diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/StyleSheet.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/StyleSheet.java
index 77c010382..b23533de3 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/StyleSheet.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/StyleSheet.java
@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ public class StyleSheet implements HDFType
       }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the number of styles in the style sheet.
+   * @return The number of styles in the style sheet.
+   */
+  public int numStyles() {
+      return _styleDescriptions.length;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the StyleDescription at index x.
    *