diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/PropertiesMeterFilter.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/PropertiesMeterFilter.java
index 2ed427e4a38..7edd6caa973 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/PropertiesMeterFilter.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/metrics/PropertiesMeterFilter.java
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public class PropertiesMeterFilter implements MeterFilter {
 	}
 
 	private <T> T lookup(Map<String, T> values, Id id, T defaultValue) {
+		if (values.isEmpty()) {
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
 		String name = id.getName();
 		while (StringUtils.hasLength(name)) {
 			T result = values.get(name);