diff --git a/src/lp/fields.hpp b/src/lp/fields.hpp
index 7d898d0..82b5c99 100644
--- a/src/lp/fields.hpp
+++ b/src/lp/fields.hpp
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
                           tlv::CongestionMark> CongestionMarkField;
 BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((Field<CongestionMarkField>));
 
+typedef detail::FieldDecl<field_location_tags::Header,
+                          uint64_t,
+                          tlv::HopCountTag> HopCountTagField;
+BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((Field<HopCountTagField>));
+
 /**
  * The value of the wire encoded field is the data between the provided iterators. During
  * encoding, the data is copied from the Buffer into the wire buffer.
@@ -94,7 +99,8 @@
   NextHopFaceIdField,
   CachePolicyField,
   IncomingFaceIdField,
-  CongestionMarkField
+  CongestionMarkField,
+  HopCountTagField
   > FieldSet;
 
 } // namespace lp