diff --git a/core/metrics.c b/core/metrics.c
index 9db52234..cfe43ec2 100644
--- a/core/metrics.c
+++ b/core/metrics.c
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_register_metric_do(char *name, char *oid, uint8_t val
 
 found:
 	metric->oid = oid;
+	if (metric->oid) {
+		metric->oid_len = strlen(oid);
+	}
 	metric->type = value_type;
 	metric->collect_way = collect_way;
 	metric->ptr = ptr;
@@ -413,7 +416,7 @@ void uwsgi_metrics_start_collector() {
 	uwsgi_log("metrics collector thread started\n");
 }
 
-struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_metric_find_by_name(char *name) {
+static struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_metric_find_by_name(char *name) {
 	struct uwsgi_metric *um = uwsgi.metrics;
 	while(um) {
 		if (!strcmp(um->name, name)) {
@@ -425,6 +428,18 @@ struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_metric_find_by_name(char *name) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_metric_find_by_namen(char *name, size_t len) {
+        struct uwsgi_metric *um = uwsgi.metrics;
+        while(um) {
+                if (!uwsgi_strncmp(um->name, um->name_len, name, len)) {
+                        return um;
+                }
+                um = um->next;
+        }
+
+        return NULL;
+}
+
 struct uwsgi_metric_child *uwsgi_metric_add_child(struct uwsgi_metric *parent, struct uwsgi_metric *child) {
 	struct uwsgi_metric_child *umc = parent->children, *old_umc = NULL;
 	while(umc) {
@@ -443,7 +458,7 @@ struct uwsgi_metric_child *uwsgi_metric_add_child(struct uwsgi_metric *parent, s
 	return umc;
 }
 
-struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_metric_find_by_oid(char *oid) {
+static struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_metric_find_by_oid(char *oid) {
         struct uwsgi_metric *um = uwsgi.metrics;
         while(um) {
                 if (um->oid && !strcmp(um->oid, oid)) {
@@ -455,6 +470,18 @@ struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_metric_find_by_oid(char *oid) {
         return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct uwsgi_metric *uwsgi_metric_find_by_oidn(char *oid, size_t len) {
+        struct uwsgi_metric *um = uwsgi.metrics;
+        while(um) {
+                if (um->oid && !uwsgi_strncmp(um->oid, um->oid_len, oid, len)) {
+                        return um;
+                }
+                um = um->next;
+        }
+
+        return NULL;
+}
+
 /*
 
 	api functions
@@ -537,6 +564,27 @@ int64_t uwsgi_metric_get(char *name, char *oid) {
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int64_t uwsgi_metric_getn(char *name, size_t nlen, char *oid, size_t olen) {
+        if (!uwsgi.has_metrics) return 0;
+        int64_t ret = 0;
+        struct uwsgi_metric *um = NULL;
+        if (name) {
+                um = uwsgi_metric_find_by_namen(name, nlen);
+        }
+        else if (oid) {
+                um = uwsgi_metric_find_by_oidn(oid, olen);
+        }
+        if (!um) return 0;
+
+        // now (in rlocked context) we get the value from
+        // the map
+        uwsgi_rlock(uwsgi.metrics_lock);
+        ret = um->initial_value+*um->value;
+        // unlock
+        uwsgi_rwunlock(uwsgi.metrics_lock);
+        return ret;
+}
+
 #define uwsgi_metric_name(f, n) if (snprintf(buf, 4096, f, n) <= 1) { uwsgi_log("unable to register metric name %s\n", f); exit(1);}
 #define uwsgi_metric_name2(f, n, n2) if (snprintf(buf, 4096, f, n, n2) <= 1) { uwsgi_log("unable to register metric name %s\n", f); exit(1);}
 
diff --git a/core/routing.c b/core/routing.c
index dc8a7160..e053ff69 100644
--- a/core/routing.c
+++ b/core/routing.c
@@ -1583,6 +1583,13 @@ static char *uwsgi_route_var_mime(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, char *key, uint
         return ret;
 }
 
+static char *uwsgi_route_var_metric(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, char *key, uint16_t keylen, uint16_t *vallen) {
+	int64_t metric = uwsgi_metric_getn(key, keylen, NULL, 0);	
+        char *ret = uwsgi_64bit2str(metric);
+	*vallen = strlen(ret);	
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static char *uwsgi_route_var_httptime(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, char *key, uint16_t keylen, uint16_t *vallen) {
         // 30+1
         char *ht = uwsgi_calloc(31);
@@ -1752,6 +1759,8 @@ void uwsgi_register_embedded_routers() {
 #endif
         urv = uwsgi_register_route_var("base64", uwsgi_route_var_base64);
 	urv->need_free = 1;
+        urv = uwsgi_register_route_var("metric", uwsgi_route_var_metric);
+	urv->need_free = 1;
 
         urv = uwsgi_register_route_var("hex", uwsgi_route_var_hex);
 	urv->need_free = 1;
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 08b6b5c0..5b6bf2f9 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -4422,6 +4422,7 @@ struct uwsgi_metric {
         char *oid;
 
 	size_t name_len;
+	size_t oid_len;
 
         // pre-computed snmp representation
         char *asn;
@@ -4482,6 +4483,7 @@ int uwsgi_metric_dec(char *, char *, int64_t);
 int uwsgi_metric_mul(char *, char *, int64_t);
 int uwsgi_metric_div(char *, char *, int64_t);
 int64_t uwsgi_metric_get(char *, char *);
+int64_t uwsgi_metric_getn(char *, size_t, char *, size_t);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }