diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5278554..65db309 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Version numbers follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 - Minor: Added support for reply-parent tags (#189)
 - Minor: Tokens in `CredentialsPair` and `UserAccessToken` are now redacted in their `Debug` output. Same
   applies to the `client_secret` in `RefreshingLoginCredentials`. (#199)
+- Minor: Added example demonstrating usage of `metrics-collection` feature. (#203)
 
 ## v5.0.1
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a109eb7..2f73a9a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ maplit = "1"
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
+# For the metrics example
+axum = "0.6"
 
 [lib]
 name = "twitch_irc"
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 name = "simple_listener"
 required-features = ["transport-tcp", "transport-tcp-native-tls"]
 
+[[example]]
+name = "metrics"
+required-features = ["transport-tcp", "transport-tcp-native-tls", "metrics-collection"]
+
 [features]
 # If you add a feature here don't forget to add it to the test workflow in workflows/rust.yml!
 default = ["transport-tcp", "transport-tcp-native-tls"]
diff --git a/examples/metrics.rs b/examples/metrics.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1872087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/metrics.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use axum::routing::get;
+use axum::Router;
+use prometheus::TextEncoder;
+use twitch_irc::login::StaticLoginCredentials;
+use twitch_irc::TwitchIRCClient;
+use twitch_irc::{ClientConfig, MetricsConfig, SecureTCPTransport};
+
+const WEBSERVER_LISTEN_ADDR: &str = "127.0.0.1:3000";
+
+// This example demonstrates usage of the `metrics-collection` feature flag.
+// `metrics-collection` enables a set of metrics to be exported from the client.
+// See the documentation on `ClientConfig` and `MetricsConfig` for details.
+//
+// Creates a web server at 127.0.0.1:3000. GET http://127.0.0.1:3000/metrics to see the current set of metrics
+// exported by the client.
+#[tokio::main]
+pub async fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+    let config = ClientConfig {
+        // Enable metrics collection.
+        metrics_config: MetricsConfig::Enabled {
+            // These labels are added to all metrics exported by the client.
+            // If your app has multiple twitch-irc clients, you can differentiate
+            // them this way, e.g. client=listener, client=second-thing, etc.
+            // Here we just use some exemplary extra data. You can add anything you want.
+            constant_labels: {
+                let mut labels = HashMap::new();
+                labels.insert("app".to_owned(), "metrics-example".to_owned());
+                labels.insert("version".to_owned(), env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_owned());
+                labels
+            },
+            // `None` specifies that metrics are to be registered with the global registry from the prometheus crate
+            metrics_registry: None,
+        },
+        // rest of the config is default
+        ..ClientConfig::default()
+    };
+    let (mut incoming_messages, client) =
+        TwitchIRCClient::<SecureTCPTransport, StaticLoginCredentials>::new(config);
+
+    let message_handler = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        while let Some(message) = incoming_messages.recv().await {
+            tracing::info!("Received message: {:?}", message);
+        }
+    });
+    client.join("sodapoppin".to_owned()).unwrap();
+
+    let web_app = Router::new().route("/metrics", get(get_metrics));
+    let web_server = tokio::spawn(
+        axum::Server::bind(&WEBSERVER_LISTEN_ADDR.parse().unwrap())
+            .serve(web_app.into_make_service()),
+    );
+    tracing::info!("Listening for requests at {WEBSERVER_LISTEN_ADDR}");
+
+    web_server.await.unwrap().unwrap();
+    message_handler.await.unwrap();
+}
+
+// Web request handler for GET /metrics
+pub async fn get_metrics() -> String {
+    // Export all metrics from the global registry from the prometheus crate
+    TextEncoder.encode_to_string(&prometheus::gather()).unwrap()
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 036ab1b..bbde59e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 //!        as the TLS implementation, and will statically embed the current [Mozilla root
 //!        certificates][mozilla-roots] as the trusted root certificates.
 //! * **`metrics-collection`** enables a set of metrics to be exported from the client. See the
-//!   documentation on `ClientConfig` for details.
+//!   documentation on `ClientConfig` for details. You may also want to see the `metrics` example.
 //! * **`with-serde`** pulls in `serde` v1.0 and adds `#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]` to many
 //!   structs. This feature flag is automatically enabled when using any of the `refreshing-token`
 //!   feature flags.