diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp
index f57359c629..a292bb5de4 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ int ThreadPool::getNumJobs() const
     return jobs.size();
 }
 
+int ThreadPool::getNumThreads() const
+{
+    return threads.size();
+}
+
 ThreadPoolJob* ThreadPool::getJob (const int index) const
 {
     const ScopedLock sl (lock);
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.h b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.h
index 8d67a01076..c928592ed2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.h
@@ -246,10 +246,12 @@ public:
                         int timeOutMilliseconds,
                         JobSelector* selectedJobsToRemove = nullptr);
 
-    /** Returns the number of jobs currently running or queued.
-    */
+    /** Returns the number of jobs currently running or queued. */
     int getNumJobs() const;
 
+    /** Returns the number of threads assigned to this thread pool. */
+    int getNumThreads() const;
+
     /** Returns one of the jobs in the queue.
 
         Note that this can be a very volatile list as jobs might be continuously getting shifted