diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonObject.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonObject.java
index 60dac41c4a..992ecce508 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonObject.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonObject.java
@@ -148,13 +148,23 @@ public Set<String> keySet() {
   /**
    * Returns the number of key/value pairs in the object.
    *
-   * @return the number of key/value pairs in the object.
+   * @return the number of key/value pairs in the objezct.
    * @since 2.7
    */
   public int size() {
     return members.size();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns true if the number of key/value pairs in the object is zero.
+   *
+   * @return true if the number of key/value pairs in the object is zero.
+   * @since $next-version$
+   */
+  public boolean isEmpty() {
+    return members.size() == 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Convenience method to check if a member with the specified name is present in this object.
    *
diff --git a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/JsonObjectTest.java b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/JsonObjectTest.java
index a0109ba863..d1dcabf969 100644
--- a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/JsonObjectTest.java
+++ b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/JsonObjectTest.java
@@ -222,6 +222,18 @@ public void testSize() {
     assertEquals(1, o.size());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testIsEmpty() {
+    JsonObject o = new JsonObject();
+    assertEquals(true, o.isEmpty());
+
+    o.add("Hello", new JsonPrimitive(1));
+    assertEquals(false, o.isEmpty());
+
+    o.remove("Hello");
+    assertEquals(true, o.isEmpty());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testDeepCopy() {
     JsonObject original = new JsonObject();