diff --git a/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/J9AheadOfTimeCompile.cpp b/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/J9AheadOfTimeCompile.cpp
index 3e9d74e25eb..01e199cae0f 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/J9AheadOfTimeCompile.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/J9AheadOfTimeCompile.cpp
@@ -676,6 +676,32 @@ uint8_t *J9::Z::AheadOfTimeCompile::initializeAOTRelocationHeader(TR::IteratedEx
 #endif
          }
          break;
+
+      case TR_DebugCounter:
+         {
+         TR::DebugCounterBase *counter = (TR::DebugCounterBase *) relocation->getTargetAddress();
+         if (!counter || !counter->getReloData() || !counter->getName())
+            comp()->failCompilation<TR::CompilationException>("Failed to generate debug counter relo data");
+
+         TR::DebugCounterReloData *counterReloData = counter->getReloData();
+
+         uintptrj_t offset = (uintptrj_t)fej9->sharedCache()->rememberDebugCounterName(counter->getName());
+
+         *(uintptrj_t *)cursor = (uintptrj_t)counterReloData->_callerIndex;
+         cursor += SIZEPOINTER;
+         *(uintptrj_t *)cursor = (uintptrj_t)counterReloData->_bytecodeIndex;
+         cursor += SIZEPOINTER;
+         *(uintptrj_t *)cursor = offset;
+         cursor += SIZEPOINTER;
+         *(uintptrj_t *)cursor = (uintptrj_t)counterReloData->_delta;
+         cursor += SIZEPOINTER;
+         *(uintptrj_t *)cursor = (uintptrj_t)counterReloData->_fidelity;
+         cursor += SIZEPOINTER;
+         *(uintptrj_t *)cursor = (uintptrj_t)counterReloData->_staticDelta;
+         cursor += SIZEPOINTER;
+         }
+         break;
+
       }
    return cursor;
    }
@@ -986,6 +1012,7 @@ uint32_t J9::Z::AheadOfTimeCompile::_relocationTargetTypeToHeaderSizeMap[TR_NumE
    0,                                         // TR_NativeMethodAbsolute                = 56,
    0,                                         // TR_NativeMethodRelative                = 57,
    32,                                        // TR_ArbitraryClassAddress               = 58,
+   56,                                        // TR_DebugCounter                        = 59
    };
 
 #else
@@ -1051,6 +1078,7 @@ uint32_t J9::Z::AheadOfTimeCompile::_relocationTargetTypeToHeaderSizeMap[TR_NumE
    0,                                         // TR_NativeMethodAbsolute                = 56,
    0,                                         // TR_NativeMethodRelative                = 57,
    16,                                        // TR_ArbitraryClassAddress               = 58,
+   28                                         // TR_DebugCounter                        = 59
    };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/S390AOTRelocation.cpp b/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/S390AOTRelocation.cpp
index a6535aaa7c5..50a0ffd02cf 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/S390AOTRelocation.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/S390AOTRelocation.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2016 IBM Corp. and others
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2018 IBM Corp. and others
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under
  * the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which accompanies this
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "env/jittypes.h"
 #include "il/Node.hpp"
 #include "il/Node_inlines.hpp"
+#include "il/symbol/StaticSymbol.hpp"
 #include "z/codegen/S390Instruction.hpp"
 #include "env/VMJ9.h"
 
@@ -124,6 +125,18 @@ void TR::S390EncodingRelocation::addRelocation(TR::CodeGenerator *cg, uint8_t *c
                            file, line, node);
          }
       }
+   else if (_reloType==TR_DebugCounter)
+      {
+      TR::DebugCounterBase *counter = cg->comp()->getCounterFromStaticAddress(_symbolReference);
+      if (counter == NULL)
+         {
+         cg->comp()->failCompilation<TR::CompilationException>("Could not generate relocation for debug counter in TR::S390EncodingRelocation::addRelocation\n");
+         }
+      TR::DebugCounter::generateRelocation(cg->comp(),
+                                           cursor,
+                                           node,
+                                           counter);
+      }
    else
       {
       TR_ASSERT(0,"relocation type [%d] not handled yet", _reloType);