diff --git a/docs/sphinx/reference-sources.rst b/docs/sphinx/reference-sources.rst
index b9e06b079..2d376d374 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/reference-sources.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/reference-sources.rst
@@ -1013,6 +1013,12 @@ General Source Functions
 
 ---------------------
 
+.. function:: size_t obs_source_filter_count(const obs_source_t *source)
+
+   Returns the number of filters the source has.
+
+---------------------
+
 .. function:: bool obs_source_enabled(const obs_source_t *source)
               void obs_source_set_enabled(obs_source_t *source, bool enabled)
 
diff --git a/libobs/obs-source.c b/libobs/obs-source.c
index e8c33be23..e1ad9bb48 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-source.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-source.c
@@ -4309,6 +4309,13 @@ obs_source_t *obs_source_get_filter_by_name(obs_source_t *source,
 	return filter;
 }
 
+size_t obs_source_filter_count(const obs_source_t *source)
+{
+	return obs_source_valid(source, "obs_source_filter_count")
+		       ? source->filters.num
+		       : 0;
+}
+
 bool obs_source_enabled(const obs_source_t *source)
 {
 	return obs_source_valid(source, "obs_source_enabled") ? source->enabled
diff --git a/libobs/obs.h b/libobs/obs.h
index dd2a69fde..27c4bf036 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.h
+++ b/libobs/obs.h
@@ -1101,6 +1101,9 @@ EXPORT void obs_source_enum_filters(obs_source_t *source,
 EXPORT obs_source_t *obs_source_get_filter_by_name(obs_source_t *source,
 						   const char *name);
 
+/** Gets the number of filters the source has. */
+EXPORT size_t obs_source_filter_count(const obs_source_t *source);
+
 EXPORT void obs_source_copy_filters(obs_source_t *dst, obs_source_t *src);
 EXPORT void obs_source_copy_single_filter(obs_source_t *dst,
 					  obs_source_t *filter);