diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 51bbb5009d..83d5b97239 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -615,3 +615,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) GetVMContext() *tracing.VMContext {
 		StateDB:     evm.StateDB,
 	}
 }
+
+func (evm *EVM) GetDepth() int {
+	return evm.depth
+}