diff --git a/tests/controls/treectrltest.cpp b/tests/controls/treectrltest.cpp
index 433c32ce61..3d03a768eb 100644
--- a/tests/controls/treectrltest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/treectrltest.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ private:
         CPPUNIT_TEST( SelectItemMulti );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( PseudoTest_SetHiddenRoot );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( HasChildren );
+        CPPUNIT_TEST( GetCount );
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
     void ItemClick();
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ private:
     void Sort();
     void KeyNavigation();
     void HasChildren();
+    void GetCount();
     void SelectItemSingle();
     void SelectItemMulti();
     void PseudoTest_MultiSelect() { ms_multiSelect = true; }
@@ -175,6 +177,11 @@ void TreeCtrlTestCase::HasChildren()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( !m_tree->HasChildren(m_grandchild) );
 }
 
+void TreeCtrlTestCase::GetCount()
+{
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3, m_tree->GetCount());
+}
+
 void TreeCtrlTestCase::SelectItemSingle()
 {
     // this test should be only ran in single-selection control