diff --git a/src/tools/disks.rs b/src/tools/disks.rs
index 68ef6305..c79f7190 100644
--- a/src/tools/disks.rs
+++ b/src/tools/disks.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ mod zfs;
 pub use zfs::*;
 mod lvm;
 pub use lvm::*;
+mod smart;
+pub use smart::*;
 
 bitflags! {
     /// Ways a device is being used.
diff --git a/src/tools/disks/smart.rs b/src/tools/disks/smart.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b11f64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/disks/smart.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+use anyhow::{format_err, Error};
+use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use proxmox::api::api;
+
+#[api()]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all="lowercase")]
+/// SMART status
+pub enum SmartStatus {
+    /// Smart tests passed - everything is OK
+    Passed,
+    /// Smart tests failed - disk has problems
+    Failed,
+    /// Unknown status
+    Unknown,
+}
+
+#[api()]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+/// SMART Attribute
+pub struct SmartAttribute {
+    /// Attribute name
+    name: String,
+    /// Attribute raw value
+    value: String,
+    // the rest of the values is available for ATA type
+    /// ATA Attribute ID
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    id: Option<u64>,
+    /// ATA Flags
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    flags: Option<String>,
+    /// ATA normalized value (0..100)
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    normalized: Option<f64>,
+    /// ATA worst
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    worst: Option<f64>,
+    /// ATA threshold
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    threshold: Option<f64>,
+}
+
+
+#[api(
+    properties: {
+        status: {
+            type: SmartStatus,
+        },
+        wearout: {
+            description: "Wearout level.",
+            type: f64,
+            optional: true,
+        },
+        attributes: {
+            description: "SMART attributes.",
+            type: Array,
+            items: {
+                type: SmartAttribute,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+/// Data from smartctl
+pub struct SmartData {
+    status: SmartStatus,
+    wearout: Option<f64>,
+    attributes: Vec<SmartAttribute>,
+}
+
+/// Read smartctl data for a disk (/dev/XXX).
+pub fn get_smart_data(
+    disk: &str,
+    health_only: bool,
+) -> Result<SmartData, Error> {
+
+    const SMARTCTL_BIN_PATH: &str = "/usr/sbin/smartctl";
+
+    let mut command = std::process::Command::new(SMARTCTL_BIN_PATH);
+    command.arg("-H");
+    if !health_only { command.args(&["-A", "-j"]); }
+    command.arg(disk);
+
+    let output = command.output()
+        .map_err(|err| format_err!("failed to execute '{}' - {}", SMARTCTL_BIN_PATH, err))?;
+
+    let output = crate::tools::command_output(output, None)
+        .map_err(|err| format_err!("smartctl command failed: {}", err))?;
+
+    let output: serde_json::Value = output.parse()?;
+
+    let mut wearout = None;
+
+    let mut attributes = Vec::new();
+
+    // ATA devices
+    if let Some(list) = output["ata_smart_attributes"]["table"].as_array() {
+        for item in list {
+            let id = match item["id"].as_u64() {
+                Some(id) => id,
+                None => continue, // skip attributes without id
+            };
+
+            let name = match item["name"].as_str() {
+                Some(name) => name.to_string(),
+                None => continue, // skip attributes without name
+            };
+
+            let raw_value = match item["raw"]["string"].as_str() {
+                Some(value) => value.to_string(),
+                None => continue, // skip attributes without raw value
+            };
+
+            let flags = match item["flags"]["string"].as_str() {
+                Some(flags) => flags.to_string(),
+                None => continue, // skip attributes without flags
+            };
+
+            let normalized = match item["value"].as_f64() {
+                Some(v) => v,
+                None => continue, // skip attributes without normalize value
+            };
+
+            let worst = match item["worst"].as_f64() {
+                Some(v) => v,
+                None => continue, // skip attributes without worst entry
+            };
+
+            let threshold = match item["thresh"].as_f64() {
+                Some(v) => v,
+                None => continue, // skip attributes without threshold entry
+            };
+
+            attributes.push(SmartAttribute {
+                name,
+                value: raw_value,
+                id: Some(id),
+                flags: Some(flags),
+                normalized: Some(normalized),
+                worst: Some(worst),
+                threshold: Some(threshold),
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    // NVME devices
+    if let Some(list) = output["nvme_smart_health_information_log"].as_object() {
+        for (name, value) in list {
+            if name == "percentage_used" {
+	        // extract wearout from nvme text, allow for decimal values
+                if let Some(v) = value.as_f64() {
+                    if v <= 100.0 {
+                        wearout = Some(100.0 - v);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if let Some(value) = value.as_f64() {
+                attributes.push(SmartAttribute {
+                    name: name.to_string(),
+                    value: value.to_string(),
+                    id: None,
+                    flags: None,
+                    normalized: None,
+                    worst: None,
+                    threshold: None,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let status = match output["smart_status"]["passed"].as_bool() {
+        None => SmartStatus::Unknown,
+        Some(true) => SmartStatus::Passed,
+        Some(false) => SmartStatus::Failed,
+    };
+
+
+    Ok(SmartData { status, wearout, attributes })
+}