diff --git a/cmd/docker-driver/loki.go b/cmd/docker-driver/loki.go
index 63a736bdcb934..e8a313ee46697 100644
--- a/cmd/docker-driver/loki.go
+++ b/cmd/docker-driver/loki.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func New(logCtx logger.Info, logger log.Logger) (logger.Logger, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	c, err := client.New(cfg.clientConfig, logger)
+	c, err := client.New(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, cfg.clientConfig, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/fluent-bit/client.go b/cmd/fluent-bit/client.go
index 42be94a06bcd6..25bdb05b2bd5d 100644
--- a/cmd/fluent-bit/client.go
+++ b/cmd/fluent-bit/client.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/client"
 )
@@ -11,5 +12,5 @@ func NewClient(cfg *config, logger log.Logger) (client.Client, error) {
 	if cfg.bufferConfig.buffer {
 		return NewBuffer(cfg, logger)
 	}
-	return client.New(cfg.clientConfig, logger)
+	return client.New(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, cfg.clientConfig, logger)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/fluent-bit/dque.go b/cmd/fluent-bit/dque.go
index 6515b11307f97..9648ba42e7ff2 100644
--- a/cmd/fluent-bit/dque.go
+++ b/cmd/fluent-bit/dque.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/joncrlsn/dque"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/logproto"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func newDque(cfg *config, logger log.Logger) (client.Client, error) {
 		_ = q.queue.TurboOn()
 	}
 
-	q.loki, err = client.New(cfg.clientConfig, logger)
+	q.loki, err = client.New(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, cfg.clientConfig, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/client/client.go b/pkg/promtail/client/client.go
index f59dea5146bc8..4c4054fdfb156 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/client/client.go
@@ -42,60 +42,62 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	encodedBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+	UserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("promtail/%s", version.Version)
+)
+
+type metrics struct {
+	encodedBytes     *prometheus.CounterVec
+	sentBytes        *prometheus.CounterVec
+	droppedBytes     *prometheus.CounterVec
+	sentEntries      *prometheus.CounterVec
+	droppedEntries   *prometheus.CounterVec
+	requestDuration  *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	batchRetries     *prometheus.CounterVec
+	streamLag        *metric.Gauges
+	countersWithHost []*prometheus.CounterVec
+}
+
+func newMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer) *metrics {
+	var m metrics
+
+	m.encodedBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace: "promtail",
 		Name:      "encoded_bytes_total",
 		Help:      "Number of bytes encoded and ready to send.",
 	}, []string{HostLabel})
-	sentBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+	m.sentBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace: "promtail",
 		Name:      "sent_bytes_total",
 		Help:      "Number of bytes sent.",
 	}, []string{HostLabel})
-	droppedBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+	m.droppedBytes = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace: "promtail",
 		Name:      "dropped_bytes_total",
 		Help:      "Number of bytes dropped because failed to be sent to the ingester after all retries.",
 	}, []string{HostLabel})
-	sentEntries = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+	m.sentEntries = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace: "promtail",
 		Name:      "sent_entries_total",
 		Help:      "Number of log entries sent to the ingester.",
 	}, []string{HostLabel})
-	droppedEntries = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+	m.droppedEntries = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace: "promtail",
 		Name:      "dropped_entries_total",
 		Help:      "Number of log entries dropped because failed to be sent to the ingester after all retries.",
 	}, []string{HostLabel})
-	requestDuration = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+	m.requestDuration = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 		Namespace: "promtail",
 		Name:      "request_duration_seconds",
 		Help:      "Duration of send requests.",
 	}, []string{"status_code", HostLabel})
-	batchRetries = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+	m.batchRetries = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace: "promtail",
 		Name:      "batch_retries_total",
 		Help:      "Number of times batches has had to be retried.",
 	}, []string{HostLabel})
-	streamLag *metric.Gauges
-
-	countersWithHost = []*prometheus.CounterVec{
-		encodedBytes, sentBytes, droppedBytes, sentEntries, droppedEntries,
-	}
 
-	UserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("promtail/%s", version.Version)
-)
-
-func init() {
-	prometheus.MustRegister(encodedBytes)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(sentBytes)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(droppedBytes)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(sentEntries)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(droppedEntries)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(requestDuration)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(batchRetries)
 	var err error
-	streamLag, err = metric.NewGauges("promtail_stream_lag_seconds",
+	m.streamLag, err = metric.NewGauges("promtail_stream_lag_seconds",
 		"Difference between current time and last batch timestamp for successful sends",
 		metric.GaugeConfig{Action: "set"},
 		int64(1*time.Minute.Seconds()), // This strips out files which update slowly and reduces noise in this metric.
@@ -103,7 +105,25 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	prometheus.MustRegister(streamLag)
+
+	m.countersWithHost = []*prometheus.CounterVec{
+		m.encodedBytes, m.sentBytes, m.droppedBytes, m.sentEntries, m.droppedEntries,
+	}
+
+	if reg != nil {
+		reg.MustRegister(
+			m.encodedBytes,
+			m.sentBytes,
+			m.droppedBytes,
+			m.sentEntries,
+			m.droppedEntries,
+			m.requestDuration,
+			m.batchRetries,
+			m.streamLag,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return &m
 }
 
 // Client pushes entries to Loki and can be stopped
@@ -115,6 +135,7 @@ type Client interface {
 
 // Client for pushing logs in snappy-compressed protos over HTTP.
 type client struct {
+	metrics *metrics
 	logger  log.Logger
 	cfg     Config
 	client  *http.Client
@@ -131,7 +152,7 @@ type client struct {
 }
 
 // New makes a new Client.
-func New(cfg Config, logger log.Logger) (Client, error) {
+func New(reg prometheus.Registerer, cfg Config, logger log.Logger) (Client, error) {
 	if cfg.URL.URL == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("client needs target URL")
 	}
@@ -142,6 +163,7 @@ func New(cfg Config, logger log.Logger) (Client, error) {
 		logger:  log.With(logger, "component", "client", "host", cfg.URL.Host),
 		cfg:     cfg,
 		entries: make(chan api.Entry),
+		metrics: newMetrics(reg),
 
 		externalLabels: cfg.ExternalLabels.LabelSet,
 		ctx:            ctx,
@@ -162,7 +184,7 @@ func New(cfg Config, logger log.Logger) (Client, error) {
 
 	// Initialize counters to 0 so the metrics are exported before the first
 	// occurrence of incrementing to avoid missing metrics.
-	for _, counter := range countersWithHost {
+	for _, counter := range c.metrics.countersWithHost {
 		counter.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(0)
 	}
 
@@ -249,7 +271,7 @@ func (c *client) sendBatch(tenantID string, batch *batch) {
 		return
 	}
 	bufBytes := float64(len(buf))
-	encodedBytes.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(bufBytes)
+	c.metrics.encodedBytes.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(bufBytes)
 
 	backoff := util.NewBackoff(c.ctx, c.cfg.BackoffConfig)
 	var status int
@@ -258,11 +280,11 @@ func (c *client) sendBatch(tenantID string, batch *batch) {
 		// send uses `timeout` internally, so `context.Background` is good enough.
 		status, err = c.send(context.Background(), tenantID, buf)
 
-		requestDuration.WithLabelValues(strconv.Itoa(status), c.cfg.URL.Host).Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
+		c.metrics.requestDuration.WithLabelValues(strconv.Itoa(status), c.cfg.URL.Host).Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
 
 		if err == nil {
-			sentBytes.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(bufBytes)
-			sentEntries.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(float64(entriesCount))
+			c.metrics.sentBytes.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(bufBytes)
+			c.metrics.sentEntries.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(float64(entriesCount))
 			for _, s := range batch.streams {
 				lbls, err := parser.ParseMetric(s.Labels)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -280,7 +302,7 @@ func (c *client) sendBatch(tenantID string, batch *batch) {
 					}
 				}
 				if lblSet != nil {
-					streamLag.With(lblSet).Set(time.Since(s.Entries[len(s.Entries)-1].Timestamp).Seconds())
+					c.metrics.streamLag.With(lblSet).Set(time.Since(s.Entries[len(s.Entries)-1].Timestamp).Seconds())
 				}
 			}
 			return
@@ -292,7 +314,7 @@ func (c *client) sendBatch(tenantID string, batch *batch) {
 		}
 
 		level.Warn(c.logger).Log("msg", "error sending batch, will retry", "status", status, "error", err)
-		batchRetries.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Inc()
+		c.metrics.batchRetries.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Inc()
 		backoff.Wait()
 
 		// Make sure it sends at least once before checking for retry.
@@ -303,8 +325,8 @@ func (c *client) sendBatch(tenantID string, batch *batch) {
 
 	if err != nil {
 		level.Error(c.logger).Log("msg", "final error sending batch", "status", status, "error", err)
-		droppedBytes.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(bufBytes)
-		droppedEntries.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(float64(entriesCount))
+		c.metrics.droppedBytes.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(bufBytes)
+		c.metrics.droppedEntries.WithLabelValues(c.cfg.URL.Host).Add(float64(entriesCount))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -382,5 +404,5 @@ func (c *client) processEntry(e api.Entry) (api.Entry, string) {
 
 func (c *client) UnregisterLatencyMetric(labels model.LabelSet) {
 	labels[HostLabel] = model.LabelValue(c.cfg.URL.Host)
-	streamLag.Delete(labels)
+	c.metrics.streamLag.Delete(labels)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/client/client_test.go b/pkg/promtail/client/client_test.go
index 321c356be313e..9cd14271062df 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/client/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/client/client_test.go
@@ -238,9 +238,7 @@ func TestClient_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for testName, testData := range tests {
 		t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Reset metrics
-			sentEntries.Reset()
-			droppedEntries.Reset()
+			reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
 
 			// Create a buffer channel where we do enqueue received requests
 			receivedReqsChan := make(chan receivedReq, 10)
@@ -267,7 +265,7 @@ func TestClient_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 				TenantID:       testData.clientTenantID,
 			}
 
-			c, err := New(cfg, log.NewNopLogger())
+			c, err := New(reg, cfg, log.NewNopLogger())
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// Send all the input log entries
@@ -301,7 +299,7 @@ func TestClient_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 			require.ElementsMatch(t, testData.expectedReqs, receivedReqs)
 
 			expectedMetrics := strings.Replace(testData.expectedMetrics, "__HOST__", serverURL.Host, -1)
-			err = testutil.GatherAndCompare(prometheus.DefaultGatherer, strings.NewReader(expectedMetrics), "promtail_sent_entries_total", "promtail_dropped_entries_total")
+			err = testutil.GatherAndCompare(reg, strings.NewReader(expectedMetrics), "promtail_sent_entries_total", "promtail_dropped_entries_total")
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 		})
 	}
@@ -372,9 +370,7 @@ func TestClient_StopNow(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Reset metrics
-			sentEntries.Reset()
-			droppedEntries.Reset()
+			reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
 
 			// Create a buffer channel where we do enqueue received requests
 			receivedReqsChan := make(chan receivedReq, 10)
@@ -401,7 +397,7 @@ func TestClient_StopNow(t *testing.T) {
 				TenantID:       c.clientTenantID,
 			}
 
-			cl, err := New(cfg, log.NewNopLogger())
+			cl, err := New(reg, cfg, log.NewNopLogger())
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// Send all the input log entries
@@ -441,7 +437,7 @@ func TestClient_StopNow(t *testing.T) {
 			require.ElementsMatch(t, c.expectedReqs, receivedReqs)
 
 			expectedMetrics := strings.Replace(c.expectedMetrics, "__HOST__", serverURL.Host, -1)
-			err = testutil.GatherAndCompare(prometheus.DefaultGatherer, strings.NewReader(expectedMetrics), "promtail_sent_entries_total", "promtail_dropped_entries_total")
+			err = testutil.GatherAndCompare(reg, strings.NewReader(expectedMetrics), "promtail_sent_entries_total", "promtail_dropped_entries_total")
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/client/logger.go b/pkg/promtail/client/logger.go
index 9a8f960179d44..9f18024e991aa 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/client/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/client/logger.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/api"
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ type logger struct {
 }
 
 // NewLogger creates a new client logger that logs entries instead of sending them.
-func NewLogger(log log.Logger, externalLabels lokiflag.LabelSet, cfgs ...Config) (Client, error) {
+func NewLogger(reg prometheus.Registerer, log log.Logger, externalLabels lokiflag.LabelSet, cfgs ...Config) (Client, error) {
 	// make sure the clients config is valid
-	c, err := NewMulti(log, externalLabels, cfgs...)
+	c, err := NewMulti(reg, log, externalLabels, cfgs...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/client/logger_test.go b/pkg/promtail/client/logger_test.go
index 72f17a4c7ba44..825a2a7bd8fbc 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/client/logger_test.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/client/logger_test.go
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestNewLogger(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := NewLogger(util.Logger, flagext.LabelSet{}, []Config{}...)
+	_, err := NewLogger(nil, util.Logger, flagext.LabelSet{}, []Config{}...)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
-	l, err := NewLogger(util.Logger, flagext.LabelSet{}, []Config{{URL: cortexflag.URLValue{URL: &url.URL{Host: "string"}}}}...)
+	l, err := NewLogger(nil, util.Logger, flagext.LabelSet{}, []Config{{URL: cortexflag.URLValue{URL: &url.URL{Host: "string"}}}}...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	l.Chan() <- api.Entry{Labels: model.LabelSet{"foo": "bar"}, Entry: logproto.Entry{Timestamp: time.Now(), Line: "entry"}}
 	l.Stop()
-
 }
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/client/multi.go b/pkg/promtail/client/multi.go
index 9f962c3fd2e60..380adaf5f5a40 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/client/multi.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/client/multi.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/api"
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/util/flagext"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ type MultiClient struct {
 }
 
 // NewMulti creates a new client
-func NewMulti(logger log.Logger, externalLabels flagext.LabelSet, cfgs ...Config) (Client, error) {
+func NewMulti(reg prometheus.Registerer, logger log.Logger, externalLabels flagext.LabelSet, cfgs ...Config) (Client, error) {
 	if len(cfgs) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("at least one client config should be provided")
 	}
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func NewMulti(logger log.Logger, externalLabels flagext.LabelSet, cfgs ...Config
 		// not typically the order of precedence, the assumption here is someone providing a specific config in
 		// yaml is doing so explicitly to make a key specific to a client.
 		cfg.ExternalLabels = flagext.LabelSet{LabelSet: externalLabels.Merge(cfg.ExternalLabels.LabelSet)}
-		client, err := New(cfg, logger)
+		client, err := New(reg, cfg, logger)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/client/multi_test.go b/pkg/promtail/client/multi_test.go
index 980c7ed7ee90e..b23cc40923467 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/client/multi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/client/multi_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestNewMulti(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := NewMulti(util.Logger, lokiflag.LabelSet{}, []Config{}...)
+	_, err := NewMulti(nil, util.Logger, lokiflag.LabelSet{}, []Config{}...)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected err but got nil")
 	}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestNewMulti(t *testing.T) {
 		ExternalLabels: lokiflag.LabelSet{LabelSet: model.LabelSet{"hi": "there"}},
 	}
 
-	clients, err := NewMulti(util.Logger, lokiflag.LabelSet{LabelSet: model.LabelSet{"order": "command"}}, cc1, cc2)
+	clients, err := NewMulti(nil, util.Logger, lokiflag.LabelSet{LabelSet: model.LabelSet{"order": "command"}}, cc1, cc2)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected err: nil got:%v", err)
 	}
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ func TestMultiClient_Stop(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMultiClient_Handle(t *testing.T) {
-
 	f := fake.New(func() {})
 	clients := []Client{f, f, f, f, f, f}
 	m := &MultiClient{
@@ -114,5 +113,4 @@ func TestMultiClient_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(f.Received()) != len(clients) {
 		t.Fatal("missing handle call")
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/promtail.go b/pkg/promtail/promtail.go
index 82a6859cd6e6b..777df8c1cc4dc 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/promtail.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/promtail.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/client"
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/config"
@@ -23,12 +24,20 @@ func WithLogger(log log.Logger) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// Promtail is the root struct for Promtail...
+// WithRegisterer overrides the default registerer for Promtail.
+func WithRegisterer(reg prometheus.Registerer) Option {
+	return func(p *Promtail) {
+		p.reg = reg
+	}
+}
+
+// Promtail is the root struct for Promtail.
 type Promtail struct {
 	client         client.Client
 	targetManagers *targets.TargetManagers
 	server         server.Server
 	logger         log.Logger
+	reg            prometheus.Registerer
 
 	stopped bool
 	mtx     sync.Mutex
@@ -40,6 +49,7 @@ func New(cfg config.Config, dryRun bool, opts ...Option) (*Promtail, error) {
 	// them.
 	promtail := &Promtail{
 		logger: util.Logger,
+		reg:    prometheus.DefaultRegisterer,
 	}
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(promtail)
@@ -61,19 +71,19 @@ func New(cfg config.Config, dryRun bool, opts ...Option) (*Promtail, error) {
 
 	var err error
 	if dryRun {
-		promtail.client, err = client.NewLogger(promtail.logger, cfg.ClientConfig.ExternalLabels, cfg.ClientConfigs...)
+		promtail.client, err = client.NewLogger(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, promtail.logger, cfg.ClientConfig.ExternalLabels, cfg.ClientConfigs...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		cfg.PositionsConfig.ReadOnly = true
 	} else {
-		promtail.client, err = client.NewMulti(promtail.logger, cfg.ClientConfig.ExternalLabels, cfg.ClientConfigs...)
+		promtail.client, err = client.NewMulti(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, promtail.logger, cfg.ClientConfig.ExternalLabels, cfg.ClientConfigs...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	tms, err := targets.NewTargetManagers(promtail, promtail.logger, cfg.PositionsConfig, promtail.client, cfg.ScrapeConfig, &cfg.TargetConfig)
+	tms, err := targets.NewTargetManagers(promtail, promtail.reg, promtail.logger, cfg.PositionsConfig, promtail.client, cfg.ScrapeConfig, &cfg.TargetConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetarget.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetarget.go
index f22170f26dbd9..8a380e91c6beb 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetarget.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetarget.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	fsnotify "gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1"
 
@@ -22,35 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/targets/target"
 )
 
-var (
-	readBytes = promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "read_bytes_total",
-		Help:      "Number of bytes read.",
-	}, []string{"path"})
-	totalBytes = promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "file_bytes_total",
-		Help:      "Number of bytes total.",
-	}, []string{"path"})
-	readLines = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "read_lines_total",
-		Help:      "Number of lines read.",
-	}, []string{"path"})
-	filesActive = promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "files_active_total",
-		Help:      "Number of active files.",
-	})
-	logLengthHistogram = promauto.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "log_entries_bytes",
-		Help:      "the total count of bytes",
-		Buckets:   prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(16, 2, 8),
-	}, []string{"path"})
-)
-
 const (
 	FilenameLabel = "filename"
 )
@@ -76,7 +45,8 @@ func (cfg *Config) RegisterFlags(flags *flag.FlagSet) {
 // FileTarget describes a particular set of logs.
 // nolint:golint
 type FileTarget struct {
-	logger log.Logger
+	metrics *Metrics
+	logger  log.Logger
 
 	handler          api.EntryHandler
 	positions        positions.Positions
@@ -95,7 +65,7 @@ type FileTarget struct {
 }
 
 // NewFileTarget create a new FileTarget.
-func NewFileTarget(logger log.Logger, handler api.EntryHandler, positions positions.Positions, path string, labels model.LabelSet, discoveredLabels model.LabelSet, targetConfig *Config) (*FileTarget, error) {
+func NewFileTarget(metrics *Metrics, logger log.Logger, handler api.EntryHandler, positions positions.Positions, path string, labels model.LabelSet, discoveredLabels model.LabelSet, targetConfig *Config) (*FileTarget, error) {
 
 	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -104,6 +74,7 @@ func NewFileTarget(logger log.Logger, handler api.EntryHandler, positions positi
 
 	t := &FileTarget{
 		logger:           logger,
+		metrics:          metrics,
 		watcher:          watcher,
 		path:             path,
 		labels:           labels,
@@ -301,7 +272,7 @@ func (t *FileTarget) startTailing(ps []string) {
 			continue
 		}
 		level.Debug(t.logger).Log("msg", "tailing new file", "filename", p)
-		tailer, err := newTailer(t.logger, t.handler, t.positions, p)
+		tailer, err := newTailer(t.metrics, t.logger, t.handler, t.positions, p)
 		if err != nil {
 			level.Error(t.logger).Log("msg", "failed to start tailer", "error", err, "filename", p)
 			continue
@@ -379,7 +350,7 @@ func (t *FileTarget) reportSize(ms []string) {
 				// the tail code will also check if the file exists before creating a tailer.
 				return
 			}
-			totalBytes.WithLabelValues(m).Set(float64(fi.Size()))
+			t.metrics.totalBytes.WithLabelValues(m).Set(float64(fi.Size()))
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetarget_test.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetarget_test.go
index 15725a57ab706..a5efc9dcc7e5f 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetarget_test.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetarget_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ func TestLongPositionsSyncDelayStillSavesCorrectPosition(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	target, err := NewFileTarget(logger, client, ps, logFile, nil, nil, &Config{
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
+	target, err := NewFileTarget(metrics, logger, client, ps, logFile, nil, nil, &Config{
 		SyncPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ func TestWatchEntireDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	target, err := NewFileTarget(logger, client, ps, logFileDir+"*", nil, nil, &Config{
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
+	target, err := NewFileTarget(metrics, logger, client, ps, logFileDir+"*", nil, nil, &Config{
 		SyncPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -228,7 +230,8 @@ func TestFileRolls(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	target, err := NewFileTarget(logger, client, positions, dirName+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
+	target, err := NewFileTarget(metrics, logger, client, positions, dirName+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
 		SyncPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -324,7 +327,8 @@ func TestResumesWhereLeftOff(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	target, err := NewFileTarget(logger, client, ps, dirName+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
+	target, err := NewFileTarget(metrics, logger, client, ps, dirName+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
 		SyncPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -358,7 +362,7 @@ func TestResumesWhereLeftOff(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Create a new target, keep the same client so we can track what was sent through the handler.
-	target2, err := NewFileTarget(logger, client, ps2, dirName+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
+	target2, err := NewFileTarget(metrics, logger, client, ps2, dirName+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
 		SyncPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -431,7 +435,8 @@ func TestGlobWithMultipleFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	target, err := NewFileTarget(logger, client, ps, dirName+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
+	target, err := NewFileTarget(metrics, logger, client, ps, dirName+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
 		SyncPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -527,7 +532,8 @@ func TestFileTargetSync(t *testing.T) {
 	client := fake.New(func() {})
 	defer client.Stop()
 
-	target, err := NewFileTarget(logger, client, ps, logDir1+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
+	target, err := NewFileTarget(metrics, logger, client, ps, logDir1+"/*.log", nil, nil, &Config{
 		SyncPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetargetmanager.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetargetmanager.go
index 4eaf98c3af396..8d4db43e5cecd 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetargetmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/filetargetmanager.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/discovery"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/discovery/kubernetes"
@@ -32,19 +31,6 @@ const (
 	kubernetesPodNodeField = "spec.nodeName"
 )
 
-var (
-	failedTargets = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "targets_failed_total",
-		Help:      "Number of failed targets.",
-	}, []string{"reason"})
-	targetsActive = promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "targets_active_total",
-		Help:      "Number of active total.",
-	})
-)
-
 // FileTargetManager manages a set of targets.
 // nolint:golint
 type FileTargetManager struct {
@@ -56,12 +42,18 @@ type FileTargetManager struct {
 
 // NewFileTargetManager creates a new TargetManager.
 func NewFileTargetManager(
+	metrics *Metrics,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	positions positions.Positions,
 	client api.EntryHandler,
 	scrapeConfigs []scrapeconfig.Config,
 	targetConfig *Config,
 ) (*FileTargetManager, error) {
+	reg := metrics.reg
+	if reg == nil {
+		reg = prometheus.DefaultRegisterer
+	}
+
 	ctx, quit := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	tm := &FileTargetManager{
 		log:     logger,
@@ -81,8 +73,7 @@ func NewFileTargetManager(
 			continue
 		}
 
-		registerer := prometheus.DefaultRegisterer
-		pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "file_pipeline"), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, registerer)
+		pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "file_pipeline"), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, reg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -113,6 +104,7 @@ func NewFileTargetManager(
 		}
 
 		s := &targetSyncer{
+			metrics:        metrics,
 			log:            logger,
 			positions:      positions,
 			relabelConfig:  cfg.RelabelConfigs,
@@ -181,6 +173,7 @@ func (tm *FileTargetManager) AllTargets() map[string][]target.Target {
 
 // targetSyncer sync targets based on service discovery changes.
 type targetSyncer struct {
+	metrics      *Metrics
 	log          log.Logger
 	positions    positions.Positions
 	entryHandler api.EntryHandler
@@ -223,7 +216,7 @@ func (s *targetSyncer) sync(groups []*targetgroup.Group) {
 			if processedLabels == nil {
 				dropped = append(dropped, target.NewDroppedTarget("dropping target, no labels", discoveredLabels))
 				level.Debug(s.log).Log("msg", "dropping target, no labels")
-				failedTargets.WithLabelValues("empty_labels").Inc()
+				s.metrics.failedTargets.WithLabelValues("empty_labels").Inc()
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -231,7 +224,7 @@ func (s *targetSyncer) sync(groups []*targetgroup.Group) {
 			if ok && string(host) != s.hostname {
 				dropped = append(dropped, target.NewDroppedTarget(fmt.Sprintf("ignoring target, wrong host (labels:%s hostname:%s)", labels.String(), s.hostname), discoveredLabels))
 				level.Debug(s.log).Log("msg", "ignoring target, wrong host", "labels", labels.String(), "hostname", s.hostname)
-				failedTargets.WithLabelValues("wrong_host").Inc()
+				s.metrics.failedTargets.WithLabelValues("wrong_host").Inc()
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -239,7 +232,7 @@ func (s *targetSyncer) sync(groups []*targetgroup.Group) {
 			if !ok {
 				dropped = append(dropped, target.NewDroppedTarget("no path for target", discoveredLabels))
 				level.Info(s.log).Log("msg", "no path for target", "labels", labels.String())
-				failedTargets.WithLabelValues("no_path").Inc()
+				s.metrics.failedTargets.WithLabelValues("no_path").Inc()
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -254,7 +247,7 @@ func (s *targetSyncer) sync(groups []*targetgroup.Group) {
 			if _, ok := s.targets[key]; ok {
 				dropped = append(dropped, target.NewDroppedTarget("ignoring target, already exists", discoveredLabels))
 				level.Debug(s.log).Log("msg", "ignoring target, already exists", "labels", labels.String())
-				failedTargets.WithLabelValues("exists").Inc()
+				s.metrics.failedTargets.WithLabelValues("exists").Inc()
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -263,11 +256,11 @@ func (s *targetSyncer) sync(groups []*targetgroup.Group) {
 			if err != nil {
 				dropped = append(dropped, target.NewDroppedTarget(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create target: %s", err.Error()), discoveredLabels))
 				level.Error(s.log).Log("msg", "Failed to create target", "key", key, "error", err)
-				failedTargets.WithLabelValues("error").Inc()
+				s.metrics.failedTargets.WithLabelValues("error").Inc()
 				continue
 			}
 
-			targetsActive.Add(1.)
+			s.metrics.targetsActive.Add(1.)
 			s.targets[key] = t
 		}
 	}
@@ -276,7 +269,7 @@ func (s *targetSyncer) sync(groups []*targetgroup.Group) {
 		if _, ok := targets[key]; !ok {
 			level.Info(s.log).Log("msg", "Removing target", "key", key)
 			target.Stop()
-			targetsActive.Add(-1.)
+			s.metrics.targetsActive.Add(-1.)
 			delete(s.targets, key)
 		}
 	}
@@ -284,7 +277,7 @@ func (s *targetSyncer) sync(groups []*targetgroup.Group) {
 }
 
 func (s *targetSyncer) newTarget(path string, labels model.LabelSet, discoveredLabels model.LabelSet) (*FileTarget, error) {
-	return NewFileTarget(s.log, s.entryHandler, s.positions, path, labels, discoveredLabels, s.targetConfig)
+	return NewFileTarget(s.metrics, s.log, s.entryHandler, s.positions, path, labels, discoveredLabels, s.targetConfig)
 }
 
 func (s *targetSyncer) DroppedTargets() []target.Target {
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/metrics.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..48e0d6bcd84ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package file
+
+import "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
+// Metrics hold the set of file-based metrics.
+type Metrics struct {
+	// Registerer used. May be nil.
+	reg prometheus.Registerer
+
+	// File-specific metrics
+	readBytes          *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	totalBytes         *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	readLines          *prometheus.CounterVec
+	filesActive        prometheus.Gauge
+	logLengthHistogram *prometheus.HistogramVec
+
+	// Manager metrics
+	failedTargets *prometheus.CounterVec
+	targetsActive prometheus.Gauge
+}
+
+// NewMetrics creates a new set of file metrics. If reg is non-nil, the metrics
+// will be registered.
+func NewMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer) *Metrics {
+	var m Metrics
+	m.reg = reg
+
+	m.readBytes = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "read_bytes_total",
+		Help:      "Number of bytes read.",
+	}, []string{"path"})
+	m.totalBytes = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "file_bytes_total",
+		Help:      "Number of bytes total.",
+	}, []string{"path"})
+	m.readLines = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "read_lines_total",
+		Help:      "Number of lines read.",
+	}, []string{"path"})
+	m.filesActive = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "files_active_total",
+		Help:      "Number of active files.",
+	})
+	m.logLengthHistogram = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "log_entries_bytes",
+		Help:      "the total count of bytes",
+		Buckets:   prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(16, 2, 8),
+	}, []string{"path"})
+
+	m.failedTargets = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "targets_failed_total",
+		Help:      "Number of failed targets.",
+	}, []string{"reason"})
+	m.targetsActive = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "targets_active_total",
+		Help:      "Number of active total.",
+	})
+
+	if reg != nil {
+		reg.MustRegister(
+			m.readBytes,
+			m.totalBytes,
+			m.readLines,
+			m.filesActive,
+			m.logLengthHistogram,
+			m.failedTargets,
+			m.targetsActive,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return &m
+}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/tailer.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/tailer.go
index 38fd94da7a284..15ffdc06b174c 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/file/tailer.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/file/tailer.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type tailer struct {
+	metrics   *Metrics
 	logger    log.Logger
 	handler   api.EntryHandler
 	positions positions.Positions
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ type tailer struct {
 	done    chan struct{}
 }
 
-func newTailer(logger log.Logger, handler api.EntryHandler, positions positions.Positions, path string) (*tailer, error) {
+func newTailer(metrics *Metrics, logger log.Logger, handler api.EntryHandler, positions positions.Positions, path string) (*tailer, error) {
 	// Simple check to make sure the file we are tailing doesn't
 	// have a position already saved which is past the end of the file.
 	fi, err := os.Stat(path)
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ func newTailer(logger log.Logger, handler api.EntryHandler, positions positions.
 
 	logger = log.With(logger, "component", "tailer")
 	tailer := &tailer{
+		metrics:   metrics,
 		logger:    logger,
 		handler:   api.AddLabelsMiddleware(model.LabelSet{FilenameLabel: model.LabelValue(path)}).Wrap(handler),
 		positions: positions,
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ func newTailer(logger log.Logger, handler api.EntryHandler, positions positions.
 
 	go tailer.readLines()
 	go tailer.updatePosition()
-	filesActive.Add(1.)
+	metrics.filesActive.Add(1.)
 	return tailer, nil
 }
 
@@ -146,8 +148,8 @@ func (t *tailer) readLines() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		readLines.WithLabelValues(t.path).Inc()
-		logLengthHistogram.WithLabelValues(t.path).Observe(float64(len(line.Text)))
+		t.metrics.readLines.WithLabelValues(t.path).Inc()
+		t.metrics.logLengthHistogram.WithLabelValues(t.path).Observe(float64(len(line.Text)))
 		entries <- api.Entry{
 			Labels: model.LabelSet{},
 			Entry: logproto.Entry{
@@ -173,13 +175,13 @@ func (t *tailer) markPositionAndSize() error {
 		}
 		return err
 	}
-	totalBytes.WithLabelValues(t.path).Set(float64(size))
+	t.metrics.totalBytes.WithLabelValues(t.path).Set(float64(size))
 
 	pos, err := t.tail.Tell()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	readBytes.WithLabelValues(t.path).Set(float64(pos))
+	t.metrics.readBytes.WithLabelValues(t.path).Set(float64(pos))
 	t.positions.Put(t.path, pos)
 
 	return nil
@@ -218,9 +220,9 @@ func (t *tailer) isRunning() bool {
 // cleanupMetrics removes all metrics exported by this tailer
 func (t *tailer) cleanupMetrics() {
 	// When we stop tailing the file, also un-export metrics related to the file
-	filesActive.Add(-1.)
-	readLines.DeleteLabelValues(t.path)
-	readBytes.DeleteLabelValues(t.path)
-	totalBytes.DeleteLabelValues(t.path)
-	logLengthHistogram.DeleteLabelValues(t.path)
+	t.metrics.filesActive.Add(-1.)
+	t.metrics.readLines.DeleteLabelValues(t.path)
+	t.metrics.readBytes.DeleteLabelValues(t.path)
+	t.metrics.totalBytes.DeleteLabelValues(t.path)
+	t.metrics.logLengthHistogram.DeleteLabelValues(t.path)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltargetmanager.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltargetmanager.go
index 812d962180ea7..9b0c2e357f0b4 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltargetmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltargetmanager.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package journal
 import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/api"
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/positions"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type JournalTargetManager struct{}
 // NewJournalTargetManager returns nil as JournalTargets are not supported
 // on this platform.
 func NewJournalTargetManager(
+	reg prometheus.Registerer,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	positions positions.Positions,
 	client api.EntryHandler,
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltargetmanager_linux.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltargetmanager_linux.go
index 1171ada40d43b..5f7fb3fda6b58 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltargetmanager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltargetmanager_linux.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type JournalTargetManager struct {
 
 // NewJournalTargetManager creates a new JournalTargetManager.
 func NewJournalTargetManager(
+	reg prometheus.Registerer,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	positions positions.Positions,
 	client api.EntryHandler,
@@ -38,8 +39,7 @@ func NewJournalTargetManager(
 			continue
 		}
 
-		registerer := prometheus.DefaultRegisterer
-		pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "journal_pipeline"), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, registerer)
+		pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "journal_pipeline"), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, reg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/lokipush/pushtarget_test.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/lokipush/pushtarget_test.go
index bf95e10f9fb71..f22bf4593e796 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/lokipush/pushtarget_test.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/lokipush/pushtarget_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/flagext"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pkg/relabel"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func TestPushTarget(t *testing.T) {
 		BatchWait: 1 * time.Second,
 		BatchSize: 100 * 1024,
 	}
-	pc, err := client.New(ccfg, logger)
+	pc, err := client.New(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, ccfg, logger)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer pc.Stop()
 
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/lokipush/pushtargetmanager.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/lokipush/pushtargetmanager.go
index 1f86075aa33ce..cfdd3abbe0352 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/lokipush/pushtargetmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/lokipush/pushtargetmanager.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type PushTargetManager struct {
 
 // NewPushTargetManager creates a new PushTargetManager.
 func NewPushTargetManager(
+	reg prometheus.Registerer,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	client api.EntryHandler,
 	scrapeConfigs []scrapeconfig.Config,
@@ -38,8 +39,7 @@ func NewPushTargetManager(
 	}
 
 	for _, cfg := range scrapeConfigs {
-		registerer := prometheus.DefaultRegisterer
-		pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "push_pipeline_"+cfg.JobName), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, registerer)
+		pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "push_pipeline_"+cfg.JobName), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, reg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/manager.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/manager.go
index 313f94f34f4a1..d6f33b5945d6c 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/manager.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/api"
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/promtail/positions"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ type TargetManagers struct {
 // NewTargetManagers makes a new TargetManagers
 func NewTargetManagers(
 	app stdin.Shutdownable,
+	reg prometheus.Registerer,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	positionsConfig positions.Config,
 	client api.EntryHandler,
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ func NewTargetManagers(
 
 	if targetConfig.Stdin {
 		level.Debug(logger).Log("msg", "configured to read from stdin")
-		stdin, err := stdin.NewStdinTargetManager(logger, app, client, scrapeConfigs)
+		stdin, err := stdin.NewStdinTargetManager(reg, logger, app, client, scrapeConfigs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -78,10 +80,22 @@ func NewTargetManagers(
 		}
 	}
 
+	var (
+		fileMetrics   *file.Metrics
+		syslogMetrics *syslog.Metrics
+	)
+	if len(targetScrapeConfigs[FileScrapeConfigs]) > 0 {
+		fileMetrics = file.NewMetrics(reg)
+	}
+	if len(targetScrapeConfigs[SyslogScrapeConfigs]) > 0 {
+		syslogMetrics = syslog.NewMetrics(reg)
+	}
+
 	for target, scrapeConfigs := range targetScrapeConfigs {
 		switch target {
 		case FileScrapeConfigs:
 			fileTargetManager, err := file.NewFileTargetManager(
+				fileMetrics,
 				logger,
 				positions,
 				client,
@@ -94,6 +108,7 @@ func NewTargetManagers(
 			targetManagers = append(targetManagers, fileTargetManager)
 		case JournalScrapeConfigs:
 			journalTargetManager, err := journal.NewJournalTargetManager(
+				reg,
 				logger,
 				positions,
 				client,
@@ -105,6 +120,7 @@ func NewTargetManagers(
 			targetManagers = append(targetManagers, journalTargetManager)
 		case SyslogScrapeConfigs:
 			syslogTargetManager, err := syslog.NewSyslogTargetManager(
+				syslogMetrics,
 				logger,
 				client,
 				scrapeConfigs,
@@ -115,6 +131,7 @@ func NewTargetManagers(
 			targetManagers = append(targetManagers, syslogTargetManager)
 		case PushScrapeConfigs:
 			pushTargetManager, err := lokipush.NewPushTargetManager(
+				reg,
 				logger,
 				client,
 				scrapeConfigs,
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/stdin/stdin_target_manager.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/stdin/stdin_target_manager.go
index f19cd5bae4208..72cdb76575e33 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/stdin/stdin_target_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/stdin/stdin_target_manager.go
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ type StdinTargetManager struct {
 	app Shutdownable
 }
 
-func NewStdinTargetManager(log log.Logger, app Shutdownable, client api.EntryHandler, configs []scrapeconfig.Config) (*StdinTargetManager, error) {
-	reader, err := newReaderTarget(log, stdIn, client, getStdinConfig(log, configs))
+func NewStdinTargetManager(reg prometheus.Registerer, log log.Logger, app Shutdownable, client api.EntryHandler, configs []scrapeconfig.Config) (*StdinTargetManager, error) {
+	reader, err := newReaderTarget(reg, log, stdIn, client, getStdinConfig(log, configs))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ type readerTarget struct {
 	ctx    context.Context
 }
 
-func newReaderTarget(logger log.Logger, in io.Reader, client api.EntryHandler, cfg scrapeconfig.Config) (*readerTarget, error) {
-	pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "pipeline"), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, prometheus.DefaultRegisterer)
+func newReaderTarget(reg prometheus.Registerer, logger log.Logger, in io.Reader, client api.EntryHandler, cfg scrapeconfig.Config) (*readerTarget, error) {
+	pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "pipeline"), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, reg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/stdin/stdin_target_manager_test.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/stdin/stdin_target_manager_test.go
index 26ec7b1b448a9..b23e33ca75461 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/stdin/stdin_target_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/stdin/stdin_target_manager_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func Test_newReaderTarget(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := fake.New(func() {})
-			got, err := newReaderTarget(util.Logger, tt.in, c, tt.cfg)
+			got, err := newReaderTarget(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, util.Logger, tt.in, c, tt.cfg)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("newReaderTarget() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func Test_Shutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	stdIn = newFakeStdin("line")
 	appMock := &mockShutdownable{called: make(chan bool, 1)}
 	recorder := fake.New(func() {})
-	manager, err := NewStdinTargetManager(util.Logger, appMock, recorder, []scrapeconfig.Config{{}})
+	manager, err := NewStdinTargetManager(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, util.Logger, appMock, recorder, []scrapeconfig.Config{{}})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, manager)
 	require.Equal(t, true, <-appMock.called)
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/metrics.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..705d14598fbd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package syslog
+
+import "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
+// Metrics holds a set of syslog metrics.
+type Metrics struct {
+	reg prometheus.Registerer
+
+	syslogEntries       prometheus.Counter
+	syslogParsingErrors prometheus.Counter
+	syslogEmptyMessages prometheus.Counter
+}
+
+// NewMetrics creates a new set of syslog metrics. If reg is non-nil, the
+// metrics will be registered.
+func NewMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer) *Metrics {
+	var m Metrics
+	m.reg = reg
+
+	m.syslogEntries = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "syslog_target_entries_total",
+		Help:      "Total number of successful entries sent to the syslog target",
+	})
+	m.syslogParsingErrors = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "syslog_target_parsing_errors_total",
+		Help:      "Total number of parsing errors while receiving syslog messages",
+	})
+	m.syslogEmptyMessages = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace: "promtail",
+		Name:      "syslog_empty_messages_total",
+		Help:      "Total number of empty messages receiving from syslog",
+	})
+
+	if reg != nil {
+		reg.MustRegister(
+			m.syslogEntries,
+			m.syslogParsingErrors,
+			m.syslogEmptyMessages,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return &m
+}
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtarget.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtarget.go
index d52b4ad73ecc2..4023b8bfca7c6 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtarget.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtarget.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/go-syslog/v3"
 	"github.com/influxdata/go-syslog/v3/rfc5424"
 	"github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pkg/relabel"
@@ -29,28 +27,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	syslogEntries = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "syslog_target_entries_total",
-		Help:      "Total number of successful entries sent to the syslog target",
-	})
-	syslogParsingErrors = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "syslog_target_parsing_errors_total",
-		Help:      "Total number of parsing errors while receiving syslog messages",
-	})
-	syslogEmptyMessages = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
-		Namespace: "promtail",
-		Name:      "syslog_empty_messages_total",
-		Help:      "Total number of empty messages receiving from syslog",
-	})
-
 	defaultIdleTimeout = 120 * time.Second
 )
 
 // SyslogTarget listens to syslog messages.
 // nolint:golint
 type SyslogTarget struct {
+	metrics       *Metrics
 	logger        log.Logger
 	handler       api.EntryHandler
 	config        *scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig
@@ -72,6 +55,7 @@ type message struct {
 
 // NewSyslogTarget configures a new SyslogTarget.
 func NewSyslogTarget(
+	metrics *Metrics,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	handler api.EntryHandler,
 	relabel []*relabel.Config,
@@ -81,6 +65,7 @@ func NewSyslogTarget(
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	t := &SyslogTarget{
+		metrics:       metrics,
 		logger:        logger,
 		handler:       handler,
 		config:        config,
@@ -182,14 +167,14 @@ func (t *SyslogTarget) handleMessageError(err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	level.Warn(t.logger).Log("msg", "error parsing syslog stream", "err", err)
-	syslogParsingErrors.Inc()
+	t.metrics.syslogParsingErrors.Inc()
 }
 
 func (t *SyslogTarget) handleMessage(connLabels labels.Labels, msg syslog.Message) {
 	rfc5424Msg := msg.(*rfc5424.SyslogMessage)
 
 	if rfc5424Msg.Message == nil {
-		syslogEmptyMessages.Inc()
+		t.metrics.syslogEmptyMessages.Inc()
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -251,7 +236,7 @@ func (t *SyslogTarget) messageSender(entries chan<- api.Entry) {
 				Line:      msg.message,
 			},
 		}
-		syslogEntries.Inc()
+		t.metrics.syslogEntries.Inc()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtarget_test.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtarget_test.go
index d32f2fbfb93cb..e5bd677714874 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtarget_test.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtarget_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ func testSyslogTarget(t *testing.T, octetCounting bool) {
 	logger := log.NewLogfmtLogger(w)
 	client := fake.New(func() {})
 
-	tgt, err := NewSyslogTarget(logger, client, relabelConfig(t), &scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig{
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
+	tgt, err := NewSyslogTarget(metrics, logger, client, relabelConfig(t), &scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig{
 		ListenAddress:       "127.0.0.1:0",
 		LabelStructuredData: true,
 		Labels: model.LabelSet{
@@ -130,8 +131,9 @@ func TestSyslogTarget_InvalidData(t *testing.T) {
 	w := log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stderr)
 	logger := log.NewLogfmtLogger(w)
 	client := fake.New(func() {})
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
 
-	tgt, err := NewSyslogTarget(logger, client, relabelConfig(t), &scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig{
+	tgt, err := NewSyslogTarget(metrics, logger, client, relabelConfig(t), &scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig{
 		ListenAddress: "127.0.0.1:0",
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -160,8 +162,9 @@ func TestSyslogTarget_NonUTF8Message(t *testing.T) {
 	w := log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stderr)
 	logger := log.NewLogfmtLogger(w)
 	client := fake.New(func() {})
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
 
-	tgt, err := NewSyslogTarget(logger, client, relabelConfig(t), &scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig{
+	tgt, err := NewSyslogTarget(metrics, logger, client, relabelConfig(t), &scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig{
 		ListenAddress: "127.0.0.1:0",
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -197,8 +200,9 @@ func TestSyslogTarget_IdleTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	w := log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stderr)
 	logger := log.NewLogfmtLogger(w)
 	client := fake.New(func() {})
+	metrics := NewMetrics(nil)
 
-	tgt, err := NewSyslogTarget(logger, client, relabelConfig(t), &scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig{
+	tgt, err := NewSyslogTarget(metrics, logger, client, relabelConfig(t), &scrapeconfig.SyslogTargetConfig{
 		ListenAddress: "127.0.0.1:0",
 		IdleTimeout:   time.Millisecond,
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtargetmanager.go b/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtargetmanager.go
index 5379f26027ec6..b2bbce57ddf38 100644
--- a/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtargetmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/promtail/targets/syslog/syslogtargetmanager.go
@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@ type SyslogTargetManager struct {
 
 // NewSyslogTargetManager creates a new SyslogTargetManager.
 func NewSyslogTargetManager(
+	metrics *Metrics,
 	logger log.Logger,
 	client api.EntryHandler,
 	scrapeConfigs []scrapeconfig.Config,
 ) (*SyslogTargetManager, error) {
+	reg := metrics.reg
+	if reg == nil {
+		reg = prometheus.DefaultRegisterer
+	}
 
 	tm := &SyslogTargetManager{
 		logger:  logger,
@@ -31,13 +36,12 @@ func NewSyslogTargetManager(
 	}
 
 	for _, cfg := range scrapeConfigs {
-		registerer := prometheus.DefaultRegisterer
-		pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "syslog_pipeline"), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, registerer)
+		pipeline, err := stages.NewPipeline(log.With(logger, "component", "syslog_pipeline"), cfg.PipelineStages, &cfg.JobName, reg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		t, err := NewSyslogTarget(logger, pipeline.Wrap(client), cfg.RelabelConfigs, cfg.SyslogConfig)
+		t, err := NewSyslogTarget(metrics, logger, pipeline.Wrap(client), cfg.RelabelConfigs, cfg.SyslogConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}