diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/rendering/AbstractCanvas.java b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/rendering/AbstractCanvas.java
index b02b8cb70f9d1b44b1e60b7b71d1eb673961fe66..abaf27df18cb5a629d61f140fdff87a7075b73c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/rendering/AbstractCanvas.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/rendering/AbstractCanvas.java
@@ -86,4 +86,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractCanvas {
         return mMillimeterHeight - (mMarginTop + mMarginBottom);
     }
 
+    public int getPageCount() {
+        return mPageContainer.size();
+    }
+
 }