diff --git a/src/aggregation/metric/percentiles.rs b/src/aggregation/metric/percentiles.rs
index 9f90bcbd04..87c6d547bb 100644
--- a/src/aggregation/metric/percentiles.rs
+++ b/src/aggregation/metric/percentiles.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::aggregation::intermediate_agg_result::{
     IntermediateAggregationResult, IntermediateAggregationResults, IntermediateMetricResult,
 };
 use crate::aggregation::segment_agg_result::SegmentAggregationCollector;
-use crate::aggregation::{f64_from_fastfield_u64, AggregationError};
+use crate::aggregation::{f64_from_fastfield_u64, f64_to_fastfield_u64, AggregationError};
 use crate::{DocId, TantivyError};
 
 /// # Percentiles
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SegmentPercentilesCollector {
     pub(crate) percentiles: PercentilesCollector,
     pub(crate) accessor_idx: usize,
     val_cache: Vec<u64>,
+    missing: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -234,11 +235,16 @@ impl SegmentPercentilesCollector {
         accessor_idx: usize,
     ) -> crate::Result<Self> {
         req.validate()?;
+        let missing = req
+            .missing
+            .and_then(|val| f64_to_fastfield_u64(val, &field_type));
+
         Ok(Self {
             field_type,
             percentiles: PercentilesCollector::new(),
             accessor_idx,
             val_cache: Default::default(),
+            missing,
         })
     }
     #[inline]
@@ -247,9 +253,17 @@ impl SegmentPercentilesCollector {
         docs: &[DocId],
         agg_accessor: &mut AggregationWithAccessor,
     ) {
-        agg_accessor
-            .column_block_accessor
-            .fetch_block(docs, &agg_accessor.accessor);
+        if let Some(missing) = self.missing.as_ref() {
+            agg_accessor.column_block_accessor.fetch_block_with_missing(
+                docs,
+                &agg_accessor.accessor,
+                *missing,
+            );
+        } else {
+            agg_accessor
+                .column_block_accessor
+                .fetch_block(docs, &agg_accessor.accessor);
+        }
 
         for val in agg_accessor.column_block_accessor.iter_vals() {
             let val1 = f64_from_fastfield_u64(val, &self.field_type);
@@ -284,9 +298,22 @@ impl SegmentAggregationCollector for SegmentPercentilesCollector {
     ) -> crate::Result<()> {
         let field = &agg_with_accessor.aggs.values[self.accessor_idx].accessor;
 
-        for val in field.values_for_doc(doc) {
-            let val1 = f64_from_fastfield_u64(val, &self.field_type);
-            self.percentiles.collect(val1);
+        if let Some(missing) = self.missing {
+            let mut has_val = false;
+            for val in field.values_for_doc(doc) {
+                let val1 = f64_from_fastfield_u64(val, &self.field_type);
+                self.percentiles.collect(val1);
+                has_val = true;
+            }
+            if !has_val {
+                self.percentiles
+                    .collect(f64_from_fastfield_u64(missing, &self.field_type));
+            }
+        } else {
+            for val in field.values_for_doc(doc) {
+                let val1 = f64_from_fastfield_u64(val, &self.field_type);
+                self.percentiles.collect(val1);
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -316,10 +343,12 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::aggregation::agg_req::Aggregations;
     use crate::aggregation::agg_result::AggregationResults;
     use crate::aggregation::tests::{
-        get_test_index_from_values, get_test_index_from_values_and_terms,
+        exec_request_with_query, get_test_index_from_values, get_test_index_from_values_and_terms,
     };
     use crate::aggregation::AggregationCollector;
     use crate::query::AllQuery;
+    use crate::schema::{Schema, FAST};
+    use crate::Index;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_aggregation_percentiles_empty_index() -> crate::Result<()> {
@@ -552,4 +581,110 @@ mod tests {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_percentiles_missing_sub_agg() -> crate::Result<()> {
+        // This test verifies the `collect` method (in contrast to `collect_block`), which is
+        // called when the sub-aggregations are flushed.
+        let mut schema_builder = Schema::builder();
+        let text_field = schema_builder.add_text_field("texts", FAST);
+        let score_field_f64 = schema_builder.add_f64_field("score", FAST);
+        let schema = schema_builder.build();
+        let index = Index::create_in_ram(schema);
+
+        {
+            let mut index_writer = index.writer_for_tests()?;
+            // writing the segment
+            index_writer.add_document(doc!(
+                score_field_f64 => 10.0f64,
+                text_field => "a"
+            ))?;
+            index_writer.add_document(doc!(
+                score_field_f64 => 10.0f64,
+                text_field => "a"
+            ))?;
+
+            index_writer.add_document(doc!(text_field => "a"))?;
+
+            index_writer.commit()?;
+        }
+
+        let agg_req: Aggregations = {
+            serde_json::from_value(json!({
+                "range_with_stats": {
+                    "terms": {
+                        "field": "texts"
+                    },
+                    "aggs": {
+                        "percentiles": {
+                            "percentiles": {
+                                "field": "score",
+                                "missing": 5.0
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }))
+            .unwrap()
+        };
+
+        let res = exec_request_with_query(agg_req, &index, None)?;
+        assert_eq!(res["range_with_stats"]["buckets"][0]["doc_count"], 3);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            res["range_with_stats"]["buckets"][0]["percentiles"]["values"]["1.0"],
+            5.0028295751107414
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            res["range_with_stats"]["buckets"][0]["percentiles"]["values"]["99.0"],
+            10.07469668951144
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_percentiles_missing() -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let mut schema_builder = Schema::builder();
+        let text_field = schema_builder.add_text_field("texts", FAST);
+        let score_field_f64 = schema_builder.add_f64_field("score", FAST);
+        let schema = schema_builder.build();
+        let index = Index::create_in_ram(schema);
+
+        {
+            let mut index_writer = index.writer_for_tests()?;
+            // writing the segment
+            index_writer.add_document(doc!(
+                score_field_f64 => 10.0f64,
+                text_field => "a"
+            ))?;
+            index_writer.add_document(doc!(
+                score_field_f64 => 10.0f64,
+                text_field => "a"
+            ))?;
+
+            index_writer.add_document(doc!(text_field => "a"))?;
+
+            index_writer.commit()?;
+        }
+
+        let agg_req: Aggregations = {
+            serde_json::from_value(json!({
+                "percentiles": {
+                    "percentiles": {
+                        "field": "score",
+                        "missing": 5.0
+                    }
+                }
+            }))
+            .unwrap()
+        };
+
+        let res = exec_request_with_query(agg_req, &index, None)?;
+
+        assert_eq!(res["percentiles"]["values"]["1.0"], 5.0028295751107414);
+        assert_eq!(res["percentiles"]["values"]["99.0"], 10.07469668951144);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }