diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp
index b36e1884..bed9967c 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.cpp
@@ -978,6 +978,11 @@ PyObject* cyMisc::GetNPC(int npcID)
     PYTHON_RETURN_ERROR;
 }
 
+PyObject* cyMisc::GetNPCCount()
+{
+    return PyInt_FromLong(plNetClientMgr::GetInstance()->NPCKeys().size());
+}
+
 #if 1
 #include "plStatusLog/plStatusLog.h"
 //
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h
index e8491b03..5ebfde6f 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMisc.h
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ public:
     //  PURPOSE    : Returns a pySceneobject of a NPC
     //
     static PyObject* GetNPC(int npcID);
+    static PyObject* GetNPCCount();
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     //
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue.cpp
index 01f58e90..6275eccd 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION(PtGetNPCByID, args, "This will return the NPC wi
     return cyMisc::GetNPC(npcID);
 }
 
+PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION_NOARGS(PtGetNPCCount, "Returns the number of NPCs in the current age")
+{
+    return cyMisc::GetNPCCount();
+}
+
 PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION_NOARGS(PtGetNumRemotePlayers, "Returns the number of remote players in this Age with you.")
 {
     return PyInt_FromLong(cyMisc::GetNumRemotePlayers());
@@ -520,6 +525,7 @@ void cyMisc::AddPlasmaMethods(std::vector<PyMethodDef> &methods)
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtGetAvatarKeyFromClientID);
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtGetClientIDFromAvatarKey);
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtGetNPCByID);
+    PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_NOARGS(methods, PtGetNPCCount);
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_NOARGS(methods, PtGetNumRemotePlayers);
 
     PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD(methods, PtValidateKey);