diff --git a/hw/core/ptimer.c b/hw/core/ptimer.c
index d0b2f38082..05b0c276eb 100644
--- a/hw/core/ptimer.c
+++ b/hw/core/ptimer.c
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ void ptimer_set_limit(ptimer_state *s, uint64_t limit, int reload)
     }
 }
 
+uint64_t ptimer_get_limit(ptimer_state *s)
+{
+    return s->limit;
+}
+
 const VMStateDescription vmstate_ptimer = {
     .name = "ptimer",
     .version_id = 1,
diff --git a/include/hw/ptimer.h b/include/hw/ptimer.h
index 8ebacbbda0..e397db5bdb 100644
--- a/include/hw/ptimer.h
+++ b/include/hw/ptimer.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ typedef void (*ptimer_cb)(void *opaque);
 ptimer_state *ptimer_init(QEMUBH *bh);
 void ptimer_set_period(ptimer_state *s, int64_t period);
 void ptimer_set_freq(ptimer_state *s, uint32_t freq);
+uint64_t ptimer_get_limit(ptimer_state *s);
 void ptimer_set_limit(ptimer_state *s, uint64_t limit, int reload);
 uint64_t ptimer_get_count(ptimer_state *s);
 void ptimer_set_count(ptimer_state *s, uint64_t count);