diff --git a/lib/couchrest/validation/validation_errors.rb b/lib/couchrest/validation/validation_errors.rb
index 4ddbb6e..7b7da0b 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/validation/validation_errors.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/validation/validation_errors.rb
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ module CouchRest
         entries.empty?
       end
 
+      # Return size of errors hash
+      #
+      # Allows us to play nicely with Rails' helpers
+      def count
+        errors.size
+      end
+
       def method_missing(meth, *args, &block)
         errors.send(meth, *args, &block)
       end