diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsService.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsService.java
index a2fdc5e..b0c7901 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsService.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsService.java
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
             MetricsFeature feature,
             String metricName);
 
+    Meter createMeter(MetricsComponent component,
+            MetricsFeature feature,
+            String metricName);
+
     /**
      * Registers an already created Metric.  This is used for situation where a
      * caller needs to allocate its own Metric, but still register it with the