diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index a87f709..1694268 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ class Queue(object):
                 job_class = import_attribute(job_class)
             self.job_class = job_class
 
+    def __len__(self):
+        return self.count
+
     @property
     def key(self):
         """Returns the Redis key for this Queue."""
diff --git a/rq/registry.py b/rq/registry.py
index afa7b5b..0242280 100644
--- a/rq/registry.py
+++ b/rq/registry.py
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ class StartedJobRegistry:
         self.key = 'rq:wip:%s' % name
         self.connection = resolve_connection(connection)
 
+    def __len__(self):
+        """Returns the number of jobs in this registry"""
+        return self.count
+
+    @property
+    def count(self):
+        """Returns the number of jobs in this registry"""
+        self.move_expired_jobs_to_failed_queue()
+        return self.connection.zcard(self.key)
+
     def add(self, job, timeout, pipeline=None):
         """Adds a job to StartedJobRegistry with expiry time of now + timeout."""
         score = current_timestamp() + timeout
diff --git a/tests/test_job_started_registry.py b/tests/test_job_started_registry.py
index addb1db..f99aafd 100644
--- a/tests/test_job_started_registry.py
+++ b/tests/test_job_started_registry.py
@@ -76,3 +76,10 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
 
         worker.perform_job(job)
         self.assertNotIn(job.id, registry.get_job_ids())
+
+    def test_get_job_count(self):
+        """StartedJobRegistry returns the right number of job count."""
+        self.testconn.zadd(self.registry.key, 1, 'foo')
+        self.testconn.zadd(self.registry.key, 10, 'bar')
+        self.assertEqual(self.registry.count, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.registry), 2)
diff --git a/tests/test_queue.py b/tests/test_queue.py
index c60b510..e61568e 100644
--- a/tests/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_queue.py
@@ -101,11 +101,13 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
         q.enqueue(say_hello, 'Charlie')
         self.testconn.lpush(q.key, '1', '2')
 
-        self.assertEquals(q.count, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(q.count, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(len(q), 4)
 
         q.compact()
 
-        self.assertEquals(q.count, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(q.count, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(q), 2)
 
     def test_enqueue(self):
         """Enqueueing job onto queues."""