diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec2d244a..7cbe820c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ elasticsearch_exporter --help
 | es.indices_settings     | 1.0.4rc1              | If true, query settings stats for all indices in the cluster.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | false |
 | es.indices_mappings     | 1.2.0                 | If true, query stats for mappings of all indices of the cluster.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | false |
 | es.aliases              | 1.0.4rc1              | If true, include informational aliases metrics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | true |
+| es.ilm                  | 1.6.0                 | If true, query index lifecycle policies for indices in the cluster.
 | es.shards               | 1.0.3rc1              | If true, query stats for all indices in the cluster, including shard-level stats (implies `es.indices=true`).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | false |
 | es.snapshots            | 1.0.4rc1              | If true, query stats for the cluster snapshots.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | false |
 | es.slm                  |                       | If true, query stats for SLM.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | false |
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ Further Information
 | elasticsearch_filesystem_io_stats_device_write_operations_count      | gauge      | 1           | Count of disk write operations                                                                      |
 | elasticsearch_filesystem_io_stats_device_read_size_kilobytes_sum     | gauge      | 1           | Total kilobytes read from disk                                                                      |
 | elasticsearch_filesystem_io_stats_device_write_size_kilobytes_sum    | gauge      | 1           | Total kilobytes written to disk                                                                     |
+| elasticsearch_ilm_status                                             | gauge      | 3           | Current status of ILM. Status can be `STOPPED`, `RUNNING`, `STOPPING`.                              |
+| elasticsearch_ilm_index_status                                       | gauge      |             | Status of ILM policy for index                                                                      |
 | elasticsearch_indices_active_queries                                 | gauge      | 1           | The number of currently active queries                                                              |
 | elasticsearch_indices_docs                                           | gauge      | 1           | Count of documents on this node                                                                     |
 | elasticsearch_indices_docs_deleted                                   | gauge      | 1           | Count of deleted documents on this node                                                             |
diff --git a/collector/ilm_status.go b/collector/ilm_status.go
index 57fda408..e1630e6c 100644
--- a/collector/ilm_status.go
+++ b/collector/ilm_status.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewIlmStatus(logger log.Logger, client *http.Client, url *url.URL) *IlmStat
 			Type: prometheus.GaugeValue,
 			Desc: prometheus.NewDesc(
 				prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, "status"),
-				"Current status of ilm. Status can be STOPPED, RUNNING, STOPPING.",
+				"Current status of ILM. Status can be STOPPED, RUNNING, STOPPING.",
 				[]string{"operation_mode"}, nil,
 			),
 			Value: func(ilm *IlmStatusResponse, status string) float64 {
diff --git a/collector/ilm_status_test.go b/collector/ilm_status_test.go
index 56254ba9..ede82ddd 100644
--- a/collector/ilm_status_test.go
+++ b/collector/ilm_status_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestILMStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "6.6.0",
 			file: "../fixtures/ilm_status/6.6.0.json",
 			want: `
-# HELP elasticsearch_ilm_status Current status of ilm. Status can be STOPPED, RUNNING, STOPPING.
+# HELP elasticsearch_ilm_status Current status of ILM. Status can be STOPPED, RUNNING, STOPPING.
 # TYPE elasticsearch_ilm_status gauge
 elasticsearch_ilm_status{operation_mode="RUNNING"} 1
 elasticsearch_ilm_status{operation_mode="STOPPED"} 0
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5e4c6da0..0ca6b6cf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func main() {
 			"Export informational alias metrics.").
 			Default("true").Bool()
 		esExportILM = kingpin.Flag("es.ilm",
-			"Export index lifecycle politics for indices in the cluster.").
+			"Export index lifecycle policies for indices in the cluster.").
 			Default("false").Bool()
 		esExportShards = kingpin.Flag("es.shards",
 			"Export stats for shards in the cluster (implies --es.indices).").