diff --git a/supervision/dataset/utils.py b/supervision/dataset/utils.py
index 6c30eeab0..2264df3ae 100644
--- a/supervision/dataset/utils.py
+++ b/supervision/dataset/utils.py
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ def approximate_mask_with_polygons(
     ]
 
 
+def get_class_distribution(dataset: "DetectionDataset") -> Dict[str, int]:
+    """
+    Returns a dictionary with class names as keys and sample counts as values.
+    """
+    from collections import Counter
+
+    all_classes = []
+    for det in dataset.annotations:
+        all_classes.extend(det["class_names"])
+    return dict(Counter(all_classes))
+
+
 def merge_class_lists(class_lists: List[List[str]]) -> List[str]:
     unique_classes = set()