diff --git a/swarm/shed/field_uint64.go b/swarm/shed/field_uint64.go
index 80e0069ae4..0417583ac3 100644
--- a/swarm/shed/field_uint64.go
+++ b/swarm/shed/field_uint64.go
@@ -99,6 +99,44 @@ func (f Uint64Field) IncInBatch(batch *leveldb.Batch) (val uint64, err error) {
 	return val, nil
 }
 
+// Dec decrements a uint64 value in the database.
+// This operation is not goroutine save.
+// The field is protected from overflow to a negative value.
+func (f Uint64Field) Dec() (val uint64, err error) {
+	val, err = f.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == leveldb.ErrNotFound {
+			val = 0
+		} else {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	}
+	if val != 0 {
+		val--
+	}
+	return val, f.Put(val)
+}
+
+// DecInBatch decrements a uint64 value in the batch
+// by retreiving a value from the database, not the same batch.
+// This operation is not goroutine save.
+// The field is protected from overflow to a negative value.
+func (f Uint64Field) DecInBatch(batch *leveldb.Batch) (val uint64, err error) {
+	val, err = f.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == leveldb.ErrNotFound {
+			val = 0
+		} else {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	}
+	if val != 0 {
+		val--
+	}
+	f.PutInBatch(batch, val)
+	return val, nil
+}
+
 // encode transforms uint64 to 8 byte long
 // slice in big endian encoding.
 func encodeUint64(val uint64) (b []byte) {
diff --git a/swarm/shed/field_uint64_test.go b/swarm/shed/field_uint64_test.go
index 69ade71ba3..9462b56dd1 100644
--- a/swarm/shed/field_uint64_test.go
+++ b/swarm/shed/field_uint64_test.go
@@ -192,3 +192,109 @@ func TestUint64Field_IncInBatch(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("got uint64 %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestUint64Field_Dec validates Dec operation
+// of the Uint64Field.
+func TestUint64Field_Dec(t *testing.T) {
+	db, cleanupFunc := newTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanupFunc()
+
+	counter, err := db.NewUint64Field("counter")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// test overflow protection
+	var want uint64
+	got, err := counter.Dec()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got uint64 %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	want = 32
+	err = counter.Put(want)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	want = 31
+	got, err = counter.Dec()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got uint64 %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestUint64Field_DecInBatch validates DecInBatch operation
+// of the Uint64Field.
+func TestUint64Field_DecInBatch(t *testing.T) {
+	db, cleanupFunc := newTestDB(t)
+	defer cleanupFunc()
+
+	counter, err := db.NewUint64Field("counter")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	batch := new(leveldb.Batch)
+	var want uint64
+	got, err := counter.DecInBatch(batch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got uint64 %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+	err = db.WriteBatch(batch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	got, err = counter.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got uint64 %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	batch2 := new(leveldb.Batch)
+	want = 42
+	counter.PutInBatch(batch2, want)
+	err = db.WriteBatch(batch2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	got, err = counter.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got uint64 %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	batch3 := new(leveldb.Batch)
+	want = 41
+	got, err = counter.DecInBatch(batch3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got uint64 %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+	err = db.WriteBatch(batch3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	got, err = counter.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got uint64 %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}