diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index 6f370a5fa..91158318f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -153,6 +153,53 @@ function get_lastcommentmodified($timezone = 'server') {
 }
 
 
+function get_comment_count( $post_id = 0 ) {
+    global $wpdb;
+
+    $post_id = (int) $post_id;
+
+    $where = '';
+    if ( $post_id > 0 ) {
+        $where = "WHERE comment_post_ID = {$post_id}";
+    }
+
+    $totals = (array) $wpdb->get_results(" 
+        SELECT comment_approved, COUNT( * ) AS total 
+        FROM {$wpdb->comments} 
+        {$where} 
+        GROUP BY comment_approved 
+    ", ARRAY_A);
+
+    $comment_count = array(                         
+        "approved"              => 0,                
+        "awaiting_moderation"   => 0,
+        "spam"                  => 0,
+        "total_comments"        => 0
+    ); 
+
+    foreach ( $totals as $i => $row ) { 
+        switch ( $row['comment_approved'] ) { 
+            case 'spam': 
+                $comment_count['spam'] = $row['total']; 
+                $comment_count["total_comments"] += $row['total'];
+                break; 
+            case 1: 
+                $comment_count['approved'] = $row['total']; 
+                $comment_count['total_comments'] += $row['total'];
+                break; 
+            case 0:
+                $comment_count['awaiting_moderation'] = $row['total'];
+                $comment_count['total_comments'] += $row['total'];
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $comment_count;
+}
+
+
 function sanitize_comment_cookies() {
 	if ( isset($_COOKIE['comment_author_'.COOKIEHASH]) ) {
 		$comment_author = apply_filters('pre_comment_author_name', $_COOKIE['comment_author_'.COOKIEHASH]);
diff --git a/xmlrpc.php b/xmlrpc.php
index 67219909d..ac0afbf1b 100644
--- a/xmlrpc.php
+++ b/xmlrpc.php
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			'wp.deleteCategory'		=> 'this:wp_deleteCategory',
 			'wp.suggestCategories'	=> 'this:wp_suggestCategories',
 			'wp.uploadFile'			=> 'this:mw_newMediaObject',	// Alias
+			'wp.getCommentCount'	=> 'this:wp_getCommentCount',
 
 			// Blogger API
 			'blogger.getUsersBlogs' => 'this:blogger_getUsersBlogs',
@@ -676,6 +677,26 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		return($category_suggestions);
 	}
 
+	function wp_getCommentCount( $args ) {
+		$this->escape($args); 
+
+		$blog_id	= (int) $args[0]; 
+		$username	= $args[1]; 
+		$password	= $args[2]; 
+		$post_id	= (int) $args[3];  
+
+		if( !$this->login_pass_ok( $username, $password ) ) {  
+			return new IXR_Error( 403, __( 'Bad login/pass combination.' ) ); 
+		}  
+
+		set_current_user( 0, $username );  
+		if( !current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {  
+			return new IXR_Error( 403, __( 'You are not allowed details about comments.' ) );  
+		} 
+
+		return get_comment_count( $post_id );
+	}
+
 
 	/* Blogger API functions
 	 * specs on http://plant.blogger.com/api and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bloggerDev/