diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/ParagraphLayout.cpp b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/ParagraphLayout.cpp
index 07a8003527..62b57d1b52 100644
--- a/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/ParagraphLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/ParagraphLayout.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,13 @@ ParagraphLayout::Draw(BView* view, const BPoint& offset)
 }
 
 
+int32
+ParagraphLayout::CountGlyphs() const
+{
+	return fGlyphInfos.CountItems();
+}
+
+
 // #pragma mark - private
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/ParagraphLayout.h b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/ParagraphLayout.h
index 843282af3c..ff21fcf04c 100644
--- a/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/ParagraphLayout.h
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/ParagraphLayout.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ public:
 			float				Height();
 			void				Draw(BView* view, const BPoint& offset);
 
+			int32				CountGlyphs() const;
+
 private:
 			void				_Init();