diff --git a/mmsg/mmsg.c b/mmsg/mmsg.c
index 2ad9d074..b20e45c4 100644
--- a/mmsg/mmsg.c
+++ b/mmsg/mmsg.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int32_t vflag;
 static int32_t mflag;
 static int32_t fflag;
 static int32_t Mflag;
+static int32_t nflag;
 static int32_t qflag;
 static int32_t dflag;
 static int32_t xflag;
@@ -178,6 +179,16 @@ static void dwl_ipc_output_layout_symbol(
 	printf("layout %s\n", layout);
 }
 
+static void dwl_ipc_output_nmasters(
+    void *data, struct zdwl_ipc_output_v2 *dwl_ipc_output, uint32_t count) {
+    if (!(nflag && mode & GET))
+        return;
+    char *output_name = data;
+    if (output_name)
+        printf("%s ", output_name);
+    printf("nmasters %d\n", count);
+}
+
 static void dwl_ipc_output_title(void *data,
 								 struct zdwl_ipc_output_v2 *dwl_ipc_output,
 								 const char *title) {
@@ -432,6 +443,7 @@ static const struct zdwl_ipc_output_v2_listener dwl_ipc_output_listener = {
 	.fullscreen = dwl_ipc_output_fullscreen,
 	.floating = dwl_ipc_output_floating,
     .master = dwl_ipc_output_master,
+    .nmasters = dwl_ipc_output_nmasters,
 	.x = dwl_ipc_output_x,
 	.y = dwl_ipc_output_y,
 	.width = dwl_ipc_output_width,
@@ -543,6 +555,7 @@ static void usage(void) {
 			"\t-m           Get fullscreen status\n"
 			"\t-f           Get floating status\n"
             "\t-M           Get master status\n"
+            "\t-n           Get current masters count\n"
 			"\t-x           Get focused client geometry\n"
 			"\t-e           Get name of last focused layer\n"
 			"\t-k           Get current keyboard layout\n"
@@ -778,6 +791,12 @@ int32_t main(int32_t argc, char *argv[]) {
 			usage();
 		mode |= GET;
 		break;
+    case 'n':
+        nflag = 1;
+        if (mode == SET)
+            usage();
+        mode |= GET;
+        break;
 	case 'x':
 		xflag = 1;
 		if (mode == SET)
@@ -816,11 +835,11 @@ int32_t main(int32_t argc, char *argv[]) {
 	if (mode == NONE)
 		usage();
 	if (mode & GET && !output_name &&
-		!(oflag || tflag || lflag || Oflag || Tflag || Lflag || cflag ||
+		!(oflag || tflag || lflag || Oflag || nflag || Tflag || Lflag || cflag ||
 		  vflag || mflag || fflag || Mflag || xflag || eflag || kflag || bflag ||
 		  Aflag || dflag))
-		oflag = tflag = lflag = cflag = vflag = mflag = fflag = Mflag = xflag = eflag =
-			kflag = bflag = Aflag = 1;
+		oflag = tflag = lflag = cflag = vflag = mflag = 
+        nflag = fflag = Mflag = xflag = eflag = kflag = bflag = Aflag = 1;
 
 	display = wl_display_connect(NULL);
 	if (!display)
diff --git a/protocols/dwl-ipc-unstable-v2.xml b/protocols/dwl-ipc-unstable-v2.xml
index 608981f7..41b88153 100644
--- a/protocols/dwl-ipc-unstable-v2.xml
+++ b/protocols/dwl-ipc-unstable-v2.xml
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ I would probably just submit raphi's patchset but I don't think that would be po
       </description>
       <arg name="layout" type="string" summary="The new layout"/>
     </event>
+    
+    <event name="nmasters" since="1">
+      <description summary="Update the current masters count">
+          Indicates the count of masters has changed.
+      </description>
+      <arg name="nmasters" type="uint" summary="The new masters count"/>
+    </event>
 
     <event name="frame">
       <description summary="The update sequence is done.">
diff --git a/src/ext-protocol/dwl-ipc.h b/src/ext-protocol/dwl-ipc.h
index 22cd1fda..4f7bfa26 100644
--- a/src/ext-protocol/dwl-ipc.h
+++ b/src/ext-protocol/dwl-ipc.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ void dwl_ipc_output_printstatus_to(DwlIpcOutput *ipc_output) {
 	xkb_layout_index_t current;
 	int32_t tagmask, state, numclients, focused_client, tag;
 	const char *title, *appid, *symbol;
+    uint32_t nmasters;
 	char kb_layout[32];
 	focused = focustop(monitor);
 	zdwl_ipc_output_v2_send_active(ipc_output->resource, monitor == selmon);
@@ -143,8 +144,10 @@ void dwl_ipc_output_printstatus_to(DwlIpcOutput *ipc_output) {
 
 	if (monitor->isoverview) {
 		symbol = overviewlayout.symbol;
+        nmasters = 0;
 	} else {
 		symbol = monitor->pertag->ltidxs[monitor->pertag->curtag]->symbol;
+        nmasters = monitor->pertag->nmasters[monitor->pertag->curtag];
 	}
 
 	keyboard = &kb_group->wlr_group->keyboard;
@@ -159,6 +162,8 @@ void dwl_ipc_output_printstatus_to(DwlIpcOutput *ipc_output) {
 	zdwl_ipc_output_v2_send_title(ipc_output->resource, title ? title : broken);
 	zdwl_ipc_output_v2_send_appid(ipc_output->resource, appid ? appid : broken);
 	zdwl_ipc_output_v2_send_layout_symbol(ipc_output->resource, symbol);
+    zdwl_ipc_output_v2_send_nmasters(ipc_output->resource, nmasters);
+
 	if (wl_resource_get_version(ipc_output->resource) >=
 		ZDWL_IPC_OUTPUT_V2_FULLSCREEN_SINCE_VERSION) {
 		zdwl_ipc_output_v2_send_fullscreen(ipc_output->resource,