diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c b/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
index fb1f3a168..d1f954834 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
@@ -1165,3 +1165,8 @@ void db_delete_field_log (db_field_log *pfl)
         freeListFree(dbevFieldLogFreeList, pfl);
     }
 }
+
+int db_available_logs(void)
+{
+    return (int) freeListItemsAvail(dbevFieldLogFreeList);
+}
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.h b/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.h
index fe0e52f90..2e496a726 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.h
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ epicsShareFunc void db_event_disable (dbEventSubscription es);
 epicsShareFunc struct db_field_log* db_create_event_log (struct evSubscrip *pevent);
 epicsShareFunc struct db_field_log* db_create_read_log (struct dbChannel *chan);
 epicsShareFunc void db_delete_field_log (struct db_field_log *pfl);
+epicsShareFunc int db_available_logs(void);
 
 #define DB_EVENT_OK 0
 #define DB_EVENT_ERROR (-1)
@@ -87,4 +88,3 @@ epicsShareFunc void db_delete_field_log (struct db_field_log *pfl);
 #endif
 
 #endif /*INCLdbEventh*/
-