diff --git a/panels/wacom/cc-wacom-device.c b/panels/wacom/cc-wacom-device.c
index 250370cad..e66eefdb7 100644
--- a/panels/wacom/cc-wacom-device.c
+++ b/panels/wacom/cc-wacom-device.c
@@ -366,3 +366,11 @@ cc_wacom_device_set_output (CcWacomDevice *device,
 	g_free (serial);
 	g_object_unref (settings);
 }
+
+guint
+cc_wacom_device_get_num_buttons (CcWacomDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (CC_IS_WACOM_DEVICE (device), 0);
+
+	return libwacom_get_num_buttons (device->wdevice);
+}
diff --git a/panels/wacom/cc-wacom-device.h b/panels/wacom/cc-wacom-device.h
index e2f76a763..62bf656d5 100644
--- a/panels/wacom/cc-wacom-device.h
+++ b/panels/wacom/cc-wacom-device.h
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ GnomeRROutput * cc_wacom_device_get_output      (CcWacomDevice *device,
 void            cc_wacom_device_set_output      (CcWacomDevice *wacom_device,
 						 GnomeRROutput *monitor);
 
+guint           cc_wacom_device_get_num_buttons (CcWacomDevice *wacom_device);
+
+
 #endif /* __CC_WACOM_DEVICE_H__ */