diff --git a/include/dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h b/include/dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h
index 8a4846fd1a..572029301e 100644
--- a/include/dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h
+++ b/include/dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ class replication_app_base : public replica_base
     replica_init_info _info;
 
     explicit replication_app_base(::dsn::replication::replica *replica);
+
+    dsn::perf_counter *get_counter_recent_read_throttling_reject_count();
 };
 
 } // namespace replication
diff --git a/src/replica/replica.h b/src/replica/replica.h
index 4589623cdc..a555167da5 100644
--- a/src/replica/replica.h
+++ b/src/replica/replica.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
 #include <dsn/perf_counter/perf_counter_wrapper.h>
 #include <dsn/dist/replication/replica_base.h>
+#include <dsn/dist/replication/replication_app_base.h>
 
 #include "common/replication_common.h"
 #include "mutation.h"
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ class access_controller;
 } // namespace security
 namespace replication {
 
-class replication_app_base;
 class replica_stub;
 class replica_duplicator_manager;
 class replica_backup_manager;
@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ class replica : public serverlet<replica>, public ref_counter, public replica_ba
     friend class replica_disk_migrator;
     friend class replica_disk_test;
     friend class replica_disk_migrate_test;
+    friend dsn::perf_counter *
+    replication_app_base::get_counter_recent_read_throttling_reject_count();
 
     // replica configuration, updated by update_local_configuration ONLY
     replica_configuration _config;
diff --git a/src/replica/replication_app_base.cpp b/src/replica/replication_app_base.cpp
index 98c4e3d6d2..4b0da8b225 100644
--- a/src/replica/replication_app_base.cpp
+++ b/src/replica/replication_app_base.cpp
@@ -603,5 +603,13 @@ ::dsn::error_code replication_app_base::update_init_info_ballot_and_decree(repli
                             _info.init_offset_in_private_log,
                             r->last_durable_decree());
 }
+
+dsn::perf_counter *replication_app_base::get_counter_recent_read_throttling_reject_count()
+{
+    dassert(_replica->_counter_recent_read_throttling_reject_count.get(),
+            "_counter_recent_read_throttling_reject_count is null");
+
+    return _replica->_counter_recent_read_throttling_reject_count.get();
+}
 } // namespace replication
 } // namespace dsn