diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkReaderPool.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkReaderPool.cs
index d50258a34..f44adb8ea 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkReaderPool.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkReaderPool.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ public static class NetworkReaderPool
             1000
         );
 
+        // expose count for testing
+        public static int Count => Pool.Count;
+
         /// <summary>Get the next reader in the pool. If pool is empty, creates a new Reader</summary>
         public static NetworkReaderPooled Get(byte[] bytes)
         {
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkWriterPool.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkWriterPool.cs
index 5eefa2a47..23f60269f 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkWriterPool.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkWriterPool.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ public static class NetworkWriterPool
             1000
         );
 
+        // expose count for testing
+        public static int Count => Pool.Count;
+
         /// <summary>Get a writer from the pool. Creates new one if pool is empty.</summary>
         public static NetworkWriterPooled Get()
         {