diff --git a/include/git2/pack.h b/include/git2/pack.h
index 7e28a67e8..94d5fc6a1 100644
--- a/include/git2/pack.h
+++ b/include/git2/pack.h
@@ -87,6 +87,20 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_packbuilder_write(git_packbuilder *pb, const char *file);
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_packbuilder_foreach(git_packbuilder *pb, int (*cb)(void *buf, size_t size, void *data), void *data);
 
+/**
+ * Get the total number of objects the packbuilder will write out
+ *
+ * @param pb the packbuilder
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(uint32_t) git_packbuilder_object_count(git_packbuilder *pb);
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of objects the packbuilder has already written out
+ *
+ * @param pb the packbuilder
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(uint32_t) git_packbuilder_written(git_packbuilder *pb);
+
 /**
  * Free the packbuilder and all associated data
  *
diff --git a/src/pack-objects.c b/src/pack-objects.c
index 8861084e1..7136d87eb 100644
--- a/src/pack-objects.c
+++ b/src/pack-objects.c
@@ -1292,6 +1292,16 @@ int git_packbuilder_insert_tree(git_packbuilder *pb, const git_oid *oid)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+uint32_t git_packbuilder_object_count(git_packbuilder *pb)
+{
+	return pb->nr_objects;
+}
+
+uint32_t git_packbuilder_written(git_packbuilder *pb)
+{
+	return pb->nr_written;
+}
+
 void git_packbuilder_free(git_packbuilder *pb)
 {
 	if (pb == NULL)