diff --git a/src/or/channel.c b/src/or/channel.c
index f729a17be9..e2d102d2ac 100644
--- a/src/or/channel.c
+++ b/src/or/channel.c
@@ -4035,6 +4035,16 @@ channel_mark_outgoing(channel_t *chan)
  * Flow control queries *
  ***********************/
 
+/*
+ * Get the latest estimate for the total queue size of all open channels
+ */
+
+uint64_t
+channel_get_global_queue_estimate(void)
+{
+  return estimated_total_queue_size;
+}
+
 /*
  * Estimate the number of writeable cells
  *
diff --git a/src/or/channel.h b/src/or/channel.h
index 388c729953..18f7cfc01e 100644
--- a/src/or/channel.h
+++ b/src/or/channel.h
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ void channel_listener_dump_transport_statistics(channel_listener_t *chan_l,
                                                 int severity);
 
 /* Flow control queries */
+uint64_t channel_get_global_queue_estimate(void);
 int channel_num_cells_writeable(channel_t *chan);
 
 /* Timestamp queries */