diff --git a/cc/paint/display_item_list.h b/cc/paint/display_item_list.h
index 12e9153191667b..6881ea31927bb0 100644
--- a/cc/paint/display_item_list.h
+++ b/cc/paint/display_item_list.h
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ class CC_PAINT_EXPORT DisplayItemList
   std::string ToString() const;
   bool has_draw_ops() const { return paint_op_buffer_.has_draw_ops(); }
 
+  // Ops with nested paint ops are considered as a single op.
+  size_t num_paint_ops() const { return paint_op_buffer_.size(); }
+
  private:
   friend class DisplayItemListTest;
   friend gpu::raster::RasterImplementation;
diff --git a/cc/paint/paint_recorder.cc b/cc/paint/paint_recorder.cc
index 1fb95143f49a49..cded3e21e407ac 100644
--- a/cc/paint/paint_recorder.cc
+++ b/cc/paint/paint_recorder.cc
@@ -51,4 +51,8 @@ bool PaintRecorder::ListHasDrawOps() const {
   return display_item_list_->has_draw_ops();
 }
 
+size_t PaintRecorder::num_paint_ops() const {
+  return display_item_list_->num_paint_ops();
+}
+
 }  // namespace cc
diff --git a/cc/paint/paint_recorder.h b/cc/paint/paint_recorder.h
index 6beb024c236987..5195835342b136 100644
--- a/cc/paint/paint_recorder.h
+++ b/cc/paint/paint_recorder.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class CC_PAINT_EXPORT PaintRecorder {
 
   bool ListHasDrawOps() const;
 
+  // Ops with nested paint ops are considered as a single op.
+  size_t num_paint_ops() const;
+
  protected:
   virtual std::unique_ptr<RecordPaintCanvas> CreateCanvas(DisplayItemList* list,
                                                           const SkRect& bounds);