diff --git a/tracing-core/src/field.rs b/tracing-core/src/field.rs
index 0bd8b667c7..ce8ebe58f4 100644
--- a/tracing-core/src/field.rs
+++ b/tracing-core/src/field.rs
@@ -935,6 +935,19 @@ impl<'a> ValueSet<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the number of fields in this `ValueSet` that would be visited
+    /// by a given [visitor] to the [`ValueSet::record()`] method.
+    ///
+    /// [visitor]: Visit
+    /// [`ValueSet::record()`]: ValueSet::record()
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        let my_callsite = self.callsite();
+        self.values
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(field, _)| field.callsite() == my_callsite)
+            .count()
+    }
+
     /// Returns `true` if this `ValueSet` contains a value for the given `Field`.
     pub(crate) fn contains(&self, field: &Field) -> bool {
         field.callsite() == self.callsite()
@@ -945,7 +958,7 @@ impl<'a> ValueSet<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Returns true if this `ValueSet` contains _no_ values.
-    pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         let my_callsite = self.callsite();
         self.values
             .iter()
diff --git a/tracing-core/src/span.rs b/tracing-core/src/span.rs
index cb75baf484..44738b2903 100644
--- a/tracing-core/src/span.rs
+++ b/tracing-core/src/span.rs
@@ -225,6 +225,14 @@ impl<'a> Record<'a> {
         self.values.record(visitor)
     }
 
+    /// Returns the number of fields that would be visited from this `Record`
+    /// when [`Record::record()`] is called
+    ///
+    /// [`Record::record()`]: Record::record()
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.values.len()
+    }
+
     /// Returns `true` if this `Record` contains a value for the given `Field`.
     pub fn contains(&self, field: &field::Field) -> bool {
         self.values.contains(field)