diff --git a/avr/modules/lcd2/gui2/base/object.asm b/avr/modules/lcd2/gui2/base/object.asm
index bb8828a..ad7c304 100644
--- a/avr/modules/lcd2/gui2/base/object.asm
+++ b/avr/modules/lcd2/gui2/base/object.asm
@@ -1008,6 +1008,30 @@ objGetPredecessor_ret:
 
 
 
+; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; @routine OBJ_CountDirectChildren @global
+;
+; @param Y address of object whose children are to be counted
+; @return r16 number of direct children
+; @clobbers r18, r19
+
+OBJ_CountDirectChildren:
+  push yl
+    push yh
+      clr r16
+      rcall OBJ_GetFirstChild
+OBJ_CountDirectChildren_loop:
+        brcc OBJ_CountDirectChildren_done
+        inc r16
+        mov yl, r18
+        mov yh, r19
+        rcall OBJ_GetNext
+      rjmp OBJ_CountDirectChildren_loop
+OBJ_CountDirectChildren_done:
+    pop yh
+  pop yl
+  ret
+; @end