diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkReader.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkReader.cs
index 003775218..0a83663bc 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkReader.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkReader.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public class NetworkReader
         /// <summary>Total number of bytes to read from buffer</summary>
         public int Length => buffer.Count;
 
+        /// <summary>Remaining bytes that can be read, for convenience.</summary>
+        public int Remaining => Length - Position;
+
         public NetworkReader(byte[] bytes)
         {
             buffer = new ArraySegment<byte>(bytes);
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/NetworkReaderTest.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/NetworkReaderTest.cs
index a53b3369c..49bf1bd48 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/NetworkReaderTest.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/NetworkReaderTest.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ public void SetBuffer()
             Assert.That(reader.ReadByte(), Is.EqualTo(0x42));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void Remaining()
+        {
+            byte[] bytes = {0x00, 0x01};
+            NetworkReader reader = new NetworkReader(bytes);
+            Assert.That(reader.Remaining, Is.EqualTo(2));
+
+            reader.ReadByte();
+            Assert.That(reader.Remaining, Is.EqualTo(1));
+
+            reader.ReadByte();
+            Assert.That(reader.Remaining, Is.EqualTo(0));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void ReadBytesCountTooBigTest()
         {