diff --git a/nano/lib/rate_limiting.cpp b/nano/lib/rate_limiting.cpp
index 2a4715c9a..ced8828cd 100644
--- a/nano/lib/rate_limiting.cpp
+++ b/nano/lib/rate_limiting.cpp
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ void nano::rate::token_bucket::refill ()
 	}
 }
 
-std::size_t nano::rate::token_bucket::largest_burst () const
-{
-	return max_token_count - smallest_size;
-}
-
 void nano::rate::token_bucket::reset (std::size_t max_token_count_a, std::size_t refill_rate_a)
 {
 	// A token count of 0 indicates unlimited capacity. We use 1e9 as
@@ -63,6 +58,16 @@ void nano::rate::token_bucket::reset (std::size_t max_token_count_a, std::size_t
 	last_refill = std::chrono::steady_clock::now ();
 }
 
+std::size_t nano::rate::token_bucket::largest_burst () const
+{
+	return max_token_count - smallest_size;
+}
+
+std::size_t nano::rate::token_bucket::size () const
+{
+	return current_size;
+}
+
 /*
  * rate_limiter
  */
@@ -82,4 +87,10 @@ void nano::rate_limiter::reset (std::size_t limit_a, double burst_ratio_a)
 {
 	nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> guard{ mutex };
 	bucket.reset (static_cast<std::size_t> (limit_a * burst_ratio_a), limit_a);
+}
+
+std::size_t nano::rate_limiter::size () const
+{
+	nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> guard{ mutex };
+	return bucket.size ();
 }
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diff --git a/nano/lib/rate_limiting.hpp b/nano/lib/rate_limiting.hpp
index cf377cb68..3ba0f3b77 100644
--- a/nano/lib/rate_limiting.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/rate_limiting.hpp
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	bool try_consume (unsigned tokens_required = 1);
 
-	/** Returns the largest burst observed */
-	std::size_t largest_burst () const;
-
 	/** Update the max_token_count and/or refill_rate_a parameters */
 	void reset (std::size_t max_token_count, std::size_t refill_rate);
 
+	/** Returns the largest burst observed */
+	std::size_t largest_burst () const;
+	std::size_t size () const;
+
 private:
 	void refill ();
 
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ public:
 	bool should_pass (std::size_t buffer_size);
 	void reset (std::size_t limit, double burst_ratio = 1.0);
 
+	std::size_t size () const;
+
 private:
 	nano::rate::token_bucket bucket;
 	mutable nano::mutex mutex;