diff --git a/lib/serverspec/type/process.rb b/lib/serverspec/type/process.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/type/process.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/type/process.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ module Serverspec::Type
       get_column("group")
     end
 
+    def count
+      @runner.count_process(@name).stdout.strip.to_i
+    end
+
     def method_missing(meth)
       get_column(meth.to_s)
     end
Added method to Process type to count number of running processes