diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
index 147a03a54..1f1a13359 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ void SplitContainer::refreshTab()
 
 int SplitContainer::getSplitCount()
 {
-    return 0;
+    return this->splits_.size();
 }
 
 const std::vector<Split *> SplitContainer::getSplits() const