diff --git a/DCCRMT.cpp b/DCCRMT.cpp
index c6ffb60..0bad881 100644
--- a/DCCRMT.cpp
+++ b/DCCRMT.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ int RMTChannel::RMTfillData(const byte buffer[], byte byteCount, byte repeatCoun
 void IRAM_ATTR RMTChannel::RMTinterrupt() {
   //no rmt_tx_start(channel,true) as we run in loop mode
   //preamble is always loaded at beginning of buffer
+  packetCounter++;
   if (dataReady) {            // if we have new data, fill while preamble is running
     rmt_fill_tx_items(channel, data, dataLen, preambleLen-1);
     dataReady = false;
diff --git a/DCCRMT.h b/DCCRMT.h
index 268c99e..45d3eef 100644
--- a/DCCRMT.h
+++ b/DCCRMT.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class RMTChannel {
       return true;
     return dataReady;
   };
+  inline uint32_t packetCount() { return packetCounter; };
   
  private:
     
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class RMTChannel {
   rmt_item32_t *data;
   byte dataLen;
   byte maxDataLen;
+  uint32_t packetCounter = 0;
   // flags 
   volatile bool dataReady = false;    // do we have real data available or send idle
   volatile byte dataRepeat = 0;