diff --git a/bcipy/display/paradigm/vep/layout.py b/bcipy/display/paradigm/vep/layout.py
index 944d1c2a0..2fa27973c 100644
--- a/bcipy/display/paradigm/vep/layout.py
+++ b/bcipy/display/paradigm/vep/layout.py
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ def _box_size(self, validate: bool = True) -> Tuple[float, float]:
 
         return (width, height)
 
+    @property
+    def num_boxes(self) -> int:
+        """The number of boxes"""
+        return self._num_boxes
+    
     @property
     def box_size(self) -> Tuple[float, float]:
         """Size of each box"""