diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cfe62b9..35ce31c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ instead (1.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
   * toggle_menu added;
   * get_ticks added;
   * bit_xxx bitwise operations added;
+  * visits() added;
 
  -- Peter Kosyh <p.kosyh@gmail.com>  Tue, 27 Apr 2011 11:01:00 +0400  
 
diff --git a/stead/goto.lua b/stead/goto.lua
index 1e414be..7954b7d 100644
--- a/stead/goto.lua
+++ b/stead/goto.lua
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ function visited(w)
 	return w.__visited
 end
 
+function visits(w)
+	local n = visited(w)
+	if not n then n = 0 end
+	return n
+end
+
 iface.fmt = function(self, cmd, st, moved, r, av, objs, pv) -- st -- changed state (main win), move -- loc changed
 	local l
 	if st then