diff --git a/src/script_interface/walberla/LBFluid.hpp b/src/script_interface/walberla/LBFluid.hpp
index 036f408729..b2d733decb 100644
--- a/src/script_interface/walberla/LBFluid.hpp
+++ b/src/script_interface/walberla/LBFluid.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class LBFluid : public LatticeModel<::LBWalberlaBase, LBVTKHandle> {
          [this]() { return m_instance->get_lattice().get_grid_dimensions(); }},
         {"kT", AutoParameter::read_only,
          [this]() { return m_instance->get_kT() / m_conv_energy; }},
-        {"seed", AutoParameter::read_only, [this]() { return m_seed; }},
+        {"seed", AutoParameter::read_only, [this]() { return m_instance->get_seed(); }},
         {"rng_state",
          [this](Variant const &v) {
            auto const rng_state = get_value<int>(v);
diff --git a/src/walberla_bridge/include/walberla_bridge/lattice_boltzmann/LBWalberlaBase.hpp b/src/walberla_bridge/include/walberla_bridge/lattice_boltzmann/LBWalberlaBase.hpp
index c0dd6406cc..a09dfdc272 100644
--- a/src/walberla_bridge/include/walberla_bridge/lattice_boltzmann/LBWalberlaBase.hpp
+++ b/src/walberla_bridge/include/walberla_bridge/lattice_boltzmann/LBWalberlaBase.hpp
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ class LBWalberlaBase : public LatticeModel {
   /** @brief Get the fluid temperature (if thermalized). */
   virtual double get_kT() const noexcept = 0;
 
+  /** @brief Get the fluid thermostat (if thermalized). */
+  virtual int get_seed() const noexcept = 0;
+
   /** @brief Set the RNG counter (if thermalized). */
   [[nodiscard]] virtual std::optional<uint64_t> get_rng_state() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/walberla_bridge/src/lattice_boltzmann/LBWalberlaImpl.hpp b/src/walberla_bridge/src/lattice_boltzmann/LBWalberlaImpl.hpp
index 1f1a8bb24e..93ea2f0186 100644
--- a/src/walberla_bridge/src/lattice_boltzmann/LBWalberlaImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/walberla_bridge/src/lattice_boltzmann/LBWalberlaImpl.hpp
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ class LBWalberlaImpl : public LBWalberlaBase {
   FloatType m_viscosity; /// kinematic viscosity
   FloatType m_density;
   FloatType m_kT;
+  int m_seed;
 
   // Block data access handles
   BlockDataID m_pdf_field_id;
@@ -1366,6 +1367,10 @@ class LBWalberlaImpl : public LBWalberlaBase {
     return numeric_cast<double>(m_kT);
   }
 
+  [[nodiscard]] int get_seed() const noexcept override {
+    return m_seed;
+  }
+
   [[nodiscard]] std::optional<uint64_t> get_rng_state() const override {
     auto const cm = std::get_if<CollisionModelThermalized>(&*m_collision_model);
     if (!cm or m_kT == 0.) {