diff --git a/src/runtime/language.c b/src/runtime/language.c
index 71749867..1b2907e1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/language.c
+++ b/src/runtime/language.c
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #include "runtime/parser.h"
 
+size_t ts_language_symbol_count(const TSLanguage *) {
+  return language->symbol_count;
+}
+
 const char *ts_language_symbol_name(TSLanguage *language, TSSymbol symbol) {
   return language->symbol_names[symbol];
 }