diff --git a/src/cpu/base.cc b/src/cpu/base.cc
--- a/src/cpu/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/base.cc
@@ -691,6 +691,12 @@
     comInstEventQueue[tid]->schedule(event, now + insts);
 }
 
+uint64_t
+BaseCPU::getCurrentInstCount(ThreadID tid)
+{
+    return Tick(comInstEventQueue[tid]->getCurTick());
+}
+
 AddressMonitor::AddressMonitor() {
     armed = false;
     waiting = false;
# Node ID 6271a83cca898e55329d69e9aed2e7e4fdcf6fd1
# Parent  f3f72c0ab03eac35ff4b2ab14214b66ec9c11c49
diff --git a/src/cpu/BaseCPU.py b/src/cpu/BaseCPU.py
--- a/src/cpu/BaseCPU.py
+++ b/src/cpu/BaseCPU.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
     Counter totalInsts();
     void scheduleInstStop(ThreadID tid, Counter insts, const char *cause);
     void scheduleLoadStop(ThreadID tid, Counter loads, const char *cause);
+    uint64_t getCurrentInstCount(ThreadID tid);
 ''')
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/src/cpu/base.hh b/src/cpu/base.hh
--- a/src/cpu/base.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/base.hh
@@ -465,6 +465,15 @@
      */
     void scheduleLoadStop(ThreadID tid, Counter loads, const char *cause);
 
+    /**
+     * Get the number of instructions executed by the specified thread
+     * on this CPU. Used by Python to control simulation.
+     *
+     * @param tid Thread monitor
+     * @return Number of instructions executed
+     */
+    uint64_t getCurrentInstCount(ThreadID tid);
+
   public:
     /**
      * @{