diff --git a/src/shared/varlink.c b/src/shared/varlink.c
index 77cea00cb9d..4295eb7ce2f 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink.c
@@ -2460,6 +2460,12 @@ int varlink_server_set_connections_max(VarlinkServer *s, unsigned m) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+unsigned varlink_server_current_connections(VarlinkServer *s) {
+        assert_return(s, UINT_MAX);
+
+        return s->n_connections;
+}
+
 int varlink_server_set_description(VarlinkServer *s, const char *description) {
         assert_return(s, -EINVAL);
 
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink.h b/src/shared/varlink.h
index 0d9617d4035..6272b332280 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink.h
+++ b/src/shared/varlink.h
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ unsigned varlink_server_connections_per_uid_max(VarlinkServer *s);
 int varlink_server_set_connections_per_uid_max(VarlinkServer *s, unsigned m);
 int varlink_server_set_connections_max(VarlinkServer *s, unsigned m);
 
+unsigned varlink_server_current_connections(VarlinkServer *s);
+
 int varlink_server_set_description(VarlinkServer *s, const char *description);
 
 DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC(Varlink *, varlink_unref);