diff --git a/net-dns/knot/knot-3.4.3-r1.ebuild b/net-dns/knot/knot-3.4.3-r2.ebuild
similarity index 78%
rename from net-dns/knot/knot-3.4.3-r1.ebuild
rename to net-dns/knot/knot-3.4.3-r2.ebuild
index 348eb7571ad68..7802470727a02 100644
--- a/net-dns/knot/knot-3.4.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-dns/knot/knot-3.4.3-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-inherit flag-o-matic systemd tmpfiles
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
+
+inherit python-single-r1 flag-o-matic systemd tmpfiles
 
 # subslot: libknot major.libdnssec major.libzscanner major
 KNOT_SUBSLOT="15.9.4"
@@ -33,8 +35,12 @@ KNOT_MODULES=(
 	"+whoami"
 )
 
-IUSE="caps +daemon dbus +doc doh +fastparser +idn pkcs11 quic systemd test +utils xdp ${KNOT_MODULES[@]}"
+IUSE="caps +daemon dbus +doc doh +fastparser +idn pkcs11 prometheus python quic systemd test +utils xdp ${KNOT_MODULES[@]}"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+REQUIRED_USE="
+	prometheus? ( python )
+	python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )
+"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="
 	dev-libs/libedit
@@ -62,6 +68,13 @@ RDEPEND="
 		doh? ( net-libs/nghttp2:= )
 		idn? ( net-dns/libidn2:= )
 	)
+	python? ( ${PYTHON_DEPS} )
+	prometheus? (
+		$(python_gen_cond_dep '
+			dev-python/prometheus-client[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+			dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		')
+	)
 	xdp? (
 		>=dev-libs/libbpf-1.0:=
 		net-libs/xdp-tools
@@ -72,6 +85,9 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	doc? ( dev-python/sphinx )
+	python? (
+		${PYTHON_DEPS}
+	)
 	test? (
 		pkcs11? ( dev-libs/softhsm )
 	)
@@ -81,6 +97,10 @@ BDEPEND="
 # False positive because linux have sched.h too but with cpu_set_t
 QA_CONFIG_IMPL_DECL_SKIP=( cpuset_create cpuset_destroy )
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	use python && python-single-r1_pkg_setup
+}
+
 src_prepare() {
 	# https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns/-/issues/946
 	cat > tests/contrib/test_atomic.c <<-_EOF_ || die
@@ -149,6 +169,18 @@ src_compile() {
 src_install() {
 	use doc && local HTML_DOCS=( doc/_build/html/{*.html,*.js,_sources,_static} )
 
+	if use python; then
+		python_domodule python/libknot/libknot
+		newdoc python/libknot/README.md README.python.md
+	fi
+
+	if use prometheus; then
+		python_domodule python/knot_exporter/knot_exporter
+		python_scriptinto /usr/sbin
+		python_newscript python/knot_exporter/knot_exporter/knot_exporter.py knot-exporter
+		newdoc python/knot_exporter/README.md README.knot_exporter.md
+	fi
+
 	default
 
 	if use daemon; then
diff --git a/net-dns/knot/metadata.xml b/net-dns/knot/metadata.xml
index eb4839a1be642..6544e399dce41 100644
--- a/net-dns/knot/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-dns/knot/metadata.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 		<flag name="pkcs11">
 			Add support for PKCS#11
 		</flag>
+		<flag name="prometheus">
+			A Prometheus exporter for server and query statistics.
+		</flag>
 		<flag name="queryacl">
 			Enable the module for query access control
 		</flag>