diff --git a/collector/net.go b/collector/net.go
index b22f96a3..5ea71e42 100644
--- a/collector/net.go
+++ b/collector/net.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (c *NetworkCollector) collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) (*prometheus.Des
 		)
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 			c.CurrentBandwidth,
-			prometheus.CounterValue,
+			prometheus.GaugeValue,
 			float64(nic.CurrentBandwidth),
 			name,
 		)
diff --git a/docs/collector.net.md b/docs/collector.net.md
index f3d95dd1..779e4010 100644
--- a/docs/collector.net.md
+++ b/docs/collector.net.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Name | Description | Type | Labels
 `wmi_net_packets_received_unknown` | Total packets received by interface that were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol | counter | `nic`
 `wmi_net_packets_total` | Total packets received and transmitted by interface | counter | `nic`
 `wmi_net_packets_sent_total` | Total packets transmitted by interface | counter | `nic`
-`wmi_net_current_bandwidth` | Estimate of the interface's current bandwidth in bits per second (bps) | counter | `nic`
+`wmi_net_current_bandwidth` | Estimate of the interface's current bandwidth in bits per second (bps) | gauge | `nic`
 
 ### Example metric
 Query the rate of transmitted network traffic