diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/hive_status.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/hive_status.dm
index e7e1fab0dd45..136850357754 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/hive_status.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/hive_status.dm
@@ -874,6 +874,14 @@
 
 	return TRUE
 
+/datum/hive_status/proc/get_current_playable_facehugger_count()
+    var/count = 0
+    for(var/mob/mob as anything in totalXenos)
+        if(isfacehugger(mob))
+            count++
+    return count
+endproc
+
 /datum/hive_status/proc/spawn_as_hugger(mob/dead/observer/user, atom/A)
 	var/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/facehugger/hugger = new /mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/facehugger(A.loc, null, hivenumber)
 	user.mind.transfer_to(hugger, TRUE)