diff --git a/contracts/host/src/lib.rs b/contracts/host/src/lib.rs
index dd85f6e9..07fdefc9 100644
--- a/contracts/host/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/host/src/lib.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ impl Hoster {
             false => String::from("PROOF IS INVALID"),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Call 'get_counter' function available from the host, and return the
+    /// result
+    pub fn host_get_counter(&self) -> i64 {
+        uplink::host_query("get_counter", ())
+    }
 }
 
 /// Expose `Hoster::host_hash()` to the host
@@ -60,3 +66,9 @@ unsafe fn host_verify(arg_len: u32) -> u32 {
         STATE.host_verify(proof, public_inputs)
     })
 }
+
+/// Expose `Hoster::host_counter()` to the host
+#[no_mangle]
+unsafe fn host_get_counter(arg_len: u32) -> u32 {
+    uplink::wrap_call(arg_len, |()| STATE.host_get_counter())
+}