diff --git a/collector/pg_long_running_transactions.go b/collector/pg_long_running_transactions.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffd89d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/pg_long_running_transactions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Copyright 2023 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 (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/log"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+const longRunningTransactionsSubsystem = "long_running_transactions"
+
+func init() {
+	registerCollector(longRunningTransactionsSubsystem, defaultDisabled, NewPGLongRunningTransactionsCollector)
+}
+
+type PGLongRunningTransactionsCollector struct {
+	log log.Logger
+}
+
+func NewPGLongRunningTransactionsCollector(config collectorConfig) (Collector, error) {
+	return &PGLongRunningTransactionsCollector{log: config.logger}, nil
+}
+
+var (
+	longRunningTransactionsCount = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		"pg_long_running_transactions",
+		"Current number of long running transactions",
+		[]string{},
+		prometheus.Labels{},
+	)
+
+	longRunningTransactionsAgeInSeconds = prometheus.NewDesc(
+		prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, longRunningTransactionsSubsystem, "oldest_timestamp_seconds"),
+		"The current maximum transaction age in seconds",
+		[]string{},
+		prometheus.Labels{},
+	)
+
+	longRunningTransactionsQuery = `
+	SELECT
+		COUNT(*) as transactions,
+   		MAX(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM clock_timestamp())) AS oldest_timestamp_seconds
+    FROM pg_catalog.pg_stat_activity
+    WHERE state is distinct from 'idle' AND query not like 'autovacuum:%'
+	`
+)
+
+func (PGLongRunningTransactionsCollector) Update(ctx context.Context, instance *instance, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
+	db := instance.getDB()
+	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx,
+		longRunningTransactionsQuery)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var transactions, ageInSeconds float64
+
+		if err := rows.Scan(&transactions, &ageInSeconds); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
+			longRunningTransactionsCount,
+			prometheus.GaugeValue,
+			transactions,
+		)
+		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
+			longRunningTransactionsAgeInSeconds,
+			prometheus.GaugeValue,
+			ageInSeconds,
+		)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/collector/pg_long_running_transactions_test.go b/collector/pg_long_running_transactions_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eedda7c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collector/pg_long_running_transactions_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright 2023 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 (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
+	"github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
+)
+
+func TestPGLongRunningTransactionsCollector(t *testing.T) {
+	db, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error opening a stub db connection: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+	inst := &instance{db: db}
+	columns := []string{
+		"transactions",
+		"age_in_seconds",
+	}
+	rows := sqlmock.NewRows(columns).
+		AddRow(20, 1200)
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(sanitizeQuery(longRunningTransactionsQuery)).WillReturnRows(rows)
+
+	ch := make(chan prometheus.Metric)
+	go func() {
+		defer close(ch)
+		c := PGLongRunningTransactionsCollector{}
+
+		if err := c.Update(context.Background(), inst, ch); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Error calling PGLongRunningTransactionsCollector.Update: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+	expected := []MetricResult{
+		{labels: labelMap{}, value: 20, metricType: dto.MetricType_GAUGE},
+		{labels: labelMap{}, value: 1200, metricType: dto.MetricType_GAUGE},
+	}
+	convey.Convey("Metrics comparison", t, func() {
+		for _, expect := range expected {
+			m := readMetric(<-ch)
+			convey.So(expect, convey.ShouldResemble, m)
+		}
+	})
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("there were unfulfilled exceptions: %s", err)
+	}
+}