diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
index 2f48e5ea79..93ec1cd150 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -674,6 +674,15 @@ bool GameState::IsHumanPlayer( PlayerNumber pn ) const
 	}
 }
 
+int GameState::GetNumHumanPlayers() const
+{
+	int count = 0;
+	for( int p=0; p<NUM_PLAYERS; p++ )
+		if( IsHumanPlayer(p) )
+			count++;
+	return count;
+}
+
 PlayerNumber GameState::GetFirstHumanPlayer() const
 {
 	for( int p=0; p<NUM_PLAYERS; p++ )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.h b/stepmania/src/GameState.h
index bb1bf7255b..0046fe618e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool IsHumanPlayer( PlayerNumber pn ) const;
 	bool IsHumanPlayer( int p ) const { return IsHumanPlayer( (PlayerNumber)p ); };
+	int GetNumHumanPlayers() const;
 	PlayerNumber GetFirstHumanPlayer() const;
 	bool IsCpuPlayer( PlayerNumber pn ) const;
 	bool IsCpuPlayer( int p ) const { return IsCpuPlayer( (PlayerNumber)p ); };