diff --git a/src/ncp/ncp_base_dispatcher.cpp b/src/ncp/ncp_base_dispatcher.cpp
index ef2003865..a9c0f7e23 100644
--- a/src/ncp/ncp_base_dispatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/ncp/ncp_base_dispatcher.cpp
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ NcpBase::PropertyHandler NcpBase::FindGetPropertyHandler(spinel_prop_key_t aKey)
     case SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_ALL_MAC_COUNTERS:
         handler = &NcpBase::HandlePropertyGet<SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_ALL_MAC_COUNTERS>;
         break;
+    case SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_MLE_COUNTERS:
+        handler = &NcpBase::HandlePropertyGet<SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_MLE_COUNTERS>;
+        break;
         // NCP counters
     case SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_TX_IP_SEC_TOTAL:
         handler = &NcpBase::HandlePropertyGet<SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_TX_IP_SEC_TOTAL>;
diff --git a/src/ncp/ncp_base_mtd.cpp b/src/ncp/ncp_base_mtd.cpp
index 24e826f1f..7ba50538a 100644
--- a/src/ncp/ncp_base_mtd.cpp
+++ b/src/ncp/ncp_base_mtd.cpp
@@ -2259,6 +2259,31 @@ exit:
     return error;
 }
 
+template <> otError NcpBase::HandlePropertyGet<SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_MLE_COUNTERS>(void)
+{
+    otError              error    = OT_ERROR_NONE;
+    const otMleCounters *counters = otThreadGetMleCounters(mInstance);
+
+    if (counters == NULL)
+    {
+        error = mEncoder.OverwriteWithLastStatusError(SPINEL_STATUS_INVALID_COMMAND_FOR_PROP);
+        ExitNow();
+    }
+
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mDisabledRole));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mDetachedRole));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mChildRole));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mRouterRole));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mLeaderRole));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mAttachAttempts));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mPartitionIdChanges));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mBetterPartitionAttachAttempts));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint16(counters->mParentChanges));
+
+exit:
+    return error;
+}
+
 #if OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_MAC_FILTER
 
 template <> otError NcpBase::HandlePropertyGet<SPINEL_PROP_MAC_WHITELIST>(void)
diff --git a/src/ncp/spinel.c b/src/ncp/spinel.c
index e96ff4ee8..080c8304c 100644
--- a/src/ncp/spinel.c
+++ b/src/ncp/spinel.c
@@ -2063,6 +2063,10 @@ const char *spinel_prop_key_to_cstr(spinel_prop_key_t prop_key)
         ret = "CNTR_ALL_MAC_COUNTERS";
         break;
 
+    case SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_MLE_COUNTERS:
+        ret = "CNTR_MLE_COUNTERS";
+        break;
+
     case SPINEL_PROP_NEST_STREAM_MFG:
         ret = "NEST_STREAM_MFG";
         break;
diff --git a/src/ncp/spinel.h b/src/ncp/spinel.h
index 473ab9ff9..8a4af9e5b 100644
--- a/src/ncp/spinel.h
+++ b/src/ncp/spinel.h
@@ -3327,6 +3327,22 @@ typedef enum
      */
     SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_ALL_MAC_COUNTERS = SPINEL_PROP_CNTR__BEGIN + 401,
 
+    /// Thread MLE counters.
+    /** Format: `SSSSSSSSS`  (Read-only)
+     *
+     *   'S': DisabledRole                  (The number of times device entered OT_DEVICE_ROLE_DISABLED role).
+     *   'S': DetachedRole                  (The number of times device entered OT_DEVICE_ROLE_DETACHED role).
+     *   'S': ChildRole                     (The number of times device entered OT_DEVICE_ROLE_CHILD role).
+     *   'S': RouterRole                    (The number of times device entered OT_DEVICE_ROLE_ROUTER role).
+     *   'S': LeaderRole                    (The number of times device entered OT_DEVICE_ROLE_LEADER role).
+     *   'S': AttachAttempts                (The number of attach attempts while device was detached).
+     *   'S': PartitionIdChanges            (The number of changes to partition ID).
+     *   'S': BetterPartitionAttachAttempts (The number of attempts to attach to a better partition).
+     *   'S': ParentChanges                 (The number of times device changed its parents).
+     *
+     */
+    SPINEL_PROP_CNTR_MLE_COUNTERS = SPINEL_PROP_CNTR__BEGIN + 402,
+
     SPINEL_PROP_CNTR__END = 0x800,
 
     SPINEL_PROP_NEST__BEGIN = 0x3BC0,