diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/GeneralTests.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/GeneralTests.java
index 5cea445c1c..3b4c3a8506 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/GeneralTests.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/GeneralTests.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.Date;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
+import org.jooq.Batch;
 import org.jooq.ExecuteContext;
 import org.jooq.Field;
 import org.jooq.Record;
@@ -425,14 +426,16 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, I, IPK, T725,
 
         // [#1749] TODO Firebird renders CAST(? as VARCHAR(...)) bind values with sizes
         // pre-calculated. Hence the param needs to have some min length...
-        int[] result = create().batch(create().insertInto(TAuthor())
-                                              .set(TAuthor_ID(), 8)
-                                              .set(TAuthor_LAST_NAME(), "           "))
-                               .bind(8, "Gamma")
-                               .bind(9, "Helm")
-                               .bind(10, "Johnson")
-                               .execute();
+        Batch batch = create().batch(create().insertInto(TAuthor())
+                                             .set(TAuthor_ID(), 8)
+                                             .set(TAuthor_LAST_NAME(), "           "))
+                              .bind(8, "Gamma")
+                              .bind(9, "Helm")
+                              .bind(10, "Johnson");
 
+        assertEquals(3, batch.size());
+
+        int[] result = batch.execute();
         assertEquals(3, result.length);
         testBatchAuthors("Gamma", "Helm", "Johnson");
     }
@@ -441,7 +444,7 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, I, IPK, T725,
     public void testBatchMultiple() throws Exception {
         jOOQAbstractTest.reset = false;
 
-        int[] result = create().batch(
+        Batch batch = create().batch(
             create().insertInto(TAuthor())
                     .set(TAuthor_ID(), 8)
                     .set(TAuthor_LAST_NAME(), "Gamma"),
@@ -460,8 +463,11 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, I, IPK, T725,
 
             create().insertInto(TAuthor())
                     .set(TAuthor_ID(), 10)
-                    .set(TAuthor_LAST_NAME(), "Johnson")).execute();
+                    .set(TAuthor_LAST_NAME(), "Johnson"));
 
+        assertEquals(4, batch.size());
+
+        int[] result = batch.execute();
         assertEquals(4, result.length);
         assertEquals(5, create().fetch(TBook()).size());
         assertEquals(1, create().fetch(TBook(), TBook_AUTHOR_ID().equal(8)).size());
@@ -489,7 +495,10 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, I, IPK, T725,
         b1.setValue(TBook_PUBLISHED_IN(), 2000);
         b1.setValue(TBook_LANGUAGE_ID(), 1);
 
-        int[] result1 = create().batchStore(a1, b1, a2).execute();
+        Batch batch = create().batchStore(a1, b1, a2);
+        assertEquals(3, batch.size());
+
+        int[] result1 = batch.execute();
         assertEquals(3, result1.length);
         testBatchAuthors("XX", "YY");
         assertEquals("XX 1", create()
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Batch.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Batch.java
index efb464b4a8..32b4671c22 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Batch.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Batch.java
@@ -70,4 +70,9 @@ public interface Batch extends Serializable {
      * @throws DataAccessException if something went wrong executing the query
      */
     int[] execute() throws DataAccessException;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the number of executed queries in this batch operation
+     */
+    int size();
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchMultiple.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchMultiple.java
index 512f2071e9..47e71b2d06 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchMultiple.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchMultiple.java
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ class BatchMultiple implements Batch {
         this.queries = queries;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final int size() {
+        return queries.length;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final int[] execute() {
         ExecuteContext ctx = new DefaultExecuteContext(create, queries);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchSingle.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchSingle.java
index 65274625f5..acf134d45d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchSingle.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchSingle.java
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ class BatchSingle implements BatchBindStep {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final int size() {
+        return allBindValues.size();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final int[] execute() {
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchStore.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchStore.java
index 445b23ab2a..28f5058743 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchStore.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BatchStore.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class BatchStore implements Batch {
      */
     private static final long          serialVersionUID = -2935544935267715011L;
 
-    private final Executor              create;
+    private final Executor             create;
     private final UpdatableRecord<?>[] records;
 
     BatchStore(Executor create, UpdatableRecord<?>[] records) {
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ class BatchStore implements Batch {
         this.records = records;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final int size() {
+        return records.length;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final int[] execute() throws DataAccessException {