diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/value.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/value.go
index 5717338510e..4a19aaa3bf9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/value.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/value.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package metrics
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
@@ -44,3 +46,15 @@ func NewLazyConstMetric(desc *Desc, valueType ValueType, value float64, labelVal
 	}
 	return prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(desc.toPrometheusDesc(), valueType.toPromValueType(), value, labelValues...)
 }
+
+// NewLazyMetricWithTimestamp is a helper of NewMetricWithTimestamp.
+//
+// Warning: the Metric 'm' must be the one created by NewLazyConstMetric(),
+//          otherwise, no stability guarantees would be offered.
+func NewLazyMetricWithTimestamp(t time.Time, m Metric) Metric {
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return prometheus.NewMetricWithTimestamp(t, m)
+}