diff --git a/aiomqtt/client.py b/aiomqtt/client.py
index 4b4439e..cf551d4 100644
--- a/aiomqtt/client.py
+++ b/aiomqtt/client.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from types import TracebackType
 from typing import (
     Any,
-    AsyncGenerator,
+    AsyncIterator,
     Awaitable,
     Callable,
     Coroutine,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Will:
 
 
 class Client:
-    """The async context manager that manages the connection to the broker.
+    """Asynchronous context manager for the connection to the MQTT broker.
 
     Args:
         hostname: The hostname or IP address of the remote broker.
@@ -320,10 +320,6 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: C901, PLR0912, PLR0913, PLR0915
             timeout = 10
         self.timeout = timeout
 
-    @property
-    def messages(self) -> AsyncGenerator[Message, None]:
-        return self._messages()
-
     @property
     def identifier(self) -> str:
         """Return the client identifier.
@@ -333,6 +329,42 @@ def identifier(self) -> str:
         """
         return self._client._client_id.decode()  # noqa: SLF001
 
+    class MessagesIterator:
+        """Dynamic view of the message queue."""
+
+        def __init__(self, client: Client) -> None:
+            self._client = client
+
+        def __aiter__(self) -> AsyncIterator[Message]:
+            return self
+
+        async def __anext__(self) -> Message:
+            # Wait until we either (1) receive a message or (2) disconnect
+            task = self._client._loop.create_task(self._client._queue.get())  # noqa: SLF001
+            try:
+                done, _ = await asyncio.wait(
+                    (task, self._client._disconnected),  # noqa: SLF001
+                    return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
+                )
+            # If the asyncio.wait is cancelled, we must also cancel the queue task
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                task.cancel()
+                raise
+            # When we receive a message, return it
+            if task in done:
+                return task.result()
+            # If we disconnect from the broker, stop the generator with an exception
+            task.cancel()
+            msg = "Disconnected during message iteration"
+            raise MqttError(msg)
+
+        def __len__(self) -> int:
+            return self._client._queue.qsize()  # noqa: SLF001
+
+    @property
+    def messages(self) -> MessagesIterator:
+        return self.MessagesIterator(self)
+
     @property
     def _pending_calls(self) -> Generator[int, None, None]:
         """Yield all message IDs with pending calls."""
@@ -456,32 +488,6 @@ async def publish(  # noqa: PLR0913
             # Wait for confirmation
             await self._wait_for(confirmation.wait(), timeout=timeout)
 
-    async def _messages(self) -> AsyncGenerator[Message, None]:
-        """Async generator that yields messages from the underlying message queue."""
-        while True:
-            # Wait until we either:
-            #  1. Receive a message
-            #  2. Disconnect from the broker
-            task = self._loop.create_task(self._queue.get())
-            try:
-                done, _ = await asyncio.wait(
-                    (task, self._disconnected), return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED
-                )
-            except asyncio.CancelledError:
-                # If the asyncio.wait is cancelled, we must make sure
-                # to also cancel the underlying tasks.
-                task.cancel()
-                raise
-            if task in done:
-                # We received a message. Return the result.
-                yield task.result()
-            else:
-                # We were disconnected from the broker
-                task.cancel()
-                # Stop the generator with an exception
-                msg = "Disconnected during message iteration"
-                raise MqttError(msg)
-
     async def _wait_for(
         self, fut: Awaitable[T], timeout: float | None, **kwargs: Any
     ) -> T:
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 6ffc877..4a54782 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import pathlib
 import ssl
 import sys
+from typing import Any
 
 import anyio
 import anyio.abc
@@ -413,7 +415,7 @@ async def test_messages_view_is_reusable() -> None:
 @pytest.mark.network
 async def test_messages_view_multiple_tasks_concurrently() -> None:
     """Test that ``.messages`` can be used concurrently by multiple tasks."""
-    topic = TOPIC_PREFIX + "test_messages_generator_is_reentrant"
+    topic = TOPIC_PREFIX + "test_messages_view_multiple_tasks_concurrently"
     async with Client(HOSTNAME) as client, anyio.create_task_group() as tg:
 
         async def handle() -> None:
@@ -426,3 +428,33 @@ async def handle() -> None:
         await client.subscribe(topic)
         await client.publish(topic, "foo")
         await client.publish(topic, "bar")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.network
+async def test_messages_view_len() -> None:
+    """Test that the ``__len__`` method of the messages view works correctly."""
+    topic = TOPIC_PREFIX + "test_messages_view_len"
+    count = 3
+
+    class TestClient(Client):
+        fut: asyncio.Future[None] = asyncio.Future()
+
+        def _on_message(
+            self, client: mqtt.Client, userdata: Any, message: mqtt.MQTTMessage
+        ) -> None:
+            super()._on_message(client, userdata, message)
+            self.fut.set_result(None)
+            self.fut = asyncio.Future()
+
+    async with TestClient(HOSTNAME) as client:
+        assert len(client.messages) == 0
+        await client.subscribe(topic, qos=2)
+        # Publish a message and wait for it to arrive
+        for index in range(count):
+            await client.publish(topic, None, qos=2)
+            await asyncio.wait_for(client.fut, timeout=1)
+            assert len(client.messages) == index + 1
+        # Empty the queue
+        for _ in range(count):
+            await client.messages.__anext__()
+        assert len(client.messages) == 0