diff --git a/prometheus/registry.go b/prometheus/registry.go
index 325f665ff..ee61ebbe4 100644
--- a/prometheus/registry.go
+++ b/prometheus/registry.go
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ func (errs MultiError) MaybeUnwrap() error {
 }
 
 // Registry registers Prometheus collectors, collects their metrics, and gathers
-// them into MetricFamilies for exposition. It implements both Registerer and
-// Gatherer. The zero value is not usable. Create instances with NewRegistry or
-// NewPedanticRegistry.
+// them into MetricFamilies for exposition. It implements both Registerer,
+// Gatherer, and Collector. The zero value is not usable. Create instances with
+// NewRegistry or NewPedanticRegistry.
 type Registry struct {
 	mtx                   sync.RWMutex
 	collectorsByID        map[uint64]Collector // ID is a hash of the descIDs.
@@ -556,6 +556,31 @@ func (r *Registry) Gather() ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
 	return internal.NormalizeMetricFamilies(metricFamiliesByName), errs.MaybeUnwrap()
 }
 
+// Describe implements Collector.
+func (r *Registry) Describe(ch chan<- *Desc) {
+	r.mtx.RLock()
+	defer r.mtx.RUnlock()
+
+	// Only report the checked Collectors; unchecked collectors don't report any
+	// Desc.
+	for _, c := range r.collectorsByID {
+		c.Describe(ch)
+	}
+}
+
+// Collect implements Collector.
+func (r *Registry) Collect(ch chan<- Metric) {
+	r.mtx.RLock()
+	defer r.mtx.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, c := range r.collectorsByID {
+		c.Collect(ch)
+	}
+	for _, c := range r.uncheckedCollectors {
+		c.Collect(ch)
+	}
+}
+
 // WriteToTextfile calls Gather on the provided Gatherer, encodes the result in the
 // Prometheus text format, and writes it to a temporary file. Upon success, the
 // temporary file is renamed to the provided filename.