diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/BUILD
index b13db6f3536..d991cb88c61 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/BUILD
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = [
         "counter.go",
+        "gauge.go",
+        "histogram.go",
         "metric.go",
         "opts.go",
         "registry.go",
+        "summary.go",
         "version_parser.go",
         "wrappers.go",
     ],
@@ -31,7 +34,10 @@ go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = [
         "counter_test.go",
+        "gauge_test.go",
+        "histogram_test.go",
         "registry_test.go",
+        "summary_test.go",
         "version_parser_test.go",
     ],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/gauge.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/gauge.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1c6f2f82b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/gauge.go
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"github.com/blang/semver"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+// Gauge is our internal representation for our wrapping struct around prometheus
+// gauges. kubeGauge implements both KubeCollector and KubeGauge.
+type Gauge struct {
+	GaugeMetric
+	*GaugeOpts
+	lazyMetric
+	selfCollector
+}
+
+// NewGauge returns an object which satisfies the KubeCollector and KubeGauge interfaces.
+// However, the object returned will not measure anything unless the collector is first
+// registered, since the metric is lazily instantiated.
+func NewGauge(opts *GaugeOpts) *Gauge {
+	// todo: handle defaulting better
+	if opts.StabilityLevel == "" {
+		opts.StabilityLevel = ALPHA
+	}
+	kc := &Gauge{
+		GaugeOpts:  opts,
+		lazyMetric: lazyMetric{},
+	}
+	kc.setPrometheusGauge(noop)
+	kc.lazyInit(kc)
+	return kc
+}
+
+// setPrometheusGauge sets the underlying KubeGauge object, i.e. the thing that does the measurement.
+func (g *Gauge) setPrometheusGauge(gauge prometheus.Gauge) {
+	g.GaugeMetric = gauge
+	g.initSelfCollection(gauge)
+}
+
+// DeprecatedVersion returns a pointer to the Version or nil
+func (g *Gauge) DeprecatedVersion() *semver.Version {
+	return g.GaugeOpts.DeprecatedVersion
+}
+
+// initializeMetric invocation creates the actual underlying Gauge. Until this method is called
+// the underlying gauge is a no-op.
+func (g *Gauge) initializeMetric() {
+	g.GaugeOpts.annotateStabilityLevel()
+	// this actually creates the underlying prometheus gauge.
+	g.setPrometheusGauge(prometheus.NewGauge(g.GaugeOpts.toPromGaugeOpts()))
+}
+
+// initializeDeprecatedMetric invocation creates the actual (but deprecated) Gauge. Until this method
+// is called the underlying gauge is a no-op.
+func (g *Gauge) initializeDeprecatedMetric() {
+	g.GaugeOpts.markDeprecated()
+	g.initializeMetric()
+}
+
+// GaugeVec is the internal representation of our wrapping struct around prometheus
+// gaugeVecs. kubeGaugeVec implements both KubeCollector and KubeGaugeVec.
+type GaugeVec struct {
+	*prometheus.GaugeVec
+	*GaugeOpts
+	lazyMetric
+	originalLabels []string
+}
+
+// NewGaugeVec returns an object which satisfies the KubeCollector and KubeGaugeVec interfaces.
+// However, the object returned will not measure anything unless the collector is first
+// registered, since the metric is lazily instantiated.
+func NewGaugeVec(opts *GaugeOpts, labels []string) *GaugeVec {
+	// todo: handle defaulting better
+	if opts.StabilityLevel == "" {
+		opts.StabilityLevel = ALPHA
+	}
+	cv := &GaugeVec{
+		GaugeVec:       noopGaugeVec,
+		GaugeOpts:      opts,
+		originalLabels: labels,
+		lazyMetric:     lazyMetric{},
+	}
+	cv.lazyInit(cv)
+	return cv
+}
+
+// DeprecatedVersion returns a pointer to the Version or nil
+func (v *GaugeVec) DeprecatedVersion() *semver.Version {
+	return v.GaugeOpts.DeprecatedVersion
+}
+
+// initializeMetric invocation creates the actual underlying GaugeVec. Until this method is called
+// the underlying gaugeVec is a no-op.
+func (v *GaugeVec) initializeMetric() {
+	v.GaugeOpts.annotateStabilityLevel()
+	v.GaugeVec = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(v.GaugeOpts.toPromGaugeOpts(), v.originalLabels)
+}
+
+// initializeDeprecatedMetric invocation creates the actual (but deprecated) GaugeVec. Until this method is called
+// the underlying gaugeVec is a no-op.
+func (v *GaugeVec) initializeDeprecatedMetric() {
+	v.GaugeOpts.markDeprecated()
+	v.initializeMetric()
+}
+
+// Default Prometheus behavior actually results in the creation of a new metric
+// if a metric with the unique label values is not found in the underlying stored metricMap.
+// This means  that if this function is called but the underlying metric is not registered
+// (which means it will never be exposed externally nor consumed), the metric will exist in memory
+// for perpetuity (i.e. throughout application lifecycle).
+//
+// For reference: https://github.com/prometheus/client_golang/blob/v0.9.2/prometheus/gauge.go#L190-L208
+
+// WithLabelValues returns the GaugeMetric for the given slice of label
+// values (same order as the VariableLabels in Desc). If that combination of
+// label values is accessed for the first time, a new GaugeMetric is created IFF the gaugeVec
+// has been registered to a metrics registry.
+func (v *GaugeVec) WithLabelValues(lvs ...string) GaugeMetric {
+	if !v.IsCreated() {
+		return noop // return no-op gauge
+	}
+	return v.GaugeVec.WithLabelValues(lvs...)
+}
+
+// With returns the GaugeMetric for the given Labels map (the label names
+// must match those of the VariableLabels in Desc). If that label map is
+// accessed for the first time, a new GaugeMetric is created IFF the gaugeVec has
+// been registered to a metrics registry.
+func (v *GaugeVec) With(labels prometheus.Labels) GaugeMetric {
+	if !v.IsCreated() {
+		return noop // return no-op gauge
+	}
+	return v.GaugeVec.With(labels)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/gauge_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/gauge_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b26a0a2cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/gauge_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"github.com/blang/semver"
+	apimachineryversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGauge(t *testing.T) {
+	v115 := semver.MustParse("1.15.0")
+	v114 := semver.MustParse("1.14.0")
+	var tests = []struct {
+		desc string
+		GaugeOpts
+		registryVersion     *semver.Version
+		expectedMetricCount int
+		expectedHelp        string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "Test non deprecated",
+			GaugeOpts: GaugeOpts{
+				Namespace: "namespace",
+				Name:      "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem: "subsystem",
+				Help:      "gauge help",
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] gauge help",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test deprecated",
+			GaugeOpts: GaugeOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "gauge help",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v115,
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] (Deprecated since 1.15.0) gauge help",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test hidden",
+			GaugeOpts: GaugeOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "gauge help",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v114,
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 0,
+			expectedHelp:        "gauge help",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			registry := NewKubeRegistry(apimachineryversion.Info{
+				Major:      "1",
+				Minor:      "15",
+				GitVersion: "v1.15.0-alpha-1.12345",
+			})
+			c := NewGauge(&test.GaugeOpts)
+			registry.MustRegister(c)
+
+			ms, err := registry.Gather()
+			if len(ms) != test.expectedMetricCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, Want: %v metrics", len(ms), test.expectedMetricCount)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, metric := range ms {
+				if metric.GetHelp() != test.expectedHelp {
+					t.Errorf("Got %s as help message, want %s", metric.GetHelp(), test.expectedHelp)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// let's increment the counter and verify that the metric still works
+			c.Set(100)
+			c.Set(101)
+			expected := 101
+			ms, err = registry.Gather()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, mf := range ms {
+				for _, m := range mf.GetMetric() {
+					if int(m.GetGauge().GetValue()) != expected {
+						t.Errorf("Got %v, wanted %v as the count", m.GetGauge().GetValue(), expected)
+					}
+					t.Logf("%v\n", m.GetGauge().GetValue())
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGaugeVec(t *testing.T) {
+	v115 := semver.MustParse("1.15.0")
+	v114 := semver.MustParse("1.14.0")
+	var tests = []struct {
+		desc string
+		GaugeOpts
+		labels              []string
+		registryVersion     *semver.Version
+		expectedMetricCount int
+		expectedHelp        string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "Test non deprecated",
+			GaugeOpts: GaugeOpts{
+				Namespace: "namespace",
+				Name:      "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem: "subsystem",
+				Help:      "gauge help",
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] gauge help",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test deprecated",
+			GaugeOpts: GaugeOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "gauge help",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v115,
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] (Deprecated since 1.15.0) gauge help",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test hidden",
+			GaugeOpts: GaugeOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "gauge help",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v114,
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 0,
+			expectedHelp:        "gauge help",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			registry := NewKubeRegistry(apimachineryversion.Info{
+				Major:      "1",
+				Minor:      "15",
+				GitVersion: "v1.15.0-alpha-1.12345",
+			})
+			c := NewGaugeVec(&test.GaugeOpts, test.labels)
+			registry.MustRegister(c)
+			c.WithLabelValues("1", "2").Set(1.0)
+			ms, err := registry.Gather()
+
+			if len(ms) != test.expectedMetricCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, Want: %v metrics", len(ms), test.expectedMetricCount)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, metric := range ms {
+				if metric.GetHelp() != test.expectedHelp {
+					t.Errorf("Got %s as help message, want %s", metric.GetHelp(), test.expectedHelp)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// let's increment the counter and verify that the metric still works
+			c.WithLabelValues("1", "3").Set(1.0)
+			c.WithLabelValues("2", "3").Set(1.0)
+			ms, err = registry.Gather()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, mf := range ms {
+				if len(mf.GetMetric()) != 3 {
+					t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, wanted 2 as the count", len(mf.GetMetric()))
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/histogram.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/histogram.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff88ae151e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/histogram.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"github.com/blang/semver"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
+)
+
+// Histogram is our internal representation for our wrapping struct around prometheus
+// histograms. Summary implements both KubeCollector and ObserverMetric
+type Histogram struct {
+	ObserverMetric
+	*HistogramOpts
+	lazyMetric
+	selfCollector
+}
+
+// NewHistogram returns an object which is Histogram-like. However, nothing
+// will be measured until the histogram is registered somewhere.
+func NewHistogram(opts *HistogramOpts) *Histogram {
+	// todo: handle defaulting better
+	if opts.StabilityLevel == "" {
+		opts.StabilityLevel = ALPHA
+	}
+	h := &Histogram{
+		HistogramOpts: opts,
+		lazyMetric:    lazyMetric{},
+	}
+	h.setPrometheusHistogram(noopMetric{})
+	h.lazyInit(h)
+	return h
+}
+
+// setPrometheusHistogram sets the underlying KubeGauge object, i.e. the thing that does the measurement.
+func (h *Histogram) setPrometheusHistogram(histogram prometheus.Histogram) {
+	h.ObserverMetric = histogram
+	h.initSelfCollection(histogram)
+}
+
+// DeprecatedVersion returns a pointer to the Version or nil
+func (h *Histogram) DeprecatedVersion() *semver.Version {
+	return h.HistogramOpts.DeprecatedVersion
+}
+
+// initializeMetric invokes the actual prometheus.Histogram object instantiation
+// and stores a reference to it
+func (h *Histogram) initializeMetric() {
+	h.HistogramOpts.annotateStabilityLevel()
+	// this actually creates the underlying prometheus gauge.
+	h.setPrometheusHistogram(prometheus.NewHistogram(h.HistogramOpts.toPromHistogramOpts()))
+}
+
+// initializeDeprecatedMetric invokes the actual prometheus.Histogram object instantiation
+// but modifies the Help description prior to object instantiation.
+func (h *Histogram) initializeDeprecatedMetric() {
+	h.HistogramOpts.markDeprecated()
+	h.initializeMetric()
+}
+
+// HistogramVec is the internal representation of our wrapping struct around prometheus
+// histogramVecs.
+type HistogramVec struct {
+	*prometheus.HistogramVec
+	*HistogramOpts
+	lazyMetric
+	originalLabels []string
+}
+
+// NewHistogramVec returns an object which satisfies KubeCollector and wraps the
+// prometheus.HistogramVec object. However, the object returned will not measure
+// anything unless the collector is first registered, since the metric is lazily instantiated.
+func NewHistogramVec(opts *HistogramOpts, labels []string) *HistogramVec {
+	// todo: handle defaulting better
+	klog.Errorf("---%v---\n", opts)
+	if opts.StabilityLevel == "" {
+		opts.StabilityLevel = ALPHA
+	}
+	klog.Errorf("---%v---\n", opts)
+	v := &HistogramVec{
+		HistogramVec:   noopHistogramVec,
+		HistogramOpts:  opts,
+		originalLabels: labels,
+		lazyMetric:     lazyMetric{},
+	}
+	v.lazyInit(v)
+	return v
+}
+
+// DeprecatedVersion returns a pointer to the Version or nil
+func (v *HistogramVec) DeprecatedVersion() *semver.Version {
+	return v.HistogramOpts.DeprecatedVersion
+}
+
+func (v *HistogramVec) initializeMetric() {
+	v.HistogramOpts.annotateStabilityLevel()
+	v.HistogramVec = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(v.HistogramOpts.toPromHistogramOpts(), v.originalLabels)
+}
+
+func (v *HistogramVec) initializeDeprecatedMetric() {
+	v.HistogramOpts.markDeprecated()
+	v.initializeMetric()
+}
+
+// Default Prometheus behavior actually results in the creation of a new metric
+// if a metric with the unique label values is not found in the underlying stored metricMap.
+// This means  that if this function is called but the underlying metric is not registered
+// (which means it will never be exposed externally nor consumed), the metric will exist in memory
+// for perpetuity (i.e. throughout application lifecycle).
+//
+// For reference: https://github.com/prometheus/client_golang/blob/v0.9.2/prometheus/histogram.go#L460-L470
+
+// WithLabelValues returns the ObserverMetric for the given slice of label
+// values (same order as the VariableLabels in Desc). If that combination of
+// label values is accessed for the first time, a new ObserverMetric is created IFF the HistogramVec
+// has been registered to a metrics registry.
+func (v *HistogramVec) WithLabelValues(lvs ...string) ObserverMetric {
+	if !v.IsCreated() {
+		return noop
+	}
+	return v.HistogramVec.WithLabelValues(lvs...)
+}
+
+// With returns the ObserverMetric for the given Labels map (the label names
+// must match those of the VariableLabels in Desc). If that label map is
+// accessed for the first time, a new ObserverMetric is created IFF the HistogramVec has
+// been registered to a metrics registry.
+func (v *HistogramVec) With(labels prometheus.Labels) ObserverMetric {
+	if !v.IsCreated() {
+		return noop
+	}
+	return v.HistogramVec.With(labels)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/histogram_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/histogram_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffa9c281606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/histogram_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"github.com/blang/semver"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	apimachineryversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestHistogram(t *testing.T) {
+	v115 := semver.MustParse("1.15.0")
+	v114 := semver.MustParse("1.14.0")
+	var tests = []struct {
+		desc string
+		HistogramOpts
+		registryVersion     *semver.Version
+		expectedMetricCount int
+		expectedHelp        string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "Test non deprecated",
+			HistogramOpts: HistogramOpts{
+				Namespace: "namespace",
+				Name:      "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem: "subsystem",
+				Help:      "histogram help message",
+				Buckets:   prometheus.DefBuckets,
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] histogram help message",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test deprecated",
+			HistogramOpts: HistogramOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "histogram help message",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v115,
+				Buckets:           prometheus.DefBuckets,
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] (Deprecated since 1.15.0) histogram help message",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test hidden",
+			HistogramOpts: HistogramOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "histogram help message",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v114,
+				Buckets:           prometheus.DefBuckets,
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 0,
+			expectedHelp:        "histogram help message",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			registry := NewKubeRegistry(apimachineryversion.Info{
+				Major:      "1",
+				Minor:      "15",
+				GitVersion: "v1.15.0-alpha-1.12345",
+			})
+			c := NewHistogram(&test.HistogramOpts)
+			registry.MustRegister(c)
+
+			ms, err := registry.Gather()
+			if len(ms) != test.expectedMetricCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, Want: %v metrics", len(ms), test.expectedMetricCount)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, metric := range ms {
+				if metric.GetHelp() != test.expectedHelp {
+					t.Errorf("Got %s as help message, want %s", metric.GetHelp(), test.expectedHelp)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// let's increment the counter and verify that the metric still works
+			c.Observe(1)
+			c.Observe(2)
+			c.Observe(3)
+			c.Observe(1.5)
+			expected := 4
+			ms, err = registry.Gather()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, mf := range ms {
+				for _, m := range mf.GetMetric() {
+					if int(m.GetHistogram().GetSampleCount()) != expected {
+						t.Errorf("Got %v, want %v as the sample count", m.GetHistogram().GetSampleCount(), expected)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHistogramVec(t *testing.T) {
+	v115 := semver.MustParse("1.15.0")
+	v114 := semver.MustParse("1.14.0")
+	var tests = []struct {
+		desc string
+		HistogramOpts
+		labels              []string
+		registryVersion     *semver.Version
+		expectedMetricCount int
+		expectedHelp        string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "Test non deprecated",
+			HistogramOpts: HistogramOpts{
+				Namespace: "namespace",
+				Name:      "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem: "subsystem",
+				Help:      "histogram help message",
+				Buckets:   prometheus.DefBuckets,
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] histogram help message",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test deprecated",
+			HistogramOpts: HistogramOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "histogram help message",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v115,
+				Buckets:           prometheus.DefBuckets,
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] (Deprecated since 1.15.0) histogram help message",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test hidden",
+			HistogramOpts: HistogramOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "histogram help message",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v114,
+				Buckets:           prometheus.DefBuckets,
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 0,
+			expectedHelp:        "histogram help message",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			registry := NewKubeRegistry(apimachineryversion.Info{
+				Major:      "1",
+				Minor:      "15",
+				GitVersion: "v1.15.0-alpha-1.12345",
+			})
+			c := NewHistogramVec(&test.HistogramOpts, test.labels)
+			registry.MustRegister(c)
+			c.WithLabelValues("1", "2").Observe(1.0)
+			ms, err := registry.Gather()
+
+			if len(ms) != test.expectedMetricCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, Want: %v metrics", len(ms), test.expectedMetricCount)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, metric := range ms {
+				if metric.GetHelp() != test.expectedHelp {
+					t.Errorf("Got %s as help message, want %s", metric.GetHelp(), test.expectedHelp)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// let's increment the counter and verify that the metric still works
+			c.WithLabelValues("1", "3").Observe(1.0)
+			c.WithLabelValues("2", "3").Observe(1.0)
+			ms, err = registry.Gather()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, mf := range ms {
+				if len(mf.GetMetric()) != 3 {
+					t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, wanted 2 as the count", len(mf.GetMetric()))
+				}
+				for _, m := range mf.GetMetric() {
+					if m.GetHistogram().GetSampleCount() != 1 {
+						t.Errorf(
+							"Got %v metrics, expected histogram sample count to equal 1",
+							m.GetHistogram().GetSampleCount())
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/opts.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/opts.go
index 1409f241020..7e4c491706c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/opts.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/opts.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // KubeOpts is superset struct for prometheus.Opts. The prometheus Opts structure
@@ -82,3 +83,130 @@ func (o *CounterOpts) toPromCounterOpts() prometheus.CounterOpts {
 		ConstLabels: o.ConstLabels,
 	}
 }
+
+// GaugeOpts is an alias for Opts. See there for doc comments.
+type GaugeOpts KubeOpts
+
+// Modify help description on the metric description.
+func (o *GaugeOpts) markDeprecated() {
+	o.deprecateOnce.Do(func() {
+		o.Help = fmt.Sprintf("(Deprecated since %v) %v", o.DeprecatedVersion, o.Help)
+	})
+}
+
+// annotateStabilityLevel annotates help description on the metric description with the stability level
+// of the metric
+func (o *GaugeOpts) annotateStabilityLevel() {
+	o.annotateOnce.Do(func() {
+		o.Help = fmt.Sprintf("[%v] %v", o.StabilityLevel, o.Help)
+	})
+}
+
+// convenience function to allow easy transformation to the prometheus
+// counterpart. This will do more once we have a proper label abstraction
+func (o GaugeOpts) toPromGaugeOpts() prometheus.GaugeOpts {
+	return prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace:   o.Namespace,
+		Subsystem:   o.Subsystem,
+		Name:        o.Name,
+		Help:        o.Help,
+		ConstLabels: o.ConstLabels,
+	}
+}
+
+// HistogramOpts bundles the options for creating a Histogram metric. It is
+// mandatory to set Name to a non-empty string. All other fields are optional
+// and can safely be left at their zero value, although it is strongly
+// encouraged to set a Help string.
+type HistogramOpts struct {
+	Namespace         string
+	Subsystem         string
+	Name              string
+	Help              string
+	ConstLabels       prometheus.Labels
+	Buckets           []float64
+	DeprecatedVersion *semver.Version
+	deprecateOnce     sync.Once
+	annotateOnce      sync.Once
+	StabilityLevel    StabilityLevel
+}
+
+// Modify help description on the metric description.
+func (o *HistogramOpts) markDeprecated() {
+	o.deprecateOnce.Do(func() {
+		o.Help = fmt.Sprintf("(Deprecated since %v) %v", o.DeprecatedVersion, o.Help)
+	})
+}
+
+// annotateStabilityLevel annotates help description on the metric description with the stability level
+// of the metric
+func (o *HistogramOpts) annotateStabilityLevel() {
+	o.annotateOnce.Do(func() {
+		o.Help = fmt.Sprintf("[%v] %v", o.StabilityLevel, o.Help)
+	})
+}
+
+// convenience function to allow easy transformation to the prometheus
+// counterpart. This will do more once we have a proper label abstraction
+func (o HistogramOpts) toPromHistogramOpts() prometheus.HistogramOpts {
+	return prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+		Namespace:   o.Namespace,
+		Subsystem:   o.Subsystem,
+		Name:        o.Name,
+		Help:        o.Help,
+		ConstLabels: o.ConstLabels,
+		Buckets:     o.Buckets,
+	}
+}
+
+// SummaryOpts bundles the options for creating a Summary metric. It is
+// mandatory to set Name to a non-empty string. While all other fields are
+// optional and can safely be left at their zero value, it is recommended to set
+// a help string and to explicitly set the Objectives field to the desired value
+// as the default value will change in the upcoming v0.10 of the library.
+type SummaryOpts struct {
+	Namespace         string
+	Subsystem         string
+	Name              string
+	Help              string
+	ConstLabels       prometheus.Labels
+	Objectives        map[float64]float64
+	MaxAge            time.Duration
+	AgeBuckets        uint32
+	BufCap            uint32
+	DeprecatedVersion *semver.Version
+	deprecateOnce     sync.Once
+	annotateOnce      sync.Once
+	StabilityLevel    StabilityLevel
+}
+
+// Modify help description on the metric description.
+func (o *SummaryOpts) markDeprecated() {
+	o.deprecateOnce.Do(func() {
+		o.Help = fmt.Sprintf("(Deprecated since %v) %v", o.DeprecatedVersion, o.Help)
+	})
+}
+
+// annotateStabilityLevel annotates help description on the metric description with the stability level
+// of the metric
+func (o *SummaryOpts) annotateStabilityLevel() {
+	o.annotateOnce.Do(func() {
+		o.Help = fmt.Sprintf("[%v] %v", o.StabilityLevel, o.Help)
+	})
+}
+
+// convenience function to allow easy transformation to the prometheus
+// counterpart. This will do more once we have a proper label abstraction
+func (o SummaryOpts) toPromSummaryOpts() prometheus.SummaryOpts {
+	return prometheus.SummaryOpts{
+		Namespace:   o.Namespace,
+		Subsystem:   o.Subsystem,
+		Name:        o.Name,
+		Help:        o.Help,
+		ConstLabels: o.ConstLabels,
+		Objectives:  o.Objectives,
+		MaxAge:      o.MaxAge,
+		AgeBuckets:  o.AgeBuckets,
+		BufCap:      o.BufCap,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/summary.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/summary.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..366021e3865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/summary.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"github.com/blang/semver"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+// Summary is our internal representation for our wrapping struct around prometheus
+// summaries. Summary implements both KubeCollector and ObserverMetric
+//
+// DEPRECATED: as per the metrics overhaul KEP
+type Summary struct {
+	ObserverMetric
+	*SummaryOpts
+	lazyMetric
+	selfCollector
+}
+
+// NewSummary returns an object which is Summary-like. However, nothing
+// will be measured until the summary is registered somewhere.
+//
+// DEPRECATED: as per the metrics overhaul KEP
+func NewSummary(opts *SummaryOpts) *Summary {
+	// todo: handle defaulting better
+	if opts.StabilityLevel == "" {
+		opts.StabilityLevel = ALPHA
+	}
+	s := &Summary{
+		SummaryOpts: opts,
+		lazyMetric:  lazyMetric{},
+	}
+	s.setPrometheusSummary(noopMetric{})
+	s.lazyInit(s)
+	return s
+}
+
+// setPrometheusSummary sets the underlying KubeGauge object, i.e. the thing that does the measurement.
+func (s *Summary) setPrometheusSummary(summary prometheus.Summary) {
+	s.ObserverMetric = summary
+	s.initSelfCollection(summary)
+}
+
+// DeprecatedVersion returns a pointer to the Version or nil
+func (s *Summary) DeprecatedVersion() *semver.Version {
+	return s.SummaryOpts.DeprecatedVersion
+}
+
+// initializeMetric invokes the actual prometheus.Summary object instantiation
+// and stores a reference to it
+func (s *Summary) initializeMetric() {
+	s.SummaryOpts.annotateStabilityLevel()
+	// this actually creates the underlying prometheus gauge.
+	s.setPrometheusSummary(prometheus.NewSummary(s.SummaryOpts.toPromSummaryOpts()))
+}
+
+// initializeDeprecatedMetric invokes the actual prometheus.Summary object instantiation
+// but modifies the Help description prior to object instantiation.
+func (s *Summary) initializeDeprecatedMetric() {
+	s.SummaryOpts.markDeprecated()
+	s.initializeMetric()
+}
+
+// SummaryVec is the internal representation of our wrapping struct around prometheus
+// summaryVecs.
+//
+// DEPRECATED: as per the metrics overhaul KEP
+type SummaryVec struct {
+	*prometheus.SummaryVec
+	*SummaryOpts
+	lazyMetric
+	originalLabels []string
+}
+
+// NewSummaryVec returns an object which satisfies KubeCollector and wraps the
+// prometheus.SummaryVec object. However, the object returned will not measure
+// anything unless the collector is first registered, since the metric is lazily instantiated.
+//
+// DEPRECATED: as per the metrics overhaul KEP
+func NewSummaryVec(opts *SummaryOpts, labels []string) *SummaryVec {
+	// todo: handle defaulting better
+	if opts.StabilityLevel == "" {
+		opts.StabilityLevel = ALPHA
+	}
+	v := &SummaryVec{
+		SummaryOpts:    opts,
+		originalLabels: labels,
+		lazyMetric:     lazyMetric{},
+	}
+	v.lazyInit(v)
+	return v
+}
+
+// DeprecatedVersion returns a pointer to the Version or nil
+func (v *SummaryVec) DeprecatedVersion() *semver.Version {
+	return v.SummaryOpts.DeprecatedVersion
+}
+
+func (v *SummaryVec) initializeMetric() {
+	v.SummaryOpts.annotateStabilityLevel()
+	v.SummaryVec = prometheus.NewSummaryVec(v.SummaryOpts.toPromSummaryOpts(), v.originalLabels)
+}
+
+func (v *SummaryVec) initializeDeprecatedMetric() {
+	v.SummaryOpts.markDeprecated()
+	v.initializeMetric()
+}
+
+// Default Prometheus behavior actually results in the creation of a new metric
+// if a metric with the unique label values is not found in the underlying stored metricMap.
+// This means  that if this function is called but the underlying metric is not registered
+// (which means it will never be exposed externally nor consumed), the metric will exist in memory
+// for perpetuity (i.e. throughout application lifecycle).
+//
+// For reference: https://github.com/prometheus/client_golang/blob/v0.9.2/prometheus/summary.go#L485-L495
+
+// WithLabelValues returns the ObserverMetric for the given slice of label
+// values (same order as the VariableLabels in Desc). If that combination of
+// label values is accessed for the first time, a new ObserverMetric is created IFF the summaryVec
+// has been registered to a metrics registry.
+func (v *SummaryVec) WithLabelValues(lvs ...string) ObserverMetric {
+	if !v.IsCreated() {
+		return noop
+	}
+	return v.SummaryVec.WithLabelValues(lvs...)
+}
+
+// With returns the ObserverMetric for the given Labels map (the label names
+// must match those of the VariableLabels in Desc). If that label map is
+// accessed for the first time, a new ObserverMetric is created IFF the summaryVec has
+// been registered to a metrics registry.
+func (v *SummaryVec) With(labels prometheus.Labels) ObserverMetric {
+	if !v.IsCreated() {
+		return noop
+	}
+	return v.SummaryVec.With(labels)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/summary_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/summary_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7113b1e5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/summary_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"github.com/blang/semver"
+	apimachineryversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSummary(t *testing.T) {
+	v115 := semver.MustParse("1.15.0")
+	v114 := semver.MustParse("1.14.0")
+	var tests = []struct {
+		desc string
+		SummaryOpts
+		registryVersion     *semver.Version
+		expectedMetricCount int
+		expectedHelp        string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "Test non deprecated",
+			SummaryOpts: SummaryOpts{
+				Namespace:      "namespace",
+				Name:           "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:      "subsystem",
+				Help:           "summary help message",
+				StabilityLevel: ALPHA,
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] summary help message",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test deprecated",
+			SummaryOpts: SummaryOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "summary help message",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v115,
+				StabilityLevel:    ALPHA,
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] (Deprecated since 1.15.0) summary help message",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test hidden",
+			SummaryOpts: SummaryOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "summary help message",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v114,
+			},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 0,
+			expectedHelp:        "summary help message",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			registry := NewKubeRegistry(apimachineryversion.Info{
+				Major:      "1",
+				Minor:      "15",
+				GitVersion: "v1.15.0-alpha-1.12345",
+			})
+			c := NewSummary(&test.SummaryOpts)
+			registry.MustRegister(c)
+
+			ms, err := registry.Gather()
+			if len(ms) != test.expectedMetricCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, Want: %v metrics", len(ms), test.expectedMetricCount)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, metric := range ms {
+				if metric.GetHelp() != test.expectedHelp {
+					t.Errorf("Got %s as help message, want %s", metric.GetHelp(), test.expectedHelp)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// let's increment the counter and verify that the metric still works
+			c.Observe(1)
+			c.Observe(2)
+			c.Observe(3)
+			c.Observe(1.5)
+			expected := 4
+			ms, err = registry.Gather()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, mf := range ms {
+				for _, m := range mf.GetMetric() {
+					if int(m.GetSummary().GetSampleCount()) != expected {
+						t.Errorf("Got %v, want %v as the sample count", m.GetHistogram().GetSampleCount(), expected)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSummaryVec(t *testing.T) {
+	v115 := semver.MustParse("1.15.0")
+	v114 := semver.MustParse("1.14.0")
+	var tests = []struct {
+		desc string
+		SummaryOpts
+		labels              []string
+		registryVersion     *semver.Version
+		expectedMetricCount int
+		expectedHelp        string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "Test non deprecated",
+			SummaryOpts: SummaryOpts{
+				Namespace: "namespace",
+				Name:      "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem: "subsystem",
+				Help:      "summary help message",
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] summary help message",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test deprecated",
+			SummaryOpts: SummaryOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "summary help message",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v115,
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 1,
+			expectedHelp:        "[ALPHA] (Deprecated since 1.15.0) summary help message",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "Test hidden",
+			SummaryOpts: SummaryOpts{
+				Namespace:         "namespace",
+				Name:              "metric_test_name",
+				Subsystem:         "subsystem",
+				Help:              "summary help message",
+				DeprecatedVersion: &v114,
+			},
+			labels:              []string{"label_a", "label_b"},
+			registryVersion:     &v115,
+			expectedMetricCount: 0,
+			expectedHelp:        "summary help message",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			registry := NewKubeRegistry(apimachineryversion.Info{
+				Major:      "1",
+				Minor:      "15",
+				GitVersion: "v1.15.0-alpha-1.12345",
+			})
+			c := NewSummaryVec(&test.SummaryOpts, test.labels)
+			registry.MustRegister(c)
+			c.WithLabelValues("1", "2").Observe(1.0)
+			ms, err := registry.Gather()
+
+			if len(ms) != test.expectedMetricCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, Want: %v metrics", len(ms), test.expectedMetricCount)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, metric := range ms {
+				if metric.GetHelp() != test.expectedHelp {
+					t.Errorf("Got %s as help message, want %s", metric.GetHelp(), test.expectedHelp)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// let's increment the counter and verify that the metric still works
+			c.WithLabelValues("1", "3").Observe(1.0)
+			c.WithLabelValues("2", "3").Observe(1.0)
+			ms, err = registry.Gather()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Gather failed %v", err)
+			}
+			for _, mf := range ms {
+				if len(mf.GetMetric()) != 3 {
+					t.Errorf("Got %v metrics, wanted 2 as the count", len(mf.GetMetric()))
+				}
+				for _, m := range mf.GetMetric() {
+					if m.GetSummary().GetSampleCount() != 1 {
+						t.Errorf(
+							"Got %v metrics, wanted 2 as the summary sample count",
+							m.GetSummary().GetSampleCount())
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/wrappers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/wrappers.go
index 5bb72cacfbc..f2d4c9dedd9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/wrappers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/wrappers.go
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ type CounterVecMetric interface {
 	With(prometheus.Labels) CounterMetric
 }
 
+// GaugeMetric is an interface which defines a subset of the interface provided by prometheus.Gauge
+type GaugeMetric interface {
+	Set(float64)
+}
+
+// ObserverMetric captures individual observations.
+type ObserverMetric interface {
+	Observe(float64)
+}
+
 // PromRegistry is an interface which implements a subset of prometheus.Registerer and
 // prometheus.Gatherer interfaces
 type PromRegistry interface {