diff --git a/src/libvirt_remote.syms b/src/libvirt_remote.syms
index e6ca041ea8..8ddb10ed7b 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_remote.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_remote.syms
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ virNetServerAddClient;
 virNetServerAddProgram;
 virNetServerAddService;
 virNetServerClose;
+virNetServerGetNClients;
 virNetServerHasClients;
 virNetServerKeepAliveRequired;
 virNetServerNew;
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index 60a9714f60..1f4fbaed3c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -884,3 +884,13 @@ virNetServerStart(virNetServerPtr srv)
 
     return virNetServerMDNSStart(srv->mdns);
 }
+
+size_t
+virNetServerGetNClients(virNetServerPtr srv)
+{
+    size_t ret = 0;
+    virObjectLock(srv);
+    ret = srv->nclients;
+    virObjectUnlock(srv);
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.h b/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
index 5c28182ffd..e0852843f0 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
@@ -90,4 +90,6 @@ void virNetServerUpdateServices(virNetServerPtr srv, bool enabled);
 
 int virNetServerStart(virNetServerPtr srv);
 
+size_t virNetServerGetNClients(virNetServerPtr srv);
+
 #endif /* __VIR_NET_SERVER_H__ */