diff --git a/3.8-rc/alpine/Dockerfile b/3.8-rc/alpine/Dockerfile
index 25b00c75..3fd68124 100644
--- a/3.8-rc/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8-rc/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ ENV RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/rabbitmq
 RUN set -eux; \
 	addgroup -g 101 -S rabbitmq; \
 	adduser -u 100 -S -h "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" -G rabbitmq rabbitmq; \
-	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
 	ln -sf "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie" /root/.erlang.cookie
 
 # Use the latest stable RabbitMQ release (https://www.rabbitmq.com/download.html)
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 # no stale cookies
 	rm "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie"
 
+# Enable Prometheus-style metrics by default (https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/419)
+RUN set -eux; \
+	rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_prometheus; \
+	echo 'management_agent.disable_metrics_collector = true' > /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # Added for backwards compatibility - users can simply COPY custom plugins to /plugins
 RUN ln -sf /opt/rabbitmq/plugins /plugins
 
@@ -246,5 +251,5 @@ ENV LANG=C.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
-EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 25672
+EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 15691 15692 25672
 CMD ["rabbitmq-server"]
diff --git a/3.8-rc/alpine/management/Dockerfile b/3.8-rc/alpine/management/Dockerfile
index 39258d1a..f0b66308 100644
--- a/3.8-rc/alpine/management/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8-rc/alpine/management/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM rabbitmq:3.8-rc-alpine
 
 RUN rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_management
 
+# make sure the metrics collector is re-enabled (disabled in the base image for Prometheus-style metrics by default)
+RUN rm -f /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # extract "rabbitmqadmin" from inside the "rabbitmq_management-X.Y.Z.ez" plugin zipfile
 # see https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/207
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/3.8-rc/ubuntu/Dockerfile b/3.8-rc/ubuntu/Dockerfile
index b5821b47..c9f7a4fe 100644
--- a/3.8-rc/ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8-rc/ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ ENV RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/rabbitmq
 RUN set -eux; \
 	groupadd --gid 999 --system rabbitmq; \
 	useradd --uid 999 --system --home-dir "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" --gid rabbitmq rabbitmq; \
-	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
 	ln -sf "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie" /root/.erlang.cookie
 
 # Use the latest stable RabbitMQ release (https://www.rabbitmq.com/download.html)
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 # no stale cookies
 	rm "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie"
 
+# Enable Prometheus-style metrics by default (https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/419)
+RUN set -eux; \
+	rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_prometheus; \
+	echo 'management_agent.disable_metrics_collector = true' > /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # Added for backwards compatibility - users can simply COPY custom plugins to /plugins
 RUN ln -sf /opt/rabbitmq/plugins /plugins
 
@@ -264,5 +269,5 @@ ENV LANG=C.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
-EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 25672
+EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 15691 15692 25672
 CMD ["rabbitmq-server"]
diff --git a/3.8-rc/ubuntu/management/Dockerfile b/3.8-rc/ubuntu/management/Dockerfile
index 22766b41..201bd4b1 100644
--- a/3.8-rc/ubuntu/management/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8-rc/ubuntu/management/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM rabbitmq:3.8-rc
 
 RUN rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_management
 
+# make sure the metrics collector is re-enabled (disabled in the base image for Prometheus-style metrics by default)
+RUN rm -f /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # extract "rabbitmqadmin" from inside the "rabbitmq_management-X.Y.Z.ez" plugin zipfile
 # see https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/207
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/3.8/alpine/Dockerfile b/3.8/alpine/Dockerfile
index 5b02f83f..65c83207 100644
--- a/3.8/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ ENV RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/rabbitmq
 RUN set -eux; \
 	addgroup -g 101 -S rabbitmq; \
 	adduser -u 100 -S -h "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" -G rabbitmq rabbitmq; \
-	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
 	ln -sf "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie" /root/.erlang.cookie
 
 # Use the latest stable RabbitMQ release (https://www.rabbitmq.com/download.html)
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 # no stale cookies
 	rm "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie"
 
+# Enable Prometheus-style metrics by default (https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/419)
+RUN set -eux; \
+	rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_prometheus; \
+	echo 'management_agent.disable_metrics_collector = true' > /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # Added for backwards compatibility - users can simply COPY custom plugins to /plugins
 RUN ln -sf /opt/rabbitmq/plugins /plugins
 
@@ -246,5 +251,5 @@ ENV LANG=C.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
-EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 25672
+EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 15691 15692 25672
 CMD ["rabbitmq-server"]
diff --git a/3.8/alpine/management/Dockerfile b/3.8/alpine/management/Dockerfile
index 911a7f9e..40d77e11 100644
--- a/3.8/alpine/management/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/alpine/management/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM rabbitmq:3.8-alpine
 
 RUN rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_management
 
+# make sure the metrics collector is re-enabled (disabled in the base image for Prometheus-style metrics by default)
+RUN rm -f /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # extract "rabbitmqadmin" from inside the "rabbitmq_management-X.Y.Z.ez" plugin zipfile
 # see https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/207
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/3.8/ubuntu/Dockerfile b/3.8/ubuntu/Dockerfile
index 49cdfd4a..1fb53d02 100644
--- a/3.8/ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ ENV RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/rabbitmq
 RUN set -eux; \
 	groupadd --gid 999 --system rabbitmq; \
 	useradd --uid 999 --system --home-dir "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" --gid rabbitmq rabbitmq; \
-	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
 	ln -sf "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie" /root/.erlang.cookie
 
 # Use the latest stable RabbitMQ release (https://www.rabbitmq.com/download.html)
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 # no stale cookies
 	rm "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie"
 
+# Enable Prometheus-style metrics by default (https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/419)
+RUN set -eux; \
+	rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_prometheus; \
+	echo 'management_agent.disable_metrics_collector = true' > /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # Added for backwards compatibility - users can simply COPY custom plugins to /plugins
 RUN ln -sf /opt/rabbitmq/plugins /plugins
 
@@ -264,5 +269,5 @@ ENV LANG=C.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
-EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 25672
+EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 15691 15692 25672
 CMD ["rabbitmq-server"]
diff --git a/3.8/ubuntu/management/Dockerfile b/3.8/ubuntu/management/Dockerfile
index e315b696..e66d8ee5 100644
--- a/3.8/ubuntu/management/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8/ubuntu/management/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM rabbitmq:3.8
 
 RUN rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_management
 
+# make sure the metrics collector is re-enabled (disabled in the base image for Prometheus-style metrics by default)
+RUN rm -f /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # extract "rabbitmqadmin" from inside the "rabbitmq_management-X.Y.Z.ez" plugin zipfile
 # see https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/207
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 08cd489d..71887c77 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ ENV RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/rabbitmq
 RUN set -eux; \
 	addgroup -g 101 -S rabbitmq; \
 	adduser -u 100 -S -h "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" -G rabbitmq rabbitmq; \
-	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
 	ln -sf "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie" /root/.erlang.cookie
 
 # Use the latest stable RabbitMQ release (https://www.rabbitmq.com/download.html)
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 # no stale cookies
 	rm "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie"
 
+# Enable Prometheus-style metrics by default (https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/419)
+RUN set -eux; \
+	rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_prometheus; \
+	echo 'management_agent.disable_metrics_collector = true' > /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # Added for backwards compatibility - users can simply COPY custom plugins to /plugins
 RUN ln -sf /opt/rabbitmq/plugins /plugins
 
@@ -246,5 +251,5 @@ ENV LANG=C.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
-EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 25672
+EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 15691 15692 25672
 CMD ["rabbitmq-server"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile-management.template b/Dockerfile-management.template
index 01778906..fa1edfea 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-management.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-management.template
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM %%FROM%%
 
 RUN rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_management
 
+# make sure the metrics collector is re-enabled (disabled in the base image for Prometheus-style metrics by default)
+RUN rm -f /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # extract "rabbitmqadmin" from inside the "rabbitmq_management-X.Y.Z.ez" plugin zipfile
 # see https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/207
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-ubuntu.template b/Dockerfile-ubuntu.template
index 07ea9a8c..434e72a0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-ubuntu.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-ubuntu.template
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ ENV RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/rabbitmq
 RUN set -eux; \
 	groupadd --gid 999 --system rabbitmq; \
 	useradd --uid 999 --system --home-dir "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" --gid rabbitmq rabbitmq; \
-	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
-	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	mkdir -p "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chown -fR rabbitmq:rabbitmq "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
+	chmod 777 "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR" /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitmq-ssl /var/log/rabbitmq; \
 	ln -sf "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie" /root/.erlang.cookie
 
 # Use the latest stable RabbitMQ release (https://www.rabbitmq.com/download.html)
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 # no stale cookies
 	rm "$RABBITMQ_DATA_DIR/.erlang.cookie"
 
+# Enable Prometheus-style metrics by default (https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/issues/419)
+RUN set -eux; \
+	rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_prometheus; \
+	echo 'management_agent.disable_metrics_collector = true' > /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d/management_agent.disable_metrics_collector.conf
+
 # Added for backwards compatibility - users can simply COPY custom plugins to /plugins
 RUN ln -sf /opt/rabbitmq/plugins /plugins
 
@@ -264,5 +269,5 @@ ENV LANG=C.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
-EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 25672
+EXPOSE 4369 5671 5672 15691 15692 25672
 CMD ["rabbitmq-server"]