diff --git a/debug_counter.c b/debug_counter.c
index 1e395f306b..11ec57a961 100644
--- a/debug_counter.c
+++ b/debug_counter.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 **********************************************************************/
 
-#include "debug_counter.h"
 #include "internal.h"
+#include "debug_counter.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <locale.h>
 
@@ -25,6 +25,52 @@ MJIT_SYMBOL_EXPORT_BEGIN
 size_t rb_debug_counter[numberof(debug_counter_names)];
 MJIT_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END
 
+int debug_counter_disable_show_at_exit = 0;
+
+// note that this operation is not atomic.
+void
+ruby_debug_counter_reset(void)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_MAX; i++) {
+        switch (i) {
+          case RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_mjit_length_unit_queue:
+          case RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_mjit_length_active_units:
+          case RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_mjit_length_compact_units:
+          case RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_mjit_length_stale_units:
+            // These counters may be decreased and should not be reset.
+            break;
+          default:
+            rb_debug_counter[i] = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// note that this operation is not atomic.
+size_t
+ruby_debug_counter_get(const char **names_ptr, size_t *counters_ptr)
+{
+    int i;
+    if (names_ptr != NULL) {
+        for (i=0; i<RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_MAX; i++) {
+            names_ptr[i] = debug_counter_names[i];
+        }
+    }
+    if (counters_ptr != NULL) {
+        for (i=0; i<RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_MAX; i++) {
+            counters_ptr[i] = rb_debug_counter[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_MAX;
+}
+
+void
+ruby_debug_counter_show_at_exit(int enable)
+{
+    debug_counter_disable_show_at_exit = !enable;
+}
+
 void
 rb_debug_counter_show_results(const char *msg)
 {
@@ -53,19 +99,7 @@ rb_debug_counter_show(RB_UNUSED_VAR(VALUE klass))
 VALUE
 rb_debug_counter_reset(RB_UNUSED_VAR(VALUE klass))
 {
-    for (int i = 0; i < RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_MAX; i++) {
-        switch (i) {
-          case RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_mjit_length_unit_queue:
-          case RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_mjit_length_active_units:
-          case RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_mjit_length_compact_units:
-          case RB_DEBUG_COUNTER_mjit_length_stale_units:
-            // These counters may be decreased and should not be reset.
-            break;
-          default:
-            rb_debug_counter[i] = 0;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
+    ruby_debug_counter_reset();
     return Qnil;
 }
 
@@ -73,11 +107,29 @@ __attribute__((destructor))
 static void
 debug_counter_show_results_at_exit(void)
 {
-    rb_debug_counter_show_results("normal exit.");
+    if (debug_counter_disable_show_at_exit == 0) {
+        rb_debug_counter_show_results("normal exit.");
+    }
 }
 #else
 void
 rb_debug_counter_show_results(const char *msg)
 {
 }
+
+size_t
+ruby_debug_counter_get(const char **names_ptr, size_t *counters_ptr)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+void
+ruby_debug_counter_reset(void)
+{
+}
+
+void
+ruby_debug_counter_show_at_exit(int enable)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* USE_DEBUG_COUNTER */
diff --git a/debug_counter.h b/debug_counter.h
index b9515f4802..066533d1d1 100644
--- a/debug_counter.h
+++ b/debug_counter.h
@@ -353,8 +353,6 @@ enum rb_debug_counter_type {
 };
 
 #if USE_DEBUG_COUNTER
-#include "ruby/ruby.h"
-
 extern size_t rb_debug_counter[];
 
 inline static int
@@ -381,4 +379,12 @@ VALUE rb_debug_counter_show(VALUE klass);
 
 void rb_debug_counter_show_results(const char *msg);
 
+RUBY_SYMBOL_EXPORT_BEGIN
+
+size_t ruby_debug_counter_get(const char **names_ptr, size_t *counters_ptr);
+void ruby_debug_counter_reset(void);
+void ruby_debug_counter_show_at_exit(int enable);
+
+RUBY_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END
+
 #endif /* RUBY_DEBUG_COUNTER_H */