900bc1ed 100644
--- a/etcdmain/config.go
+++ b/etcdmain/config.go
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/embed"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/flags"
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/version"
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 )
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ func newConfig() *config {
 	fs.StringVar(&cfg.WalDir, "wal-dir", cfg.WalDir, "Path to the dedicated wal directory.")
 	fs.Var(flags.NewURLsValue(embed.DefaultListenPeerURLs), "listen-peer-urls", "List of URLs to listen on for peer traffic.")
 	fs.Var(flags.NewURLsValue(embed.DefaultListenClientURLs), "listen-client-urls", "List of URLs to listen on for client traffic.")
+	fs.StringVar(&cfg.ListenMetricsUrlsJSON, "listen-metrics-urls", "", "List of URLs to listen on for metrics.")
 	fs.UintVar(&cfg.MaxSnapFiles, "max-snapshots", cfg.MaxSnapFiles, "Maximum number of snapshot files to retain (0 is unlimited).")
 	fs.UintVar(&cfg.MaxWalFiles, "max-wals", cfg.MaxWalFiles, "Maximum number of wal files to retain (0 is unlimited).")
 	fs.StringVar(&cfg.Name, "name", cfg.Name, "Human-readable name for this member.")
@@ -262,6 +265,15 @@ func (cfg *config) configFromCmdLine() error {
 	cfg.APUrls = flags.URLsFromFlag(cfg.FlagSet, "initial-advertise-peer-urls")
 	cfg.LCUrls = flags.URLsFromFlag(cfg.FlagSet, "listen-client-urls")
 	cfg.ACUrls = flags.URLsFromFlag(cfg.FlagSet, "advertise-client-urls")
+
+	if len(cfg.ListenMetricsUrlsJSON) > 0 {
+		u, err := types.NewURLs(strings.Split(cfg.ListenMetricsUrlsJSON, ","))
+		if err != nil {
+			plog.Fatalf("unexpected error setting up listen-metrics-urls: %v", err)
+		}
+		cfg.ListenMetricsUrls = []url.URL(u)
+	}
+
 	cfg.ClusterState = cfg.clusterState.String()
 	cfg.Fallback = cfg.fallback.String()
 	cfg.Proxy = cfg.proxy.String()
diff --git a/etcdmain/etcd.go b/etcdmain/etcd.go
index 2f7f00d61ad..722df51f92f 100644
--- a/etcdmain/etcd.go
+++ b/etcdmain/etcd.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func startProxy(cfg *config) error {
 		go func() {
 			plog.Info("proxy: listening for client requests on ", host)
 			mux := http.NewServeMux()
-			mux.Handle("/metrics", prometheus.Handler())
+			mux.Handle("/metrics", prometheus.Handler()) // v2 proxy just uses the same port
 			mux.Handle("/", ph)
 			plog.Fatal(http.Serve(l, mux))
 		}()
diff --git a/etcdmain/help.go b/etcdmain/help.go
index 5a5ea551a00..ad4d30240ee 100644
--- a/etcdmain/help.go
+++ b/etcdmain/help.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ member flags:
 		comma-separated whitelist of origins for CORS (cross-origin resource sharing).
 	--quota-backend-bytes '0'
 		raise alarms when backend size exceeds the given quota (0 defaults to low space quota).
-	--max-txn-ops '128' 
+	--max-txn-ops '128'
 		maximum number of operations permitted in a transaction.
 	--max-request-bytes '1572864'
 		maximum client request size in bytes the server will accept.
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ profiling flags:
 	--enable-pprof 'false'
 		Enable runtime profiling data via HTTP server. Address is at client URL + "/debug/pprof/"
 	--metrics 'basic'
-	  Set level of detail for exported metrics, specify 'extensive' to include histogram metrics.
+		Set level of detail for exported metrics, specify 'extensive' to include histogram metrics.
+	--listen-metrics-urls ''
+		List of URLs to listen on for metrics.
 
 auth flags:
 	--auth-token 'simple'