diff --git a/promql/functions.go b/promql/functions.go
index 3d85719895..925ae83ae5 100644
--- a/promql/functions.go
+++ b/promql/functions.go
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ func histogramRate(points []HPoint, isCounter bool, metricName string, pos posra
 		annos.Add(annotations.NewNativeHistogramNotGaugeWarning(metricName, pos))
 	}
 
+	h.CounterResetHint = histogram.GaugeType
 	return h.Compact(0), annos
 }
 
diff --git a/promql/functions_internal_test.go b/promql/functions_internal_test.go
index 658eb7550d..24d9a44e04 100644
--- a/promql/functions_internal_test.go
+++ b/promql/functions_internal_test.go
@@ -19,8 +19,23 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/histogram"
+	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/promql/parser/posrange"
 )
 
+func TestHistogramRateCounterResetHint(t *testing.T) {
+	points := []HPoint{
+		{T: 0, H: &histogram.FloatHistogram{CounterResetHint: histogram.CounterReset, Count: 5, Sum: 5}},
+		{T: 1, H: &histogram.FloatHistogram{CounterResetHint: histogram.UnknownCounterReset, Count: 10, Sum: 10}},
+	}
+	fh, _ := histogramRate(points, false, "foo", posrange.PositionRange{})
+	require.Equal(t, histogram.GaugeType, fh.CounterResetHint)
+
+	fh, _ = histogramRate(points, true, "foo", posrange.PositionRange{})
+	require.Equal(t, histogram.GaugeType, fh.CounterResetHint)
+}
+
 func TestKahanSumInc(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
 		first    float64