diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistry.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistry.java
index bf9877b5..ffe49103 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistry.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistry.java
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ import org.springframework.webflow.definition.FlowDefinition;
  */
 public interface FlowDefinitionRegistry extends FlowDefinitionLocator {
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of flow definitions registered in this registry.
+	 * @return the flow definition count
+	 */
+	public int getFlowDefinitionCount();
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets this registry's parent registry. When asked by a client to locate a flow definition this registry will query
 	 * it's parent if it cannot fulfill the lookup request itself.
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl.java
index 5da184bc..22909386 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl.java
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ public class FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl implements FlowDefinitionRegistry {
 
 	// implementing FlowDefinitionRegistry
 
+	public int getFlowDefinitionCount() {
+		return flowDefinitions.size();
+	}
+
 	public void setParent(FlowDefinitionRegistry parent) {
 		this.parent = parent;
 	}