diff --git a/src/main/java/org/java_websocket/WebSocketImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/java_websocket/WebSocketImpl.java
index 8629a61bc..c9097ed7a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/java_websocket/WebSocketImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/java_websocket/WebSocketImpl.java
@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@ public boolean hasBufferedData() {
 		return !this.outQueue.isEmpty();
 	}
 
+	public int getBufferentDataChunkCount() {
+		return this.outQueue.size();
+	}
+
 	private HandshakeState isFlashEdgeCase( ByteBuffer request ) throws IncompleteHandshakeException {
 		request.mark();
 		if( request.limit() > Draft.FLASH_POLICY_REQUEST.length ) {