diff --git a/include/display/cfb.h b/include/display/cfb.h
index 6de9bdc5f0a..3e1d10dc402 100644
--- a/include/display/cfb.h
+++ b/include/display/cfb.h
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ int cfb_framebuffer_set_font(struct device *dev, u8_t idx);
  */
 int cfb_get_font_size(struct device *dev, u8_t idx, u8_t *width, u8_t *height);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get number of fonts.
+ *
+ * @param dev Pointer to device structure for driver instance
+ *
+ * @return number of fonts
+ */
+int cfb_get_numof_fonts(struct device *dev);
+
 /**
  * @brief Initialize Character Framebuffer.
  *
diff --git a/subsys/fb/cfb.c b/subsys/fb/cfb.c
index 9e86e528f0f..755e5b20e40 100644
--- a/subsys/fb/cfb.c
+++ b/subsys/fb/cfb.c
@@ -283,6 +283,13 @@ int cfb_get_font_size(struct device *dev, u8_t idx, u8_t *width, u8_t *height)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int cfb_get_numof_fonts(struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct char_framebuffer *fb = &char_fb;
+
+	return fb->numof_fonts;
+}
+
 int cfb_framebuffer_init(struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct display_driver_api *api = dev->driver_api;