diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxProperties.java
index efd953395cb..3a5735537a3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ public class SignalFxProperties extends StepRegistryProperties {
 	 */
 	private String source;
 
+	/**
+	 * Type of histogram to publish.
+	 */
+	private HistogramType publishedHistogramType = HistogramType.DEFAULT;
+
 	@Override
 	public Duration getStep() {
 		return this.step;
@@ -88,4 +93,31 @@ public class SignalFxProperties extends StepRegistryProperties {
 		this.source = source;
 	}
 
+	public HistogramType getPublishedHistogramType() {
+		return this.publishedHistogramType;
+	}
+
+	public void setPublishedHistogramType(HistogramType publishedHistogramType) {
+		this.publishedHistogramType = publishedHistogramType;
+	}
+
+	public enum HistogramType {
+
+		/**
+		 * Default, time-based histogram.
+		 */
+		DEFAULT,
+
+		/**
+		 * Cumulative histogram.
+		 */
+		CUMULATIVE,
+
+		/**
+		 * Delta histogram.
+		 */
+		DELTA;
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapter.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapter.java
index d5d16d32bf0..754e3cb7c4d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.signalfx;
 import io.micrometer.signalfx.SignalFxConfig;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.properties.StepRegistryPropertiesConfigAdapter;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.signalfx.SignalFxProperties.HistogramType;
 
 /**
  * Adapter to convert {@link SignalFxProperties} to a {@link SignalFxConfig}.
@@ -54,4 +55,22 @@ public class SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapter extends StepRegistryPropertiesConfi
 		return get(SignalFxProperties::getSource, SignalFxConfig.super::source);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean publishCumulativeHistogram() {
+		return get(this::isPublishCumulativeHistogram, SignalFxConfig.super::publishCumulativeHistogram);
+	}
+
+	private boolean isPublishCumulativeHistogram(SignalFxProperties properties) {
+		return HistogramType.CUMULATIVE == properties.getPublishedHistogramType();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean publishDeltaHistogram() {
+		return get(this::isPublishDeltaHistogram, SignalFxConfig.super::publishDeltaHistogram);
+	}
+
+	private boolean isPublishDeltaHistogram(SignalFxProperties properties) {
+		return HistogramType.DELTA == properties.getPublishedHistogramType();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapterTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapterTests.java
index a03af634c06..2dd2b882e89 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapterTests.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.signalfx;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.properties.StepRegistryPropertiesConfigAdapterTests;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.signalfx.SignalFxProperties.HistogramType;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
@@ -62,4 +63,20 @@ class SignalFxPropertiesConfigAdapterTests
 		assertThat(createConfigAdapter(properties).source()).isEqualTo("DESKTOP-GA5");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void whenPropertiesPublishHistogramTypeIsCumulativePublishCumulativeHistogramReturnsIt() {
+		SignalFxProperties properties = createProperties();
+		properties.setPublishedHistogramType(HistogramType.CUMULATIVE);
+		assertThat(createConfigAdapter(properties).publishCumulativeHistogram()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(createConfigAdapter(properties).publishDeltaHistogram()).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void whenPropertiesPublishHistogramTypeIsDeltaPublishDeltaHistogramReturnsIt() {
+		SignalFxProperties properties = createProperties();
+		properties.setPublishedHistogramType(HistogramType.DELTA);
+		assertThat(createConfigAdapter(properties).publishDeltaHistogram()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(createConfigAdapter(properties).publishCumulativeHistogram()).isFalse();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesTests.java
index 19ea7cdc9d8..ff7b6bf380e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/signalfx/SignalFxPropertiesTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import io.micrometer.signalfx.SignalFxConfig;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.properties.StepRegistryPropertiesTests;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.export.signalfx.SignalFxProperties.HistogramType;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ class SignalFxPropertiesTests extends StepRegistryPropertiesTests {
 		// access token is mandatory
 		assertThat(properties.getUri()).isEqualTo(config.uri());
 		// source has no static default value
+		// Not publishing cumulative or delta histograms implies that the default
+		// histogram type should be published.
+		assertThat(config.publishCumulativeHistogram()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(config.publishDeltaHistogram()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(properties.getPublishedHistogramType()).isEqualTo(HistogramType.DEFAULT);
 	}
 
 }