diff --git a/config/alfresco/public-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/public-services-context.xml
index fa3f1ae1da..ae91b11748 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/public-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/public-services-context.xml
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@
             	<value>getAttributes</value>
             	<value>query</value>
             	<value>getKeys</value>
+            	<value>exists</value>
+            	<value>getCount</value>
             </list>
         </property>
     </bean>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceImpl.java
index d8cc3ece9b..6e70047654 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceImpl.java
@@ -456,5 +456,73 @@ public class AttributeServiceImpl implements AttributeService
         List<String> keys = parsePath(path);
         setAttribute(keys, index, value);
     }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService#exists(java.util.List)
+     */
+    public boolean exists(List<String> keys)
+    {
+        if (keys == null)
+        {
+            throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Null keys list.");
+        }
+        if (keys.size() == 0)
+        {
+            throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Illegal zero length keys list.");
+        }
+        return getAttributeFromPath(keys) != null;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService#exists(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public boolean exists(String path)
+    {
+        if (path == null)
+        {
+            throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Null attribute path.");
+        }
+        List<String> keys = parsePath(path);
+        return exists(keys);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService#getCount(java.util.List)
+     */
+    public int getCount(List<String> keys)
+    {
+        if (keys == null)
+        {
+            throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Null keys list.");
+        }
+        if (keys.size() == 0)
+        {
+            throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Illegal empty keys list.");
+        }
+        Attribute found = getAttributeFromPath(keys);
+        if (found == null)
+        {
+            throw new AVMNotFoundException("Attribute not found: " + keys);
+        }
+        if (found.getType() != Attribute.Type.LIST &&
+            found.getType() != Attribute.Type.MAP)
+        {
+            throw new AVMWrongTypeException("Not a map or list: " + keys);
+        }
+        return found.size();
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService#getCount(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public int getCount(String path)
+    {
+        if (path == null)
+        {
+            throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Null attribute path.");
+        }
+        List<String> keys = parsePath(path);
+        return getCount(keys);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceTest.java
index 7fbd1df2c4..7bcae349be 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceTest.java
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ public class AttributeServiceTest extends TestCase
             list.add(new IntAttributeValue(4));
             fService.setAttribute("", "dummy", list);
             Attribute found = fService.getAttribute("dummy");
+            assertTrue(fService.exists("dummy"));
+            assertFalse(fService.exists("dimmy"));
+            assertEquals(5, fService.getCount("dummy"));
             assertNotNull(found);
             assertEquals(5, found.size());
             Attribute add = new IntAttributeValue(6);
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@ public class AttributeServiceTest extends TestCase
             list.add(subMap);
             fService.setAttribute("", "map", map);
             assertEquals("donuts", fService.getAttribute("map/list/5/b").getStringValue());
+            assertEquals(3, fService.getCount("map/list/5"));
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceTransportService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceTransportService.java
index c6b25be44b..6503c0f486 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceTransportService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/AttributeServiceTransportService.java
@@ -207,4 +207,40 @@ public class AttributeServiceTransportService implements
         fAuthService.validate(ticket);
         fService.setAttribute(keys, index, value);
     }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.remote.AttributeServiceTransport#exists(java.lang.String, java.util.List)
+     */
+    public boolean exists(String ticket, List<String> keys)
+    {
+        fAuthService.validate(ticket);
+        return fService.exists(keys);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.remote.AttributeServiceTransport#exists(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public boolean exists(String ticket, String path)
+    {
+        fAuthService.validate(ticket);
+        return fService.exists(path);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.remote.AttributeServiceTransport#getCount(java.lang.String, java.util.List)
+     */
+    public int getCount(String ticket, List<String> keys)
+    {
+        fAuthService.validate(ticket);
+        return fService.getCount(keys);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.remote.AttributeServiceTransport#getCount(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public int getCount(String ticket, String path)
+    {
+        fAuthService.validate(ticket);
+        return fService.getCount(path);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/remote/AttributeServiceRemote.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/remote/AttributeServiceRemote.java
index 4c50b9e9b1..1cde15bda2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/remote/AttributeServiceRemote.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/remote/AttributeServiceRemote.java
@@ -185,4 +185,36 @@ public class AttributeServiceRemote implements AttributeService
     {
         fTransport.setAttribute(fTicketHolder.getTicket(), keys, index, value);
     }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService#exists(java.util.List)
+     */
+    public boolean exists(List<String> keys)
+    {
+        return fTransport.exists(fTicketHolder.getTicket(), keys);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService#exists(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public boolean exists(String path)
+    {
+        return fTransport.exists(fTicketHolder.getTicket(), path);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService#getCount(java.util.List)
+     */
+    public int getCount(List<String> keys)
+    {
+        return fTransport.getCount(fTicketHolder.getTicket(), keys);    
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService#getCount(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public int getCount(String path)
+    {
+        return fTransport.getCount(fTicketHolder.getTicket(), path);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/attributes/AttributeService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/attributes/AttributeService.java
index 770fe628bc..05bb970727 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/attributes/AttributeService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/attributes/AttributeService.java
@@ -236,4 +236,32 @@ public interface AttributeService
      * @return A list of all keys at the specified Attribute location
      */
     public List<String> getKeys(List<String> keys);
+
+    /**
+     * Get the size of a map or list.
+     * @param keys List of attribute path keys.
+     * @return The size of of the list or map.
+     */
+    public int getCount(List<String> keys);
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the size of a map or list.
+     * @param path The path to the map or list.
+     * @return The size of the list or map.
+     */
+    public int getCount(String path);
+    
+    /**
+     * Does an attribute exist.
+     * @param keys List of attribute path keys.
+     * @return Whether the attribute exists.
+     */
+    public boolean exists(List<String> keys);
+ 
+    /**
+     * Does an attribute exist.
+     * @param path The path to the attribute.
+     * @return Whether the attribute exists.
+     */
+    public boolean exists(String path);
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/remote/AttributeServiceTransport.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/remote/AttributeServiceTransport.java
index 71b9259b97..bf319f8330 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/remote/AttributeServiceTransport.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/remote/AttributeServiceTransport.java
@@ -170,4 +170,32 @@ public interface AttributeServiceTransport
      * @return A list of all keys.
      */
     public List<String> getKeys(String ticket, List<String> keys);
+
+    /**
+     * Get the size of a map or list.
+     * @param keys List of attribute path keys.
+     * @return The size of of the list or map.
+     */
+    public int getCount(String ticket, List<String> keys);
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the size of a map or list.
+     * @param path The path to the map or list.
+     * @return The size of the list or map.
+     */
+    public int getCount(String ticket, String path);
+    
+    /**
+     * Does an attribute exist.
+     * @param keys List of attribute path keys.
+     * @return Whether the attribute exists.
+     */
+    public boolean exists(String ticket, List<String> keys);
+ 
+    /**
+     * Does an attribute exist.
+     * @param path The path to the attribute.
+     * @return Whether the attribute exists.
+     */
+    public boolean exists(String ticket, String path);
 }