diff --git a/django_prometheus/exports.py b/django_prometheus/exports.py
index 94c04156..ad6959db 100644
--- a/django_prometheus/exports.py
+++ b/django_prometheus/exports.py
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ def SetupPrometheusEndpointOnPort(port, addr=""):
         "autoreloader is active. Use the URL exporter, or start django "
         "with --noreload. See documentation/exports.md."
     )
-    prometheus_client.start_http_server(port, addr=addr)
+
+    if "PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR" in os.environ or "prometheus_multiproc_dir" in os.environ:
+        registry = prometheus_client.CollectorRegistry()
+        multiprocess.MultiProcessCollector(registry)
+    else:
+        registry = prometheus_client.REGISTRY
+    
+    prometheus_client.start_http_server(port, addr=addr, registry=registry)
 
 
 class PrometheusEndpointServer(threading.Thread):