diff --git a/src/Mesh.cpp b/src/Mesh.cpp
index de77e9175..8a7ed35d9 100644
--- a/src/Mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mesh.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void Mesh::draw() {
         it->first->unbind();
     }
 
-    glDrawArrays(_primitive, 0, count);
+    glDrawArrays(_primitive, 0, _vertexCount);
 
     /* Disable vertex arrays for all attributes */
     for(set<GLuint>::const_iterator it = _attributes.begin(); it != _attributes.end(); ++it)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void Mesh::finalize() {
                 ait->pointer = reinterpret_cast<const GLvoid*>(position);
 
                 /* Add attribute size (for all vertices) to position */
-                position += ait->size*sizeOf(ait->type)*count;
+                position += ait->size*sizeOf(ait->type)*_vertexCount;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Mesh.h b/src/Mesh.h
index 09db8dab4..0939454ea 100644
--- a/src/Mesh.h
+++ b/src/Mesh.h
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ class Mesh {
         /**
          * @brief Constructor
          * @param primitive     Primitive type
-         * @param _count        Vertex count
+         * @param vertexCount   Vertex count
          */
-        inline Mesh(Primitive primitive, GLsizei _count): _primitive(primitive), count(_count), finalized(false) {}
+        inline Mesh(Primitive primitive, GLsizei vertexCount): _primitive(primitive), _vertexCount(vertexCount), finalized(false) {}
 
         /**
          * @brief Destructor
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ class Mesh {
         /** @brief Primitive type */
         inline Primitive primitive() const { return _primitive; }
 
+        /** @brief Vertex count */
+        inline GLsizei vertexCount() const { return _vertexCount; }
+
         /**
          * @brief Add buffer
          * @param interleaved   If storing more than one attribute data in the
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ class Mesh {
 
     private:
         Primitive _primitive;
-        GLsizei count;
+        GLsizei _vertexCount;
         bool finalized;
 
         std::map<Buffer*, std::pair<bool, std::vector<Attribute> > > _buffers;