diff --git a/src/NoteData.cpp b/src/NoteData.cpp
index 73e023ea2f..a7e8b843cd 100644
--- a/src/NoteData.cpp
+++ b/src/NoteData.cpp
@@ -545,6 +545,17 @@ int NoteData::GetNumRowsWithTap( int iStartIndex, int iEndIndex ) const
 	return iNumNotes;
 }
 
+int NoteData::GetNumMinesInRow(int iRow) const
+{
+	int iNumMines = 0;
+	for( int t=0; t<GetNumTracks(); t++ )
+	{
+		if (this->IsMine(GetTapNote(t, iRow), iRow))
+			iNumMines++;
+	}
+	return iNumMines;
+}
+
 int NoteData::GetNumMines( int iStartIndex, int iEndIndex ) const
 {
 	int iNumMines = 0;
diff --git a/src/NoteData.h b/src/NoteData.h
index e6b7f2d755..5486ea6fd4 100644
--- a/src/NoteData.h
+++ b/src/NoteData.h
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ public:
 	int GetNumTapNotes( int iStartIndex = 0, int iEndIndex = MAX_NOTE_ROW ) const;
 	int GetNumTapNotesNoTiming( int iStartIndex = 0, int iEndIndex = MAX_NOTE_ROW ) const;
 	int GetNumTapNotesInRow( int iRow ) const;
-	int GetNumMines( int iStartIndex = 0, int iEndIndex = MAX_NOTE_ROW ) const;
+	int GetNumMinesInRow( int iRow ) const;
+    int GetNumMines( int iStartIndex = 0, int iEndIndex = MAX_NOTE_ROW ) const;
 	int GetNumRowsWithTap( int iStartIndex = 0, int iEndIndex = MAX_NOTE_ROW ) const;
 	int GetNumRowsWithTapOrHoldHead( int iStartIndex = 0, int iEndIndex = MAX_NOTE_ROW ) const;
 	/* Optimization: for the default of start to end, use the second (faster). XXX: Second what? -- Steve */