diff --git a/cumulus/client/relay-chain-minimal-node/src/blockchain_rpc_client.rs b/cumulus/client/relay-chain-minimal-node/src/blockchain_rpc_client.rs
index a473b3bced02..38a4f58e0930 100644
--- a/cumulus/client/relay-chain-minimal-node/src/blockchain_rpc_client.rs
+++ b/cumulus/client/relay-chain-minimal-node/src/blockchain_rpc_client.rs
@@ -369,6 +369,10 @@ impl RuntimeApiSubsystemClient for BlockChainRpcClient {
 	async fn node_features(&self, at: Hash) -> Result<NodeFeatures, ApiError> {
 		Ok(self.rpc_client.parachain_host_node_features(at).await?)
 	}
+
+	async fn bulk_core_count(&self, at: Hash) -> Result<u16, ApiError> {
+		Ok(self.rpc_client.parachain_host_bulk_core_count(at).await?)
+	}
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
diff --git a/cumulus/client/relay-chain-rpc-interface/src/rpc_client.rs b/cumulus/client/relay-chain-rpc-interface/src/rpc_client.rs
index cc993c6ff9f6..0f60e40ffe2e 100644
--- a/cumulus/client/relay-chain-rpc-interface/src/rpc_client.rs
+++ b/cumulus/client/relay-chain-rpc-interface/src/rpc_client.rs
@@ -607,6 +607,14 @@ impl RelayChainRpcClient {
 			.await
 	}
 
+	pub async fn parachain_host_bulk_core_count(
+		&self,
+		at: RelayHash
+	) -> Result<u16, RelayChainError> {
+		self.call_remote_runtime_function("ParachainHost_bulk_core_count", at, None::<()>)
+			.await
+	}
+
 	pub async fn parachain_host_disabled_validators(
 		&self,
 		at: RelayHash,
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/cache.rs b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/cache.rs
index 8a7a3dc08b81..dadd56266bad 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/cache.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/cache.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub(crate) struct RequestResultCache {
 	para_backing_state: LruMap<(Hash, ParaId), Option<async_backing::BackingState>>,
 	async_backing_params: LruMap<Hash, async_backing::AsyncBackingParams>,
 	node_features: LruMap<SessionIndex, vstaging::NodeFeatures>,
+	bulk_core_count: LruMap<SessionIndex, u16>,
 }
 
 impl Default for RequestResultCache {
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ impl Default for RequestResultCache {
 			para_backing_state: LruMap::new(ByLength::new(DEFAULT_CACHE_CAP)),
 			async_backing_params: LruMap::new(ByLength::new(DEFAULT_CACHE_CAP)),
 			node_features: LruMap::new(ByLength::new(DEFAULT_CACHE_CAP)),
+			bulk_core_count: LruMap::new(ByLength::new(DEFAULT_CACHE_CAP)),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -507,6 +509,21 @@ impl RequestResultCache {
 	) {
 		self.async_backing_params.insert(key, value);
 	}
+
+	pub(crate) fn bulk_core_count(
+		&mut self,
+		session_index: SessionIndex,
+	) -> Option<&u16> {
+		self.bulk_core_count.get(&session_index).map(|v| &*v)
+	}
+
+	pub(crate) fn cache_bulk_core_count(
+		&mut self,
+		session_index: SessionIndex,
+		value: u16,
+	) {
+		self.bulk_core_count.insert(session_index, value);
+	}
 }
 
 pub(crate) enum RequestResult {
@@ -558,4 +575,5 @@ pub(crate) enum RequestResult {
 	ParaBackingState(Hash, ParaId, Option<async_backing::BackingState>),
 	AsyncBackingParams(Hash, async_backing::AsyncBackingParams),
 	NodeFeatures(SessionIndex, vstaging::NodeFeatures),
+	BulkCoreCount(SessionIndex, u16),
 }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/lib.rs
index 8689355c4139..7803d5bcf08a 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ where
 				self.requests_cache.cache_async_backing_params(relay_parent, params),
 			NodeFeatures(session_index, params) =>
 				self.requests_cache.cache_node_features(session_index, params),
+			BulkCoreCount(session_index, count) =>
+				self.requests_cache.cache_bulk_core_count(session_index, count)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -324,6 +326,14 @@ where
 					Some(Request::NodeFeatures(index, sender))
 				}
 			},
+			Request::BulkCoreCount(index, sender) => {
+				if let Some(value) = self.requests_cache.bulk_core_count(index) {
+					self.metrics.on_cached_request();
+					let _ = sender.send(Ok(value.clone()));
+					None
+				} else {
+					Some(Request::BulkCoreCount(index, sender))
+				}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -612,5 +622,12 @@ where
 			sender,
 			result = (index)
 		),
+		Request::BulkCoreCount(index, sender) => query!(
+			BulkCoreCount,
+			bulk_core_count(),
+			ver = Request::BULK_CORE_COUNT_RUNTIME_REQUIREMENT,
+			sender,
+			result = (index)
+		),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/tests.rs b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/tests.rs
index b939bffb0e7f..34e6fb542adb 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/tests.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/tests.rs
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ impl RuntimeApiSubsystemClient for MockSubsystemClient {
 	async fn disabled_validators(&self, _: Hash) -> Result<Vec<ValidatorIndex>, ApiError> {
 		todo!("Not required for tests")
 	}
+
+	async fn bulk_core_count(&self, _: Hash) -> Result<u16, ApiError> {
+		todo!("Not required for tests")
+	}
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/src/messages.rs b/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/src/messages.rs
index 43456daec302..0d5c60736275 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/src/messages.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/src/messages.rs
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ pub enum RuntimeApiRequest {
 	AsyncBackingParams(RuntimeApiSender<async_backing::AsyncBackingParams>),
 	/// Get the node features.
 	NodeFeatures(SessionIndex, RuntimeApiSender<NodeFeatures>),
+	/// Get the bulk core count
+	BulkCoreCount(SessionIndex, RuntimeApiSender<u16>),
 }
 
 impl RuntimeApiRequest {
@@ -751,6 +753,9 @@ impl RuntimeApiRequest {
 
 	/// `Node features`
 	pub const NODE_FEATURES_RUNTIME_REQUIREMENT: u32 = 9;
+
+	/// `BulkCoreCount`
+	pub const BULK_CORE_COUNT_RUNTIME_REQUIREMENT: u32 = 10;
 }
 
 /// A message to the Runtime API subsystem.
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/src/runtime_client.rs b/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/src/runtime_client.rs
index 8369fd215f4f..1a6f04b6cd36 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/src/runtime_client.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-types/src/runtime_client.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ pub trait RuntimeApiSubsystemClient {
 
 	/// Get the node features.
 	async fn node_features(&self, at: Hash) -> Result<vstaging::NodeFeatures, ApiError>;
+
+	// === v10 ===
+
+	/// Get the bulk core count
+	async fn bulk_core_count(&self, at: Hash) -> Result<u16, ApiError>;
 }
 
 /// Default implementation of [`RuntimeApiSubsystemClient`] using the client.
@@ -521,4 +526,11 @@ where
 	async fn disabled_validators(&self, at: Hash) -> Result<Vec<ValidatorIndex>, ApiError> {
 		self.client.runtime_api().disabled_validators(at)
 	}
+
+	async fn bulk_core_count(
+		&self,
+		at: Hash,
+	) -> Result<u16, ApiError> {
+		self.client.runtime_api().bulk_core_count(at)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-util/src/runtime/mod.rs b/polkadot/node/subsystem-util/src/runtime/mod.rs
index aada7a5d77ab..a597549817a2 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-util/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-util/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -536,3 +536,32 @@ pub async fn request_node_features(
 		res.map(Some)
 	}
 }
+
+/// Request current bulk core count
+/// Pass in the session index for caching purposes, as it should only change on session boundaries.
+/// Prior to runtime API version 10, just return 0.
+pub async fn request_bulk_core_count(
+	parent: Hash,
+	session_index: SessionIndex,
+	sender: &mut impl overseer::SubsystemSender<RuntimeApiMessage>,
+) -> Result<u16> {
+	let res = recv_runtime(
+		request_from_runtime(parent, sender, |tx| {
+			RuntimeApiRequest::BulkCoreCount(session_index, tx)
+		})
+		.await,
+	)
+	.await;
+
+	if let Err(Error::RuntimeRequest(RuntimeApiError::NotSupported { .. })) = res {
+		gum::trace!(
+			target: LOG_TARGET,
+			?parent,
+			"Querying the bulk core count from the runtime is not supported by the current Runtime API",
+		);
+
+		Ok(0u16)
+	} else {
+		res.map(Some)
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/polkadot/primitives/src/runtime_api.rs b/polkadot/primitives/src/runtime_api.rs
index e4c1d590f457..0e50b45603d9 100644
--- a/polkadot/primitives/src/runtime_api.rs
+++ b/polkadot/primitives/src/runtime_api.rs
@@ -271,5 +271,11 @@ sp_api::decl_runtime_apis! {
 		/// This is a staging method! Do not use on production runtimes!
 		#[api_version(9)]
 		fn node_features() -> vstaging::NodeFeatures;
+
+		/***** Added in v10 *****/
+
+		/// Get bulk core count
+		#[api_version(10)]
+		fn bulk_core_count() -> u16
 	}
 }
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
index bff9cc34b4fb..f38a47bb7c4b 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ pub struct HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
 	pub minimum_backing_votes: u32,
 	/// Node features enablement.
 	pub node_features: NodeFeatures,
+	/// Bulk core count
+	pub bulk_core_count: u16,
 }
 
 impl<BlockNumber: Default + From<u32>> Default for HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
@@ -315,6 +317,7 @@ impl<BlockNumber: Default + From<u32>> Default for HostConfiguration<BlockNumber
 			on_demand_ttl: 5u32.into(),
 			minimum_backing_votes: LEGACY_MIN_BACKING_VOTES,
 			node_features: NodeFeatures::EMPTY,
+			bulk_core_count: Default::default(),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -515,6 +518,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 	/// v7-v8:  <https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/pull/6969>
 	/// v8-v9:  <https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/pull/7577>
 	/// v9-v10: <https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/2177>
+	
 	const STORAGE_VERSION: StorageVersion = StorageVersion::new(10);
 
 	#[pallet::pallet]