diff --git a/prometheus_client/samples.py b/prometheus_client/samples.py
index d3e351c6..8735fed9 100644
--- a/prometheus_client/samples.py
+++ b/prometheus_client/samples.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ def __ne__(self, other: object) -> bool:
     def __gt__(self, other: "Timestamp") -> bool:
         return self.sec > other.sec or self.nsec > other.nsec
 
+    def __lt__(self, other: "Timestamp") -> bool:
+        return self.sec < other.sec or self.nsec < other.nsec
+
 
 # Timestamp and exemplar are optional.
 # Value can be an int or a float.
diff --git a/tests/test_samples.py b/tests/test_samples.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..796afe7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_samples.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import unittest
+
+from prometheus_client import samples
+
+
+class TestSamples(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_gt(self):
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 1) > samples.Timestamp(1, 1), False)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 1) > samples.Timestamp(1, 2), False)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 1) > samples.Timestamp(2, 1), False)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 1) > samples.Timestamp(2, 2), False)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 2) > samples.Timestamp(1, 1), True)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(2, 1) > samples.Timestamp(1, 1), True)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(2, 2) > samples.Timestamp(1, 1), True)
+
+    def test_lt(self):
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 1) < samples.Timestamp(1, 1), False)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 1) < samples.Timestamp(1, 2), True)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 1) < samples.Timestamp(2, 1), True)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 1) < samples.Timestamp(2, 2), True)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(1, 2) < samples.Timestamp(1, 1), False)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(2, 1) < samples.Timestamp(1, 1), False)
+        self.assertEqual(samples.Timestamp(2, 2) < samples.Timestamp(1, 1), False)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()