diff --git a/framework/include/fwk_module.h b/framework/include/fwk_module.h
index a8de0ba3aee206fcd8cfebf6c3066d684bc240a8..fc66b258de84f8ddc1c3d187d0c84d49c56bf1ae 100644
--- a/framework/include/fwk_module.h
+++ b/framework/include/fwk_module.h
@@ -395,6 +395,16 @@ bool fwk_module_is_valid_notification_id(fwk_id_t id);
  */
 int fwk_module_get_element_count(fwk_id_t module_id);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Get the number of sub-elements within an element.
+ *
+ * \param element_id Identifier of the element.
+ *
+ * \retval FWK_E_PARAM The identifier of the element is invalid.
+ * \return Number of sub-elements.
+ */
+int fwk_module_get_sub_element_count(fwk_id_t element_id);
+
 /*!
  * \brief Get the name of a module or element.
  *
diff --git a/framework/src/fwk_module.c b/framework/src/fwk_module.c
index aaad8efb90eb7348e45f496efbeb7f060b538e81..8f695842ac01ad450c963aa11466e45e5195f1cf 100644
--- a/framework/src/fwk_module.c
+++ b/framework/src/fwk_module.c
@@ -587,6 +587,14 @@ int fwk_module_get_element_count(fwk_id_t id)
         return FWK_E_PARAM;
 }
 
+int fwk_module_get_sub_element_count(fwk_id_t element_id)
+{
+    if (fwk_module_is_valid_element_id(element_id))
+        return __fwk_module_get_element_ctx(element_id)->sub_element_count;
+    else
+        return FWK_E_PARAM;
+}
+
 const char *fwk_module_get_name(fwk_id_t id)
 {
     if (fwk_module_is_valid_element_id(id))
diff --git a/framework/test/test_fwk_module.c b/framework/test/test_fwk_module.c
index e3d932af9332c1292f0d972db3fcc99294a7da65..8322ba5169b4d06683d7c23e8a0a3ae583e2b943 100644
--- a/framework/test/test_fwk_module.c
+++ b/framework/test/test_fwk_module.c
@@ -906,6 +906,28 @@ static void test_fwk_module_get_element_count(void)
     assert(element_count == FWK_E_PARAM);
 }
 
+static void test_fwk_module_get_sub_element_count(void)
+{
+    int sub_element_count;
+
+    /* Invalid element ID */
+    sub_element_count =
+        fwk_module_get_sub_element_count(FWK_ID_ELEMENT(MODULE0_IDX, 0x05));
+    assert(sub_element_count == FWK_E_PARAM);
+
+    /* Valid module ID, but not an element */
+    sub_element_count = fwk_module_get_sub_element_count(MODULE0_ID);
+    assert(sub_element_count == FWK_E_PARAM);
+
+    /* Valid element ID with 0 sub-elements */
+    sub_element_count = fwk_module_get_sub_element_count(ELEM1_ID);
+    assert(sub_element_count == 0);
+
+    /* Valid element ID with 1 sub-element */
+    sub_element_count = fwk_module_get_sub_element_count(ELEM0_ID);
+    assert(sub_element_count == 1);
+}
+
 static void test_fwk_module_get_name(void)
 {
     fwk_id_t id;
@@ -1117,6 +1139,7 @@ static const struct fwk_test_case_desc test_case_table[] = {
     FWK_TEST_CASE(test_fwk_module_is_valid_event_id),
     FWK_TEST_CASE(test_fwk_module_is_valid_notification_id),
     FWK_TEST_CASE(test_fwk_module_get_element_count),
+    FWK_TEST_CASE(test_fwk_module_get_sub_element_count),
     FWK_TEST_CASE(test_fwk_module_get_name),
     FWK_TEST_CASE(test_fwk_module_get_data),
     FWK_TEST_CASE(test_fwk_module_check_call_failed),