diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index 1152452081..9023bcc87d 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@ class ForNode(Node):
             unpack = num_loopvars > 1
             # Create a forloop value in the context.  We'll update counters on each
             # iteration just below.
-            loop_dict = context["forloop"] = {"parentloop": parentloop}
+            loop_dict = context["forloop"] = {
+                "parentloop": parentloop,
+                "length": len_values,
+            }
             for i, item in enumerate(values):
                 # Shortcuts for current loop iteration number.
                 loop_dict["counter0"] = i
diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
index 8851fd50ea..247f5e9890 100644
--- a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
@@ -423,10 +423,15 @@ Variable                    Description
                             loop (0-indexed)
 ``forloop.first``           True if this is the first time through the loop
 ``forloop.last``            True if this is the last time through the loop
+``forloop.length``          The length of the loop
 ``forloop.parentloop``      For nested loops, this is the loop surrounding
                             the current one
 ==========================  ===============================================
 
+.. versionchanged:: 6.0
+
+    The variable ``forloop.length`` was added.
+
 ``for`` ... ``empty``
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/6.0.txt b/docs/releases/6.0.txt
index d8e35bb557..5d173c981f 100644
--- a/docs/releases/6.0.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/6.0.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ Signals
 Templates
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
-* ...
+* The new variable ``forloop.length`` is now available within a :ttag:`for`
+  loop.
 
 Tests
 ~~~~~
diff --git a/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_for.py b/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_for.py
index a47a99ac65..8b8b1c4d27 100644
--- a/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_for.py
+++ b/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_for.py
@@ -356,6 +356,25 @@ class ForTagTests(SimpleTestCase):
         with self.assertRaisesMessage(TemplateSyntaxError, msg):
             self.engine.render_to_string("invalid_for_loop", {"items": (1, 2)})
 
+    @setup(
+        {
+            "forloop-length": "{% for val in values %}{{ forloop.length }}{% endfor %}",
+            "forloop-length-reversed": "{% for val in values reversed %}"
+            "{{ forloop.length }}{% endfor %}",
+        }
+    )
+    def test_forloop_length(self):
+        cases = [
+            ([1, 2, 3], "333"),
+            ([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], "666666"),
+            ([], ""),
+        ]
+        for values, expected_output in cases:
+            for template in ["forloop-length", "forloop-length-reversed"]:
+                with self.subTest(expected_output=expected_output, template=template):
+                    output = self.engine.render_to_string(template, {"values": values})
+                    self.assertEqual(output, expected_output)
+
 
 class ForNodeTests(SimpleTestCase):
     def test_repr(self):