diff --git a/src/core/mod.rs b/src/core/mod.rs
index 34cfea85..db04f6ce 100644
--- a/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pub mod prometheus;
 pub mod reactor;
 pub mod select;
 pub mod shuffle;
+pub mod statsmanager;
 pub mod task;
 pub mod test;
 pub mod thread;
diff --git a/src/core/prometheus.rs b/src/core/prometheus.rs
index dc802155..3f5f375a 100644
--- a/src/core/prometheus.rs
+++ b/src/core/prometheus.rs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ async fn handle_connection<S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite>(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-mod ffi {
+pub mod ffi {
     use super::*;
     use libc::c_char;
     use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ mod ffi {
     /// Create and start a prometheus HTTP server listening on `addr`. The provided `registry` is
     /// cloned internally so the server is independent of the registry's lifetime. Returns an opaque
     /// handle; call `prometheus_server_destroy` when done. On failure, returns null and writes a
-    /// heap-allocated error string to `*error`; call `prometheus_server_error_free` to release it.
+    /// heap-allocated error string to `*error`; call `prometheus_server_error_destroy` to release
+    /// it.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
diff --git a/src/core/statsmanager.rs b/src/core/statsmanager.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b749da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/statsmanager.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Fastly, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+use crate::core::prometheus::try_register_process_collector;
+use prometheus::{IntCounter, IntGauge};
+
+/// Metrics needed by the `StatsManager` C++ class.
+pub struct CommonMetrics {
+    registry: prometheus::Registry,
+    request_received: IntCounter,
+    connection_connected: IntGauge,
+    connection_minute: IntCounter,
+    message_received: IntCounter,
+    message_sent: IntCounter,
+    prev_request_received: u32,
+    prev_connection_minute: u32,
+    prev_message_received: u32,
+    prev_message_sent: u32,
+}
+
+impl CommonMetrics {
+    fn new(prefix: &str) -> Self {
+        let trimmed = prefix.trim_end_matches('_');
+        let registry = prometheus::Registry::new_custom(
+            (!trimmed.is_empty()).then(|| trimmed.to_string()),
+            None,
+        )
+        .expect("failed to create prometheus registry");
+
+        try_register_process_collector(&registry).expect("failed to register process collector");
+
+        let request_received = IntCounter::new("request_received", "Number of requests received")
+            .expect("failed to create request_received");
+        registry
+            .register(Box::new(request_received.clone()))
+            .expect("failed to register request_received");
+
+        let connection_connected =
+            IntGauge::new("connection_connected", "Number of concurrent connections")
+                .expect("failed to create connection_connected");
+        registry
+            .register(Box::new(connection_connected.clone()))
+            .expect("failed to register connection_connected");
+
+        let connection_minute = IntCounter::new(
+            "connection_minute",
+            "Number of minutes clients have been connected",
+        )
+        .expect("failed to create connection_minute");
+        registry
+            .register(Box::new(connection_minute.clone()))
+            .expect("failed to register connection_minute");
+
+        let message_received = IntCounter::new(
+            "message_received",
+            "Number of messages received by the publish API",
+        )
+        .expect("failed to create message_received");
+        registry
+            .register(Box::new(message_received.clone()))
+            .expect("failed to register message_received");
+
+        let message_sent = IntCounter::new("message_sent", "Number of messages sent to clients")
+            .expect("failed to create message_sent");
+        registry
+            .register(Box::new(message_sent.clone()))
+            .expect("failed to register message_sent");
+
+        Self {
+            registry,
+            request_received,
+            connection_connected,
+            connection_minute,
+            message_received,
+            message_sent,
+            prev_request_received: 0,
+            prev_connection_minute: 0,
+            prev_message_received: 0,
+            prev_message_sent: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn update(
+        &mut self,
+        request_received: u32,
+        connection_connected: u32,
+        connection_minute: u32,
+        message_received: u32,
+        message_sent: u32,
+    ) {
+        let delta = request_received.saturating_sub(self.prev_request_received);
+        if delta > 0 {
+            self.request_received.inc_by(delta as u64);
+            self.prev_request_received = request_received;
+        }
+
+        self.connection_connected.set(connection_connected as i64);
+
+        let delta = connection_minute.saturating_sub(self.prev_connection_minute);
+        if delta > 0 {
+            self.connection_minute.inc_by(delta as u64);
+            self.prev_connection_minute = connection_minute;
+        }
+
+        let delta = message_received.saturating_sub(self.prev_message_received);
+        if delta > 0 {
+            self.message_received.inc_by(delta as u64);
+            self.prev_message_received = message_received;
+        }
+
+        let delta = message_sent.saturating_sub(self.prev_message_sent);
+        if delta > 0 {
+            self.message_sent.inc_by(delta as u64);
+            self.prev_message_sent = message_sent;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+mod ffi {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::core::prometheus::ffi::PrometheusRegistry;
+    use libc::c_char;
+    use std::ffi::CStr;
+
+    /// Create a CommonMetrics instance with the given prefix. Any trailing underscore in the prefix
+    /// is stripped before use since the underlying prometheus `Registry` will insert one
+    /// automatically (e.g. "myinstance_" becomes "myinstance_*"). Returns an opaque handle; call
+    /// `statsmanager_commonmetrics_destroy` when done.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `prefix` must be a valid null-terminated C string in UTF-8 format, or null (treated as
+    /// empty).
+    #[no_mangle]
+    pub unsafe extern "C" fn statsmanager_commonmetrics_create(
+        prefix: *const c_char,
+    ) -> *mut CommonMetrics {
+        let prefix = if prefix.is_null() {
+            ""
+        } else {
+            unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(prefix) }
+                .to_str()
+                .expect("prefix must be in utf-8 format")
+        };
+
+        Box::into_raw(Box::new(CommonMetrics::new(prefix)))
+    }
+
+    /// Destroy a metrics handle returned by `statsmanager_commonmetrics_create`.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `m` must be a valid pointer returned by `statsmanager_commonmetrics_create`, or null.
+    #[no_mangle]
+    pub unsafe extern "C" fn statsmanager_commonmetrics_destroy(m: *mut CommonMetrics) {
+        if !m.is_null() {
+            drop(Box::from_raw(m));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return a pointer to the prometheus registry owned by this instance. The pointer is valid
+    /// until `statsmanager_commonmetrics_destroy` is called.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `m` must be a valid non-null pointer returned by `statsmanager_commonmetrics_create`.
+    #[no_mangle]
+    pub unsafe extern "C" fn statsmanager_commonmetrics_registry(
+        m: *const CommonMetrics,
+    ) -> *const PrometheusRegistry {
+        let m = unsafe { m.as_ref().unwrap() };
+
+        &m.registry as *const prometheus::Registry as *const PrometheusRegistry
+    }
+
+    /// Update all metrics to the current totals. For counters the delta since the last call is
+    /// computed internally; `connection_connected` is a gauge and is set directly.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `m` must be a valid non-null pointer returned by `statsmanager_commonmetrics_create`.
+    #[no_mangle]
+    pub unsafe extern "C" fn statsmanager_commonmetrics_update(
+        m: *mut CommonMetrics,
+        request_received: u32,
+        connection_connected: u32,
+        connection_minute: u32,
+        message_received: u32,
+        message_sent: u32,
+    ) {
+        let m = unsafe { m.as_mut().unwrap() };
+
+        m.update(
+            request_received,
+            connection_connected,
+            connection_minute,
+            message_received,
+            message_sent,
+        );
+    }
+}