diff --git a/src/core/host_timing.cpp b/src/core/host_timing.cpp
index 5d35a96b1..2f40de1a1 100644
--- a/src/core/host_timing.cpp
+++ b/src/core/host_timing.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ struct CoreTiming::Event {
 };
 
 CoreTiming::CoreTiming() {
-    clock = Common::CreateBestMatchingClock(Core::Timing::BASE_CLOCK_RATE, Core::Timing::CNTFREQ);
+    clock =
+        Common::CreateBestMatchingClock(Core::Hardware::BASE_CLOCK_RATE, Core::Hardware::CNTFREQ);
 }
 
 CoreTiming::~CoreTiming() = default;
@@ -110,6 +111,14 @@ void CoreTiming::UnscheduleEvent(const std::shared_ptr<EventType>& event_type, u
     basic_lock.unlock();
 }
 
+void CoreTiming::AddTicks(std::size_t core_index, u64 ticks) {
+    ticks_count[core_index] += ticks;
+}
+
+void CoreTiming::ResetTicks(std::size_t core_index) {
+    ticks_count[core_index] = 0;
+}
+
 u64 CoreTiming::GetCPUTicks() const {
     return clock->GetCPUCycles();
 }
diff --git a/src/core/host_timing.h b/src/core/host_timing.h
index cd44b308c..5ad8c5f35 100644
--- a/src/core/host_timing.h
+++ b/src/core/host_timing.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "common/thread.h"
 #include "common/threadsafe_queue.h"
 #include "common/wall_clock.h"
+#include "core/hardware_properties.h"
 
 namespace Core::HostTiming {
 
@@ -91,6 +93,11 @@ public:
     /// We only permit one event of each type in the queue at a time.
     void RemoveEvent(const std::shared_ptr<EventType>& event_type);
 
+
+    void AddTicks(std::size_t core_index, u64 ticks);
+
+    void ResetTicks(std::size_t core_index);
+
     /// Returns current time in emulated CPU cycles
     u64 GetCPUTicks() const;
 
@@ -138,6 +145,8 @@ private:
     std::atomic<bool> wait_set{};
     std::atomic<bool> shutting_down{};
     std::atomic<bool> has_started{};
+
+    std::array<std::atomic<u64>, Core::Hardware::NUM_CPU_CORES> ticks_count{};
 };
 
 /// Creates a core timing event with the given name and callback.