diff --git a/crypto/cipher-gcrypt.c b/crypto/cipher-gcrypt.c
index da3f4c7..97b015a 100644
--- a/crypto/cipher-gcrypt.c
+++ b/crypto/cipher-gcrypt.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct QCryptoCipherGcrypt {
     gcry_cipher_hd_t handle;
     gcry_cipher_hd_t tweakhandle;
     size_t blocksize;
+    /* Initialization vector or Counter */
     uint8_t *iv;
 };
 
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ QCryptoCipher *qcrypto_cipher_new(QCryptoCipherAlgorithm alg,
     case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:
         gcrymode = GCRY_CIPHER_MODE_CBC;
         break;
+    case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR:
+        gcrymode = GCRY_CIPHER_MODE_CTR;
+        break;
     default:
         error_setg(errp, "Unsupported cipher mode %s",
                    QCryptoCipherMode_lookup[mode]);
@@ -339,12 +343,21 @@ int qcrypto_cipher_setiv(QCryptoCipher *cipher,
     if (ctx->iv) {
         memcpy(ctx->iv, iv, niv);
     } else {
-        gcry_cipher_reset(ctx->handle);
-        err = gcry_cipher_setiv(ctx->handle, iv, niv);
-        if (err != 0) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Cannot set IV: %s",
-                   gcry_strerror(err));
-            return -1;
+        if (cipher->mode == QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR) {
+            err = gcry_cipher_setctr(ctx->handle, iv, niv);
+            if (err != 0) {
+                error_setg(errp, "Cannot set Counter: %s",
+                       gcry_strerror(err));
+                return -1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            gcry_cipher_reset(ctx->handle);
+            err = gcry_cipher_setiv(ctx->handle, iv, niv);
+            if (err != 0) {
+                error_setg(errp, "Cannot set IV: %s",
+                       gcry_strerror(err));
+                return -1;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crypto/cipher-nettle.c b/crypto/cipher-nettle.c
index 879d831..4b673aa 100644
--- a/crypto/cipher-nettle.c
+++ b/crypto/cipher-nettle.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <nettle/cast128.h>
 #include <nettle/serpent.h>
 #include <nettle/twofish.h>
+#include <nettle/ctr.h>
 
 typedef void (*QCryptoCipherNettleFuncWrapper)(const void *ctx,
                                                size_t length,
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ struct QCryptoCipherNettle {
     QCryptoCipherNettleFuncNative alg_decrypt_native;
     QCryptoCipherNettleFuncWrapper alg_encrypt_wrapper;
     QCryptoCipherNettleFuncWrapper alg_decrypt_wrapper;
-
+    /* Initialization vector or Counter */
     uint8_t *iv;
     size_t blocksize;
 };
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ QCryptoCipher *qcrypto_cipher_new(QCryptoCipherAlgorithm alg,
     case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_ECB:
     case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:
     case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_XTS:
+    case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR:
         break;
     default:
         error_setg(errp, "Unsupported cipher mode %s",
@@ -430,6 +432,12 @@ int qcrypto_cipher_encrypt(QCryptoCipher *cipher,
                     ctx->iv, len, out, in);
         break;
 
+    case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR:
+        ctr_crypt(ctx->ctx, ctx->alg_encrypt_native,
+                    ctx->blocksize, ctx->iv,
+                    len, out, in);
+        break;
+
     default:
         error_setg(errp, "Unsupported cipher mode %s",
                    QCryptoCipherMode_lookup[cipher->mode]);
@@ -469,6 +477,11 @@ int qcrypto_cipher_decrypt(QCryptoCipher *cipher,
                     ctx->alg_encrypt_wrapper, ctx->alg_decrypt_wrapper,
                     ctx->iv, len, out, in);
         break;
+    case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR:
+        ctr_crypt(ctx->ctx, ctx->alg_encrypt_native,
+                    ctx->blocksize, ctx->iv,
+                    len, out, in);
+        break;
 
     default:
         error_setg(errp, "Unsupported cipher mode %s",
diff --git a/crypto/cipher.c b/crypto/cipher.c
index cafb454..a9bca41 100644
--- a/crypto/cipher.c
+++ b/crypto/cipher.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static bool mode_need_iv[QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE__MAX] = {
     [QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_ECB] = false,
     [QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CBC] = true,
     [QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_XTS] = true,
+    [QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR] = true,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/cipher.h b/include/crypto/cipher.h
index 376654d..f9015e1 100644
--- a/include/crypto/cipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/cipher.h
@@ -213,16 +213,16 @@ int qcrypto_cipher_decrypt(QCryptoCipher *cipher,
 /**
  * qcrypto_cipher_setiv:
  * @cipher: the cipher object
- * @iv: the initialization vector bytes
+ * @iv: the initialization vector or counter (CTR mode) bytes
  * @niv: the length of @iv
  * @errpr: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
  *
  * If the @cipher object is setup to use a mode that requires
- * initialization vectors, this sets the initialization vector
+ * initialization vectors or counter, this sets the @niv
  * bytes. The @iv data should have the same length as the
  * cipher key used when originally constructing the cipher
  * object. It is an error to set an initialization vector
- * if the cipher mode does not require one.
+ * or counter if the cipher mode does not require one.
  *
  * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
  */
diff --git a/qapi/crypto.json b/qapi/crypto.json
index 34d2583..ca2b217 100644
--- a/qapi/crypto.json
+++ b/qapi/crypto.json
@@ -89,11 +89,12 @@
 # @ecb: Electronic Code Book
 # @cbc: Cipher Block Chaining
 # @xts: XEX with tweaked code book and ciphertext stealing
+# @ctr: Counter (Since 2.8)
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'enum': 'QCryptoCipherMode',
   'prefix': 'QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE',
-  'data': ['ecb', 'cbc', 'xts']}
+  'data': ['ecb', 'cbc', 'xts', 'ctr']}
 
 
 ##
diff --git a/tests/test-crypto-cipher.c b/tests/test-crypto-cipher.c
index b89dfa2..49f8e9d 100644
--- a/tests/test-crypto-cipher.c
+++ b/tests/test-crypto-cipher.c
@@ -380,6 +380,61 @@ static QCryptoCipherTestData test_data[] = {
         .key =
             "27182818284590452353602874713526"
             "31415926535897932384626433832795",
+    },
+    {
+        /* NIST F.5.1 CTR-AES128.Encrypt */
+        .path = "/crypto/cipher/aes-ctr-128",
+        .alg = QCRYPTO_CIPHER_ALG_AES_128,
+        .mode = QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR,
+        .key = "2b7e151628aed2a6abf7158809cf4f3c",
+        .iv = "f0f1f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9fafbfcfdfeff",
+        .plaintext  =
+            "6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172a"
+            "ae2d8a571e03ac9c9eb76fac45af8e51"
+            "30c81c46a35ce411e5fbc1191a0a52ef"
+            "f69f2445df4f9b17ad2b417be66c3710",
+        .ciphertext =
+            "874d6191b620e3261bef6864990db6ce"
+            "9806f66b7970fdff8617187bb9fffdff"
+            "5ae4df3edbd5d35e5b4f09020db03eab"
+            "1e031dda2fbe03d1792170a0f3009cee",
+    },
+    {
+        /* NIST F.5.3 CTR-AES192.Encrypt */
+        .path = "/crypto/cipher/aes-ctr-192",
+        .alg = QCRYPTO_CIPHER_ALG_AES_192,
+        .mode = QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR,
+        .key = "8e73b0f7da0e6452c810f32b809079e562f8ead2522c6b7b",
+        .iv = "f0f1f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9fafbfcfdfeff",
+        .plaintext  =
+            "6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172a"
+            "ae2d8a571e03ac9c9eb76fac45af8e51"
+            "30c81c46a35ce411e5fbc1191a0a52ef"
+            "f69f2445df4f9b17ad2b417be66c3710",
+        .ciphertext =
+            "1abc932417521ca24f2b0459fe7e6e0b"
+            "090339ec0aa6faefd5ccc2c6f4ce8e94"
+            "1e36b26bd1ebc670d1bd1d665620abf7"
+            "4f78a7f6d29809585a97daec58c6b050",
+    },
+    {
+        /* NIST F.5.5 CTR-AES256.Encrypt */
+        .path = "/crypto/cipher/aes-ctr-256",
+        .alg = QCRYPTO_CIPHER_ALG_AES_256,
+        .mode = QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_CTR,
+        .key = "603deb1015ca71be2b73aef0857d7781"
+               "1f352c073b6108d72d9810a30914dff4",
+        .iv = "f0f1f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9fafbfcfdfeff",
+        .plaintext  =
+            "6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172a"
+            "ae2d8a571e03ac9c9eb76fac45af8e51"
+            "30c81c46a35ce411e5fbc1191a0a52ef"
+            "f69f2445df4f9b17ad2b417be66c3710",
+        .ciphertext =
+            "601ec313775789a5b7a7f504bbf3d228"
+            "f443e3ca4d62b59aca84e990cacaf5c5"
+            "2b0930daa23de94ce87017ba2d84988d"
+            "dfc9c58db67aada613c2dd08457941a6",
     }
 };
 
