diff --git a/collectors/README.md b/collectors/README.md
index cabb74a..a79fa03 100644
--- a/collectors/README.md
+++ b/collectors/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ In contrast to the configuration files for sinks and receivers, the collectors c
 * [`customcmd`](./customCmdMetric.md)
 * [`ipmistat`](./ipmiMetric.md)
 * [`topprocs`](./topprocsMetric.md)
+* [`nfs3stat`](./nfs3Metric.md)
+* [`nfs4stat`](./nfs4Metric.md)
 
 ## Todos
 
diff --git a/collectors/collectorManager.go b/collectors/collectorManager.go
index 62ea4d2..7918793 100644
--- a/collectors/collectorManager.go
+++ b/collectors/collectorManager.go
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ var AvailableCollectors = map[string]MetricCollector{
 	"gpfs":             new(GpfsCollector),
 	"cpufreq":          new(CPUFreqCollector),
 	"cpufreq_cpuinfo":  new(CPUFreqCpuInfoCollector),
-	"nfsstat":          new(NfsCollector),
+	"nfs3stat":         new(Nfs3Collector),
+	"nfs4stat":         new(Nfs4Collector),
 	"numastats":        new(NUMAStatsCollector),
 }
 
diff --git a/collectors/nfs3Metric.md b/collectors/nfs3Metric.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63937ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collectors/nfs3Metric.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+
+## `nfs3stat` collector
+
+```json
+  "nfs3stat": {
+    "nfsstat" : "/path/to/nfsstat",
+    "exclude_metrics": [
+      "nfs3_total"
+    ]
+  }
+```
+
+The `nfs3stat` collector reads data from `nfsstat` command and outputs a handful **node** metrics. If a metric is not required, it can be excluded from forwarding it to the sink. There is currently no possibility to get the metrics per mount point.
+
+
+Metrics:
+* `nfs3_total` 
+* `nfs3_null` 
+* `nfs3_getattr` 
+* `nfs3_setattr` 
+* `nfs3_lookup` 
+* `nfs3_access` 
+* `nfs3_readlink` 
+* `nfs3_read` 
+* `nfs3_write` 
+* `nfs3_create` 
+* `nfs3_mkdir` 
+* `nfs3_symlink` 
+* `nfs3_remove` 
+* `nfs3_rmdir` 
+* `nfs3_rename` 
+* `nfs3_link` 
+* `nfs3_readdir` 
+* `nfs3_readdirplus` 
+* `nfs3_fsstat` 
+* `nfs3_fsinfo` 
+* `nfs3_pathconf` 
+* `nfs3_commit` 
+
diff --git a/collectors/nfs4Metric.md b/collectors/nfs4Metric.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71d9613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collectors/nfs4Metric.md
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+
+## `nfs4stat` collector
+
+```json
+  "nfs4stat": {
+    "nfsstat" : "/path/to/nfsstat",
+    "exclude_metrics": [
+      "nfs4_total"
+    ]
+  }
+```
+
+The `nfs4stat` collector reads data from `nfsstat` command and outputs a handful **node** metrics. If a metric is not required, it can be excluded from forwarding it to the sink. There is currently no possibility to get the metrics per mount point.
+
+
+Metrics:
+* `nfs4_total` 
+* `nfs4_null` 
+* `nfs4_read` 
+* `nfs4_write` 
+* `nfs4_commit` 
+* `nfs4_open` 
+* `nfs4_open_conf` 
+* `nfs4_open_noat` 
+* `nfs4_open_dgrd` 
+* `nfs4_close` 
+* `nfs4_setattr` 
+* `nfs4_fsinfo` 
+* `nfs4_renew` 
+* `nfs4_setclntid` 
+* `nfs4_confirm` 
+* `nfs4_lock` 
+* `nfs4_lockt` 
+* `nfs4_locku` 
+* `nfs4_access` 
+* `nfs4_getattr` 
+* `nfs4_lookup` 
+* `nfs4_lookup_root` 
+* `nfs4_remove` 
+* `nfs4_rename` 
+* `nfs4_link` 
+* `nfs4_symlink` 
+* `nfs4_create` 
+* `nfs4_pathconf` 
+* `nfs4_statfs` 
+* `nfs4_readlink` 
+* `nfs4_readdir` 
+* `nfs4_server_caps` 
+* `nfs4_delegreturn` 
+* `nfs4_getacl` 
+* `nfs4_setacl` 
+* `nfs4_rel_lkowner` 
+* `nfs4_exchange_id` 
+* `nfs4_create_session` 
+* `nfs4_destroy_session` 
+* `nfs4_sequence` 
+* `nfs4_get_lease_time` 
+* `nfs4_reclaim_comp` 
+* `nfs4_secinfo_no` 
+* `nfs4_bind_conn_to_ses` 
+
+
diff --git a/collectors/nfsMetric.go b/collectors/nfsMetric.go
index 16a6d23..07e684d 100644
--- a/collectors/nfsMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/nfsMetric.go
@@ -14,23 +14,29 @@ import (
 	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/ccMetric"
 )
 
+// First part contains the code for the general NfsCollector.
+// Later, the general NfsCollector is more limited to Nfs3- and Nfs4Collector.
+
+const NFSSTAT_EXEC = `nfsstat`
+
 type NfsCollectorData struct {
 	current int64
 	last    int64
 }
 
-type NfsCollector struct {
+type nfsCollector struct {
 	metricCollector
-	tags   map[string]string
-	config struct {
-		Nfsutils       string   `json:"nfsutils"`
+	tags    map[string]string
+	version string
+	config  struct {
+		Nfsstats       string   `json:"nfsstat"`
 		ExcludeMetrics []string `json:"exclude_metrics,omitempty"`
 	}
-	data map[string]map[string]NfsCollectorData
+	data map[string]NfsCollectorData
 }
 
-func (m *NfsCollector) initStats() error {
-	cmd := exec.Command(m.config.Nfsutils, "-l")
+func (m *nfsCollector) initStats() error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(m.config.Nfsstats, `-l`)
 	cmd.Wait()
 	buffer, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err == nil {
@@ -39,17 +45,16 @@ func (m *NfsCollector) initStats() error {
 			if len(lf) != 5 {
 				continue
 			}
-			if _, exist := m.data[lf[1]]; !exist {
-				m.data[lf[1]] = make(map[string]NfsCollectorData)
-			}
-			name := strings.Trim(lf[3], ":")
-			if _, exist := m.data[lf[1]][name]; !exist {
-				value, err := strconv.ParseInt(lf[4], 0, 64)
-				if err == nil {
-					x := m.data[lf[1]][name]
-					x.current = value
-					x.last = 0
-					m.data[lf[1]][name] = x
+			if lf[1] == m.version {
+				name := strings.Trim(lf[3], ":")
+				if _, exist := m.data[name]; !exist {
+					value, err := strconv.ParseInt(lf[4], 0, 64)
+					if err == nil {
+						x := m.data[name]
+						x.current = value
+						x.last = 0
+						m.data[name] = x
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -57,8 +62,8 @@ func (m *NfsCollector) initStats() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (m *NfsCollector) updateStats() error {
-	cmd := exec.Command(m.config.Nfsutils, "-l")
+func (m *nfsCollector) updateStats() error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(m.config.Nfsstats, `-l`)
 	cmd.Wait()
 	buffer, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err == nil {
@@ -67,17 +72,16 @@ func (m *NfsCollector) updateStats() error {
 			if len(lf) != 5 {
 				continue
 			}
-			if _, exist := m.data[lf[1]]; !exist {
-				m.data[lf[1]] = make(map[string]NfsCollectorData)
-			}
-			name := strings.Trim(lf[3], ":")
-			if _, exist := m.data[lf[1]][name]; exist {
-				value, err := strconv.ParseInt(lf[4], 0, 64)
-				if err == nil {
-					x := m.data[lf[1]][name]
-					x.last = x.current
-					x.current = value
-					m.data[lf[1]][name] = x
+			if lf[1] == m.version {
+				name := strings.Trim(lf[3], ":")
+				if _, exist := m.data[name]; exist {
+					value, err := strconv.ParseInt(lf[4], 0, 64)
+					if err == nil {
+						x := m.data[name]
+						x.last = x.current
+						x.current = value
+						m.data[name] = x
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -85,17 +89,11 @@ func (m *NfsCollector) updateStats() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (m *NfsCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
-	var err error
-	m.name = "NfsCollector"
-	m.setup()
-
-	// Set default mmpmon binary
-	m.config.Nfsutils = "/usr/sbin/nfsstat"
-
+func (m *nfsCollector) MainInit(config json.RawMessage) error {
+	m.config.Nfsstats = string(NFSSTAT_EXEC)
 	// Read JSON configuration
 	if len(config) > 0 {
-		err = json.Unmarshal(config, &m.config)
+		err := json.Unmarshal(config, &m.config)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Print(err.Error())
 			return err
@@ -108,40 +106,69 @@ func (m *NfsCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 	m.tags = map[string]string{
 		"type": "node",
 	}
-	// Check if mmpmon is in executable search path
-	_, err = exec.LookPath(m.config.Nfsutils)
+	// Check if nfsstat is in executable search path
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(m.config.Nfsstats)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("NfsCollector.Init(): Failed to find nfsstat binary '%s': %v", m.config.Nfsutils, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("NfsCollector.Init(): Failed to find nfsstat binary '%s': %v", m.config.Nfsstats, err)
 	}
-	m.data = make(map[string]map[string]NfsCollectorData)
+	m.data = make(map[string]NfsCollectorData)
 	m.initStats()
 	m.init = true
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *NfsCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric) {
+func (m *nfsCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric) {
 	if !m.init {
 		return
 	}
 	timestamp := time.Now()
 
 	m.updateStats()
+	prefix := ""
+	switch m.version {
+	case "v3":
+		prefix = "nfs3"
+	case "v4":
+		prefix = "nfs4"
+	default:
+		prefix = "nfs"
+	}
 
-	for version, metrics := range m.data {
-		for name, data := range metrics {
-			if _, skip := stringArrayContains(m.config.ExcludeMetrics, name); skip {
-				continue
-			}
-			value := data.current - data.last
-			y, err := lp.New(fmt.Sprintf("nfs_%s", name), m.tags, m.meta, map[string]interface{}{"value": value}, timestamp)
-			if err == nil {
-				y.AddMeta("version", version)
-				output <- y
-			}
+	for name, data := range m.data {
+		if _, skip := stringArrayContains(m.config.ExcludeMetrics, name); skip {
+			continue
+		}
+		value := data.current - data.last
+		y, err := lp.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", prefix, name), m.tags, m.meta, map[string]interface{}{"value": value}, timestamp)
+		if err == nil {
+			y.AddMeta("version", m.version)
+			output <- y
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *NfsCollector) Close() {
+func (m *nfsCollector) Close() {
 	m.init = false
 }
+
+type Nfs3Collector struct {
+	nfsCollector
+}
+
+type Nfs4Collector struct {
+	nfsCollector
+}
+
+func (m *Nfs3Collector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
+	m.name = "Nfs3Collector"
+	m.version = `v3`
+	m.setup()
+	return m.MainInit(config)
+}
+
+func (m *Nfs4Collector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
+	m.name = "Nfs4Collector"
+	m.version = `v4`
+	m.setup()
+	return m.MainInit(config)
+}