diff --git a/docs/management/managing-fields.asciidoc b/docs/management/managing-fields.asciidoc
index 97cd184a4db88..5cd5c1ffd6248 100644
--- a/docs/management/managing-fields.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/management/managing-fields.asciidoc
@@ -57,11 +57,17 @@ include::field-formatters/string-formatter.asciidoc[]
 [[field-formatters-numeric]]
 === Numeric field formatters
 
-Numeric fields support the `Url`, `Bytes`, `Duration`, `Number`, `Percentage`, `String`, and `Color` formatters.
+Numeric fields support the `Url`, `Bytes`, `Duration`, `Number`, `Percentage`, `Histogram`, `String`, and `Color` formatters.
 
 The `Bytes`, `Number`, and `Percentage` formatters enable you to choose the display formats of numbers in this field using
 the <<numeral, Elastic numeral pattern>> syntax that {kib} maintains.
 
+The `Histogram` formatter is only used for the {ref}/histogram.html[histogram field type]. When using the `Histogram` formatter,
+you can apply the `Number`, `Bytes`, or `Percentage` format to the aggregated data.
+
+`Number`, and `Percentage` formatters enable you to choose the display formats of numbers in this field using
+the <<numeral, Elastic numeral pattern>> syntax that {kib} maintains.
+
 include::field-formatters/url-formatter.asciidoc[]
 
 include::field-formatters/string-formatter.asciidoc[]
diff --git a/src/plugins/index_pattern_field_editor/public/service/format_editor_service.ts b/src/plugins/index_pattern_field_editor/public/service/format_editor_service.ts
index 67064e8a9cdbf..faabc7f5b9450 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index_pattern_field_editor/public/service/format_editor_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/index_pattern_field_editor/public/service/format_editor_service.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   StringFormatEditor,
   TruncateFormatEditor,
   UrlFormatEditor,
+  HistogramFormatEditor,
 } from '../components';
 
 /**
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export class FormatEditorService {
       StringFormatEditor,
       TruncateFormatEditor,
       UrlFormatEditor,
+      HistogramFormatEditor,
     ];
 
     const fieldFormatEditorsSetup = this.fieldFormatEditors.setup(defaultFieldFormatEditors);