diff --git a/packages/rs-platform-wallet/src/wallet/platform_addresses/provider.rs b/packages/rs-platform-wallet/src/wallet/platform_addresses/provider.rs
index 92e438ff81..bc36e530e1 100644
--- a/packages/rs-platform-wallet/src/wallet/platform_addresses/provider.rs
+++ b/packages/rs-platform-wallet/src/wallet/platform_addresses/provider.rs
@@ -434,6 +434,16 @@ impl PlatformPaymentAddressProvider {
         self.last_known_recent_block = result.last_known_recent_block;
     }
 
+    /// Current `last_known_recent_block` watermark.
+    ///
+    /// Crate-visible mirror of the field used by the `AddressProvider`
+    /// trait implementation, so wallet-level helpers (notably
+    /// [`super::wallet::PlatformAddressWallet::sync_watermark`]) can
+    /// read the value without going through the trait.
+    pub(crate) fn last_known_recent_block(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.last_known_recent_block
+    }
+
     /// Restore incremental-sync watermark from persisted state.
     pub(crate) fn set_stored_sync_state(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/packages/rs-platform-wallet/src/wallet/platform_addresses/wallet.rs b/packages/rs-platform-wallet/src/wallet/platform_addresses/wallet.rs
index 7ce09f58a3..8364e2c733 100644
--- a/packages/rs-platform-wallet/src/wallet/platform_addresses/wallet.rs
+++ b/packages/rs-platform-wallet/src/wallet/platform_addresses/wallet.rs
@@ -293,6 +293,21 @@ impl PlatformAddressWallet {
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
+    /// Current incremental-sync watermark (`last_known_recent_block`)
+    /// from the unified platform-address provider.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` when the provider hasn't been initialised yet or
+    /// when no incremental sync has produced a watermark. A zero-valued
+    /// watermark is reported as `None` to match the "no stored watermark"
+    /// convention used by [`Self::apply_sync_state`]. Intended for
+    /// progress checks where the precise "uninitialised vs. zero"
+    /// distinction is not material.
+    pub async fn sync_watermark(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        let guard = self.provider.read().await;
+        let raw = guard.as_ref().map(|p| p.last_known_recent_block())?;
+        (raw > 0).then_some(raw)
+    }
+
     /// Get total platform credits across all addresses.
     ///
     /// Returns the sum of all cached balances.