diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Metrics/TranscodingMetrics.cs b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Metrics/TranscodingMetrics.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75e74afe05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Metrics/TranscodingMetrics.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
+using Prometheus;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Metrics;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Exposes Prometheus metrics describing the active transcoding sessions.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class TranscodingMetrics : IMetricsCollector
+{
+    private static readonly Gauge _transcodes = Prometheus.Metrics
+        .CreateGauge("jellyfin_transcoding_sessions", "Number of active transcoding sessions grouped by hardware acceleration usage.", "hardware");
+
+    private static readonly Gauge _transcodingBitrate = Prometheus.Metrics
+        .CreateGauge("jellyfin_transcoding_bitrate_bps", "Aggregated bitrate of all active transcoding sessions, in bits per second.");
+
+    private readonly ISessionManager _sessionManager;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TranscodingMetrics"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="sessionManager">The session manager.</param>
+    public TranscodingMetrics(ISessionManager sessionManager)
+    {
+        _sessionManager = sessionManager;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public string Name => nameof(TranscodingMetrics);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task CollectAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var transcodes = _sessionManager.Sessions
+            .Where(s => s.TranscodingInfo is not null)
+            .Select(s => s.TranscodingInfo)
+            .ToList();
+
+        var hardwareAccelerated = transcodes.Count(t => t.HardwareAccelerationType is not null);
+        _transcodes.WithLabels("true").Set(hardwareAccelerated);
+        _transcodes.WithLabels("false").Set(transcodes.Count - hardwareAccelerated);
+
+        var totalBitrate = transcodes.Sum(t => t.Bitrate ?? 0);
+        _transcodingBitrate.Set(totalBitrate);
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
index fce5fa20a1..cb4e3a6d54 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton<IMetricsCollector, UserMetrics>();
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton<IMetricsCollector, SessionMetrics>();
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton<IMetricsCollector, LibraryMetrics>();
+            serviceCollection.AddSingleton<IMetricsCollector, TranscodingMetrics>();
             serviceCollection.AddHostedService<MetricsHostedService>();
 
             // TODO search the assemblies instead of adding them manually?
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/LibraryMetricsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/LibraryMetricsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb2ede2016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/LibraryMetricsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Metrics;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.Metrics;
+
+public class LibraryMetricsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CollectAsync_QueriesEveryTrackedKind()
+    {
+        var libraryManager = new Mock<ILibraryManager>();
+        libraryManager.Setup(m => m.GetCount(It.IsAny<InternalItemsQuery>())).Returns(7);
+
+        var collector = new LibraryMetrics(libraryManager.Object);
+        await collector.CollectAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        libraryManager.Verify(m => m.GetCount(It.IsAny<InternalItemsQuery>()), Times.AtLeastOnce);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CollectAsync_WithEmptyLibrary_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var libraryManager = new Mock<ILibraryManager>();
+        libraryManager.Setup(m => m.GetCount(It.IsAny<InternalItemsQuery>())).Returns(0);
+
+        var collector = new LibraryMetrics(libraryManager.Object);
+        await collector.CollectAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Name_ReturnsExpectedValue()
+    {
+        var collector = new LibraryMetrics(Mock.Of<ILibraryManager>());
+
+        Assert.Equal(nameof(LibraryMetrics), collector.Name);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/MetricsHostedServiceTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/MetricsHostedServiceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f4e073129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/MetricsHostedServiceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Metrics;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.Metrics;
+
+public class MetricsHostedServiceTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_WhenMetricsDisabled_DoesNotInvokeCollectors()
+    {
+        var collector = new Mock<IMetricsCollector>();
+        collector.SetupGet(c => c.Name).Returns("Mock");
+        var configManager = new Mock<IServerConfigurationManager>();
+        configManager.SetupGet(c => c.Configuration).Returns(new ServerConfiguration { EnableMetrics = false });
+
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        var service = new MetricsHostedService(
+            configManager.Object,
+            new[] { collector.Object },
+            NullLogger<MetricsHostedService>.Instance);
+
+        // Cancel immediately so the loop exits before the first wait completes.
+        await cts.CancelAsync();
+        await service.StartAsync(cts.Token);
+        await service.StopAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        collector.Verify(c => c.CollectAsync(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_WhenCollectorThrows_DoesNotPropagate()
+    {
+        var failing = new Mock<IMetricsCollector>();
+        failing.SetupGet(c => c.Name).Returns("Failing");
+        failing.Setup(c => c.CollectAsync(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>())).ThrowsAsync(new InvalidOperationException("boom"));
+        var configManager = new Mock<IServerConfigurationManager>();
+        configManager.SetupGet(c => c.Configuration).Returns(new ServerConfiguration { EnableMetrics = true });
+
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        var service = new MetricsHostedService(
+            configManager.Object,
+            new[] { failing.Object },
+            NullLogger<MetricsHostedService>.Instance);
+
+        await service.StartAsync(cts.Token);
+        // Give the BackgroundService one scheduling slice to enter the loop.
+        await Task.Yield();
+        await cts.CancelAsync();
+        await service.StopAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        // The host must still be alive — no unobserved exception escaped the catch block.
+        Assert.True(true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/SessionMetricsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/SessionMetricsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2374410daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/SessionMetricsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Metrics;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.Metrics;
+
+public class SessionMetricsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CollectAsync_WithMixedSessions_CompletesWithoutError()
+    {
+        var sessionManager = new Mock<ISessionManager>();
+        var playing = new SessionInfo(sessionManager.Object, NullLogger.Instance) { Client = "Web", NowPlayingItem = new BaseItemDto() };
+        playing.PlayState!.PlayMethod = PlayMethod.DirectPlay;
+        var idle = new SessionInfo(sessionManager.Object, NullLogger.Instance) { Client = "Android" };
+        var transcoding = new SessionInfo(sessionManager.Object, NullLogger.Instance) { Client = "AndroidTV", NowPlayingItem = new BaseItemDto(), TranscodingInfo = new TranscodingInfo() };
+        transcoding.PlayState!.PlayMethod = PlayMethod.Transcode;
+        sessionManager.SetupGet(m => m.Sessions).Returns(new[] { playing, idle, transcoding });
+
+        var collector = new SessionMetrics(sessionManager.Object);
+        await collector.CollectAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        sessionManager.VerifyGet(m => m.Sessions, Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CollectAsync_WithNoSessions_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var sessionManager = new Mock<ISessionManager>();
+        sessionManager.SetupGet(m => m.Sessions).Returns(new List<SessionInfo>());
+
+        var collector = new SessionMetrics(sessionManager.Object);
+        await collector.CollectAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        sessionManager.VerifyGet(m => m.Sessions, Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Name_ReturnsExpectedValue()
+    {
+        var collector = new SessionMetrics(Mock.Of<ISessionManager>());
+
+        Assert.Equal(nameof(SessionMetrics), collector.Name);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/TranscodingMetricsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/TranscodingMetricsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e1c9103a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/TranscodingMetricsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Metrics;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.Metrics;
+
+public class TranscodingMetricsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CollectAsync_WithHardwareAndSoftwareTranscodes_CompletesWithoutError()
+    {
+        var sessionManager = new Mock<ISessionManager>();
+        var hardware = new SessionInfo(sessionManager.Object, NullLogger.Instance)
+        {
+            TranscodingInfo = new TranscodingInfo
+            {
+                HardwareAccelerationType = HardwareAccelerationType.nvenc,
+                Bitrate = 4_000_000,
+            },
+        };
+        var software = new SessionInfo(sessionManager.Object, NullLogger.Instance)
+        {
+            TranscodingInfo = new TranscodingInfo
+            {
+                HardwareAccelerationType = null,
+                Bitrate = 2_000_000,
+            },
+        };
+        var notTranscoding = new SessionInfo(sessionManager.Object, NullLogger.Instance);
+        sessionManager.SetupGet(m => m.Sessions).Returns(new[] { hardware, software, notTranscoding });
+
+        var collector = new TranscodingMetrics(sessionManager.Object);
+        await collector.CollectAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        sessionManager.VerifyGet(m => m.Sessions, Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CollectAsync_WithNoActiveTranscodes_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var sessionManager = new Mock<ISessionManager>();
+        sessionManager.SetupGet(m => m.Sessions).Returns(new List<SessionInfo>());
+
+        var collector = new TranscodingMetrics(sessionManager.Object);
+        await collector.CollectAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Name_ReturnsExpectedValue()
+    {
+        var collector = new TranscodingMetrics(Mock.Of<ISessionManager>());
+
+        Assert.Equal(nameof(TranscodingMetrics), collector.Name);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/UserMetricsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/UserMetricsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..149770ae0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Metrics/UserMetricsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data;
+using Jellyfin.Database.Implementations.Entities;
+using Jellyfin.Database.Implementations.Enums;
+using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Metrics;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.Metrics;
+
+public class UserMetricsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CollectAsync_WithMixedUsers_CompletesWithoutError()
+    {
+        var users = new[]
+        {
+            CreateUser("admin", isAdmin: true, isDisabled: false, lastActivityDaysAgo: 1, failedLogins: 0),
+            CreateUser("regular", isAdmin: false, isDisabled: false, lastActivityDaysAgo: 5, failedLogins: 2),
+            CreateUser("disabled", isAdmin: false, isDisabled: true, lastActivityDaysAgo: 90, failedLogins: 0),
+        };
+        var userManager = new Mock<IUserManager>();
+        userManager.Setup(m => m.GetUsers()).Returns(users);
+
+        var collector = new UserMetrics(userManager.Object);
+        await collector.CollectAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        userManager.Verify(m => m.GetUsers(), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CollectAsync_WithNoUsers_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var userManager = new Mock<IUserManager>();
+        userManager.Setup(m => m.GetUsers()).Returns(Array.Empty<User>());
+
+        var collector = new UserMetrics(userManager.Object);
+        await collector.CollectAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        userManager.Verify(m => m.GetUsers(), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Name_ReturnsExpectedValue()
+    {
+        var collector = new UserMetrics(Mock.Of<IUserManager>());
+
+        Assert.Equal(nameof(UserMetrics), collector.Name);
+    }
+
+    private static User CreateUser(string name, bool isAdmin, bool isDisabled, int lastActivityDaysAgo, int failedLogins)
+    {
+        var user = new User(name, "DefaultAuthenticationProvider", "DefaultPasswordResetProvider")
+        {
+            LastActivityDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-lastActivityDaysAgo),
+            InvalidLoginAttemptCount = failedLogins,
+        };
+        user.SetPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator, isAdmin);
+        user.SetPermission(PermissionKind.IsDisabled, isDisabled);
+        return user;
+    }
+}