diff --git a/wasm/vm.go b/wasm/vm.go
index 8a9367e9..9d011d0e 100644
--- a/wasm/vm.go
+++ b/wasm/vm.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ type (
 		Globals       []uint64
 
 		OperandStack *VirtualMachineOperandStack
+		// used to store runtime data per VirtualMachine
+		RuntimeData interface{}
 	}
 
 	NativeFunctionContext struct {