diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c53d33d0..97cf1b86 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interrupts | Exposes detailed interrupts statistics. | Linux, OpenBSD
 ipvs | Exposes IPVS status from `/proc/net/ip_vs` and stats from `/proc/net/ip_vs_stats`. | Linux
 ksmd | Exposes kernel and system statistics from `/sys/kernel/mm/ksm`. | Linux
 lastlogin | Exposes the last time there was a login. | _any_
+logind | Exposes session counts from [logind](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/logind/). | Linux
 megacli | Exposes RAID statistics from MegaCLI. | Linux
 meminfo_numa | Exposes memory statistics from `/proc/meminfo_numa`. | Linux
 ntp | Exposes time drift from an NTP server. | _any_
diff --git a/collector/logind_linux.go b/collector/logind_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7172f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/logind_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The Prometheus Authors
+// 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.
+
+// +build !nologind
+
+package collector
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/godbus/dbus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+const (
+	logindSubsystem = "logind"
+	dbusObject      = "org.freedesktop.login1"
+	dbusPath        = "/org/freedesktop/login1"
+)
+
+var (
+	// Taken from logind as of systemd v229.
+	// "other" is the fallback value for unknown values (in case logind gets extended in the future).
+	attrRemoteValues = []string{"true", "false"}
+	attrTypeValues   = []string{"other", "unspecified", "tty", "x11", "wayland", "mir", "web"}
+	attrClassValues  = []string{"other", "user", "greeter", "lock-screen", "background"}
+
+	sessionsDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, logindSubsystem, "sessions"),
+		"Number of sessions registered in logind.", []string{"seat", "remote", "type", "class"}, nil,
+	)
+)
+
+type logindCollector struct{}
+
+type logindDbus struct {
+	conn   *dbus.Conn
+	object dbus.BusObject
+}
+
+type logindInterface interface {
+	listSeats() ([]string, error)
+	listSessions() ([]logindSessionEntry, error)
+	getSession(logindSessionEntry) *logindSession
+}
+
+type logindSession struct {
+	seat        string
+	remote      string
+	sessionType string
+	class       string
+}
+
+// Struct elements must be public for the reflection magic of godbus to work.
+type logindSessionEntry struct {
+	SessionId         string
+	UserId            uint32
+	UserName          string
+	SeatId            string
+	SessionObjectPath dbus.ObjectPath
+}
+
+type logindSeatEntry struct {
+	SeatId         string
+	SeatObjectPath dbus.ObjectPath
+}
+
+func init() {
+	Factories["logind"] = NewLogindCollector
+}
+
+// Takes a prometheus registry and returns a new Collector exposing
+// logind statistics.
+func NewLogindCollector() (Collector, error) {
+	return &logindCollector{}, nil
+}
+
+func (lc *logindCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
+	c, err := newDbus()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to connect to dbus: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer c.conn.Close()
+
+	return collectMetrics(ch, c)
+}
+
+func collectMetrics(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, c logindInterface) error {
+	seats, err := c.listSeats()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get seats: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	sessionList, err := c.listSessions()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get sessions: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	sessions := make(map[logindSession]float64)
+
+	for _, s := range sessionList {
+		session := c.getSession(s)
+		if session != nil {
+			sessions[*session]++
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, remote := range attrRemoteValues {
+		for _, sessionType := range attrTypeValues {
+			for _, class := range attrClassValues {
+				for _, seat := range seats {
+					count := sessions[logindSession{seat, remote, sessionType, class}]
+
+					ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
+						sessionsDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, count,
+						seat, remote, sessionType, class)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func knownStringOrOther(value string, known []string) string {
+	for i := range known {
+		if value == known[i] {
+			return value
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "other"
+}
+
+func newDbus() (*logindDbus, error) {
+	conn, err := dbus.SystemBusPrivate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	methods := []dbus.Auth{dbus.AuthExternal(strconv.Itoa(os.Getuid()))}
+
+	err = conn.Auth(methods)
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = conn.Hello()
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	object := conn.Object(dbusObject, dbus.ObjectPath(dbusPath))
+
+	return &logindDbus{
+		conn:   conn,
+		object: object,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *logindDbus) listSeats() ([]string, error) {
+	var result [][]interface{}
+	err := c.object.Call(dbusObject+".Manager.ListSeats", 0).Store(&result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resultInterface := make([]interface{}, len(result))
+	for i := range result {
+		resultInterface[i] = result[i]
+	}
+
+	seats := make([]logindSeatEntry, len(result))
+	seatsInterface := make([]interface{}, len(seats))
+	for i := range seats {
+		seatsInterface[i] = &seats[i]
+	}
+
+	err = dbus.Store(resultInterface, seatsInterface...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	ret := make([]string, len(seats)+1)
+	for i := range seats {
+		ret[i] = seats[i].SeatId
+	}
+	// Always add the empty seat, which is used for remote sessions like SSH
+	ret[len(seats)] = ""
+
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+func (c *logindDbus) listSessions() ([]logindSessionEntry, error) {
+	var result [][]interface{}
+	err := c.object.Call(dbusObject+".Manager.ListSessions", 0).Store(&result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resultInterface := make([]interface{}, len(result))
+	for i := range result {
+		resultInterface[i] = result[i]
+	}
+
+	sessions := make([]logindSessionEntry, len(result))
+	sessionsInterface := make([]interface{}, len(sessions))
+	for i := range sessions {
+		sessionsInterface[i] = &sessions[i]
+	}
+
+	err = dbus.Store(resultInterface, sessionsInterface...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return sessions, nil
+}
+
+func (c *logindDbus) getSession(session logindSessionEntry) *logindSession {
+	object := c.conn.Object(dbusObject, session.SessionObjectPath)
+
+	remote, err := object.GetProperty(dbusObject + ".Session.Remote")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	sessionType, err := object.GetProperty(dbusObject + ".Session.Type")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	sessionTypeStr, ok := sessionType.Value().(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	class, err := object.GetProperty(dbusObject + ".Session.Class")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	classStr, ok := class.Value().(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &logindSession{
+		seat:        session.SeatId,
+		remote:      remote.String(),
+		sessionType: knownStringOrOther(sessionTypeStr, attrTypeValues),
+		class:       knownStringOrOther(classStr, attrClassValues),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/collector/logind_linux_test.go b/collector/logind_linux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c941583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/logind_linux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The Prometheus Authors
+// 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.
+
+package collector
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/godbus/dbus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+type testLogindInterface struct{}
+
+var testSeats = []string{"seat0", ""}
+
+func (c *testLogindInterface) listSeats() ([]string, error) {
+	return testSeats, nil
+}
+
+func (c *testLogindInterface) listSessions() ([]logindSessionEntry, error) {
+	return []logindSessionEntry{
+		{
+			SessionId:         "1",
+			UserId:            0,
+			UserName:          "",
+			SeatId:            "",
+			SessionObjectPath: dbus.ObjectPath("/org/freedesktop/login1/session/1"),
+		},
+		{
+			SessionId:         "2",
+			UserId:            0,
+			UserName:          "",
+			SeatId:            "seat0",
+			SessionObjectPath: dbus.ObjectPath("/org/freedesktop/login1/session/2"),
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *testLogindInterface) getSession(session logindSessionEntry) *logindSession {
+	sessions := map[dbus.ObjectPath]*logindSession{
+		dbus.ObjectPath("/org/freedesktop/login1/session/1"): {
+			seat:        session.SeatId,
+			remote:      "true",
+			sessionType: knownStringOrOther("tty", attrTypeValues),
+			class:       knownStringOrOther("user", attrClassValues),
+		},
+		dbus.ObjectPath("/org/freedesktop/login1/session/2"): {
+			seat:        session.SeatId,
+			remote:      "false",
+			sessionType: knownStringOrOther("x11", attrTypeValues),
+			class:       knownStringOrOther("greeter", attrClassValues),
+		},
+	}
+
+	return sessions[session.SessionObjectPath]
+}
+
+func TestLogindCollectorKnownStringOrOther(t *testing.T) {
+	known := []string{"foo", "bar"}
+
+	actual := knownStringOrOther("foo", known)
+	expected := "foo"
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Errorf("knownStringOrOther failed: got %q, expected %q.", actual, expected)
+	}
+
+	actual = knownStringOrOther("baz", known)
+	expected = "other"
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Errorf("knownStringOrOther failed: got %q, expected %q.", actual, expected)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestLogindCollectorCollectMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	ch := make(chan prometheus.Metric)
+	go func() {
+		collectMetrics(ch, &testLogindInterface{})
+		close(ch)
+	}()
+
+	count := 0
+	for range ch {
+		count++
+	}
+
+	expected := len(testSeats) * len(attrRemoteValues) * len(attrTypeValues) * len(attrClassValues)
+	if count != expected {
+		t.Errorf("collectMetrics did not generate the expected number of metrics: got %d, expected %d.", count, expected)
+	}
+}