diff --git a/pkg/datadogunifi/usw.go b/pkg/datadogunifi/usw.go
index d9dd5a17..890b4f56 100644
--- a/pkg/datadogunifi/usw.go
+++ b/pkg/datadogunifi/usw.go
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ func (u *DatadogUnifi) batchUSWstat(sw *unifi.Sw) map[string]float64 {
 //nolint:funlen
 func (u *DatadogUnifi) batchPortTable(r report, t map[string]string, pt []unifi.Port) {
 	for _, p := range pt {
-		if !u.DeadPorts && (!p.Up.Val || !p.Enable.Val) {
-			continue // only record UP ports.
+		if !u.DeadPorts && (!p.Up.Val || !p.Enable.Val) && p.PoePower.Val == 0 {
+			continue // only record UP ports, or ports providing PoE power.
 		}
 
 		tags := cleanTags(map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/influxunifi/usw.go b/pkg/influxunifi/usw.go
index 78eb47d8..716147ea 100644
--- a/pkg/influxunifi/usw.go
+++ b/pkg/influxunifi/usw.go
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ func (u *InfluxUnifi) batchUSWstat(sw *unifi.Sw) map[string]any {
 //nolint:funlen
 func (u *InfluxUnifi) batchPortTable(r report, t map[string]string, pt []unifi.Port) {
 	for _, p := range pt {
-		if !u.DeadPorts && (!p.Up.Val || !p.Enable.Val) {
-			continue // only record UP ports.
+		if !u.DeadPorts && (!p.Up.Val || !p.Enable.Val) && p.PoePower.Val == 0 {
+			continue // only record UP ports, or ports providing PoE power.
 		}
 
 		tags := map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/promunifi/pdu.go b/pkg/promunifi/pdu.go
index 882a786b..a10d7053 100644
--- a/pkg/promunifi/pdu.go
+++ b/pkg/promunifi/pdu.go
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ func (u *promUnifi) exportPDUstats(r report, labels []string, sw *unifi.Sw) {
 func (u *promUnifi) exportPDUPrtTable(r report, labels []string, pt []unifi.Port) {
 	// Per-port data on a switch
 	for _, p := range pt {
-		if !u.DeadPorts && (!p.Up.Val || !p.Enable.Val) {
-			continue
+		if !u.DeadPorts && (!p.Up.Val || !p.Enable.Val) && p.PoePower.Val == 0 {
+			continue // skip dead ports unless they're providing PoE power
 		}
 
 		// Copy labels, and add four new ones.
diff --git a/pkg/promunifi/usw.go b/pkg/promunifi/usw.go
index 221840fa..b72619ac 100644
--- a/pkg/promunifi/usw.go
+++ b/pkg/promunifi/usw.go
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ func (u *promUnifi) exportUSWstats(r report, labels []string, sw *unifi.Sw) {
 func (u *promUnifi) exportPRTtable(r report, labels []string, pt []unifi.Port) {
 	// Per-port data on a switch
 	for _, p := range pt {
-		if !u.DeadPorts && (!p.Up.Val || !p.Enable.Val) {
-			continue
+		if !u.DeadPorts && (!p.Up.Val || !p.Enable.Val) && p.PoePower.Val == 0 {
+			continue // skip dead ports unless they're providing PoE power
 		}
 
 		// Copy labels, and add four new ones.