diff --git a/system/metrics/sinks/CMakeLists.txt b/system/metrics/sinks/CMakeLists.txt
index d5d6f756fcf..a46652b191c 100644
--- a/system/metrics/sinks/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/system/metrics/sinks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-#    HPCC SYSTEMS software Copyright (C) 2021 HPCC Systems®.
+#    HPCC SYSTEMS software Copyright (C) 20214HPCC Systems®.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 HPCC_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (file)
 HPCC_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (log)
 HPCC_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (prometheus)
+HPCC_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (elastic)
diff --git a/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/CMakeLists.txt b/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e789eb3fdcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+################################################################################
+#    HPCC SYSTEMS software Copyright (C) 2024 HPCC Systems®.
+#
+#    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.
+################################################################################
+
+project(hpccmetrics_elasticsink)
+
+set ( srcs
+        elasticSink.cpp
+        )
+
+include_directories(
+        ${HPCC_SOURCE_DIR}/system/include
+        ${HPCC_SOURCE_DIR}/system/jlib
+        ${HPCC_SOURCE_DIR}/system/httplib
+)
+
+SET (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${STRICT_CXX_FLAGS}")
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(  -DELASTICSINK_EXPORTS )
+HPCC_ADD_LIBRARY( hpccmetrics_elasticsink SHARED ${srcs} )
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( hpccmetrics_elasticsink jlib)
+INSTALL ( TARGETS hpccmetrics_elasticsink RUNTIME DESTINATION ${EXEC_DIR} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIB_DIR} )
diff --git a/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/elasticSink.cpp b/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/elasticSink.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c3a4bba890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/elasticSink.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*##############################################################################
+    HPCC SYSTEMS software Copyright (C) 2024 HPCC Systems®.
+    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.
+############################################################################## */
+
+#include "elasticSink.hpp"
+#include <cstdio>
+#include "platform.h"
+
+using namespace hpccMetrics;
+
+extern "C" MetricSink* getSinkInstance(const char *name, const IPropertyTree *pSettingsTree)
+{
+    MetricSink *pSink = new ElasticMetricSink(name, pSettingsTree);
+    return pSink;
+}
+
+
+ElasticMetricSink::ElasticMetricSink(const char *name, const IPropertyTree *pSettingsTree) :
+    PeriodicMetricSink(name, "file", pSettingsTree),
+    ignoreZeroMetrics(false)
+{
+    ignoreZeroMetrics = pSettingsTree->getPropBool("@ignoreZeroMetrics", true);
+}
+
+
+void ElasticMetricSink::prepareToStartCollecting()
+{
+
+}
+
+
+void ElasticMetricSink::doCollection()
+{
+
+}
+
+
+void ElasticMetricSink::collectingHasStopped()
+{
+    ;
+}
+
diff --git a/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/elasticSink.hpp b/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/elasticSink.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74dec839679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/metrics/sinks/elastic/elasticSink.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*##############################################################################
+    HPCC SYSTEMS software Copyright (C) 2024 HPCC Systems®.
+    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.
+############################################################################## */
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "jmetrics.hpp"
+#include "jptree.hpp"
+#include "jstring.hpp"
+
+//including cpp-httplib single header file REST client
+//  doesn't work with format-nonliteral as an error
+//
+#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wformat-nonliteral"
+#endif
+
+#undef INVALID_SOCKET
+#include "httplib.h"
+
+#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
+#include "nlohmann/json.hpp"
+
+
+#ifdef ELASTICINK_EXPORTS
+#define ELASTICSINK_API DECL_EXPORT
+#else
+#define ELASTICSINK_API DECL_IMPORT
+#endif
+
+class ELASTICSINK_API ElasticMetricSink : public hpccMetrics::PeriodicMetricSink
+{
+public:
+    explicit ElasticMetricSink(const char *name, const IPropertyTree *pSettingsTree);
+    ~ElasticMetricSink() override = default;
+
+protected:
+    void prepareToStartCollecting() override;
+    void collectingHasStopped() override;
+    void doCollection() override;
+
+protected:
+    StringBuffer indexName;
+    bool ignoreZeroMetrics;
+};