diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/65x02/vr6502.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/65x02/vr6502.cs
index 712b8ae5c7..c75a64c17e 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/65x02/vr6502.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/CPUs/65x02/vr6502.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+using BizHawk.Common;
+
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components.vr6502
 {
 	public partial class vr6502
@@ -6,6 +8,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components.vr6502
 		private VrEmu6502State _6502s;
 		private readonly VrEmu6502Model _model;
 
+		public long TotalExecutedCycles;
+
 		public vr6502(VrEmu6502Model model, VrEmu6502MemRead readFn, VrEmu6502MemWrite writeFn)
 		{
 			_model = model;
@@ -21,13 +25,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Components.vr6502
 		}
 
 		public void ExecuteTick()
-		{
+		{			
 			VrEmu6502Interop.vrEmu6502Tick(ref _6502s);
+			TotalExecutedCycles++;
 		}
 
-		public void ExecuteInstruction()
+		public byte ExecuteInstruction()
 		{
-			VrEmu6502Interop.vrEmu6502InstCycle(ref _6502s);
+			int cycles = VrEmu6502Interop.vrEmu6502InstCycle(ref _6502s);
+			TotalExecutedCycles += cycles;
+			return (byte)cycles;
+		}
+
+
+		public void SyncState(Serializer ser)
+		{
+			ser.BeginSection("vrEmu6502");
+			ser.Sync(nameof(TotalExecutedCycles), ref TotalExecutedCycles);
+			ser.EndSection();
 		}
 	}
 }