diff --git a/sw/snRuntime/api/global_interrupt_decls.h b/sw/snRuntime/api/global_interrupt_decls.h
index b0281d2c6..4d0157cb2 100644
--- a/sw/snRuntime/api/global_interrupt_decls.h
+++ b/sw/snRuntime/api/global_interrupt_decls.h
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 inline void snrt_int_sw_clear(uint32_t hartid);
 
 inline void snrt_int_sw_set(uint32_t hartid);
+
+inline uint32_t snrt_int_sw_get(uint32_t hartid);
diff --git a/sw/snRuntime/src/global_interrupts.c b/sw/snRuntime/src/global_interrupts.c
index f2e2a2c28..e85843420 100644
--- a/sw/snRuntime/src/global_interrupts.c
+++ b/sw/snRuntime/src/global_interrupts.c
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 extern void snrt_int_sw_clear(uint32_t hartid);
 
 extern void snrt_int_sw_set(uint32_t hartid);
+
+extern uint32_t snrt_int_sw_get(uint32_t hartid);
diff --git a/target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/banshee/src/snrt.h b/target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/banshee/src/snrt.h
index 05e805518..ca221a79e 100644
--- a/target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/banshee/src/snrt.h
+++ b/target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/banshee/src/snrt.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "perf_cnt.h"
 #include "printf.h"
 #include "riscv.h"
-// #include "snitch_cluster_global_interrupts.h" # what is Banshee equivalent?
+#include "snitch_cluster_global_interrupts.h"
 #include "ssr.h"
 #include "sync.h"
 #include "team.h"
diff --git a/target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/rtl/src/snitch_cluster_global_interrupts.h b/target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/common/snitch_cluster_global_interrupts.h
similarity index 99%
rename from target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/rtl/src/snitch_cluster_global_interrupts.h
rename to target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/common/snitch_cluster_global_interrupts.h
index 9d5014a04..0f062df4f 100644
--- a/target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/rtl/src/snitch_cluster_global_interrupts.h
+++ b/target/snitch_cluster/sw/runtime/common/snitch_cluster_global_interrupts.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 inline void snrt_int_sw_clear(uint32_t hartid) {
     snrt_int_cluster_clr(1 << hartid);
 }
+
 inline void snrt_int_sw_set(uint32_t hartid) {
     snrt_int_cluster_set(1 << hartid);
 }