diff --git a/node/src/index.ts b/node/src/index.ts
index 50f48509..7c377d73 100644
--- a/node/src/index.ts
+++ b/node/src/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { fromRecordsToBuffer } from './arrow'
 import type { EmbeddingFunction } from './embedding/embedding_function'
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-const { databaseNew, databaseTableNames, databaseOpenTable, tableCreate, tableSearch, tableAdd, tableCreateVectorIndex } = require('../native.js')
+const { databaseNew, databaseTableNames, databaseOpenTable, tableCreate, tableSearch, tableAdd, tableCreateVectorIndex, tableCountRows } = require('../native.js')
 
 export type { EmbeddingFunction }
 export { OpenAIEmbeddingFunction } from './embedding/openai'
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ export class Table<T = number[]> {
   async create_index (indexParams: VectorIndexParams): Promise<any> {
     return await this.createIndex(indexParams)
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the number of rows in this table.
+   */
+  async countRows (): Promise<number> {
+    return tableCountRows.call(this._tbl)
+  }
 }
 
 interface IvfPQIndexConfig {
diff --git a/node/src/test/test.ts b/node/src/test/test.ts
index 06133369..3e0e8c60 100644
--- a/node/src/test/test.ts
+++ b/node/src/test/test.ts
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ describe('LanceDB client', function () {
       const tableName = `vectors_${Math.floor(Math.random() * 100)}`
       const table = await con.createTable(tableName, data)
       assert.equal(table.name, tableName)
-
-      const results = await table.search([0.1, 0.3]).execute()
-      assert.equal(results.length, 2)
+      assert.equal(await table.countRows(), 2)
     })
 
     it('appends records to an existing table ', async function () {
@@ -125,16 +123,14 @@ describe('LanceDB client', function () {
       ]
 
       const table = await con.createTable('vectors', data)
-      const results = await table.search([0.1, 0.3]).execute()
-      assert.equal(results.length, 2)
+      assert.equal(await table.countRows(), 2)
 
       const dataAdd = [
         { id: 3, vector: [2.1, 2.2], price: 10, name: 'c' },
         { id: 4, vector: [3.1, 3.2], price: 50, name: 'd' }
       ]
       await table.add(dataAdd)
-      const resultsAdd = await table.search([0.1, 0.3]).execute()
-      assert.equal(resultsAdd.length, 4)
+      assert.equal(await table.countRows(), 4)
     })
 
     it('overwrite all records in a table', async function () {
@@ -142,16 +138,14 @@ describe('LanceDB client', function () {
       const con = await lancedb.connect(uri)
 
       const table = await con.openTable('vectors')
-      const results = await table.search([0.1, 0.3]).execute()
-      assert.equal(results.length, 2)
+      assert.equal(await table.countRows(), 2)
 
       const dataOver = [
         { vector: [2.1, 2.2], price: 10, name: 'foo' },
         { vector: [3.1, 3.2], price: 50, name: 'bar' }
       ]
       await table.overwrite(dataOver)
-      const resultsAdd = await table.search([0.1, 0.3]).execute()
-      assert.equal(resultsAdd.length, 2)
+      assert.equal(await table.countRows(), 2)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/rust/ffi/node/src/lib.rs b/rust/ffi/node/src/lib.rs
index be4369c2..b13f9d53 100644
--- a/rust/ffi/node/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/ffi/node/src/lib.rs
@@ -264,6 +264,25 @@ fn table_add(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsPromise> {
     Ok(promise)
 }
 
+fn table_count_rows(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsPromise> {
+    let js_table = cx.this().downcast_or_throw::<JsBox<JsTable>, _>(&mut cx)?;
+    let rt = runtime(&mut cx)?;
+    let channel = cx.channel();
+
+    let (deferred, promise) = cx.promise();
+    let table = js_table.table.clone();
+
+    rt.block_on(async move {
+        let num_rows_result = table.lock().unwrap().count_rows().await;
+
+        deferred.settle_with(&channel, move |mut cx| {
+            let num_rows = num_rows_result.or_else(|err| cx.throw_error(err.to_string()))?;
+            Ok(cx.number(num_rows as f64))
+        });
+    });
+    Ok(promise)
+}
+
 #[neon::main]
 fn main(mut cx: ModuleContext) -> NeonResult<()> {
     cx.export_function("databaseNew", database_new)?;
@@ -272,6 +291,7 @@ fn main(mut cx: ModuleContext) -> NeonResult<()> {
     cx.export_function("tableSearch", table_search)?;
     cx.export_function("tableCreate", table_create)?;
     cx.export_function("tableAdd", table_add)?;
+    cx.export_function("tableCountRows", table_count_rows)?;
     cx.export_function(
         "tableCreateVectorIndex",
         index::vector::table_create_vector_index,