diff --git a/vslib/src/sai_vs_debug_counter.cpp b/vslib/src/sai_vs_debug_counter.cpp
index 20c0c22c8156..3d7b514a787b 100644
--- a/vslib/src/sai_vs_debug_counter.cpp
+++ b/vslib/src/sai_vs_debug_counter.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,84 @@
 #include "sai_vs.h"
 #include "sai_vs_internal.h"
+#include "sai_vs_state.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
 
-VS_GENERIC_QUAD(DEBUG_COUNTER,debug_counter);
+const int maxDebugCounters = 32;
+
+static std::unordered_set<uint32_t> indices;
+
+static uint32_t get_index()
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < maxDebugCounters; i++)
+    {
+        if (indices.find(i) == indices.end())
+        {
+            indices.insert(i);
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return UINT32_MAX;
+}
+
+sai_status_t vs_create_debug_counter(
+        _Out_ sai_object_id_t *debug_counter_id,
+        _In_ sai_object_id_t switch_id,
+        _In_ uint32_t attr_count,
+        _In_ const sai_attribute_t *attr_list)
+{
+    MUTEX();
+
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    auto index = get_index();
+
+    if (index > maxDebugCounters)
+    {
+        SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Cannot create any more debug counters");
+        return SAI_STATUS_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    CHECK_STATUS(meta_sai_create_oid(
+            static_cast<sai_object_type_t>(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_DEBUG_COUNTER),
+            debug_counter_id,
+            switch_id,
+            attr_count,
+            attr_list,
+            &vs_generic_create));
+
+    sai_attribute_t attr;
+    attr.id = SAI_DEBUG_COUNTER_ATTR_INDEX;
+    attr.value.u32 = index;
+    CHECK_STATUS(vs_generic_set(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_DEBUG_COUNTER, *debug_counter_id, &attr));
+
+    return SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+sai_status_t vs_remove_debug_counter(
+        _In_ sai_object_id_t debug_counter_id)
+{
+    MUTEX();
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    sai_attribute_t attr;
+    attr.id = SAI_DEBUG_COUNTER_ATTR_INDEX;
+    CHECK_STATUS(vs_generic_get(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_DEBUG_COUNTER, debug_counter_id, 1, &attr));
+
+    CHECK_STATUS(meta_sai_remove_oid(
+            (sai_object_type_t)SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_DEBUG_COUNTER,
+            debug_counter_id,
+            &vs_generic_remove));
+
+    indices.erase(attr.value.u32);
+
+    return SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+VS_GET(DEBUG_COUNTER,debug_counter);
+VS_SET(DEBUG_COUNTER,debug_counter);
 
 const sai_debug_counter_api_t vs_debug_counter_api = {
     VS_GENERIC_QUAD_API(debug_counter)