diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.as
index 8f0bdd0c..8a557be8 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.as
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ public interface EZGame
      */
     function localChat (msg :String) :void;
 
+    /**
+     * Get the number of players currently in the game.
+     */
+    function getPlayerCount () :int;
+
     /**
      * Get the player names, as an array.
      */
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.as
index ad9cd4b3..64686510 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.as
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ public class GameObjectImpl extends EventDispatcher
         _ctx.getChatDirector().displayInfo(null, MessageBundle.taint(msg));
     }
 
+    // from EZGame
+    public function getPlayerCount () :int
+    {
+        return _ezObj.getPlayerCount();
+    }
+
     // from EZGame
     public function getPlayerNames () :Array
     {
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.java
index 9a0a3985..af2cbc1d 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.java
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ public interface EZGame
      */
     public void localChat (String msg);
 
+    /**
+     * Get the number of players currently in the game.
+     */
+    public int getPlayerCount ();
+
     /**
      * Get the player names, as an array.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.java
index 2aa146fb..ccdfdc39 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.java
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ public class GameObjectImpl
         _ctx.getChatDirector().displayInfo(null, MessageBundle.taint(msg));
     }
 
+    // from EZGame
+    public int getPlayerCount ()
+    {
+        return _ezObj.getPlayerCount();
+    }
+
     // from EZGame
     public String[] getPlayerNames ()
     {