diff --git a/openair2/COMMON/as_message.h b/openair2/COMMON/as_message.h
index 3256468f099fcd7986bf0ae44a0b1a9261e81dd0..7ba484eb879456f45be99f0fc4f541ba298b1652 100644
--- a/openair2/COMMON/as_message.h
+++ b/openair2/COMMON/as_message.h
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ typedef struct nas_establish_rsp_s {
     as_stmsi_t       s_tmsi;       /* UE identity                 */
     nas_error_code_t errCode;      /* Transaction status          */
     as_nas_info_t    nasMsg;       /* NAS message to transfer     */
+    UInt32_t         nas_ul_count; /* UL NAS COUNT                */
 } nas_establish_rsp_t;
 
 /*
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ typedef struct nas_establish_cnf_s {
     UInt32_t         UEid;            /* UE lower layer identifier   */
     nas_error_code_t errCode;         /* Transaction status          */
     as_nas_info_t    nasMsg;          /* NAS message to transfer     */
+    UInt32_t         ul_nas_count;
 } nas_establish_cnf_t;
 
 /*