diff --git a/graphene/relay/connection.py b/graphene/relay/connection.py
index be77700d..274bf722 100644
--- a/graphene/relay/connection.py
+++ b/graphene/relay/connection.py
@@ -82,8 +82,13 @@ class ConnectionMeta(ObjectTypeMeta):
 
         class ConnectionBase(AbstractType):
             page_info = Field(PageInfo, name='pageInfo', required=True)
+            total_count = Int(name='totalCount', required=True)
             edges = NonNull(List(edge))
 
+            @staticmethod
+            def resolve_total_count(root, args, context, info):
+                return root.length
+
         bases = (ConnectionBase, ) + bases
         attrs = dict(attrs, _meta=options, Edge=edge)
         return ObjectTypeMeta.__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs)
diff --git a/graphene/relay/tests/test_connection.py b/graphene/relay/tests/test_connection.py
index 87f937ae..8deb8447 100644
--- a/graphene/relay/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/graphene/relay/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_connection():
 
     assert MyObjectConnection._meta.name == 'MyObjectConnection'
     fields = MyObjectConnection._meta.fields
-    assert list(fields.keys()) == ['page_info', 'edges', 'extra']
+    assert list(fields.keys()) == ['page_info', 'total_count', 'edges', 'extra']
     edge_field = fields['edges']
     pageinfo_field = fields['page_info']
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_connection_inherit_abstracttype():
 
     assert MyObjectConnection._meta.name == 'MyObjectConnection'
     fields = MyObjectConnection._meta.fields
-    assert list(fields.keys()) == ['page_info', 'edges', 'extra']
+    assert list(fields.keys()) == ['page_info', 'total_count', 'edges', 'extra']
 
 
 def test_edge():