diff --git a/source/libublsettings.c b/source/libublsettings.c
index 473627f..f73a32a 100644
--- a/source/libublsettings.c
+++ b/source/libublsettings.c
@@ -431,6 +431,18 @@ int yon_char_find_count(char *source, char *find){
     return i;
 }
 
+int yon_char_count(char *source, char *find){
+    char *working_string=yon_char_new(source);
+    int i=0;
+    int size=0;
+    char *cur=strstr(source,find);
+    for (i=0;cur;cur = strstr(cur,find)){
+        cur++;
+        i++;
+    }
+    return i;
+}
+
 char *yon_char_divide_search(char *source, char *dividepos, int delete_divider)
 {
     if (source&&dividepos){
diff --git a/source/libublsettings.h b/source/libublsettings.h
index 2d0ecd3..d31fab5 100644
--- a/source/libublsettings.h
+++ b/source/libublsettings.h
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ int yon_char_parsed_check_repeats(char **parameters, int size, int *first_overla
 */
 int yon_char_find_count(char *source, char *find);
 
+int yon_char_count(char *source, char *find);
+
 /**yon_char_parsed_includes_char_parsed (config_str source, config_str to_check, int source_size, int check_size)
  * [EN]
  *