diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/result.h b/include/sqlpp11/result.h
index 109cdfed..b38cf86b 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/result.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/result.h
@@ -38,6 +38,31 @@ namespace sqlpp
     using type = std::input_iterator_tag;
   };
 
+  namespace detail
+  {
+	template<class DbResult, class = void>
+	struct result_has_size : std::false_type {};
+
+	template<class DbResult>
+	struct result_has_size<DbResult, void_t<decltype(std::declval<DbResult>().size())>>
+	  : std::true_type {};
+
+	template<class DbResult>
+	constexpr bool result_has_size_v = result_has_size<DbResult>::value;
+
+	template<class DbResult, class = void>
+	struct result_size_type { using type = void; };
+
+	template<class DbResult>
+	struct result_size_type<DbResult, void_t<decltype(std::declval<DbResult>().size())>>
+	{
+	  using type = decltype(std::declval<DbResult>().size());
+	};
+
+	template<class DbResult>
+	using result_size_type_t = typename result_size_type<DbResult>::type;
+  }
+
   template <typename DbResult, typename ResultRow>
   class result_t
   {
@@ -139,6 +164,13 @@ namespace sqlpp
     {
       _result.next(_result_row);
     }
+
+	template<class Size = detail::result_size_type_t<DbResult>>
+	Size size() const
+	{
+	  static_assert(detail::result_has_size_v<DbResult>, "Underlying connector does not support size()");
+	  return _result.size();
+	}
   };
 }  // namespace sqlpp
 
diff --git a/test_types/result_row.cpp b/test_types/result_row.cpp
index 31858a91..b17140d2 100644
--- a/test_types/result_row.cpp
+++ b/test_types/result_row.cpp
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ namespace
       static_assert(not sqlpp::can_be_null_t<decltype(x.s)>::value, "constant non-null value can not be null");
     }
     {
-      const auto& x = db(select(bar.alpha, foo.delta, bar.gamma, seven)
+	  auto&& result = db(select(bar.alpha, foo.delta, bar.gamma, seven)
                              .from(bar.join(foo).on(foo.omega > bar.alpha))
-                             .unconditionally()).front();
+                             .unconditionally());
+	  const auto& x = result.front();
+	  static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(result.size()), size_t>::value, "db doesn't have size_t result_t.size() ");
       static_assert(sqlpp::can_be_null_t<decltype(x.alpha)>::value, "nullable value can always be null");
       static_assert(not sqlpp::can_be_null_t<decltype(x.gamma)>::value, "left side of (inner) join cannot be null");
       static_assert(not sqlpp::can_be_null_t<decltype(x.delta)>::value, "right side of (inner) join cannot be null");
diff --git a/tests/MockDb.h b/tests/MockDb.h
index 8e5d5308..5c9bb432 100644
--- a/tests/MockDb.h
+++ b/tests/MockDb.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ struct MockDbT : public sqlpp::connection
     {
       result_row._invalidate();
     }
+
+	size_t size() const { return 0; }
   };
 
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