diff --git a/headers/os/app/Message.h b/headers/os/app/Message.h
index 781c99ff5f..038d5166f3 100644
--- a/headers/os/app/Message.h
+++ b/headers/os/app/Message.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class BMessage {
 							int32 *countFound = NULL) const;
 		status_t		GetInfo(const char *name, type_code *typeFound,
 							bool *fixedSize) const;
+		status_t		GetInfo(const char *name, type_code *typeFound,
+							int32 *countFound, bool *fixedSize) const;
 
 		int32			CountNames(type_code type) const;
 		bool			IsEmpty() const;
diff --git a/src/kits/app/Message.cpp b/src/kits/app/Message.cpp
index bf1b9df250..e99d3ee74e 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/Message.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/Message.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,27 @@ BMessage::GetInfo(const char *name, type_code *typeFound, bool *fixedSize)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+BMessage::GetInfo(const char *name, type_code *typeFound, int32 *countFound,
+	bool *fixedSize) const
+{
+	DEBUG_FUNCTION_ENTER;
+	field_header *field = NULL;
+	status_t result = _FindField(name, B_ANY_TYPE, &field);
+	if (result < B_OK || field == NULL)
+		return result;
+
+	if (typeFound)
+		*typeFound = field->type;
+	if (countFound)
+		*countFound = field->count;
+	if (fixedSize)
+		*fixedSize = (field->flags & FIELD_FLAG_FIXED_SIZE) != 0;
+
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 int32
 BMessage::CountNames(type_code type) const
 {