diff --git a/src/SMDS/SMDS_MeshNode.hxx b/src/SMDS/SMDS_MeshNode.hxx
index f2b0e003d..0da589b4d 100644
--- a/src/SMDS/SMDS_MeshNode.hxx
+++ b/src/SMDS/SMDS_MeshNode.hxx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class SMDS_WNT_EXPORT SMDS_MeshNode:public SMDS_MeshElement
 	void ClearInverseElements();
 	bool emptyInverseElements();
 	SMDS_ElemIteratorPtr GetInverseElementIterator(SMDSAbs_ElementType type=SMDSAbs_All) const;
+        int NbInverseNodes() const { return myInverseElements.Extent(); }
 	void SetPosition(const SMDS_PositionPtr& aPos);
 	const SMDS_PositionPtr& GetPosition() const;
 	SMDSAbs_ElementType GetType() const;