diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.cpp
index 727607e6f..52f77db42 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,20 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return s;
     }
 
+    QMap<int, int> CStatusMessageList::countSeverities() const
+    {
+        QMap<int, int> counts;
+        counts.insert(SeverityDebug, 0);
+        counts.insert(SeverityInfo, 0);
+        counts.insert(SeverityWarning, 0);
+        counts.insert(SeverityError, 0);
+        for (const CStatusMessage &m : *this)
+        {
+            counts[m.getSeverity()]++;
+        }
+        return counts;
+    }
+
     CStatusMessage CStatusMessageList::toSingleMessage() const
     {
         if (this->isEmpty()) { return CStatusMessage(); }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h b/src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h
index ac1dab5b5..285a3fb88 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QMap>
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Find worst severity
         CStatusMessage::StatusSeverity worstSeverity() const;
 
+        //! Count number of messages per severity
+        QMap<int, int> countSeverities() const;
+
         //! Merge into a single message
         CStatusMessage toSingleMessage() const;