diff --git a/src/hist/dask/__init__.py b/src/hist/dask/__init__.py
index 93024c65..b36993ea 100644
--- a/src/hist/dask/__init__.py
+++ b/src/hist/dask/__init__.py
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@
 from .hist import Hist
 from .namedhist import NamedHist
 
-__all__ = ["Hist", "NamedHist"]
+new = Hist.new
+
+__all__ = ["Hist", "NamedHist", "new"]