diff --git a/src/cmt_decode_prometheus_remote_write.c b/src/cmt_decode_prometheus_remote_write.c
index cbe394d..1a01f2d 100644
--- a/src/cmt_decode_prometheus_remote_write.c
+++ b/src/cmt_decode_prometheus_remote_write.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ static int decode_metrics_entry(struct cmt *cmt,
     void *instance;
     int   result;
     int   ts_count = 0;
+    int   hist_count = 0;
     int   meta_count = 0;
     Prometheus__MetricMetadata             *metadata = NULL;
     Prometheus__MetricMetadata__MetricType  type;
@@ -526,6 +527,7 @@ static int decode_metrics_entry(struct cmt *cmt,
     for (i = 0; i < ts_count; i++) {
         ts = write->timeseries[i];
         meta_count = write->n_metadata;
+        hist_count = ts->n_histograms;
         if (meta_count > 0) {
             metadata = write->metadata[i];
         }
@@ -533,6 +535,10 @@ static int decode_metrics_entry(struct cmt *cmt,
             type = PROMETHEUS__METRIC_METADATA__METRIC_TYPE__GAUGE;
             metric_description = "-";
         }
+        else if (hist_count > 0) {
+            type = PROMETHEUS__METRIC_METADATA__METRIC_TYPE__HISTOGRAM;
+            metric_description = "-";
+        }
         else {
             type = write->metadata[i]->type;
             metric_description = write->metadata[i]->help;