diff --git a/HubConnection.go b/HubConnection.go
index 3981184..7539908 100644
--- a/HubConnection.go
+++ b/HubConnection.go
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ func (this *HubConnection) UserExists(nick string) bool {
 	return already_existed
 }
 
+func (this *HubConnection) UserCount() int {
+	this.userLock.RLock()
+	defer this.userLock.RUnlock()
+
+	return len(this.users)
+}
+
 func (this *HubConnection) userJoined_NameOnly(nick string) {
 	if !this.UserExists(nick) {
 		this.userLock.Lock()