diff --git a/pkg/diskmonitor/diskmonitor.go b/pkg/diskmonitor/diskmonitor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac78de6345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/diskmonitor/diskmonitor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package diskmonitor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/beholder"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/services"
+)
+
+type int64Gauge interface {
+	Record(ctx context.Context, value int64, options ...metric.RecordOption)
+}
+
+// totalRegularFileSizeBytes sums on-disk file sizes for every non-directory under dirPath (recursive), using filepath.WalkDir.
+func totalRegularFileSizeBytes(dirPath string) (int64, error) {
+	var totalSize int64
+	walkErr := filepath.WalkDir(dirPath, func(_ string, d fs.DirEntry, ierr error) error {
+		if ierr != nil || d.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		fi, err := d.Info()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		totalSize += fi.Size()
+		return nil
+	})
+	return totalSize, walkErr
+}
+
+// DiskMonitor measures dirPath on a fixed interval and records total file bytes to gaugeName.
+type DiskMonitor struct {
+	services.Service
+
+	eng          *services.Engine
+	tickInterval time.Duration
+	lggr         logger.Logger
+	sizeOfDir    func() (int64, error)
+	gauge        int64Gauge
+}
+
+// NewDiskMonitor returns a [DiskMonitor] for dirPath using gaugeName at tickInterval.
+func NewDiskMonitor(lggr logger.Logger, dirPath string, gaugeName string, tickInterval time.Duration) (*DiskMonitor, error) {
+	g, err := beholder.GetMeter().Int64Gauge(gaugeName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("int64 gauge %q: %w", gaugeName, err)
+	}
+
+	dm := &DiskMonitor{
+		gauge:        g,
+		tickInterval: tickInterval,
+		sizeOfDir: func() (int64, error) {
+			return totalRegularFileSizeBytes(dirPath)
+		},
+	}
+
+	dm.Service, dm.eng = services.Config{
+		Name:  "DiskMonitor",
+		Start: dm.start,
+	}.NewServiceEngine(logger.With(
+		lggr,
+		"dirPath", dirPath,
+		"gaugeName", gaugeName,
+	))
+	dm.lggr = dm.eng.SugaredLogger
+	return dm, nil
+}
+
+func (dm *DiskMonitor) start(ctx context.Context) error {
+	ticker := services.TickerConfig{}.NewTicker(dm.tickInterval)
+	dm.eng.GoTick(ticker, dm.emitDirSizeMetric)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (dm *DiskMonitor) emitDirSizeMetric(ctx context.Context) {
+	totalSize, err := dm.sizeOfDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		dm.lggr.Errorw("Failed to measure directory size", "error", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	dm.lggr.Debugw("Emitting directory size metric", "sizeBytes", totalSize)
+	dm.gauge.Record(ctx, totalSize)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/diskmonitor/diskmonitor_test.go b/pkg/diskmonitor/diskmonitor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7325267823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/diskmonitor/diskmonitor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package diskmonitor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
+)
+
+func TestNewDiskMonitor(t *testing.T) {
+	dm, err := NewDiskMonitor(logger.Test(t), t.TempDir(), "tmp_disk_usage_bytes", time.Second)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, dm)
+	assert.Equal(t, time.Second, dm.tickInterval)
+}
+
+func TestDiskMonitor_emitDirSizeMetric_realDir(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "a.txt"), []byte("hello"), 0o644))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "b.txt"), []byte("xy"), 0o644))
+	sub := filepath.Join(root, "sub")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(sub, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(sub, "c.txt"), []byte("z"), 0o644))
+
+	dm := &DiskMonitor{
+		sizeOfDir: func() (int64, error) {
+			return totalRegularFileSizeBytes(root)
+		},
+		gauge: &mockGauge{},
+		lggr:  logger.Test(t),
+	}
+
+	dm.emitDirSizeMetric(t.Context())
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(8), dm.gauge.(*mockGauge).gotValue)
+}
+
+type mockGauge struct {
+	gotValue int64
+}
+
+func (m *mockGauge) Record(ctx context.Context, value int64, options ...metric.RecordOption) {
+	m.gotValue = value
+}
+
+func TestDiskMonitor_emitDirSizeMetric(t *testing.T) {
+	lggr, observed := logger.TestObserved(t, zapcore.DebugLevel)
+
+	dm := &DiskMonitor{
+		sizeOfDir: func() (int64, error) {
+			return 42, nil
+		},
+		gauge: &mockGauge{},
+		lggr:  lggr,
+	}
+
+	dm.emitDirSizeMetric(t.Context())
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(42), dm.gauge.(*mockGauge).gotValue)
+
+	assert.Len(t, observed.FilterMessage("Emitting directory size metric").All(), 1)
+}
+
+func TestDiskMonitor_emitDirSizeMetric_error(t *testing.T) {
+	lggr, observed := logger.TestObserved(t, zapcore.DebugLevel)
+
+	dm := &DiskMonitor{
+		sizeOfDir: func() (int64, error) {
+			return 0, errors.New("disk read error")
+		},
+		gauge: &mockGauge{},
+		lggr:  lggr,
+	}
+
+	dm.emitDirSizeMetric(t.Context())
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), dm.gauge.(*mockGauge).gotValue)
+
+	assert.Len(t, observed.FilterMessage("Failed to measure directory size").All(), 1)
+}