diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckIntItem.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckIntItem.cpp
index 069a027a7..6acb2ad17 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckIntItem.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckIntItem.cpp
@@ -34,5 +34,14 @@ namespace Opm {
         }
     }
 
+    void DeckIntItem::push_back(int data) {
+        m_data.push_back( data );
+    }
+
+
+    size_t DeckIntItem::size() const {
+        return m_data.size();
+    }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckIntItem.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckIntItem.hpp
index e39f0d64d..4416c0f8a 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckIntItem.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/DeckIntItem.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef DECKINTITEM_HPP
-#define	DECKINTITEM_HPP
+#define DECKINTITEM_HPP
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace Opm {
     public:
         int getInt(unsigned int index) const;
         void push_back(std::vector<int> data);
+        void push_back(int value);
+        size_t size() const;
     private:
         std::vector<int> m_data;
     };
@@ -37,5 +39,5 @@ namespace Opm {
     typedef boost::shared_ptr<DeckIntItem> DeckIntItemPtr;
     typedef boost::shared_ptr<const DeckIntItem> DeckIntItemConstPtr;
 }
-#endif	/* DECKINTITEM_HPP */
+#endif  /* DECKINTITEM_HPP */
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/tests/DeckItemTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/tests/DeckItemTests.cpp
index 1526181f3..14df0ea05 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/tests/DeckItemTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/tests/DeckItemTests.cpp
@@ -44,3 +44,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(PushBack_VectorPushed_ElementsCorrect) {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(13, deckIntItem.getInt(0));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(33, deckIntItem.getInt(1));
 }
+
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(size_correct) {
+    DeckIntItem deckIntItem;
+    
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0U , deckIntItem.size());
+    deckIntItem.push_back( 100 );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , deckIntItem.size());
+    
+    deckIntItem.push_back( 100 );
+    deckIntItem.push_back( 100 );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 3U , deckIntItem.size());
+}