diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62c8935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/histogram.go b/histogram.go
index d703ae8..00349c9 100644
--- a/histogram.go
+++ b/histogram.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ type Histogram struct {
 
 	// sum is the sum of all the values put into Histogram
 	sum float64
+
+	compatible bool
 }
 
 // Reset resets the given histogram.
@@ -187,6 +190,9 @@ func (h *Histogram) VisitNonZeroBuckets(f func(vmrange string, count uint64)) {
 func NewHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
 	return defaultSet.NewHistogram(name)
 }
+func NewCompatibleHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
+	return defaultSet.NewCompatibleHistogram(name)
+}
 
 // GetOrCreateHistogram returns registered histogram with the given name
 // or creates new histogram if the registry doesn't contain histogram with
@@ -205,6 +211,9 @@ func NewHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
 func GetOrCreateHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
 	return defaultSet.GetOrCreateHistogram(name)
 }
+func GetOrCreateCompatibleHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
+	return defaultSet.GetOrCreateCompatibleHistogram(name)
+}
 
 // UpdateDuration updates request duration based on the given startTime.
 func (h *Histogram) UpdateDuration(startTime time.Time) {
@@ -237,6 +246,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (h *Histogram) marshalTo(prefix string, w io.Writer) {
+	if h.compatible {
+		h.marshalToPrometheus(prefix, w)
+		return
+	}
 	countTotal := uint64(0)
 	h.VisitNonZeroBuckets(func(vmrange string, count uint64) {
 		tag := fmt.Sprintf("vmrange=%q", vmrange)
@@ -257,6 +270,41 @@ func (h *Histogram) marshalTo(prefix string, w io.Writer) {
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s_count%s %d\n", name, labels, countTotal)
 }
+func (h *Histogram) marshalToPrometheus(prefix string, w io.Writer) {
+	countTotal := uint64(0)
+	inf := false
+	h.VisitNonZeroBuckets(func(vmrange string, count uint64) {
+		v := strings.Split(vmrange, "...")
+		if len(v) != 2 {
+			return
+		}
+		if v[1] == "+Inf" {
+			inf = true
+		}
+		tag := fmt.Sprintf("le=%q", v[1])
+		metricName := addTag(prefix, tag)
+		name, labels := splitMetricName(metricName)
+		countTotal += count
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s_bucket%s %d\n", name, labels, countTotal)
+	})
+	if countTotal == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if !inf {
+		tag := fmt.Sprintf("le=%q", "+Inf")
+		metricName := addTag(prefix, tag)
+		name, labels := splitMetricName(metricName)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s_bucket%s %d\n", name, labels, countTotal)
+	}
+	name, labels := splitMetricName(prefix)
+	sum := h.getSum()
+	if float64(int64(sum)) == sum {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s_sum%s %d\n", name, labels, int64(sum))
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s_sum%s %g\n", name, labels, sum)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s_count%s %d\n", name, labels, countTotal)
+}
 
 func (h *Histogram) getSum() float64 {
 	h.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/set.go b/set.go
index 868a01c..840a67a 100644
--- a/set.go
+++ b/set.go
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ func (s *Set) NewHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
 	s.registerMetric(name, h)
 	return h
 }
+func (s *Set) NewCompatibleHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
+	h := &Histogram{compatible: true}
+	s.registerMetric(name, h)
+	return h
+}
 
 // GetOrCreateHistogram returns registered histogram in s with the given name
 // or creates new histogram if s doesn't contain histogram with the given name.
@@ -127,6 +132,34 @@ func (s *Set) GetOrCreateHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
 	}
 	return h
 }
+func (s *Set) GetOrCreateCompatibleHistogram(name string) *Histogram {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	nm := s.m[name]
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+	if nm == nil {
+		// Slow path - create and register missing histogram.
+		if err := validateMetric(name); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: invalid metric name %q: %s", name, err))
+		}
+		nmNew := &namedMetric{
+			name:   name,
+			metric: &Histogram{compatible: true},
+		}
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		nm = s.m[name]
+		if nm == nil {
+			nm = nmNew
+			s.m[name] = nm
+			s.a = append(s.a, nm)
+		}
+		s.mu.Unlock()
+	}
+	h, ok := nm.metric.(*Histogram)
+	if !ok {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: metric %q isn't a Histogram. It is %T", name, nm.metric))
+	}
+	return h
+}
 
 // NewCounter registers and returns new counter with the given name in the s.
 //