diff --git a/tsweb/tsweb.go b/tsweb/tsweb.go
index e62c5bf6b..230928a28 100644
--- a/tsweb/tsweb.go
+++ b/tsweb/tsweb.go
@@ -427,6 +427,11 @@ func writePromExpVar(w io.Writer, prefix string, kv expvar.KeyValue) {
 				writeMemstats(w, &ms)
 				return
 			}
+			switch v := v.(type) {
+			case int, int8, int16, int32, int64, uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64, uintptr, float32, float64:
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s %v\n", name, v)
+				return
+			}
 			funcRet = fmt.Sprintf(" returning %T", v)
 		}
 		switch kv.Value.(type) {
diff --git a/tsweb/tsweb_test.go b/tsweb/tsweb_test.go
index 986fb24ad..034c7869c 100644
--- a/tsweb/tsweb_test.go
+++ b/tsweb/tsweb_test.go
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func TestVarzHandler(t *testing.T) {
 			"func_float64_untyped",
 			"x",
 			expvar.Func(func() interface{} { return float64(1.2) }),
-			"# skipping expvar \"x\" (Go type expvar.Func returning float64) with undeclared Prometheus type\n",
+			"x 1.2\n",
 		},
 		{
 			"metrics_label_map",
@@ -461,6 +461,12 @@ func() *expvar.Map {
 			expvarAdapter{(*SomeStats)(nil)},
 			"",
 		},
+		{
+			"func_returning_int",
+			"num_goroutines",
+			expvar.Func(func() interface{} { return 123 }),
+			"num_goroutines 123\n",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {