diff --git a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
index 67c2d73e7..8e0914fe9 100644
--- a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
+++ b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
@@ -2821,3 +2821,11 @@ void CEitManager::setLanguages(const std::vector<std::string>& newLanguages)
 	SIlanguage::setLanguages(newLanguages);
 	SIlanguage::saveLanguages();
 }
+
+unsigned CEitManager::getEventsCount()
+{
+	readLockEvents();
+	unsigned anzEvents = mySIeventsOrderUniqueKey.size();
+	unlockEvents();
+	return anzEvents;
+}
diff --git a/src/eitd/sectionsd.h b/src/eitd/sectionsd.h
index 9f82b216a..3d3d398c1 100644
--- a/src/eitd/sectionsd.h
+++ b/src/eitd/sectionsd.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class CEitManager : public OpenThreads::Thread, public OpenThreads::Mutex
 		bool getLinkageDescriptorsUniqueKey(const event_id_t uniqueKey, CSectionsdClient::LinkageDescriptorList& descriptors);
 		bool getNVODTimesServiceKey(const t_channel_id uniqueServiceKey, CSectionsdClient::NVODTimesList& nvod_list);
 		void setLanguages(const std::vector<std::string>& newLanguages);
+		unsigned getEventsCount();
 };
 
 #endif