diff --git a/core/sys/process.c b/core/sys/process.c
index 7e7ce9648..7ee93ecdd 100644
--- a/core/sys/process.c
+++ b/core/sys/process.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *
  * This file is part of the Contiki operating system.
  *
- * @(#)$Id: process.c,v 1.1 2006/06/17 22:41:20 adamdunkels Exp $
+ * @(#)$Id: process.c,v 1.2 2006/08/17 15:39:24 bg- Exp $
  */
 
 /**
@@ -353,6 +353,16 @@ process_run(void)
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int
+process_nevents(void)
+{
+#ifdef NPOLLS
+  return nevents + npolls;
+#else
+  return nevents + poll_requested;
+#endif
+}
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int
 process_post(struct process *p, process_event_t ev, process_data_t data)
 {
   static unsigned char snum;
diff --git a/core/sys/process.h b/core/sys/process.h
index 1d689de30..2706209f6 100644
--- a/core/sys/process.h
+++ b/core/sys/process.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *
  * This file is part of the Contiki operating system.
  *
- * @(#)$Id: process.h,v 1.1 2006/06/17 22:41:20 adamdunkels Exp $
+ * @(#)$Id: process.h,v 1.2 2006/08/17 15:39:25 bg- Exp $
  */
 
 /**
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void process_init(void);
  * Run the system once - call poll handlers and process one event.
  *
  * This function should be called repeatedly from the main() program
- * to actuall run the Contiki system. It calls the necessary poll
+ * to actually run the Contiki system. It calls the necessary poll
  * handlers, and processes one event. The function returns the number
  * of events that are waiting in the event queue so that the caller
  * may choose to put the CPU to sleep when there are no pending
@@ -514,6 +514,14 @@ void process_init(void);
  */
 int process_run(void);
 
+/**
+ *  Number of events waiting to be processed.
+ *
+ * \return The number of events that are currently waiting to be
+ * processed.
+ */
+int process_nevents(void);
+
 /** @} */
 
 extern struct process *process_list;