diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65d06d9..8894d76 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ it.each(items, (x, k) => ...)
 // creates a test for every item the predicate returns a truthy value
 ```
 
+## Return value
+
+`it.each(...)(...)` and `describe.each(...)(...)` return the number of created tests.
+
+```js
+const n = it.each([1, 2])(...)
+// n is 2
+```
+
 ## Exclusive tests
 
 Normally you could run just a selected test using `it.only` or a suite of tests using `describe.only`. Similarly, you could skip a single test or a suite of tests using `it.skip` and `describe.skip` methods. These methods are NOT supported by `it.each` and `describe.each`. Thus if you want to only run the `it.each` tests, surround it with its own `describe` block.
diff --git a/cypress/integration/describe-each-spec.js b/cypress/integration/describe-each-spec.js
index ad7d1a3..a79ac6b 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/describe-each-spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/describe-each-spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 import '../..'
 
-describe.each(['A', 1])('%s', (x) => {
+const n = describe.each(['A', 1])('%s', (x) => {
+  before(() => {
+    expect(n, 'number of created suites').to.equal(2)
+  })
   // we can use the values passed into the "describe" callback
   // because these are closure variables
   it(`checks out for ${x}`, () => {
diff --git a/cypress/integration/filter-spec.js b/cypress/integration/filter-spec.js
index ad36708..2911497 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/filter-spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/filter-spec.js
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import '../../src'
 describe('filter function', () => {
   const items = [1, 2, 3, 4]
 
-  it.each(items, (x, k) => x === 4)('only the last item matches %d', (x) => {
-    expect(x).to.equal(4)
-  })
+  const n = it.each(items, (x, k) => x === 4)(
+    'only the last item matches %d',
+    (x) => {
+      expect(x).to.equal(4)
+      expect(n, 'number of created tests').to.equal(1)
+    },
+  )
 
   it.each(items, (x, k) => k === 1)(
     'only allows the 2nd item by index %d',
diff --git a/cypress/integration/nth-spec.js b/cypress/integration/nth-spec.js
index 1cc41c8..a08178d 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/nth-spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/nth-spec.js
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ describe('nth item', () => {
 
   context('every 2nd', () => {
     // take every 2nd item, same as taking the item's zero-index module 2
-    it.each(items, 2)('every 2nd item %K', (x) => {
+    const n = it.each(items, 2)('every 2nd item %K', (x) => {
       expect(x, '1 or 3').to.be.oneOf([1, 3])
+      expect(n, 'number of created tests').to.equal(2)
     })
   })
 
   context('every 3nd', () => {
-    it.each(items, 3)('every 3nd item %K', (x) => {
+    const n = it.each(items, 3)('every 3nd item %K', (x) => {
       expect(x, '1 or 4').to.be.oneOf([1, 4])
+      expect(n, 'number of created tests').to.equal(2)
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/cypress/integration/sample-spec.js b/cypress/integration/sample-spec.js
index 608e7bd..0ea98e7 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/sample-spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/sample-spec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ describe('_.sampleSize', () => {
   const items = [1, 2, 3, 4]
 
   // pick two elements from the array
-  it.each(Cypress._.sampleSize(items, 2))('checks %K sample %d', (x) => {
-    expect(x, 'one of the four').to.be.oneOf(items)
-  })
+  const n = it.each(Cypress._.sampleSize(items, 2))(
+    'checks %K sample %d',
+    (x) => {
+      expect(x, 'one of the four').to.be.oneOf(items)
+      expect(n, 'number of created tests').to.equal(2)
+    },
+  )
 })
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1b11f1b..90daa6c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ if (!it.each) {
           })
         }
       }, this)
+
+      // returns the number of created tests
+      return values.length
     }
   }
 }
@@ -140,6 +143,9 @@ if (!describe.each) {
           describe(title, testCallback.bind(null, value))
         }
       })
+
+      // returns the number of created suites
+      return values.length
     }
   }
 }