diff --git a/k8s/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/kustomization.yaml
index c98327c6..e7621acb 100644
--- a/k8s/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/k8s/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ resources:
   - rbac.yaml
   - deployment.yaml
   - service.yaml
+  - metrics-service.yaml
diff --git a/k8s/metrics-service.yaml b/k8s/metrics-service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb4d2d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/metrics-service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: prop-metrics
+  namespace: prop
+  labels:
+    app: prop
+    purpose: metrics
+spec:
+  type: NodePort
+  # Don't pin scrapes to a single pod — we want Prometheus to sample
+  # across all replicas so BEAM-level metrics (memory, scheduler util)
+  # stay representative. DB-backed gauges (oban queue depth) are
+  # identical across pods so per-scrape rotation is fine there too.
+  sessionAffinity: None
+  selector:
+    app: prop
+  ports:
+    - name: metrics
+      # Fixed high-numbered NodePort so the external Prometheus at
+      # 10.0.15.25 can scrape `nodeIP:30090` without needing k8s SD.
+      nodePort: 30090
+      port: 5000
+      targetPort: 5000
+      protocol: TCP