diff --git a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/ecs.hpp b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/ecs.hpp
index de3d0b9d..cd351b9d 100644
--- a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/ecs.hpp
+++ b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/ecs.hpp
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ namespace psemek::util
 		template <typename ... Components>
 		handle register_species(std::string name, Components && ... components);
 
+		handle species_count() const { return species_.size(); }
+
 		handle add_entity(handle species);
 		handle entity_count(handle species) const;
 		void remove_entity(handle species, handle entity);