diff --git a/counter.c b/counter.c
index 7f585787..cb3eca81 100644
--- a/counter.c
+++ b/counter.c
@@ -778,8 +778,9 @@
                                       {"mode",1,{FUPAOPT}},
                                       {"preset",1,{FUPAOPT}},
                                       {"send",0,{0,0}},
-				  {"setpar",3,{FUPATEXT,FUPAINT,FUPAFLOAT}},
-				      {"getpar",2,{FUPATEXT,FUPAOPT}}    
+                                      {"setpar",3,{FUPATEXT,FUPAINT,FUPAFLOAT}},
+                                      {"getpar",2,{FUPATEXT,FUPAOPT}},    
+                                      {"getnmon",0,{0,0}}
                                     };
    char *pMode[] = {
                     "timer",
@@ -795,7 +796,7 @@
    /* parse function args */
    argtolower(argc,argv);
    argx = &argv[1];
-   iRet = EvaluateFuPa((pFuncTemplate)&ActionTemplate,22,argc-1,argx,&PaRes);
+   iRet = EvaluateFuPa((pFuncTemplate)&ActionTemplate,23,argc-1,argx,&PaRes);
    if(iRet < 0)
    {
       sprintf(pBueffel,"%s",PaRes.pError);
@@ -1134,6 +1135,11 @@
                return 0;
             }         
             break;
+   case 22: /* getnmon */
+          snprintf(pBueffel,131,"%s.getnmon = %ld", argv[0], GetNMonitor(self));
+          SCWrite(pCon,pBueffel,eValue);
+          return 1;
+            break;
       default:
              assert(0); /* internal error */       
    }