1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kamon-core/src/main/scala/kamon/metric/instrument/Histogram.scala b/kamon-core/src/main/scala/kamon/metric/instrument/Histogram.scala
index 9ce11f49..7d8022f7 100644
--- a/kamon-core/src/main/scala/kamon/metric/instrument/Histogram.scala
+++ b/kamon-core/src/main/scala/kamon/metric/instrument/Histogram.scala
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ object Histogram {
     def recordsIterator: Iterator[Record]
     def merge(that: Histogram.Snapshot, context: CollectionContext): Histogram.Snapshot
   }
+
+  object Snapshot {
+    def empty(targetScale: Scale) = new Snapshot {
+      override def min: Long = 0L
+      override def max: Long = 0L
+      override def recordsIterator: Iterator[Record] = Iterator.empty
+      override def merge(that: Snapshot, context: CollectionContext): Snapshot = that
+      override def scale: Scale = targetScale
+      override def numberOfMeasurements: Long = 0L
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**