diff --git a/listbox_darwin.go b/listbox_darwin.go
index e663e78..9575af6 100644
--- a/listbox_darwin.go
+++ b/listbox_darwin.go
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ var (
 	_setHeaderView = sel_getUid("setHeaderView:")
 	_selectedRowIndexes = sel_getUid("selectedRowIndexes")
 	_count = sel_getUid("count")
+	_numberOfRows = sel_getUid("numberOfRows")
 )
 
 func makeListbox(parentWindow C.id, alternate bool) C.id {
@@ -294,3 +295,7 @@ func deleteListbox(listbox C.id, index int) {
 	array := listboxArray(listbox)
 	deleteListboxArray(array, index)
 }
+
+func listboxLen(listbox C.id) int {
+	return int(C.objc_msgSend_intret_noargs(listboxInScrollView(listbox), _numberOfRows))
+}
diff --git a/sysdata_darwin.go b/sysdata_darwin.go
index eb3a76f..6db7ad3 100644
--- a/sysdata_darwin.go
+++ b/sysdata_darwin.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type classData struct {
 	selIndices		func(id C.id) []int
 	selTexts		func(id C.id) []string
 	delete		func(id C.id, index int)
+	len			func(id C.id) int
 }
 
 var (
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ var (
 	_setControlSize = sel_getUid("setControlSize:")
 	_setIndeterminate = sel_getUid("setIndeterminate:")
 	_setDoubleValue = sel_getUid("setDoubleValue:")
+	_numberOfItems = sel_getUid("numberOfItems")
 )
 
 func addControl(parentWindow C.id, control C.id) {
@@ -199,6 +201,9 @@ var classTypes = [nctypes]*classData{
 		delete:		func(id C.id, index int) {
 			C.objc_msgSend_int(id, _removeItemAtIndex, C.intptr_t(index))
 		},
+		len:			func(id C.id) int {
+			return int(C.objc_msgSend_intret_noargs(id, _numberOfItems))
+		},
 	},
 	c_lineedit:		&classData{
 		make:		func(parentWindow C.id, alternate bool) C.id {
@@ -246,6 +251,7 @@ var classTypes = [nctypes]*classData{
 		selIndices:	selectedListboxIndices,
 		selTexts:		selectedListboxTexts,
 		delete:		deleteListbox,
+		len:			listboxLen,
 	},
 	c_progressbar:		&classData{
 		make:		func(parentWindow C.id, alternate bool) C.id {
@@ -465,3 +471,12 @@ func (s *sysData) setProgress(percent int) {
 	}
 	<-ret
 }
+
+func (s *sysData) len() int {
+	ret := make(chan int)
+	defer close(ret)
+	uitask <- func() {
+		ret <- classTypes[s.ctype].len(s.id)
+	}
+	return <-ret
+}