diff --git a/process_metrics_linux.go b/process_metrics_linux.go
index 4442992..ab8260b 100644
--- a/process_metrics_linux.go
+++ b/process_metrics_linux.go
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 package metrics
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -81,3 +86,75 @@ func writeProcessMetrics(w io.Writer) {
 }
 
 var startTimeSeconds = time.Now().Unix()
+
+const fdReadChunkSize = 512
+
+func WriteFDMetrics(w io.Writer){
+	totalOpenFDs, err := getOpenFDsCount("/proc/self/fd")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("ERROR: %v",err)
+		return
+	}
+	maxOpenFDs, err := getMaxFilesLimit("/proc/self/limits")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("ERROR: %v",err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(w,"process_max_fds %d\n",maxOpenFDs)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w,"process_open_fds %d\n",totalOpenFDs)
+}
+
+
+func getOpenFDsCount(path string)(uint64,error){
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0,fmt.Errorf("cannot open process fd path: %q, err: %v",path,err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	var totalOpenFDs uint64
+	for {
+		names, err := f.Readdirnames(fdReadChunkSize)
+		if err == io.EOF{
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("unexpected error at readdirnames: %v",err)
+		}
+		totalOpenFDs += uint64(len(names))
+	}
+	return totalOpenFDs, nil
+}
+
+var limitsRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(Max \w+\s{0,1}?\w*\s{0,1}\w*)\s{2,}(\w+)\s+(\w+)`)
+
+func getMaxFilesLimit(path string)(uint64,error){
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0,fmt.Errorf("cannot open path: %q for max files limit, err: %w",path,err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	scan := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	// skip first line
+	scan.Scan()
+	for scan.Scan(){
+		text := scan.Text()
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(text,"Max open files"){
+			continue
+		}
+		items := limitsRe.FindStringSubmatch(text)
+		if len(items) != 4 {
+			return 0,fmt.Errorf("unxpected fields num for limits file, want: %d, got: %d, line: %q",4,len(items),text)
+		}
+		// use soft limit.
+		limit := items[2]
+		if limit == "unlimited"{
+			return 18446744073709551615,nil
+		}
+		limitUint, err := strconv.ParseUint(limit,10,64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse limit: %q as uint64: %w",limit,err)
+		}
+		return limitUint,nil
+	}
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("max open files limit wasn't found")
+}
diff --git a/process_metrics_linux_test.go b/process_metrics_linux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3ea502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/process_metrics_linux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package metrics
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestGetMaxFilesLimit(t *testing.T){
+	f := func(want uint64,path string, wantErr bool) {
+		t.Helper()
+		got, err := getMaxFilesLimit(path)
+		if err != nil && !wantErr {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v",err)
+		}
+		if got != want{
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected result: %d, want: %d at getMaxFilesLimit",got,want)
+		}
+
+	}
+	f(1024,"testdata/limits",false)
+	f(0,"testdata/bad_path",true)
+	f(0,"testdata/limits_bad",true)
+}
+
+
+func TestGetOpenFDsCount(t *testing.T){
+	f := func(want uint64,path string, wantErr bool) {
+		t.Helper()
+		got, err := getOpenFDsCount(path)
+		if (err != nil && !wantErr)|| (err == nil && wantErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v",err)
+		}
+		if got != want{
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected result: %d, want: %d at getOpenFDsCount",got,want)
+		}
+	}
+	f(5,"testdata/fd/",false)
+	f(0,"testdata/fd/0",true)
+	f(0,"testdata/limits",true)
+}
diff --git a/testdata/fd/0 b/testdata/fd/0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/testdata/fd/10 b/testdata/fd/10
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/testdata/fd/2 b/testdata/fd/2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/testdata/fd/3 b/testdata/fd/3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/testdata/fd/5 b/testdata/fd/5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/testdata/limits b/testdata/limits
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb520d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/limits
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Limit                     Soft Limit           Hard Limit           Units
+Max cpu time              unlimited            unlimited            seconds
+Max file size             unlimited            unlimited            bytes
+Max data size             unlimited            unlimited            bytes
+Max stack size            8388608              unlimited            bytes
+Max core file size        0                    unlimited            bytes
+Max resident set          unlimited            unlimited            bytes
+Max processes             127458               127458               processes
+Max open files            1024                 1048576              files
+Max locked memory         67108864             67108864             bytes
+Max address space         unlimited            unlimited            bytes
+Max file locks            unlimited            unlimited            locks
+Max pending signals       127458               127458               signals
+Max msgqueue size         819200               819200               bytes
+Max nice priority         0                    0
+Max realtime priority     0                    0
+Max realtime timeout      unlimited            unlimited            us
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/limits_bad b/testdata/limits_bad
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d54162d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/limits_bad
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Limit                     Soft Limit           Hard Limit           Units
\ No newline at end of file