diff --git a/argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-transmission.yaml b/argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-transmission.yaml
index d380fc3..ac99ed1 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-transmission.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-transmission.yaml
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ data:
           "targets": [
             {
               "datasource": { "type": "prometheus", "uid": "prometheus" },
-              "expr": "transmission_torrent_download_bytes > 0",
+              "expr": "transmission_torrent_download_rate_bytes > 0",
               "legendFormat": "{{name}}",
               "refId": "A"
             }
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ data:
           "targets": [
             {
               "datasource": { "type": "prometheus", "uid": "prometheus" },
-              "expr": "transmission_torrent_upload_bytes > 0",
+              "expr": "transmission_torrent_upload_rate_bytes > 0",
               "legendFormat": "{{name}}",
               "refId": "A"
             }
diff --git a/containers/transmission-exporter/exporter.py b/containers/transmission-exporter/exporter.py
index bde1034..e7f08a8 100644
--- a/containers/transmission-exporter/exporter.py
+++ b/containers/transmission-exporter/exporter.py
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ class TransmissionCollector:
             "Torrent total uploaded ever in bytes",
             labels=["name"],
         )
+        t_download_rate = GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "transmission_torrent_download_rate_bytes",
+            "Torrent current download rate in bytes/s",
+            labels=["name"],
+        )
+        t_upload_rate = GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "transmission_torrent_upload_rate_bytes",
+            "Torrent current upload rate in bytes/s",
+            labels=["name"],
+        )
         t_done = GaugeMetricFamily(
             "transmission_torrent_done",
             "Torrent percent done (0.0-1.0)",
@@ -117,12 +127,16 @@ class TransmissionCollector:
             name = t.name or "unknown"
             t_download.add_metric([name], t.total_size * t.percent_done)
             t_upload.add_metric([name], t.uploaded_ever)
+            t_download_rate.add_metric([name], t.rate_download)
+            t_upload_rate.add_metric([name], t.rate_upload)
             t_ratio.add_metric([name], t.ratio)
             t_uploaded_ever.add_metric([name], t.uploaded_ever)
             t_done.add_metric([name], t.percent_done)
 
         yield t_download
         yield t_upload
+        yield t_download_rate
+        yield t_upload_rate
         yield t_ratio
         yield t_uploaded_ever
         yield t_done
diff --git a/docs/changelog.d/+transmission-rate-metrics.bugfix.md b/docs/changelog.d/+transmission-rate-metrics.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb8862c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog.d/+transmission-rate-metrics.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add per-torrent rate metrics using Transmission's native rate_download/rate_upload fields. Dashboard panels were querying cumulative byte gauges (torrent size) instead of actual transfer rates.