diff --git a/session/mocks/session.go b/session/mocks/session.go
index a5b06b81..8863d48f 100644
--- a/session/mocks/session.go
+++ b/session/mocks/session.go
@@ -732,6 +732,20 @@ func (mr *MockSessionPoolMockRecorder) CloseAll() *gomock.Call {
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "CloseAll", reflect.TypeOf((*MockSessionPool)(nil).CloseAll))
 }
 
+// GetNumberOfConnectedClients mocks base method.
+func (m *MockSessionPool) GetNumberOfConnectedClients() int64 {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "GetNumberOfConnectedClients")
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(int64)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// GetNumberOfConnectedClients indicates an expected call of GetNumberOfConnectedClients.
+func (mr *MockSessionPoolMockRecorder) GetNumberOfConnectedClients() *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "GetNumberOfConnectedClients", reflect.TypeOf((*MockSessionPool)(nil).GetNumberOfConnectedClients))
+}
+
 // GetSessionByID mocks base method.
 func (m *MockSessionPool) GetSessionByID(arg0 int64) session.Session {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/session/session.go b/session/session.go
index 5d95b141..ac0874f0 100644
--- a/session/session.go
+++ b/session/session.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type SessionPool interface {
 	OnSessionClose(f func(s Session))
 	CloseAll()
 	AddHandshakeValidator(name string, f func(data *HandshakeData) error)
+	GetNumberOfConnectedClients() int64
 }
 
 // HandshakeClientData represents information about the client sent on the handshake.
@@ -310,6 +311,11 @@ func (pool *sessionPoolImpl) AddHandshakeValidator(name string, f func(data *Han
 	pool.handshakeValidators[name] = f
 }
 
+// GetNumberOfConnectedClients returns the number of connected clients
+func (pool *sessionPoolImpl) GetNumberOfConnectedClients() int64 {
+	return pool.GetSessionCount()
+}
+
 func (s *sessionImpl) updateEncodedData() error {
 	var b []byte
 	b, err := json.Marshal(s.data)
diff --git a/session/session_test.go b/session/session_test.go
index 6d288317..ab437859 100644
--- a/session/session_test.go
+++ b/session/session_test.go
@@ -1507,3 +1507,18 @@ func TestSessionValidateHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetNumberOfConnectedClients(t *testing.T) {
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer ctrl.Finish()
+
+	entity := mocks.NewMockNetworkEntity(ctrl)
+	sessionPool := NewSessionPool()
+	connections := sessionPool.GetNumberOfConnectedClients()
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), connections)
+
+	ss := sessionPool.NewSession(entity, true)
+	assert.NotNil(t, ss)
+	connections = sessionPool.GetNumberOfConnectedClients()
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), connections)
+}
diff --git a/session/static.go b/session/static.go
index 4a0b19e7..4dfb463e 100644
--- a/session/static.go
+++ b/session/static.go
@@ -36,3 +36,8 @@ func OnSessionClose(f func(s Session)) {
 func CloseAll() {
 	DefaultSessionPool.CloseAll()
 }
+
+// GetNumberOfConnectedClients returns the number of connected clients
+func GetNumberOfConnectedClients() int64 {
+	return DefaultSessionPool.GetSessionCount()
+}