diff --git a/libs/battery/MultiStateCounter.h b/libs/battery/MultiStateCounter.h
index 7da8d51..04b7186 100644
--- a/libs/battery/MultiStateCounter.h
+++ b/libs/battery/MultiStateCounter.h
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
 
     void setState(state_t state, time_t timestamp);
 
+    /**
+     * Copies the current state and accumulated times-in-state from the source. Resets
+     * the accumulated value.
+     */
+    void copyStatesFrom(const MultiStateCounter<T>& source);
+
     void setValue(state_t state, const T& value);
 
     /**
@@ -193,6 +199,22 @@
 }
 
 template <class T>
+void MultiStateCounter<T>::copyStatesFrom(const MultiStateCounter<T>& source) {
+    if (stateCount != source.stateCount) {
+        ALOGE("State count mismatch: %u vs. %u\n", stateCount, source.stateCount);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    currentState = source.currentState;
+    for (int i = 0; i < stateCount; i++) {
+        states[i].timeInStateSinceUpdate = source.states[i].timeInStateSinceUpdate;
+        states[i].counter = emptyValue;
+    }
+    lastStateChangeTimestamp = source.lastStateChangeTimestamp;
+    lastUpdateTimestamp = source.lastUpdateTimestamp;
+}
+
+template <class T>
 void MultiStateCounter<T>::setValue(state_t state, const T& value) {
     states[state].counter = value;
 }
diff --git a/libs/battery/MultiStateCounterTest.cpp b/libs/battery/MultiStateCounterTest.cpp
index cb11a54..a51a38a 100644
--- a/libs/battery/MultiStateCounterTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/battery/MultiStateCounterTest.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,22 @@
     EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(4.0, testCounter.getCount(2));
 }
 
+TEST_F(MultiStateCounterTest, copyStatesFrom) {
+    DoubleMultiStateCounter sourceCounter(3, 0);
+
+    sourceCounter.updateValue(0, 0);
+    sourceCounter.setState(1, 0);
+    sourceCounter.setState(2, 1000);
+
+    DoubleMultiStateCounter testCounter(3, 0);
+    testCounter.copyStatesFrom(sourceCounter);
+    testCounter.updateValue(6.0, 3000);
+
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(0, testCounter.getCount(0));
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(2.0, testCounter.getCount(1));
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(4.0, testCounter.getCount(2));
+}
+
 TEST_F(MultiStateCounterTest, setEnabled) {
     DoubleMultiStateCounter testCounter(3, 0);
     testCounter.updateValue(0, 0);