diff --git a/include/transport/networkpluginserver.h b/include/transport/networkpluginserver.h
index 4048efddeb5f286e314ca3a64f7d064182fe281b..6dc942cd99813c2eb4d1b0f4298af98ddff8b270 100644
--- a/include/transport/networkpluginserver.h
+++ b/include/transport/networkpluginserver.h
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class NetworkPluginServer {
 
 		virtual ~NetworkPluginServer();
 
+		int getBackendCount() {
+			return m_clients.size();
+		}
+
 		void handleMessageReceived(NetworkConversation *conv, boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Message> &message);
 
 	private: