diff --git a/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit.hs b/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit.hs
index e3c94c9cf1c..039828ef93a 100644
--- a/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit.hs
+++ b/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit.hs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ runTxSubmitWebapi :: TxSubmitNodeParams -> IO ()
 runTxSubmitWebapi tsnp = do
     tsnc <- readTxSubmitNodeConfig (unConfigFile $ tspConfigFile tsnp)
     trce <- mkTracer tsnc
-    (metrics, metricsServer) <- registerMetricsServer
+    (metrics, metricsServer) <- registerMetricsServer (tspMetricsPort tsnp)
     txSubmitServer <- Async.async $
       runTxSubmitServer trce metrics tspWebserverConfig tspProtocol tspNetworkId tspSocketPath
     void $ Async.waitAnyCancel
diff --git a/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/CLI/Parsers.hs b/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/CLI/Parsers.hs
index eedad1af4de..827dc46bbc9 100644
--- a/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/CLI/Parsers.hs
+++ b/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/CLI/Parsers.hs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import           Cardano.TxSubmit.Rest.Parsers (pWebserverConfig)
 import           Control.Applicative (Alternative (..), Applicative (..), (<**>))
 import           Data.Function ((.))
 import           Data.Functor (Functor (fmap), (<$>))
+import           Data.Int
 import           Data.Semigroup (Semigroup ((<>)))
 import           Data.Word (Word64)
 import           Options.Applicative (Parser, ParserInfo)
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ pTxSubmitNodeParams = TxSubmitNodeParams
   <*> pNetworkId
   <*> pSocketPath
   <*> pWebserverConfig 8090
+  <*> pMetricsPort 8081
 
 pConfigFile :: Parser ConfigFile
 pConfigFile = ConfigFile <$> Opt.strOption
@@ -122,3 +124,11 @@ pSocketPath = SocketPath <$> Opt.strOption
   <>  Opt.completer (Opt.bashCompleter "file")
   <>  Opt.metavar "FILEPATH"
   )
+
+pMetricsPort :: Int -> Parser Int
+pMetricsPort defaultValue = Opt.option Opt.auto
+  (   Opt.long "metrics-port"
+  <>  Opt.help "Metrics port"
+  <>  Opt.metavar "PORT"
+  <>  Opt.value defaultValue
+  )
diff --git a/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/CLI/Types.hs b/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/CLI/Types.hs
index ae88b79c8ea..79efe68622c 100644
--- a/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/CLI/Types.hs
+++ b/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/CLI/Types.hs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module Cardano.TxSubmit.CLI.Types
 
 import           Cardano.Api (AnyConsensusModeParams, NetworkId (..))
 import           Cardano.TxSubmit.Rest.Types (WebserverConfig)
+import           Data.Int
 import           System.IO (FilePath)
 
 -- | The product type of all command line arguments
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ data TxSubmitNodeParams = TxSubmitNodeParams
   , tspNetworkId :: !NetworkId
   , tspSocketPath :: !SocketPath
   , tspWebserverConfig :: !WebserverConfig
+  , tspMetricsPort :: !Int
   }
 
 newtype ConfigFile = ConfigFile
diff --git a/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/Metrics.hs b/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/Metrics.hs
index b7aabfd7f19..285f794e370 100644
--- a/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/Metrics.hs
+++ b/cardano-submit-api/src/Cardano/TxSubmit/Metrics.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import           Control.Applicative (Applicative (pure), (<$>))
 import           Control.Concurrent.Async (Async, async)
 import           Control.Monad.Reader (MonadIO (liftIO), MonadReader (ask), ReaderT (runReaderT))
 import           Data.Function (($), (.))
+import           Data.Int
 import           Data.Monoid (Monoid (mempty))
 import           System.IO (IO)
 import           System.Metrics.Prometheus.Concurrent.RegistryT (RegistryT (..), registerGauge,
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ newtype TxSubmitMetrics = TxSubmitMetrics
   { tsmCount :: Gauge
   }
 
-registerMetricsServer :: IO (TxSubmitMetrics, Async ())
-registerMetricsServer =
+registerMetricsServer :: Int -> IO (TxSubmitMetrics, Async ())
+registerMetricsServer metricsPort =
   runRegistryT $ do
     metrics <- makeMetrics
     registry <- RegistryT ask
-    server <- liftIO . async $ runReaderT (unRegistryT $ serveMetricsT 8081 []) registry
+    server <- liftIO . async $ runReaderT (unRegistryT $ serveMetricsT metricsPort []) registry
     pure (metrics, server)
 
 makeMetrics :: RegistryT IO TxSubmitMetrics