diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_stack.h b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_stack.h
index d65c8f02462..1e0b29bc7e8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_stack.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_stack.h
@@ -34,16 +34,20 @@ typedef struct BLI_Stack BLI_Stack;
 
 BLI_Stack *BLI_stack_new_ex(
         const size_t elem_size, const char *description,
-        const size_t chunk_size) ATTR_NONNULL();
+        const size_t chunk_size) ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT ATTR_NONNULL();
 BLI_Stack *BLI_stack_new(
-        const size_t elem_size, const char *description) ATTR_NONNULL();
+        const size_t elem_size, const char *description) ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT ATTR_NONNULL();
 
 void BLI_stack_free(BLI_Stack *stack) ATTR_NONNULL();
 
-void BLI_stack_push(BLI_Stack *stack, const void *src) ATTR_NONNULL();
+void *BLI_stack_push_r(BLI_Stack *stack) ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT ATTR_NONNULL();
+void  BLI_stack_push(BLI_Stack *stack, const void *src) ATTR_NONNULL();
 
+void BLI_stack_pop_n(BLI_Stack *stack, void *dst, unsigned int n) ATTR_NONNULL();
 void BLI_stack_pop(BLI_Stack *stack, void *dst) ATTR_NONNULL();
 
-bool BLI_stack_is_empty(const BLI_Stack *stack) ATTR_NONNULL();
+size_t BLI_stack_count(const BLI_Stack *stack) ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT ATTR_NONNULL();
 
-#endif
+bool BLI_stack_is_empty(const BLI_Stack *stack) ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT ATTR_NONNULL();
+
+#endif  /* __BLI_STACK_H__ */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/stack.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/stack.c
index c2ee73d9693..9d6eecdba55 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/stack.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/stack.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include "BLI_strict_flags.h"
 
-// #define USE_TOTELEM
+#define USE_TOTELEM
 
 #define CHUNK_EMPTY ((size_t)-1)
 /* target chunks size: 64kb */
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void BLI_stack_free(BLI_Stack *stack)
  * Copies the source value onto the stack (note that it copies
  * elem_size bytes from 'src', the pointer itself is not stored)
  */
-void BLI_stack_push(BLI_Stack *stack, const void *src)
+void *BLI_stack_push_r(BLI_Stack *stack)
 {
 	stack->chunk_index++;
 
@@ -161,8 +161,14 @@ void BLI_stack_push(BLI_Stack *stack, const void *src)
 	stack->totelem++;
 #endif
 
-	/* Copy source to end of stack */
-	memcpy(CHUNK_LAST_ELEM(stack), src, stack->elem_size);
+	/* Return end of stack */
+	return CHUNK_LAST_ELEM(stack);
+}
+
+void BLI_stack_push(BLI_Stack *stack, const void *src)
+{
+	void *dst = BLI_stack_push_r(stack);
+	memcpy(dst, src, stack->elem_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -175,29 +181,62 @@ void BLI_stack_pop(BLI_Stack *stack, void *dst)
 {
 	BLI_assert(BLI_stack_is_empty(stack) == false);
 
-	if (!BLI_stack_is_empty(stack)) {
-		memcpy(dst, CHUNK_LAST_ELEM(stack), stack->elem_size);
+	memcpy(dst, CHUNK_LAST_ELEM(stack), stack->elem_size);
 #ifdef USE_TOTELEM
-		stack->totelem--;
+	stack->totelem--;
 #endif
-		if (--stack->chunk_index == CHUNK_EMPTY) {
-			struct StackChunk *chunk_free;
+	if (--stack->chunk_index == CHUNK_EMPTY) {
+		struct StackChunk *chunk_free;
 
-			chunk_free        = stack->chunk_curr;
-			stack->chunk_curr = stack->chunk_curr->next;
+		chunk_free        = stack->chunk_curr;
+		stack->chunk_curr = stack->chunk_curr->next;
 
-			chunk_free->next  = stack->chunk_free;
-			stack->chunk_free = chunk_free;
+		chunk_free->next  = stack->chunk_free;
+		stack->chunk_free = chunk_free;
 
-			stack->chunk_index = stack->chunk_elem_max - 1;
-		}
+		stack->chunk_index = stack->chunk_elem_max - 1;
 	}
 }
 
+void BLI_stack_pop_n(BLI_Stack *stack, void *dst, unsigned int n)
+{
+	BLI_assert(n <= BLI_stack_count(stack));
+
+	while (n--) {
+		BLI_stack_pop(stack, dst);
+		dst = (void *)((char *)dst + stack->elem_size);
+	}
+}
+
+size_t BLI_stack_count(const BLI_Stack *stack)
+{
+#ifdef USE_TOTELEM
+	return stack->totelem;
+#else
+	struct StackChunk *data = stack->chunk_curr;
+	size_t totelem = stack->chunk_index + 1;
+	size_t i;
+	if (totelem != stack->chunk_elem_max) {
+		data = data->next;
+	}
+	else {
+		totelem = 0;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; data; data = data->next) {
+		i++;
+	}
+	totelem += stack->chunk_elem_max * i;
+	return totelem;
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns true if the stack is empty, false otherwise
  */
 bool BLI_stack_is_empty(const BLI_Stack *stack)
 {
+#ifdef USE_TOTELEM
+	BLI_assert((stack->chunk_curr == NULL) == (stack->totelem == 0));
+#endif
 	return (stack->chunk_curr == NULL);
 }
diff --git a/tests/gtests/blenlib/BLI_stack_test.cc b/tests/gtests/blenlib/BLI_stack_test.cc
index 8ad4d957813..c4884cb8940 100644
--- a/tests/gtests/blenlib/BLI_stack_test.cc
+++ b/tests/gtests/blenlib/BLI_stack_test.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ TEST(stack, Empty)
 
 	stack = BLI_stack_new(sizeof(int), __func__);
 	EXPECT_EQ(BLI_stack_is_empty(stack), true);
+	EXPECT_EQ(BLI_stack_count(stack), 0);
 	BLI_stack_free(stack);
 }
 
@@ -29,9 +30,11 @@ TEST(stack, One)
 
 	BLI_stack_push(stack, (void *)&in);
 	EXPECT_EQ(BLI_stack_is_empty(stack), false);
+	EXPECT_EQ(BLI_stack_count(stack), 1);
 	BLI_stack_pop(stack, (void *)&out);
 	EXPECT_EQ(in, out);
 	EXPECT_EQ(BLI_stack_is_empty(stack), true);
+	EXPECT_EQ(BLI_stack_count(stack), 0);
 	BLI_stack_free(stack);
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +82,6 @@ TEST(stack, String)
 		*((int *)in) = i;
 		BLI_stack_pop(stack, (void *)&out);
 		EXPECT_STREQ(in, out);
-
 	}
 	EXPECT_EQ(BLI_stack_is_empty(stack), true);
 
@@ -133,5 +135,14 @@ TEST(stack, Reuse)
 	EXPECT_EQ(i, 0);
 	EXPECT_EQ(memcmp(sizes, sizes_test, sizeof(sizes) - sizeof(int)), 0);
 
+
+	/* finally test BLI_stack_pop_n */
+	for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(sizes); i--; ) {
+		BLI_stack_push(stack, (void *)&sizes[i]);
+	}
+	EXPECT_EQ(BLI_stack_count(stack), ARRAY_SIZE(sizes));
+	BLI_stack_pop_n(stack, (void *)sizes_test, ARRAY_SIZE(sizes));
+	EXPECT_EQ(memcmp(sizes, sizes_test, sizeof(sizes) - sizeof(int)), 0);
+
 	BLI_stack_free(stack);
 }