diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d69a5e5d1..5b80039f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added support for external pids and encoded pids in external terms
 - Added support for external refs and encoded refs in external terms
 - Introduce ports to represent native processes and added support for external ports and encoded ports in external terms
+- Added `atomvm:get_creation/0`, equivalent to `erts_internal:get_creation/0`
 
 ## [0.6.6] - Unreleased
 
diff --git a/libs/eavmlib/src/atomvm.erl b/libs/eavmlib/src/atomvm.erl
index a5dd82645..a9a60df26 100644
--- a/libs/eavmlib/src/atomvm.erl
+++ b/libs/eavmlib/src/atomvm.erl
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
     posix_clock_settime/2,
     posix_opendir/1,
     posix_closedir/1,
-    posix_readdir/1
+    posix_readdir/1,
+    get_creation/0
 ]).
 
 -export_type([
@@ -335,3 +336,8 @@ posix_closedir(_Dir) ->
     {ok, {dirent, Inode :: integer(), Name :: binary()}} | eof | {error, posix_error()}.
 posix_readdir(_Dir) ->
     erlang:nif_error(undefined).
+
+%% @hidden
+-spec get_creation() -> non_neg_integer().
+get_creation() ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undefined).
diff --git a/libs/estdlib/src/erlang.erl b/libs/estdlib/src/erlang.erl
index a5834f2c5..a11ee7b03 100644
--- a/libs/estdlib/src/erlang.erl
+++ b/libs/estdlib/src/erlang.erl
@@ -1270,6 +1270,6 @@ localtime() ->
     erlang:nif_error(undefined).
 
 %% @hidden
--spec setnode(atom(), pos_integer()) -> true.
+-spec setnode(atom(), non_neg_integer()) -> true.
 setnode(_NodeName, _Creation) ->
     erlang:nif_error(undefined).
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
index ea904958d..f0bf5c90b 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static term nif_erlang_function_exported(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_garbage_collect(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_group_leader(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_get_module_info(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
-static term nif_erlang_setnode(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
+static term nif_erlang_setnode_2(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_memory(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_monitor(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_demonitor(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ static term nif_atomvm_add_avm_pack_file(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_atomvm_close_avm_pack(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_atomvm_get_start_beam(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_atomvm_read_priv(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
+static term nif_atomvm_get_creation(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_console_print(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_base64_encode(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_base64_decode(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
@@ -669,10 +670,10 @@ static const struct Nif get_module_info_nif =
     .nif_ptr = nif_erlang_get_module_info
 };
 
-static const struct Nif setnode_nif =
+static const struct Nif setnode_2_nif =
 {
     .base.type = NIFFunctionType,
-    .nif_ptr = nif_erlang_setnode
+    .nif_ptr = nif_erlang_setnode_2
 };
 
 static const struct Nif raise_nif =
@@ -736,6 +737,11 @@ static const struct Nif atomvm_read_priv_nif =
     .base.type = NIFFunctionType,
     .nif_ptr = nif_atomvm_read_priv
 };
+static const struct Nif atomvm_get_creation_nif =
+{
+    .base.type = NIFFunctionType,
+    .nif_ptr = nif_atomvm_get_creation
+};
 static const struct Nif console_print_nif =
 {
     .base.type = NIFFunctionType,
@@ -3975,7 +3981,7 @@ static term nif_erlang_get_module_info(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
     return result;
 }
 
-static term nif_erlang_setnode(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
+static term nif_erlang_setnode_2(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
 {
     UNUSED(argc);
 
@@ -4343,6 +4349,19 @@ static term nif_atomvm_read_priv(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
     return result;
 }
 
+// AtomVM extension, equivalent to erts_internal:get_creation/0
+static term nif_atomvm_get_creation(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
+{
+    UNUSED(argc);
+    UNUSED(argv);
+
+    if (UNLIKELY(memory_ensure_free_opt(ctx, term_boxed_integer_size(ctx->global->creation), MEMORY_CAN_SHRINK) != MEMORY_GC_OK)) {
+        RAISE_ERROR(OUT_OF_MEMORY_ATOM);
+    }
+
+    return term_make_maybe_boxed_int64(ctx->global->creation, &ctx->heap);
+}
+
 static term nif_console_print(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
 {
     UNUSED(argc);
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
index 199aeb3d5..a4a3afe04 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ erlang:group_leader/0, &group_leader_nif
 erlang:group_leader/2, &group_leader_nif
 erlang:get_module_info/1, &get_module_info_nif
 erlang:get_module_info/2, &get_module_info_nif
-erlang:setnode/2, &setnode_nif
+erlang:setnode/2, &setnode_2_nif
 erts_debug:flat_size/1, &flat_size_nif
 ets:new/2, &ets_new_nif
 ets:insert/2, &ets_insert_nif
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ atomvm:posix_clock_settime/2, IF_HAVE_CLOCK_SETTIME_OR_SETTIMEOFDAY(&atomvm_posi
 atomvm:posix_opendir/1, IF_HAVE_OPENDIR_READDIR_CLOSEDIR(&atomvm_posix_opendir_nif)
 atomvm:posix_closedir/1, IF_HAVE_OPENDIR_READDIR_CLOSEDIR(&atomvm_posix_closedir_nif)
 atomvm:posix_readdir/1, IF_HAVE_OPENDIR_READDIR_CLOSEDIR(&atomvm_posix_readdir_nif)
+atomvm:get_creation/0, &atomvm_get_creation_nif
 code:load_abs/1, &code_load_abs_nif
 code:load_binary/3, &code_load_binary_nif
 code:all_available/0, &code_all_available_nif
diff --git a/tests/erlang_tests/test_node.erl b/tests/erlang_tests/test_node.erl
index da5fc52d0..751c21aef 100644
--- a/tests/erlang_tests/test_node.erl
+++ b/tests/erlang_tests/test_node.erl
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ test_node_distribution() ->
     ),
     register(net_kernel, NetKernelPid),
     true = erlang:setnode(test@test_node, 42),
+    42 = get_creation(),
     test@test_node = node(),
     NetKernelPid ! quit,
     ok =
@@ -74,6 +75,14 @@ has_setnode_creation() ->
             OTPRelease >= "23"
     end.
 
+get_creation() ->
+    case erlang:system_info(machine) of
+        "ATOM" ->
+            atomvm:get_creation();
+        "BEAM" ->
+            erts_internal:get_creation()
+    end.
+
 sleep(Ms) ->
     receive
     after Ms -> ok