diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/AsyncAtomicCounter.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/AsyncAtomicCounter.java
index a879cc5..92efd39 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/AsyncAtomicCounter.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/AsyncAtomicCounter.java
@@ -58,4 +58,12 @@
      * @return current value
      */
     CompletableFuture<Long> get();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Atomically sets the given value to the current value.
+     *
+     * @return future void
+     */
+    CompletableFuture<Void> set(long value);
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/AtomicCounter.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/AtomicCounter.java
index f620e08..051838a 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/AtomicCounter.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/AtomicCounter.java
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
     long addAndGet(long delta);
 
     /**
+     * Atomically sets the given value to the current value.
+     *
+     * @param value the value to set
+     */
+    void set(long value);
+
+
+    /**
      * Returns the current value of the counter without modifying it.
      *
      * @return current value
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/service/TestAtomicCounter.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/service/TestAtomicCounter.java
index 01209be..26a5040 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/service/TestAtomicCounter.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/service/TestAtomicCounter.java
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void set(long value) {
+        this.value.set(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public long get() {
         return value.get();
     }