diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
index 30da539934..0eeff49a10 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Clock;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.util.HierarchicalNameMapper;
 import io.micrometer.statsd.StatsdConfig;
 import io.micrometer.statsd.StatsdMeterRegistry;
+import io.micrometer.statsd.StatsdMetrics;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.CompositeMeterRegistryAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.metrics.MetricsAutoConfiguration;
@@ -70,4 +71,9 @@ public class StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfiguration {
 		return HierarchicalNameMapper.DEFAULT;
 	}
 
+	@Bean
+	public StatsdMetrics statsdMetrics() {
+		return new StatsdMetrics();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 53c4ea56b1..9348287e92 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/export/statsd/StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ public class StatsdMetricsExportAutoConfigurationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void autoConfiguresItsConfigMeterRegistryAndNameMapper() {
+	public void autoConfiguresItsConfigMeterRegistryNameMapperAndMetrics() {
 		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(BaseConfiguration.class)
 				.run((context) -> assertThat(context)
 						.hasSingleBean(StatsdMeterRegistry.class)
 						.hasSingleBean(StatsdConfig.class)
-						.hasSingleBean(HierarchicalNameMapper.class));
+						.hasSingleBean(HierarchicalNameMapper.class)
+						.hasSingleBean(StatsdMetrics.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test