diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 1a3b544..4a54782 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -428,3 +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