diff --git a/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/api.ts b/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/api.ts
index 578bab5da0..b12dca8cdf 100644
--- a/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/api.ts
@@ -3430,12 +3430,49 @@ export default class EthereumApi implements Api {
     const {
       transactionPool: { executables, origins, processMap }
     } = transactions;
-    
+
     return {
       pending: processMap(executables.pending),
       queued: processMap(origins)
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the number of transactions currently pending for inclusion in the next block(s), as well as the ones that are being scheduled for future execution only.
+   *
+   * @returns The count of transactions currently pending or queued in the transaction pool.
+   * @example
+   * ```javascript
+   * const [from] = await provider.request({ method: "eth_accounts", params: [] });
+   * const pendingTx = await provider.request({ method: "eth_sendTransaction", params: [{ from, gas: "0x5b8d80", nonce:"0x0" }] });
+   * const queuedTx = await provider.request({ method: "eth_sendTransaction", params: [{ from, gas: "0x5b8d80", nonce:"0x2" }] });
+   * const pool = await provider.send("txpool_status");
+   * console.log(pool);
+   * ```
+   */
+   @assertArgLength(0)
+   async txpool_status(): Promise<{pending: number, queued: number}> {
+     const { transactions } = this.#blockchain;
+     const {
+       transactionPool: { executables, origins }
+     } = transactions;
+     
+     let pending = 0;
+     let queued = 0;
+
+     for (const [_, transactions] of executables.pending) {
+      pending += transactions?.array.length || 0;
+     }
+
+     for (const [_, transactions] of origins) {
+      queued += transactions?.array.length || 0;
+     }
+
+     return {
+       pending,
+       queued
+     };
+   }
+
   //#endregion
 }
diff --git a/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/tests/api/txpool/txpool.test.ts b/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/tests/api/txpool/txpool.test.ts
index f01ff0b46d..c8745f75b0 100644
--- a/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/tests/api/txpool/txpool.test.ts
+++ b/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/tests/api/txpool/txpool.test.ts
@@ -120,4 +120,52 @@ describe("txpool", () => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(queued, {});
     });
   });
+
+  describe("status", () => {
+    let provider: EthereumProvider;
+    let accounts: string[];
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      provider = await getProvider({
+        miner: { blockTime: 1000 }
+      });
+      accounts = await provider.send("eth_accounts");
+    });
+
+    it("handles pending and queued transactions", async () => {
+      const pendingTransactions = await Promise.all([
+        provider.send("eth_sendTransaction", [
+          {
+            from: accounts[1],
+            to: accounts[2]
+          }
+        ]),
+        provider.send("eth_sendTransaction", [
+          {
+            from: accounts[2],
+            to: accounts[3]
+          }
+        ]),
+        provider.send("eth_sendTransaction", [
+          {
+            from: accounts[1],
+            to: accounts[2]
+          }
+        ])
+      ]);
+
+      const queuedTransactions = await Promise.all([
+        provider.send("eth_sendTransaction", [
+          {
+            from: accounts[1],
+            to: accounts[2],
+            nonce: "0x123",
+          }
+        ])
+      ]);
+
+      const { pending, queued } = await provider.send("txpool_status");
+      assert.strictEqual(pending, pendingTransactions.length);
+      assert.strictEqual(queued, queuedTransactions.length);
+    });
+  });
 });