diff --git a/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h b/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h
index f3946660..18442a83 100644
--- a/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h
+++ b/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ typedef struct hashentry_t {
 } hashentry_t;
 
 typedef struct {
+	size_t entrycount;
 	size_t capacity;
 	hashentry_t **entries;
 } hashtable_t;
diff --git a/kernel-src/lib/hashtable.c b/kernel-src/lib/hashtable.c
index e33a5b25..40d0cb94 100644
--- a/kernel-src/lib/hashtable.c
+++ b/kernel-src/lib/hashtable.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ int hashtable_set(hashtable_t *table, void *value, void *key, size_t keysize, bo
 		entry->keysize = keysize;
 		entry->hash = hash;
 		table->entries[tableoffset] = entry;
+		++table->entrycount;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ int hashtable_remove(hashtable_t *table, void *key, size_t keysize) {
 
 	free(entry->key);
 	slab_free(hashentrycache, entry);
+	--table->entrycount;
 
 	return 0;
 }