diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dpinger.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dpinger.inc
index 858360898..cc296da6e 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dpinger.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dpinger.inc
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ function dpinger_status()
             'monitor' => !empty($gwitem['monitor']) ? $gwitem['monitor'] : '~',
             'gateway' => $gwitem['gateway'] ?? '',
             'monitor_killstates' => $gwitem['monitor_killstates'] ?? '0',
+            'monitor_killstates_priority' => $gwitem['monitor_killstates_priority'] ?? '0',
+            'priority' => $gwitem['priority'] ?? '255',
+            'ipprotocol' => $gwitem['ipprotocol'],
             'name' => $gwname,
             'stddev' => '~',
             'delay' => '~',
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/monitor/20-recover b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/monitor/20-recover
index 87b960206..4a48f2500 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/monitor/20-recover
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/monitor/20-recover
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ require_once 'interfaces.inc';
 $gwnames = [];
 $affected_gateways = !empty($argv[1]) ? explode(',', $argv[1]) : [];
 
+$metered_found_prios = ['inet' => 256, 'inet6' => 256];
+$metered_gws = ['inet' => [], 'inet6' => []];
 foreach (return_gateways_status() as $status) {
     if ($status['status'] == 'down') {
         /* try to recover monitors stuck in down state ignoring "force_down" */
@@ -42,6 +44,23 @@ foreach (return_gateways_status() as $status) {
         if (!empty($status['monitor_killstates']) && in_array($status['name'], $affected_gateways)) {
             configdp_run('filter kill gateway_states', [$status['gateway']], true);
         }
+    } elseif ($status['status'] != 'force_down') {
+        /* collect "metered" gateways which should be killed depending priority */
+        if (!empty($status['monitor_killstates_priority'])) {
+            $metered_gws[$status['ipprotocol']][] = $status;
+        } elseif (in_array($status['name'], $affected_gateways)) {
+            /* only trigger on "up" events to calculate highest prio */
+            $metered_found_prios[$status['ipprotocol']] = min($status['priority'], $metered_found_prios[$status['ipprotocol']]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+foreach ($metered_found_prios as $ipproto => $metered_found_prio) {
+    /* kill states for "metered" gateways */
+    foreach ($metered_gws[$ipproto] as $status) {
+        if ($status['priority'] > $metered_found_prio) {
+            configdp_run('filter kill gateway_states', [$status['gateway']], true);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Routing/forms/dialogEditGateway.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Routing/forms/dialogEditGateway.xml
index e0e9ac622..1d7088b72 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Routing/forms/dialogEditGateway.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Routing/forms/dialogEditGateway.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@
         <style>monitor_opt</style>
         <help>When a monitor down event is triggered, kill all states to this gateway.</help>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>gateway_item.monitor_killstates_priority</id>
+        <label>Kill states metered</label>
+        <type>checkbox</type>
+        <style>monitor_opt</style>
+        <help>When a monitor up event is triggered for a gateway with a higher priority (lower value) than this, kill all states to this gateway. Most common use for this switch are metered connections like LTE.</help>
+    </field>
     <field>
         <id>gateway_item.monitor</id>
         <label>Monitor IP</label>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.xml
index 21a0b845d..67903e5c7 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
             </monitor_disable>
             <monitor_noroute type="BooleanField"/>
             <monitor_killstates type="BooleanField"/>
+            <monitor_killstates_priority type="BooleanField"/>
             <monitor type="TextField">
                 <Constraints>
                     <check001>