diff --git a/satrs-core/src/seq_count.rs b/satrs-core/src/seq_count.rs
index af03f68..5658281 100644
--- a/satrs-core/src/seq_count.rs
+++ b/satrs-core/src/seq_count.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use core::cell::Cell;
-use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicU16, Ordering};
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 use dyn_clone::DynClone;
 use paste::paste;
@@ -115,63 +114,63 @@ impl SequenceCountProviderCore<u16> for CcsdsSimpleSeqCountProvider {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct SeqCountProviderAtomicRef {
-    atomic: AtomicU16,
-    ordering: Ordering,
-}
-
-impl SeqCountProviderAtomicRef {
-    pub const fn new(ordering: Ordering) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            atomic: AtomicU16::new(0),
-            ordering,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl SequenceCountProviderCore<u16> for SeqCountProviderAtomicRef {
-    fn get(&self) -> u16 {
-        self.atomic.load(self.ordering)
-    }
-
-    fn increment(&self) {
-        self.atomic.fetch_add(1, self.ordering);
-    }
-
-    fn get_and_increment(&self) -> u16 {
-        self.atomic.fetch_add(1, self.ordering)
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub mod stdmod {
     use super::*;
-    use std::sync::Arc;
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-    #[derive(Clone, Default)]
-    pub struct SeqCountProviderSyncClonable {
-        seq_count: Arc<AtomicU16>,
-    }
-
-    impl SequenceCountProviderCore<u16> for SeqCountProviderSyncClonable {
-        fn get(&self) -> u16 {
-            self.seq_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
-        }
-
-        fn increment(&self) {
-            self.seq_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-        }
-
-        fn get_and_increment(&self) -> u16 {
-            self.seq_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst)
-        }
+    macro_rules! sync_clonable_seq_counter_impl {
+         ($($ty: ident,)+) => {
+             $(paste! {
+                 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+                 pub struct [<SeqCountProviderSync $ty:upper>] {
+                     seq_count: Arc<Mutex<$ty>>,
+                     max_val: $ty
+                 }
+
+                 impl [<SeqCountProviderSync $ty:upper>] {
+                     pub fn new() -> Self {
+                        Self::new_with_max_val($ty::MAX)
+                     }
+
+                     pub fn new_with_max_val(max_val: $ty) -> Self {
+                         Self {
+                             seq_count: Arc::default(),
+                             max_val
+                         }
+                     }
+                 }
+                 impl SequenceCountProviderCore<$ty> for [<SeqCountProviderSync $ty:upper>] {
+                    fn get(&self) -> $ty {
+                        *self.seq_count.lock().unwrap()
+                    }
+
+                    fn increment(&self) {
+                        self.get_and_increment();
+                    }
+
+                    fn get_and_increment(&self) -> $ty {
+                        let mut counter = self.seq_count.lock().unwrap();
+                        let current_val = *counter;
+                        if *counter == self.max_val {
+                            *counter = 0;
+                        } else {
+                            *counter += 1;
+                        }
+                        current_val
+                    }
+                 }
+             })+
+         }
     }
+    sync_clonable_seq_counter_impl!(u8, u16, u32, u64,);
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::seq_count::{
-        CcsdsSimpleSeqCountProvider, SeqCountProviderSimple, SequenceCountProviderCore,
+        CcsdsSimpleSeqCountProvider, SeqCountProviderSimple, SeqCountProviderSyncU8,
+        SequenceCountProviderCore,
     };
     use spacepackets::MAX_SEQ_COUNT;
 
@@ -210,4 +209,31 @@ mod tests {
         }
         assert_eq!(ccsds_counter.get(), 0);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_atomic_ref_counters() {
+        let sync_u8_counter = SeqCountProviderSyncU8::new();
+        assert_eq!(sync_u8_counter.get(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(sync_u8_counter.get_and_increment(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(sync_u8_counter.get_and_increment(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(sync_u8_counter.get(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_atomic_ref_counters_overflow() {
+        let sync_u8_counter = SeqCountProviderSyncU8::new();
+        for _ in 0..u8::MAX as u16 + 1 {
+            sync_u8_counter.increment();
+        }
+        assert_eq!(sync_u8_counter.get(), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_atomic_ref_counters_overflow_custom_max_val() {
+        let sync_u8_counter = SeqCountProviderSyncU8::new_with_max_val(128);
+        for _ in 0..129 {
+            sync_u8_counter.increment();
+        }
+        assert_eq!(sync_u8_counter.get(), 0);
+    }
 }