diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/Makefile b/sysutils/node_exporter/Makefile
index bb52769b48..deabf1a2e0 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PLUGIN_NAME=		node_exporter
-PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.2
+PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.3
 PLUGIN_COMMENT=		Prometheus exporter for machine metrics
 PLUGIN_DEPENDS=		node_exporter
 PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	jkegh@k123.eu
diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/pkg-descr b/sysutils/node_exporter/pkg-descr
index 862f318098..54317c778b 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/pkg-descr
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/pkg-descr
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ WWW: https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+1.3
+
+* Add textfile collector support (fixed directory: /var/db/node_exporter/textfile)
+
 1.2
 
 * Allow setting IPv6 addresses as ListenAddress
diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/NodeExporter/forms/general.xml b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/NodeExporter/forms/general.xml
index 8269302b1a..d1295959ac 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/NodeExporter/forms/general.xml
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/NodeExporter/forms/general.xml
@@ -83,4 +83,10 @@
     <type>checkbox</type>
     <help>Enable the ZFS collector.</help>
   </field>
+  <field>
+    <id>general.textfile</id>
+    <label>Textfile Collector</label>
+    <type>checkbox</type>
+    <help>Enable the textfile collector. When enabled, .prom files placed in /var/db/node_exporter/textfile will be exposed as metrics.</help>
+  </field>
 </form>
diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/NodeExporter/General.xml b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/NodeExporter/General.xml
index 07eb285951..4989ce16eb 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/NodeExporter/General.xml
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/NodeExporter/General.xml
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@
         <interrupts type="BooleanField"/>
         <ntp type="BooleanField"/>
         <zfs type="BooleanField"/>
+        <textfile type="BooleanField"/>
     </items>
 </model>
diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/NodeExporter/node_exporter b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/NodeExporter/node_exporter
index e7ea96fbc6..dd768e723c 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/NodeExporter/node_exporter
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/NodeExporter/node_exporter
@@ -46,13 +46,17 @@
     {%- set zfs = no_collector + "zfs " -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 
+{%- if OPNsense.NodeExporter.textfile == '1' -%}
+    {%- set textfile = "--collector.textfile.directory=/var/db/node_exporter/textfile " -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+
 {%- if ':' in OPNsense.NodeExporter.listenaddress -%}
   {%- set listenaddress = '[' + OPNsense.NodeExporter.listenaddress + ']' -%}
 {%- else -%}
   {%- set listenaddress = OPNsense.NodeExporter.listenaddress -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 
-node_exporter_args="{{ cpu }}{{ exec }}{{ filesystem }}{{ loadavg }}{{ meminfo }}{{ netdev }}{{ ntp }}{{ time }}{{ devstat }}{{ zfs }}"
+node_exporter_args="{{ cpu }}{{ exec }}{{ filesystem }}{{ loadavg }}{{ meminfo }}{{ netdev }}{{ ntp }}{{ time }}{{ devstat }}{{ zfs }}{{ textfile }}"
 node_exporter_listen_address="{{ listenaddress }}:{{ OPNsense.NodeExporter.listenport }}"
 node_exporter_enable="YES"