diff --git a/AK/StringView.cpp b/AK/StringView.cpp
index 83892bc50b3..7d23e1aa3a6 100644
--- a/AK/StringView.cpp
+++ b/AK/StringView.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,48 @@ Vector<StringView> StringView::split_view(StringView separator, SplitBehavior sp
     return parts;
 }
 
+template<typename Callback>
+static void for_each_line(StringView string, Callback&& callback)
+{
+    char const* characters = string.characters_without_null_termination();
+
+    size_t substart = 0;
+    bool last_ch_was_cr = false;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < string.length(); ++i) {
+        char ch = characters[i];
+        bool split_view = false;
+
+        switch (ch) {
+        case '\n':
+            if (last_ch_was_cr)
+                substart = i + 1;
+            else
+                split_view = true;
+
+            last_ch_was_cr = false;
+            break;
+
+        case '\r':
+            split_view = true;
+            last_ch_was_cr = true;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            last_ch_was_cr = false;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (split_view) {
+            callback(string.substring_view(substart, i - substart));
+            substart = i + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (size_t taillen = string.length() - substart; taillen != 0)
+        callback(string.substring_view(substart, taillen));
+}
+
 Vector<StringView> StringView::lines(ConsiderCarriageReturn consider_carriage_return) const
 {
     if (is_empty())
@@ -76,36 +118,24 @@ Vector<StringView> StringView::lines(ConsiderCarriageReturn consider_carriage_re
     if (consider_carriage_return == ConsiderCarriageReturn::No)
         return split_view('\n', SplitBehavior::KeepEmpty);
 
-    Vector<StringView> v;
-    size_t substart = 0;
-    bool last_ch_was_cr = false;
-    bool split_view = false;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < length(); ++i) {
-        char ch = characters_without_null_termination()[i];
-        if (ch == '\n') {
-            split_view = true;
-            if (last_ch_was_cr) {
-                substart = i + 1;
-                split_view = false;
-            }
-        }
-        if (ch == '\r') {
-            split_view = true;
-            last_ch_was_cr = true;
-        } else {
-            last_ch_was_cr = false;
-        }
-        if (split_view) {
-            size_t sublen = i - substart;
-            v.append(substring_view(substart, sublen));
-            substart = i + 1;
-        }
-        split_view = false;
-    }
-    size_t taillen = length() - substart;
-    if (taillen != 0)
-        v.append(substring_view(substart, taillen));
-    return v;
+    Vector<StringView> lines;
+    for_each_line(*this, [&](auto line) { lines.append(line); });
+
+    return lines;
+}
+
+size_t StringView::count_lines(ConsiderCarriageReturn consider_carriage_return) const
+{
+    if (is_empty())
+        return 1;
+
+    if (consider_carriage_return == ConsiderCarriageReturn::No)
+        return count('\n') + 1;
+
+    size_t lines = 0;
+    for_each_line(*this, [&](auto) { ++lines; });
+
+    return lines;
 }
 
 bool StringView::starts_with(char ch) const
diff --git a/AK/StringView.h b/AK/StringView.h
index 4a28fab8cb9..285b832a2bf 100644
--- a/AK/StringView.h
+++ b/AK/StringView.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ public:
         Yes,
     };
     [[nodiscard]] Vector<StringView> lines(ConsiderCarriageReturn = ConsiderCarriageReturn::Yes) const;
+    [[nodiscard]] size_t count_lines(ConsiderCarriageReturn = ConsiderCarriageReturn::Yes) const;
 
     // Create a new substring view of this string view, starting either at the beginning of
     // the given substring view, or after its end, and continuing until the end of this string
diff --git a/Tests/AK/TestStringView.cpp b/Tests/AK/TestStringView.cpp
index 1487b848301..63523b863b5 100644
--- a/Tests/AK/TestStringView.cpp
+++ b/Tests/AK/TestStringView.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,24 @@ TEST_CASE(lines)
     EXPECT_EQ(test_string_vector.at(2).is_empty(), true);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE(count_lines)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(""sv.count_lines(), 1u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo"sv.count_lines(), 1u);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\nbar"sv.count_lines(), 2u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\rbar"sv.count_lines(), 2u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\rbar"sv.count_lines(StringView::ConsiderCarriageReturn::No), 1u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\r\nbar"sv.count_lines(), 2u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\r\nbar"sv.count_lines(StringView::ConsiderCarriageReturn::No), 2u);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\nbar\nbax"sv.count_lines(), 3u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\rbar\rbaz"sv.count_lines(), 3u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\rbar\rbaz"sv.count_lines(StringView::ConsiderCarriageReturn::No), 1u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\r\nbar\r\nbaz"sv.count_lines(), 3u);
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo\r\nbar\r\nbaz"sv.count_lines(StringView::ConsiderCarriageReturn::No), 3u);
+}
+
 TEST_CASE(find)
 {
     auto test_string_view = "aabbcc_xy_ccbbaa"sv;