diff --git a/src/sampled_values/sv_publisher.c b/src/sampled_values/sv_publisher.c
index 0c5ffed0..d550b57e 100644
--- a/src/sampled_values/sv_publisher.c
+++ b/src/sampled_values/sv_publisher.c
@@ -569,6 +569,11 @@ SV_ASDU_setFLOAT64(SV_ASDU self, int index, double value)
     }
 }
 
+uint16_t
+SV_ASDU_getSmpCnt(SV_ASDU self)
+{
+    return self->smpCnt;
+}
 
 void
 SV_ASDU_setSmpCnt(SV_ASDU self, uint16_t value)
diff --git a/src/sampled_values/sv_publisher.h b/src/sampled_values/sv_publisher.h
index 5612aa96..eeaf70e3 100644
--- a/src/sampled_values/sv_publisher.h
+++ b/src/sampled_values/sv_publisher.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ SV_ASDU_setFLOAT64(SV_ASDU self, int index, double value);
 void
 SV_ASDU_setSmpCnt(SV_ASDU self, uint16_t value);
 
+uint16_t
+SV_ASDU_getSmpCnt(SV_ASDU self);
+
 void
 SV_ASDU_increaseSmpCnt(SV_ASDU self);