diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 062e2cf6..f8dcffb1 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -1491,6 +1491,7 @@ def add_hooks(ap):
 def add_stats(ap):
     ap2 = ap.add_argument_group("grafana/prometheus metrics endpoint")
     ap2.add_argument("--stats", action="store_true", help="enable openmetrics at /.cpr/metrics for admin accounts")
+    ap2.add_argument("--stats-u", metavar="U,U", type=u, default="", help="comma-separated list of users allowed to access /.cpr/metrics even if they aren't admin")
     ap2.add_argument("--nos-hdd", action="store_true", help="disable disk-space metrics (used/free space)")
     ap2.add_argument("--nos-vol", action="store_true", help="disable volume size metrics (num files, total bytes, vmaxb/vmaxn)")
     ap2.add_argument("--nos-vst", action="store_true", help="disable volume state metrics (indexing, analyzing, activity)")
diff --git a/copyparty/metrics.py b/copyparty/metrics.py
index 0ad65abe..cd2e4a00 100644
--- a/copyparty/metrics.py
+++ b/copyparty/metrics.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ class Metrics(object):
         self.hsrv = hsrv
 
     def tx(self, cli: "HttpCli") -> bool:
-        if not cli.avol:
+        args = cli.args
+        if not cli.avol and cli.uname.lower() not in args.stats_u_set:
             raise Pebkac(403, "'stats' not allowed for user " + cli.uname)
 
-        args = cli.args
         if not args.stats:
             raise Pebkac(403, "the stats feature is not enabled in server config")
 
diff --git a/copyparty/svchub.py b/copyparty/svchub.py
index 65420924..9c954528 100644
--- a/copyparty/svchub.py
+++ b/copyparty/svchub.py
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ class SvcHub(object):
                 vs = os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(vs))
                 setattr(al, k, vs)
 
-        for k in "idp_adm".split(" "):
+        for k in "idp_adm stats_u".split(" "):
             vs = getattr(al, k)
             vsa = [x.strip() for x in vs.split(",")]
             vsa = [x.lower() for x in vsa if x]