diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag.c b/src/jtag/jtag.c
index e818e92f0..6f65a3ec8 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag.c
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag.c
@@ -909,6 +909,11 @@ void jtag_execute_queue_noclear(void)
 	}
 }
 
+int jtag_get_flush_queue_count(void)
+{
+	return jtag_flush_queue_count;
+}
+
 int jtag_execute_queue(void)
 {
 	int retval;
@@ -2480,7 +2485,7 @@ static int Jim_Command_drscan(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *args
 
 static int Jim_Command_flush_count(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *args)
 {
-	Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, jtag_flush_queue_count));
+	Jim_SetResult(interp, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, jtag_get_flush_queue_count()));
 
 	return JIM_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag.h b/src/jtag/jtag.h
index a63aa3710..8f427fbe4 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag.h
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag.h
@@ -640,4 +640,7 @@ extern void jtag_add_dr_out(jtag_tap_t* tap,
  */
 extern int jtag_add_statemove(tap_state_t goal_state);
 
+/// @returns the number of times the scan queue has been flushed
+int jtag_get_flush_queue_count(void);
+
 #endif /* JTAG_H */