diff --git a/implementations/micrometer-registry-health/src/main/java/io/micrometer/health/ServiceLevelObjective.java b/implementations/micrometer-registry-health/src/main/java/io/micrometer/health/ServiceLevelObjective.java
index a2bc4e5e43..44ba735d0b 100644
--- a/implementations/micrometer-registry-health/src/main/java/io/micrometer/health/ServiceLevelObjective.java
+++ b/implementations/micrometer-registry-health/src/main/java/io/micrometer/health/ServiceLevelObjective.java
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 import static io.micrometer.health.QueryUtils.SUM_OR_NAN;
 
 /**
+ * Service level objective.
+ *
  * @author Jon Schneider
+ * @author Johnny Lim
  * @since 1.6.0
  */
 public abstract class ServiceLevelObjective {
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ public final NumericQuery count(Function<Search, Search> search) {
                             } else if (m instanceof FunctionTimer) {
                                 return ((FunctionTimer) m).count();
                             } else if (m instanceof FunctionCounter) {
-                                ((FunctionCounter) m).count();
+                                return ((FunctionCounter) m).count();
                             } else if (m instanceof LongTaskTimer) {
                                 return (double) ((LongTaskTimer) m).activeTasks();
                             }
diff --git a/implementations/micrometer-registry-health/src/test/java/io/micrometer/health/QueryTest.java b/implementations/micrometer-registry-health/src/test/java/io/micrometer/health/QueryTest.java
index 1d816ebf3d..4519eba789 100644
--- a/implementations/micrometer-registry-health/src/test/java/io/micrometer/health/QueryTest.java
+++ b/implementations/micrometer-registry-health/src/test/java/io/micrometer/health/QueryTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package io.micrometer.health;
 
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.FunctionCounter;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MockClock;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Timer;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.util.TimeUtils;
@@ -27,12 +28,20 @@
 import static io.micrometer.core.instrument.MockClock.clock;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
+/**
+ * Tests for queries.
+ *
+ * @author Jon Schneider
+ * @author Johnny Lim
+ */
 class QueryTest {
     HealthMeterRegistry registry = HealthMeterRegistry
             .builder(HealthConfig.DEFAULT)
             // just so my.timer doesn't get filtered out eagerly
             .serviceLevelObjectives(ServiceLevelObjective.build("timer")
                 .count(s -> s.name("my.timer")).isGreaterThan(0))
+            .serviceLevelObjectives(ServiceLevelObjective.build("function.counter")
+                    .count(s -> s.name("my.function.counter")).isGreaterThan(0))
             .clock(new MockClock())
             .build();
 
@@ -44,6 +53,8 @@ void before() {
         t2.record(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         t2.record(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 
+        FunctionCounter.builder("my.function.counter", 1d, Number::doubleValue).register(registry);
+
         clock(registry).addSeconds(10);
         registry.tick();
     }
@@ -58,6 +69,15 @@ void count() {
         ).isEqualTo(3);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void countWhenMeterIsFunctionCounter() {
+        assertThat(
+                ServiceLevelObjective.build("function.counter.objective")
+                        .count(s -> s.name("my.function.counter"))
+                        .getValue(registry)
+        ).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void max() {
         assertThat(