diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ac0a2922359..2079aab40e67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 ## master
 
-- `[*]` Add documentation and tests related to auto-mocking ([#8086](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8099))
-
 ### Features
 
 ### Fixes
 
 - `[jest-each]` Fix test function type ([#8145](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8145))
 - `[pretty-format]` Print `BigInt` as a readable number instead of `{}` ([#8138](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8138))
+- `[jest-fake-timers]` `getTimerCount` not taking immediates and ticks into account ([#8139](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8139))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
 - `[*]` Use property initializer syntax in Jest codebase ([#8117](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8117))
 - `[docs]` Improve description of optional arguments in ExpectAPI.md ([#8126](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8126)
 - `[*]` Move @types/node to the root package.json [#8129](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8129))
+- `[*]` Add documentation and tests related to auto-mocking ([#8086](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8099))
 
 ### Performance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-fake-timers/src/__tests__/jestFakeTimers.test.ts b/packages/jest-fake-timers/src/__tests__/jestFakeTimers.test.ts
index ac0d7ad149d1..483d2a7ca5a5 100644
--- a/packages/jest-fake-timers/src/__tests__/jestFakeTimers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-fake-timers/src/__tests__/jestFakeTimers.test.ts
@@ -1165,5 +1165,22 @@ describe('FakeTimers', () => {
 
       expect(timers.getTimerCount()).toEqual(0);
     });
+
+    it('includes immediates and ticks', () => {
+      const timers = new FakeTimers({
+        config,
+        global,
+        moduleMocker,
+        timerConfig,
+      });
+
+      timers.useFakeTimers();
+
+      global.setTimeout(() => {}, 0);
+      global.setImmediate(() => {});
+      process.nextTick(() => {});
+
+      expect(timers.getTimerCount()).toEqual(3);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/jest-fake-timers/src/jestFakeTimers.ts b/packages/jest-fake-timers/src/jestFakeTimers.ts
index 9dca4a0ac1d2..a8ed4b4509e7 100644
--- a/packages/jest-fake-timers/src/jestFakeTimers.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-fake-timers/src/jestFakeTimers.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
   private _now!: number;
   private _ticks!: Array<Tick>;
   private _timerAPIs: TimerAPI;
-  private _timers!: {[key: string]: Timer};
+  private _timers!: Map<string, Timer>;
   private _uuidCounter: number;
   private _timerConfig: TimerConfig<TimerRef>;
 
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
     this._immediates.forEach(immediate =>
       this._fakeClearImmediate(immediate.uuid),
     );
-    for (const uuid in this._timers) {
-      delete this._timers[uuid];
-    }
+    this._timers.clear();
   }
 
   dispose() {
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
     this._now = 0;
     this._ticks = [];
     this._immediates = [];
-    this._timers = {};
+    this._timers = new Map();
   }
 
   runAllTicks() {
@@ -227,12 +225,16 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
   }
 
   runOnlyPendingTimers() {
-    const timers = {...this._timers};
+    // We need to hold the current shape of `this._timers` because existing
+    // timers can add new ones to the map and hence would run more than necessary.
+    // See https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/4608 for details
+    const timerEntries = Array.from(this._timers.entries());
     this._checkFakeTimers();
     this._immediates.forEach(this._runImmediate, this);
-    Object.keys(timers)
-      .sort((left, right) => timers[left].expiry - timers[right].expiry)
-      .forEach(this._runTimerHandle, this);
+
+    timerEntries
+      .sort(([, left], [, right]) => left.expiry - right.expiry)
+      .forEach(([timerHandle]) => this._runTimerHandle(timerHandle));
   }
 
   advanceTimersByTime(msToRun: number) {
@@ -247,8 +249,11 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
       if (timerHandle === null) {
         break;
       }
-
-      const nextTimerExpiry = this._timers[timerHandle].expiry;
+      const timerValue = this._timers.get(timerHandle);
+      if (timerValue === undefined) {
+        break;
+      }
+      const nextTimerExpiry = timerValue.expiry;
       if (this._now + msToRun < nextTimerExpiry) {
         // There are no timers between now and the target we're running to, so
         // adjust our time cursor and quit
@@ -333,7 +338,7 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
   getTimerCount() {
     this._checkFakeTimers();
 
-    return Object.keys(this._timers).length;
+    return this._timers.size + this._immediates.length + this._ticks.length;
   }
 
   private _checkFakeTimers() {
@@ -374,8 +379,8 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
   private _fakeClearTimer(timerRef: TimerRef) {
     const uuid = this._timerConfig.refToId(timerRef);
 
-    if (uuid && this._timers.hasOwnProperty(uuid)) {
-      delete this._timers[String(uuid)];
+    if (uuid) {
+      this._timers.delete(String(uuid));
     }
   }
 
@@ -444,12 +449,12 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
 
     const uuid = this._uuidCounter++;
 
-    this._timers[String(uuid)] = {
+    this._timers.set(String(uuid), {
       callback: () => callback.apply(null, args),
       expiry: this._now + intervalDelay,
       interval: intervalDelay,
       type: 'interval',
-    };
+    });
 
     return this._timerConfig.idToRef(uuid);
   }
@@ -468,34 +473,32 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
 
     const uuid = this._uuidCounter++;
 
-    this._timers[String(uuid)] = {
+    this._timers.set(String(uuid), {
       callback: () => callback.apply(null, args),
       expiry: this._now + delay,
       interval: undefined,
       type: 'timeout',
-    };
+    });
 
     return this._timerConfig.idToRef(uuid);
   }
 
   private _getNextTimerHandle() {
     let nextTimerHandle = null;
-    let uuid;
     let soonestTime = MS_IN_A_YEAR;
-    let timer;
-    for (uuid in this._timers) {
-      timer = this._timers[uuid];
+
+    this._timers.forEach((timer, uuid) => {
       if (timer.expiry < soonestTime) {
         soonestTime = timer.expiry;
         nextTimerHandle = uuid;
       }
-    }
+    });
 
     return nextTimerHandle;
   }
 
   private _runTimerHandle(timerHandle: TimerID) {
-    const timer = this._timers[timerHandle];
+    const timer = this._timers.get(timerHandle);
 
     if (!timer) {
       return;
@@ -504,7 +507,7 @@ export default class FakeTimers<TimerRef> {
     switch (timer.type) {
       case 'timeout':
         const callback = timer.callback;
-        delete this._timers[timerHandle];
+        this._timers.delete(timerHandle);
         callback();
         break;