diff --git a/histogram.go b/histogram.go
index d39f008..3f4f8ef 100644
--- a/histogram.go
+++ b/histogram.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package circonusgometrics
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/circonus-labs/circonusllhist"
 )
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ func (m *CirconusMetrics) RecordValue(metric string, val float64) {
 	m.SetHistogramValue(metric, val)
 }
 
+// RecordDuration adds a time.Duration to a histogram (values normalized to
+// time.Second, but supports nanosecond granularity).
+func (m *CirconusMetrics) RecordDuration(metric string, val time.Duration) {
+	m.SetHistogramDuration(metric, val)
+}
+
 // RecordCountForValue adds count n for value to a histogram
 func (m *CirconusMetrics) RecordCountForValue(metric string, val float64, n int64) {
 	hist := m.NewHistogram(metric)
@@ -50,6 +57,17 @@ func (m *CirconusMetrics) SetHistogramValue(metric string, val float64) {
 	m.hm.Unlock()
 }
 
+// SetHistogramDuration adds a value to a histogram
+func (m *CirconusMetrics) SetHistogramDuration(metric string, val time.Duration) {
+	hist := m.NewHistogram(metric)
+
+	m.hm.Lock()
+	hist.rw.Lock()
+	hist.hist.RecordDuration(val)
+	hist.rw.Unlock()
+	m.hm.Unlock()
+}
+
 // GetHistogramTest returns the current value for a gauge. (note: it is a function specifically for "testing", disable automatic submission during testing.)
 func (m *CirconusMetrics) GetHistogramTest(metric string) ([]string, error) {
 	m.hm.Lock()
@@ -99,3 +117,11 @@ func (h *Histogram) RecordValue(v float64) {
 	h.hist.RecordValue(v)
 	h.rw.Unlock()
 }
+
+// RecordDuration records the given time.Duration to a histogram instance.
+// RecordDuration normalizes the value to seconds.
+func (h *Histogram) RecordDuration(v time.Duration) {
+	h.rw.Lock()
+	h.hist.RecordDuration(v)
+	h.rw.Unlock()
+}
diff --git a/histogram_test.go b/histogram_test.go
index 5786705..547a5ea 100644
--- a/histogram_test.go
+++ b/histogram_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 package circonusgometrics
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestTiming(t *testing.T) {
@@ -63,6 +65,57 @@ func TestRecordValue(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRecordDuration(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Log("Testing histogram.RecordDuration")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		metricName string
+		durs       []time.Duration
+		out        string
+	}{
+		{
+			metricName: "foo",
+			durs:       []time.Duration{1 * time.Second},
+			out:        "H[1.0e+00]=1",
+		},
+		{
+			metricName: "foo",
+			durs:       []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond},
+			out:        "H[1.0e-03]=1",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for n, test := range tests {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", n), func(t *testing.T) {
+			cm := &CirconusMetrics{histograms: make(map[string]*Histogram)}
+
+			for _, dur := range test.durs {
+				cm.RecordDuration(test.metricName, dur)
+			}
+
+			hist, ok := cm.histograms[test.metricName]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Errorf("Expected to find %q", test.metricName)
+			}
+
+			if hist == nil {
+				t.Errorf("Expected *Histogram, found %v", hist)
+			}
+
+			val := hist.hist.DecStrings()
+			if len(val) != 1 {
+				t.Errorf("Expected 1, found '%v'", val)
+			}
+
+			if val[0] != test.out {
+				t.Errorf("Expected '%s', found '%s'", test.out, val[0])
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestRecordCountForValue(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("Testing histogram.RecordCountForValue")