diff --git a/src/Vencord.ts b/src/Vencord.ts
index 83c69e73..582ee3b8 100644
--- a/src/Vencord.ts
+++ b/src/Vencord.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { patches, PMLogger, startAllPlugins } from "./plugins";
 import { localStorage } from "./utils/localStorage";
 import { relaunch } from "./utils/native";
 import { getCloudSettings, putCloudSettings } from "./utils/settingsSync";
+import { sendTelemetry } from "./utils/telemetry";
 import { checkForUpdates, update, UpdateLogger } from "./utils/updater";
 import { onceReady } from "./webpack";
 import { SettingsRouter } from "./webpack/common";
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ async function init() {
 
     syncSettings();
 
+    sendTelemetry();
+
     if (!IS_WEB) {
         try {
             const isOutdated = await checkForUpdates();
diff --git a/src/api/Settings.ts b/src/api/Settings.ts
index 368f88f7..394b6671 100644
--- a/src/api/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/api/Settings.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ export interface Settings {
         settingsSync: boolean;
         settingsSyncVersion: number;
     };
+
+    telemetry: boolean;
 }
 
 const DefaultSettings: Settings = {
@@ -91,7 +93,9 @@ const DefaultSettings: Settings = {
         url: "https://api.vencord.dev/",
         settingsSync: false,
         settingsSyncVersion: 0
-    }
+    },
+
+    telemetry: true
 };
 
 try {
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/VencordTab.tsx b/src/components/VencordSettings/VencordTab.tsx
index d368a159..532e93e4 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/VencordTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/VencordTab.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ function VencordSettings() {
                 key: "macosTranslucency",
                 title: "Enable translucent window",
                 note: "Requires a full restart"
+            },
+            {
+                key: "telemetry",
+                title: "Enable Telemetry",
+                note: "We only gather anonymous telemetry data. All data deleted after 3 days if you opt out."
             }
         ];
 
diff --git a/src/utils/telemetry.tsx b/src/utils/telemetry.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5804d911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/telemetry.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Vencord, a Discord client mod
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { Settings } from "@api/Settings";
+import { Alerts, SettingsRouter } from "@webpack/common";
+
+import { isPluginEnabled } from "../plugins";
+import { Plugins } from "../Vencord";
+import { isLinux, isMac, isWindows } from "./constants";
+import { localStorage } from "./localStorage";
+
+export function sendTelemetry() {
+    // if (IS_DEV) return; // don't send on devbuilds, usually contains incorrect data
+
+    // if we have not yet told the user about the telemetry's existence, DON'T send
+    // a probe now, but tell them and then let them decide if they want to opt in or
+    // not. this only takes place the next time the mod starts.
+    if (!localStorage.getItem("Vencord_telemetryAcknowledged")) {
+        Alerts.show({
+            title: "Telemetry Notice",
+            body: <>
+                <p>
+                    Vencord has a telemetry feature that sends anonymous data to us, which we use to improve the mod.
+                </p>
+                <p>
+                    If you don't want this, that's okay! We haven't sent anything yet. You can disable this in the
+                    settings at any time, easily. If you choose to do nothing, we'll send some information the next time
+                    you reload or restart Discord.
+                </p>
+            </>,
+            confirmText: "Okay",
+            secondaryConfirmText: "Vencord Settings",
+            onConfirmSecondary() {
+                SettingsRouter.open("VencordSettings");
+            },
+        });
+
+        localStorage.setItem("Vencord_telemetryAcknowledged", "1");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // if it's disabled in settings, obviously don't do anything
+    if (!Settings.telemetry) return;
+
+    const activePluginsList = Object.keys(Plugins.plugins)
+        .filter(p => isPluginEnabled(p));
+
+    let operatingSystem = "Unknown";
+
+    if (isWindows) operatingSystem = "Windows";
+    else if (isMac) operatingSystem = "macOS";
+    else if (isLinux) operatingSystem = "Linux";
+
+    const data = {
+        version: VERSION,
+        plugins: activePluginsList,
+        operatingSystem
+    };
+
+    navigator.sendBeacon("https://api.vencord.dev/v1/telemetry", JSON.stringify(data));
+}