diff --git a/src/core/model/default-simulator-impl.cc b/src/core/model/default-simulator-impl.cc
index fc52be3b1..7c606ee3a 100644
--- a/src/core/model/default-simulator-impl.cc
+++ b/src/core/model/default-simulator-impl.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ DefaultSimulatorImpl::DefaultSimulatorImpl ()
   m_currentTs = 0;
   m_currentContext = Simulator::NO_CONTEXT;
   m_unscheduledEvents = 0;
+  m_eventCount = 0;
   m_eventsWithContextEmpty = true;
   m_main = SystemThread::Self();
 }
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ DefaultSimulatorImpl::ProcessOneEvent (void)
 
   NS_ASSERT (next.key.m_ts >= m_currentTs);
   m_unscheduledEvents--;
+  m_eventCount++;
 
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("handle " << next.key.m_ts);
   m_currentTs = next.key.m_ts;
@@ -411,4 +413,10 @@ DefaultSimulatorImpl::GetContext (void) const
   return m_currentContext;
 }
 
+uint64_t
+DefaultSimulatorImpl::GetEventCount (void) const
+{
+  return m_eventCount;
+}
+
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/core/model/default-simulator-impl.h b/src/core/model/default-simulator-impl.h
index aaac4e231..51aca96e9 100644
--- a/src/core/model/default-simulator-impl.h
+++ b/src/core/model/default-simulator-impl.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public:
   virtual void SetScheduler (ObjectFactory schedulerFactory);
   virtual uint32_t GetSystemId (void) const; 
   virtual uint32_t GetContext (void) const;
+  virtual uint64_t GetEventCount (void) const;;
 
 private:
   virtual void DoDispose (void);
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ private:
   uint64_t m_currentTs;
   /** Execution context of the current event. */
   uint32_t m_currentContext;
+  /** The event count. */
+  uint64_t m_eventCount;
   /**
    * Number of events that have been inserted but not yet scheduled,
    *  not counting the Destroy events; this is used for validation
diff --git a/src/core/model/realtime-simulator-impl.cc b/src/core/model/realtime-simulator-impl.cc
index ffd9d18e9..b44c7a652 100644
--- a/src/core/model/realtime-simulator-impl.cc
+++ b/src/core/model/realtime-simulator-impl.cc
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ RealtimeSimulatorImpl::RealtimeSimulatorImpl ()
   m_currentTs = 0;
   m_currentContext = Simulator::NO_CONTEXT;
   m_unscheduledEvents = 0;
+  m_eventCount = 0;
 
   m_main = SystemThread::Self();
 
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ RealtimeSimulatorImpl::ProcessOneEvent (void)
                    "RealtimeSimulatorImpl::ProcessOneEvent(): event queue is empty");
     next = m_events->RemoveNext ();
     m_unscheduledEvents--;
+    m_eventCount++;
 
     //
     // We cannot make any assumption that "next" is the same event we originally waited 
@@ -817,6 +819,12 @@ RealtimeSimulatorImpl::GetContext (void) const
   return m_currentContext;
 }
 
+uint64_t
+RealTimeSimulatorImpl::GetEventCount (void) const
+{
+  return m_eventCount;
+}
+
 void 
 RealtimeSimulatorImpl::SetSynchronizationMode (enum SynchronizationMode mode)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/model/realtime-simulator-impl.h b/src/core/model/realtime-simulator-impl.h
index 5eb5eddc5..d1edf7404 100644
--- a/src/core/model/realtime-simulator-impl.h
+++ b/src/core/model/realtime-simulator-impl.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public:
   virtual void SetScheduler (ObjectFactory schedulerFactory);
   virtual uint32_t GetSystemId (void) const; 
   virtual uint32_t GetContext (void) const;
+  virtual uint64_t GetEventCount (void) const;;
 
   /** \copydoc ScheduleWithContext(uint32_t,const Time&,EventImpl*) */
   void ScheduleRealtimeWithContext (uint32_t context, const Time &delay, EventImpl *event);
@@ -202,6 +203,8 @@ private:
   uint64_t m_currentTs;
   /**< Execution context. */
   uint32_t m_currentContext;  
+  /** The event count. */
+  uint64_t m_eventCount;
   /**@}*/
 
   /** Mutex to control access to key state. */  
diff --git a/src/core/model/simulator-impl.h b/src/core/model/simulator-impl.h
index 0683afbbf..6381d8439 100644
--- a/src/core/model/simulator-impl.h
+++ b/src/core/model/simulator-impl.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public:
   virtual uint32_t GetSystemId () const = 0; 
   /** \copydoc Simulator::GetContext */
   virtual uint32_t GetContext (void) const = 0;
+  /** \copydoc Simulator::GetEventCount */
+  virtual uint64_t GetEventCount (void) const = 0;
+
 };
 
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/core/model/simulator.cc b/src/core/model/simulator.cc
index 091eaafd9..edd1fb319 100644
--- a/src/core/model/simulator.cc
+++ b/src/core/model/simulator.cc
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ Simulator::GetContext (void)
 {
   return GetImpl ()->GetContext ();
 }
+  
+uint64_t
+Simulator::GetEventCount (void)
+{
+  return GetImpl ()-> GetEventCount ();
+}
 
 uint32_t
 Simulator::GetSystemId (void)
diff --git a/src/core/model/simulator.h b/src/core/model/simulator.h
index 6d6a3b975..23ea07e37 100644
--- a/src/core/model/simulator.h
+++ b/src/core/model/simulator.h
@@ -197,7 +197,14 @@ public:
      */
     NO_CONTEXT = 0xffffffff
   };
+
+  /**
+   * Get the number of events executed.
+   * \returns The total number of events executed.
+   */
+  static uint64_t GetEventCount (void);
   
+
   /**
    * @name Schedule events (in the same context) to run at a future time.
    */
@@ -1347,7 +1354,8 @@ private:
    * @return The EventId.
    */
   static EventId DoScheduleDestroy (EventImpl *event);
-};
+  
+};  // class Simulator
 
 /**
  * @ingroup simulator
diff --git a/src/mpi/model/distributed-simulator-impl.cc b/src/mpi/model/distributed-simulator-impl.cc
index ed842a0e7..65914c2be 100644
--- a/src/mpi/model/distributed-simulator-impl.cc
+++ b/src/mpi/model/distributed-simulator-impl.cc
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ DistributedSimulatorImpl::DistributedSimulatorImpl ()
   NS_FATAL_ERROR ("Can't use distributed simulator without MPI compiled in");
 #endif
 
+  m_eventCount = 0;
   m_stop = false;
   m_globalFinished = false;
   // uids are allocated from 4.
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ DistributedSimulatorImpl::DistributedSimulatorImpl ()
   m_currentTs = 0;
   m_currentContext = Simulator::NO_CONTEXT;
   m_unscheduledEvents = 0;
+  m_eventCount = 0;
   m_events = 0;
 }
 
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ DistributedSimulatorImpl::ProcessOneEvent (void)
 
   NS_ASSERT (next.key.m_ts >= m_currentTs);
   m_unscheduledEvents--;
+  m_eventCount++;
 
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("handle " << next.key.m_ts);
   m_currentTs = next.key.m_ts;
@@ -644,4 +647,10 @@ DistributedSimulatorImpl::GetContext (void) const
   return m_currentContext;
 }
 
+uint64_t
+DistributedSimulatorImpl::GetEventCount (void) const
+{
+  return m_eventCount;
+}
+
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/mpi/model/distributed-simulator-impl.h b/src/mpi/model/distributed-simulator-impl.h
index d76fc9ffe..1031a15e0 100644
--- a/src/mpi/model/distributed-simulator-impl.h
+++ b/src/mpi/model/distributed-simulator-impl.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public:
   virtual void SetScheduler (ObjectFactory schedulerFactory);
   virtual uint32_t GetSystemId (void) const;
   virtual uint32_t GetContext (void) const;
+  virtual uint64_t GetEventCount (void) const;;
 
 private:
   virtual void DoDispose (void);
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ private:
   uint32_t m_currentUid;
   uint64_t m_currentTs;
   uint32_t m_currentContext;
+  /** The event count. */
+  uint64_t m_eventCount;
   // number of events that have been inserted but not yet scheduled,
   // not counting the "destroy" events; this is used for validation
   int m_unscheduledEvents;
diff --git a/src/mpi/model/null-message-simulator-impl.cc b/src/mpi/model/null-message-simulator-impl.cc
index a9163c7ba..e0e7a7b06 100644
--- a/src/mpi/model/null-message-simulator-impl.cc
+++ b/src/mpi/model/null-message-simulator-impl.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ NullMessageSimulatorImpl::NullMessageSimulatorImpl ()
   m_currentTs = 0;
   m_currentContext = Simulator::NO_CONTEXT;
   m_unscheduledEvents = 0;
+  m_eventCount = 0;
   m_events = 0;
 
   m_safeTime = Seconds (0);
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ NullMessageSimulatorImpl::ProcessOneEvent (void)
 
   NS_ASSERT (next.key.m_ts >= m_currentTs);
   m_unscheduledEvents--;
+  m_eventCount++;
 
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("handle " << next.key.m_ts);
   m_currentTs = next.key.m_ts;
@@ -575,6 +577,12 @@ NullMessageSimulatorImpl::GetContext (void) const
   return m_currentContext;
 }
 
+uint64_t
+NullMessageSimulatorImpl::GetEventCount (void) const
+{
+  return m_eventCount;
+}
+
 Time NullMessageSimulatorImpl::CalculateGuaranteeTime (uint32_t nodeSysId)
 {
   Ptr<RemoteChannelBundle> bundle = RemoteChannelBundleManager::Find (nodeSysId);
diff --git a/src/mpi/model/null-message-simulator-impl.h b/src/mpi/model/null-message-simulator-impl.h
index c1eb32bfe..55c02c983 100644
--- a/src/mpi/model/null-message-simulator-impl.h
+++ b/src/mpi/model/null-message-simulator-impl.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
   virtual void SetScheduler (ObjectFactory schedulerFactory);
   virtual uint32_t GetSystemId (void) const;
   virtual uint32_t GetContext (void) const;
+  virtual uint64_t GetEventCount (void) const;;
 
   /**
    * \return singleton instance
@@ -176,6 +177,8 @@ private:
   uint32_t m_currentUid;
   uint64_t m_currentTs;
   uint32_t m_currentContext;
+  /** The event count. */
+  uint64_t m_eventCount;
   // number of events that have been inserted but not yet scheduled,
   // not counting the "destroy" events; this is used for validation
   int m_unscheduledEvents;
diff --git a/src/visualizer/model/visual-simulator-impl.cc b/src/visualizer/model/visual-simulator-impl.cc
index 2748d7189..58225a5b3 100644
--- a/src/visualizer/model/visual-simulator-impl.cc
+++ b/src/visualizer/model/visual-simulator-impl.cc
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ VisualSimulatorImpl::GetContext (void) const
   return m_simulator->GetContext ();
 }
 
+uint64_t
+VisualSimulatorImpl::GetEventCount (void) const
+{
+  return m_simulator->GetEventCount ();
+}
+
 void
 VisualSimulatorImpl::RunRealSimulator (void)
 {
diff --git a/src/visualizer/model/visual-simulator-impl.h b/src/visualizer/model/visual-simulator-impl.h
index d27321a17..a8adf8ab8 100644
--- a/src/visualizer/model/visual-simulator-impl.h
+++ b/src/visualizer/model/visual-simulator-impl.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
   virtual void SetScheduler (ObjectFactory schedulerFactory);
   virtual uint32_t GetSystemId (void) const; 
   virtual uint32_t GetContext (void) const;
+  virtual uint64_t GetEventCount (void) const;;
 
   /// calls Run() in the wrapped simulator
   void RunRealSimulator (void);