diff --git a/packages/translucent/src/provider/emulator.ts b/packages/translucent/src/provider/emulator.ts
index de75dcf..87556f1 100644
--- a/packages/translucent/src/provider/emulator.ts
+++ b/packages/translucent/src/provider/emulator.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ export class Emulator implements Provider {
     this.protocolParameters = protocolParameters;
   }
 
+  // deno-lint-ignore require-await
+  async getCurrentSlot(): Promise<number> {
+    return this.slot;
+  }
+
   addUTxO(utxo: UTxO) {
     this.ledger[utxo.txHash + utxo.outputIndex] = {
       utxo,
diff --git a/packages/translucent/src/provider/kupmios.ts b/packages/translucent/src/provider/kupmios.ts
index a44aea2..003f34e 100644
--- a/packages/translucent/src/provider/kupmios.ts
+++ b/packages/translucent/src/provider/kupmios.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ export class Kupmios implements Provider {
     this.headers = headers;
   }
 
+  async getCurrentSlot(): Promise<number> {
+    const result = (await fetch(
+      `${this.kupoUrl}/health`,
+      {
+        headers: { ...(this.headers ?? {}), Accept: "application/json;charset=utf-8" },
+      },
+    ).then((res) => res.json())) as unknown as {
+      most_recent_node_tip: number;
+    };
+    return result.most_recent_node_tip;
+  }
+
   async getProtocolParameters(): Promise<ProtocolParameters> {
     const client = await this.ogmiosWsp(
       "queryLedgerState/protocolParameters",
diff --git a/packages/translucent/src/provider/kupmiosv5.ts b/packages/translucent/src/provider/kupmiosv5.ts
index 287243a..d2b5c77 100644
--- a/packages/translucent/src/provider/kupmiosv5.ts
+++ b/packages/translucent/src/provider/kupmiosv5.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ export class KupmiosV5 implements Provider {
     this.ogmiosUrl = ogmiosUrl;
   }
 
+  async getCurrentSlot(): Promise<number> {
+    const result = (await fetch(
+      `${this.kupoUrl}/health`,
+      {
+        headers: { Accept: "application/json;charset=utf-8" },
+      },
+    ).then((res) => res.json())) as unknown as {
+      most_recent_node_tip: number;
+    };
+    return result.most_recent_node_tip;
+  }
+
   async getProtocolParameters(): Promise<ProtocolParameters> {
     const client = await this.ogmiosWsp("Query", {
       query: "currentProtocolParameters",
diff --git a/packages/translucent/src/provider/maestro.ts b/packages/translucent/src/provider/maestro.ts
index 26a3524..7f28398 100644
--- a/packages/translucent/src/provider/maestro.ts
+++ b/packages/translucent/src/provider/maestro.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ export class Maestro implements Provider {
     this.turboSubmit = turboSubmit;
   }
 
+  async getCurrentSlot(): Promise<number> {
+    const chainTipResult = await fetch(`${this.url}/chain-tip`, {
+      headers: this.commonHeaders(),
+    }).then((res) => res.json());
+    return parseInt(chainTipResult.data.slot);
+  }
+
   async getProtocolParameters(): Promise<ProtocolParameters> {
     const timestampedResult = await fetch(`${this.url}/protocol-params`, {
       headers: this.commonHeaders(),
diff --git a/packages/translucent/src/translucent/translucent.ts b/packages/translucent/src/translucent/translucent.ts
index b43c6df..c843667 100644
--- a/packages/translucent/src/translucent/translucent.ts
+++ b/packages/translucent/src/translucent/translucent.ts
@@ -153,10 +153,18 @@ export class Translucent {
     return verifyData(addressHex, keyHash, payload, signedMessage);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
   currentSlot(): Slot {
     return this.utils.unixTimeToSlot(Date.now());
   }
 
+  async getCurrentSlot(): Promise<Slot> {
+    let slot = await this.provider.getCurrentSlot();
+    return slot;
+  }
+
   utxosAt(addressOrCredential: Address | Credential): Promise<UTxO[]> {
     return this.provider.getUtxos(addressOrCredential);
   }
diff --git a/packages/translucent/src/types/types.ts b/packages/translucent/src/types/types.ts
index c7022e8..01d0236 100644
--- a/packages/translucent/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/packages/translucent/src/types/types.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface Provider {
   getDatum(datumHash: DatumHash): Promise<Datum>;
   awaitTx(txHash: TxHash, checkInterval?: number): Promise<boolean>;
   submitTx(tx: Transaction): Promise<TxHash>;
+  getCurrentSlot(): Promise<number>;
 }
 
 export type Credential = {