diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/table.py b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/table.py
index b9e377a448bc..7bcb50efc0c3 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/table.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/table.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 """Google Cloud Bigtable HappyBase table module."""
 
 
+import struct
+
 import six
 
 from gcloud._helpers import _total_seconds
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
 from gcloud.bigtable.table import Table as _LowLevelTable
 
 
+_UNPACK_I64 = struct.Struct('>q').unpack
 _SIMPLE_GC_RULES = (MaxAgeGCRule, MaxVersionsGCRule)
 
 
@@ -127,6 +130,102 @@ def regions(self):
         raise NotImplementedError('The Cloud Bigtable API does not have a '
                                   'concept of splitting a table into regions.')
 
+    def counter_get(self, row, column):
+        """Retrieve the current value of a counter column.
+
+        This method retrieves the current value of a counter column. If the
+        counter column does not exist, this function initializes it to ``0``.
+
+        .. note::
+
+            Application code should **never** store a counter value directly;
+            use the atomic :meth:`counter_inc` and :meth:`counter_dec` methods
+            for that.
+
+        :type row: str
+        :param row: Row key for the row we are getting a counter from.
+
+        :type column: str
+        :param column: Column we are ``get``-ing from; of the form ``fam:col``.
+
+        :rtype: int
+        :returns: Counter value (after initializing / incrementing by 0).
+        """
+        # Don't query directly, but increment with value=0 so that the counter
+        # is correctly initialized if didn't exist yet.
+        return self.counter_inc(row, column, value=0)
+
+    def counter_inc(self, row, column, value=1):
+        """Atomically increment a counter column.
+
+        This method atomically increments a counter column in ``row``.
+        If the counter column does not exist, it is automatically initialized
+        to ``0`` before being incremented.
+
+        :type row: str
+        :param row: Row key for the row we are incrementing a counter in.
+
+        :type column: str
+        :param column: Column we are incrementing a value in; of the
+                       form ``fam:col``.
+
+        :type value: int
+        :param value: Amount to increment the counter by. (If negative,
+                      this is equivalent to decrement.)
+
+        :rtype: int
+        :returns: Counter value after incrementing.
+        """
+        row = self._low_level_table.row(row)
+        if isinstance(column, six.binary_type):
+            column = column.decode('utf-8')
+        column_family_id, column_qualifier = column.split(':')
+        row.increment_cell_value(column_family_id, column_qualifier, value)
+        # See row.commit_modifications() will return a dictionary:
+        # {
+        #     u'col-fam-id': {
+        #         b'col-name1': [
+        #             (b'cell-val', datetime.datetime(...)),
+        #             ...
+        #         ],
+        #         ...
+        #     },
+        # }
+        modified_cells = row.commit_modifications()
+        # Get the cells in the modified column,
+        column_cells = modified_cells[column_family_id][column_qualifier]
+        # Make sure there is exactly one cell in the column.
+        if len(column_cells) != 1:
+            raise ValueError('Expected server to return one modified cell.')
+        column_cell = column_cells[0]
+        # Get the bytes value from the column and convert it to an integer.
+        bytes_value = column_cell[0]
+        int_value, = _UNPACK_I64(bytes_value)
+        return int_value
+
+    def counter_dec(self, row, column, value=1):
+        """Atomically decrement a counter column.
+
+        This method atomically decrements a counter column in ``row``.
+        If the counter column does not exist, it is automatically initialized
+        to ``0`` before being decremented.
+
+        :type row: str
+        :param row: Row key for the row we are decrementing a counter in.
+
+        :type column: str
+        :param column: Column we are decrementing a value in; of the
+                       form ``fam:col``.
+
+        :type value: int
+        :param value: Amount to decrement the counter by. (If negative,
+                      this is equivalent to increment.)
+
+        :rtype: int
+        :returns: Counter value after decrementing.
+        """
+        return self.counter_inc(row, column, -value)
+
 
 def _gc_rule_to_dict(gc_rule):
     """Converts garbage collection rule to dictionary if possible.
diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_table.py b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_table.py
index 395b68501b62..fb828fcf6cbb 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_table.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_table.py
@@ -121,6 +121,163 @@ def test_regions(self):
         with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
             table.regions()
 
+    def test_counter_get(self):
+        klass = self._getTargetClass()
+        counter_value = 1337
+
+        class TableWithInc(klass):
+
+            incremented = []
+            value = counter_value
+
+            def counter_inc(self, row, column, value=1):
+                self.incremented.append((row, column, value))
+                self.value += value
+                return self.value
+
+        name = 'table-name'
+        connection = None
+        table = TableWithInc(name, connection)
+
+        row = 'row-key'
+        column = 'fam:col1'
+        self.assertEqual(TableWithInc.incremented, [])
+        result = table.counter_get(row, column)
+        self.assertEqual(result, counter_value)
+        self.assertEqual(TableWithInc.incremented, [(row, column, 0)])
+
+    def test_counter_dec(self):
+        klass = self._getTargetClass()
+        counter_value = 42
+
+        class TableWithInc(klass):
+
+            incremented = []
+            value = counter_value
+
+            def counter_inc(self, row, column, value=1):
+                self.incremented.append((row, column, value))
+                self.value += value
+                return self.value
+
+        name = 'table-name'
+        connection = None
+        table = TableWithInc(name, connection)
+
+        row = 'row-key'
+        column = 'fam:col1'
+        dec_value = 987
+        self.assertEqual(TableWithInc.incremented, [])
+        result = table.counter_dec(row, column, value=dec_value)
+        self.assertEqual(result, counter_value - dec_value)
+        self.assertEqual(TableWithInc.incremented, [(row, column, -dec_value)])
+
+    def _counter_inc_helper(self, row, column, value, commit_result):
+        import six
+
+        name = 'table-name'
+        connection = None
+        table = self._makeOne(name, connection)
+        # Mock the return values.
+        table._low_level_table = _MockLowLevelTable()
+        table._low_level_table.row_values[row] = _MockLowLevelRow(
+            row, commit_result=commit_result)
+
+        result = table.counter_inc(row, column, value=value)
+
+        incremented_value = value + _MockLowLevelRow.COUNTER_DEFAULT
+        self.assertEqual(result, incremented_value)
+
+        # Check the row values returned.
+        row_obj = table._low_level_table.row_values[row]
+        if isinstance(column, six.binary_type):
+            column = column.decode('utf-8')
+        self.assertEqual(row_obj.counts,
+                         {tuple(column.split(':')): incremented_value})
+
+    def test_counter_inc(self):
+        import struct
+
+        row = 'row-key'
+        col_fam = u'fam'
+        col_qual = u'col1'
+        column = col_fam + u':' + col_qual
+        value = 42
+        packed_value = struct.pack('>q', value)
+        fake_timestamp = None
+        commit_result = {
+            col_fam: {
+                col_qual: [(packed_value, fake_timestamp)],
+            }
+        }
+        self._counter_inc_helper(row, column, value, commit_result)
+
+    def test_counter_inc_column_bytes(self):
+        import struct
+
+        row = 'row-key'
+        col_fam = b'fam'
+        col_qual = b'col1'
+        column = col_fam + b':' + col_qual
+        value = 42
+        packed_value = struct.pack('>q', value)
+        fake_timestamp = None
+        commit_result = {
+            col_fam.decode('utf-8'): {
+                col_qual.decode('utf-8'): [(packed_value, fake_timestamp)],
+            }
+        }
+        self._counter_inc_helper(row, column, value, commit_result)
+
+    def test_counter_inc_bad_result(self):
+        row = 'row-key'
+        col_fam = 'fam'
+        col_qual = 'col1'
+        column = col_fam + ':' + col_qual
+        value = 42
+        commit_result = None
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            self._counter_inc_helper(row, column, value, commit_result)
+
+    def test_counter_inc_result_key_error(self):
+        row = 'row-key'
+        col_fam = 'fam'
+        col_qual = 'col1'
+        column = col_fam + ':' + col_qual
+        value = 42
+        commit_result = {}
+        with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
+            self._counter_inc_helper(row, column, value, commit_result)
+
+    def test_counter_inc_result_nested_key_error(self):
+        row = 'row-key'
+        col_fam = 'fam'
+        col_qual = 'col1'
+        column = col_fam + ':' + col_qual
+        value = 42
+        commit_result = {col_fam: {}}
+        with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
+            self._counter_inc_helper(row, column, value, commit_result)
+
+    def test_counter_inc_result_non_unique_cell(self):
+        row = 'row-key'
+        col_fam = 'fam'
+        col_qual = 'col1'
+        column = col_fam + ':' + col_qual
+        value = 42
+        fake_timestamp = None
+        packed_value = None
+        commit_result = {
+            col_fam: {
+                col_qual: [
+                    (packed_value, fake_timestamp),
+                    (packed_value, fake_timestamp),
+                ],
+            }
+        }
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self._counter_inc_helper(row, column, value, commit_result)
+
 
 class Test__gc_rule_to_dict(unittest2.TestCase):
 
@@ -231,7 +388,29 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.kwargs = kwargs
         self.list_column_families_calls = 0
         self.column_families = {}
+        self.row_values = {}
 
     def list_column_families(self):
         self.list_column_families_calls += 1
         return self.column_families
+
+    def row(self, row_key):
+        return self.row_values[row_key]
+
+
+class _MockLowLevelRow(object):
+
+    COUNTER_DEFAULT = 0
+
+    def __init__(self, row_key, commit_result=None):
+        self.row_key = row_key
+        self.counts = {}
+        self.commit_result = commit_result
+
+    def increment_cell_value(self, column_family_id, column, int_value):
+        count = self.counts.setdefault((column_family_id, column),
+                                       self.COUNTER_DEFAULT)
+        self.counts[(column_family_id, column)] = count + int_value
+
+    def commit_modifications(self):
+        return self.commit_result