diff --git a/src/stream/stream/count.rs b/src/stream/stream/count.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..998375ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stream/stream/count.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::future::Future;
+
+use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
+
+use crate::stream::Stream;
+use crate::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+pin_project! {
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    #[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
+    pub struct CountFuture<S> {
+        #[pin]
+        stream: S,
+        count: usize,
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S> CountFuture<S> {
+    pub(super) fn new(stream: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stream,
+            count: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S> Future for CountFuture<S>
+where
+    S: Stream,
+{
+    type Output = usize;
+
+    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        let this = self.project();
+        let next = futures_core::ready!(this.stream.poll_next(cx));
+
+        match next {
+            Some(_) => {
+                cx.waker().wake_by_ref();
+                *this.count += 1;
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+            None => Poll::Ready(*this.count),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/stream/stream/mod.rs b/src/stream/stream/mod.rs
index 5756a21e6..9d6b9f9b2 100644
--- a/src/stream/stream/mod.rs
+++ b/src/stream/stream/mod.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ mod chain;
 mod cloned;
 mod cmp;
 mod copied;
+mod count;
 mod cycle;
 mod enumerate;
 mod eq;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ mod zip;
 use all::AllFuture;
 use any::AnyFuture;
 use cmp::CmpFuture;
+use count::CountFuture;
 use cycle::Cycle;
 use enumerate::Enumerate;
 use eq::EqFuture;
@@ -912,6 +914,35 @@ extension_trait! {
             MinByFuture::new(self, compare)
         }
 
+        #[doc = r#"
+            Counting the number of elements and returning it.
+
+            # Examples
+
+            ```ignore
+            # fn main() { async_std::task::block_on(async {
+            #
+            use async_std::prelude::*;
+            use async_std::stream;
+
+            let s = stream::from_iter(vec![1, 2, 3]);
+
+            let count = s.count().await;
+            assert_eq!(count, 3);
+
+            #
+            # }) }
+            ```
+        "#]
+        fn count<F>(
+            self,
+        ) -> impl Future<Output = usize> [CountFuture<Self>]
+        where
+            Self: Sized,
+        {
+            CountFuture::new(self)
+        }
+
         #[doc = r#"
             Returns the element that gives the minimum value. If several elements are equally minimum,
             the first element is returned. If the stream is empty, `None` is returned.