diff --git a/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs b/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
index e4706c27995c39138d51ef1629058bcca6d0d004..db9a1e3c366b8118a8d58e038ea8d823741002d7 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ impl Consensus {
         }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn round_number(&self) -> u32 {
+        return self.round_index;
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Managing sync state
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------