diff --git a/headers/os/interface/SplitView.h b/headers/os/interface/SplitView.h
index 2be211f237..0b83c07e7a 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/SplitView.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/SplitView.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 			float				SplitterSize() const;
 			void				SetSplitterSize(float size);
 
+			int32				CountItems() const;
 			float				ItemWeight(int32 index) const;
 			float				ItemWeight(BLayoutItem* item) const;
 			void				SetItemWeight(int32 index, float weight,
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/SplitView.cpp b/src/kits/interface/SplitView.cpp
index 9742eab669..0dc0cb84c0 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/SplitView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/SplitView.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ BSplitView::SetSplitterSize(float size)
 }
 
 
+int32
+BSplitView::CountItems() const
+{
+	return fSplitLayout->CountItems();
+}
+
+
 float
 BSplitView::ItemWeight(int32 index) const
 {