diff --git a/src/Prometheus/Counter.php b/src/Prometheus/Counter.php
index 3624c9c..e99acd2 100644
--- a/src/Prometheus/Counter.php
+++ b/src/Prometheus/Counter.php
@@ -45,4 +45,23 @@ public function incBy($count, array $labels = array())
             )
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $labels e.g. ['status', 'opcode']
+     */
+    public function reset(array $labels = array())
+    {
+        $this->assertLabelsAreDefinedCorrectly($labels);
+        $this->storageAdapter->updateCounter(
+            array(
+                'name' => $this->getName(),
+                'help' => $this->getHelp(),
+                'type' => $this->getType(),
+                'labelNames' => $this->getLabelNames(),
+                'labelValues' => $labels,
+                'value' => 0,
+                'command' => Adapter::COMMAND_SET
+            )
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Prometheus/Storage/APC.php b/src/Prometheus/Storage/APC.php
index b5a9c4b..a81b739 100644
--- a/src/Prometheus/Storage/APC.php
+++ b/src/Prometheus/Storage/APC.php
@@ -76,11 +76,16 @@ public function updateGauge(array $data)
 
     public function updateCounter(array $data)
     {
-        $new = apc_add($this->valueKey($data), 0);
+        $valueKey = $this->valueKey($data);
+        $new = apc_add($valueKey, 0);
         if ($new) {
             apc_store($this->metaKey($data), json_encode($this->metaData($data)));
         }
-        apc_inc($this->valueKey($data), $data['value']);
+        if ($data['command'] == Adapter::COMMAND_SET) {
+            apc_store($valueKey, 0);
+        } else {
+            apc_inc($valueKey, $data['value']);
+        }
     }
 
     public function flushAPC()
diff --git a/tests/Test/Prometheus/AbstractCounterTest.php b/tests/Test/Prometheus/AbstractCounterTest.php
index 92501f5..b884ea7 100644
--- a/tests/Test/Prometheus/AbstractCounterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Test/Prometheus/AbstractCounterTest.php
@@ -121,6 +121,78 @@ public function itShouldIncreaseTheCounterByAnArbitraryInteger()
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function itShouldResetWithoutLabels() {
+        $counter = new Counter($this->adapter, 'test', 'some_metric', 'this is for testing');
+        $counter->inc();
+        $counter->incBy(125);
+        $counter->reset();
+        $this->assertThat(
+            $this->adapter->collect(),
+            $this->equalTo(
+                array(
+                    new MetricFamilySamples(
+                        array(
+                            'type' => Counter::TYPE,
+                            'help' => 'this is for testing',
+                            'name' => 'test_some_metric',
+                            'labelNames' => array(),
+                            'samples' => array(
+                                array(
+                                    'labelValues' => array(),
+                                    'value' => 0,
+                                    'name' => 'test_some_metric',
+                                    'labelNames' => array()
+                                ),
+                            )
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function itShouldResetWithLabels() {
+        $counter = new Counter($this->adapter, 'test', 'some_metric', 'this is for testing', array('foo', 'bar'));
+        $counter->incBy(10, array('foo1', 'bar1'));
+        $counter->incBy(20, array('foo2', 'bar2'));
+        $counter->reset(array('foo1', 'bar1'));
+        $this->assertThat(
+            $this->adapter->collect(),
+            $this->equalTo(
+                array(
+                    new MetricFamilySamples(
+                        array(
+                            'type' => Counter::TYPE,
+                            'help' => 'this is for testing',
+                            'name' => 'test_some_metric',
+                            'labelNames' => array('foo', 'bar'),
+                            'samples' => array(
+                                array(
+                                    'labelValues' => array('foo1', 'bar1'),
+                                    'value' => 0,
+                                    'name' => 'test_some_metric',
+                                    'labelNames' => array()
+                                ),
+                                array(
+                                    'labelValues' => array('foo2', 'bar2'),
+                                    'value' => 20,
+                                    'name' => 'test_some_metric',
+                                    'labelNames' => array()
+                                ),
+                            )
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @test
      * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException