diff --git a/include/linux/scatterlist.h b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
index 7b600da9a635..4bd6c06eb28e 100644
--- a/include/linux/scatterlist.h
+++ b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ static inline void *sg_virt(struct scatterlist *sg)
 	return page_address(sg_page(sg)) + sg->offset;
 }
 
+int sg_nents(struct scatterlist *sg);
 struct scatterlist *sg_next(struct scatterlist *);
 struct scatterlist *sg_last(struct scatterlist *s, unsigned int);
 void sg_init_table(struct scatterlist *, unsigned int);
diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index fadae774a20c..1bf60efb5e02 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ struct scatterlist *sg_next(struct scatterlist *sg)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_next);
 
+/**
+ * sg_nents - return total count of entries in scatterlist
+ * @sg:		The scatterlist
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Allows to know how many entries are in sg, taking into acount
+ * chaining as well
+ *
+ **/
+int sg_nents(struct scatterlist *sg)
+{
+	int nents = 0;
+	while (sg) {
+		nents++;
+		sg = sg_next(sg);
+	}
+
+	return nents;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_nents);
+
+
 /**
  * sg_last - return the last scatterlist entry in a list
  * @sgl:	First entry in the scatterlist