diff --git a/src/AppiumLibrary/keywords/_element.py b/src/AppiumLibrary/keywords/_element.py
index 7ffc1f38..35f8a89e 100644
--- a/src/AppiumLibrary/keywords/_element.py
+++ b/src/AppiumLibrary/keywords/_element.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def element_should_be_disabled(self, locator, loglevel='INFO'):
         """Verifies that element identified with locator is disabled.
 
         Key attributes for arbitrary elements are `id` and `name`. See
-        `introduction` for details about locating elements.        
+        `introduction` for details about locating elements.
         """
         if self._element_find(locator, True, True).is_enabled():
             self.log_source(loglevel)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def element_should_be_enabled(self, locator, loglevel='INFO'):
         """Verifies that element identified with locator is enabled.
 
         Key attributes for arbitrary elements are `id` and `name`. See
-        `introduction` for details about locating elements.        
+        `introduction` for details about locating elements.
         """
         if not self._element_find(locator, True, True).is_enabled():
             self.log_source(loglevel)
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def get_element_location(self, locator):
         """Get element location
 
         Key attributes for arbitrary elements are `id` and `name`. See
-        `introduction` for details about locating elements. 
+        `introduction` for details about locating elements.
         """
         element = self._element_find(locator, True, True)
         element_location = element.location
@@ -300,13 +300,55 @@ def get_element_size(self, locator):
         """Get element size
 
         Key attributes for arbitrary elements are `id` and `name`. See
-        `introduction` for details about locating elements. 
+        `introduction` for details about locating elements.
         """
         element = self._element_find(locator, True, True)
         element_size = element.size
         self._info("Element '%s' size: %s " % (locator, element_size))
         return element_size
 
+    # Public, xpath
+
+    def get_matching_xpath_count(self, xpath):
+        """Returns number of elements matching `xpath`
+
+        One should not use the xpath= prefix for 'xpath'. XPath is assumed.
+
+        Correct:
+        | count = | Get Matching Xpath Count | //android.view.View[@text='Test']
+        Incorrect:
+        | count = | Get Matching Xpath Count | xpath=//android.view.View[@text='Test']
+
+        If you wish to assert the number of matching elements, use
+        `Xpath Should Match X Times`.
+        """
+        count = len(self._element_find("xpath=" + xpath, False, False))
+        return str(count)
+
+    def xpath_should_match_x_times(self, xpath, expected_xpath_count, error=None, loglevel='INFO'):
+        """Verifies that the page contains the given number of elements located by the given `xpath`.
+
+        One should not use the xpath= prefix for 'xpath'. XPath is assumed.
+
+        Correct:
+        | Xpath Should Match X Times | //android.view.View[@text='Test'] | 1
+        Incorrect:
+        | Xpath Should Match X Times | xpath=//android.view.View[@text='Test'] | 1
+
+        `error` can be used to override the default error message.
+
+        See `Log Source` for explanation about `loglevel` argument.
+        """
+        actual_xpath_count = len(self._element_find("xpath=" + xpath, False, False))
+        if int(actual_xpath_count) != int(expected_xpath_count):
+            if not error:
+                error = "Xpath %s should have matched %s times but matched %s times"\
+                            %(xpath, expected_xpath_count, actual_xpath_count)
+            self.log_source(loglevel)
+            raise AssertionError(error)
+        self._info("Current page contains %s elements matching '%s'."
+                   % (actual_xpath_count, xpath))
+
     # Private
 
     def _is_index(self, index_or_name):