diff --git a/src/Validation/Validator.php b/src/Validation/Validator.php
index 96fb6ee0259..6f61e2e3922 100644
--- a/src/Validation/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Validation/Validator.php
@@ -1319,6 +1319,56 @@ public function multipleOptions($field, array $options = [], $message = null, $w
         ]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a validation rule to ensure that a field is an array containing at least
+     * the specified amount of elements
+     *
+     * @param string $field The field you want to apply the rule to.
+     * @param int $count The number of elements the array should at least have
+     * @param string|null $message The error message when the rule fails.
+     * @param string|callable|null $when Either 'create' or 'update' or a callable that returns
+     *   true when the validation rule should be applied.
+     * @see \Cake\Validation\Validation::numElements()
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function hasAtLeast($field, $count, $message = null, $when = null)
+    {
+        $extra = array_filter(['on' => $when, 'message' => $message]);
+        return $this->add($field, 'hasAtLeast', $extra + [
+            'rule' => function ($value) use ($count) {
+                if (is_array($value) && isset($value['_ids'])) {
+                    $value = $value['_ids'];
+                }
+                return Validation::numElements($value, '>=', $count);
+            }
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a validation rule to ensure that a field is an array containing at most
+     * the specified amount of elements
+     *
+     * @param string $field The field you want to apply the rule to.
+     * @param int $count The number maximim amount of elements the field should have
+     * @param string|null $message The error message when the rule fails.
+     * @param string|callable|null $when Either 'create' or 'update' or a callable that returns
+     *   true when the validation rule should be applied.
+     * @see \Cake\Validation\Validation::numElements()
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function hasAtMost($field, $count, $message = null, $when = null)
+    {
+        $extra = array_filter(['on' => $when, 'message' => $message]);
+        return $this->add($field, 'hasAtMost', $extra + [
+            'rule' => function ($value) use ($count) {
+                if (is_array($value) && isset($value['_ids'])) {
+                    $value = $value['_ids'];
+                }
+                return Validation::numElements($value, '<=', $count);
+            }
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns whether or not a field can be left empty for a new or already existing
      * record.
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Validation/ValidatorTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Validation/ValidatorTest.php
index 2b9901d1c41..1bf5f100f5a 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Validation/ValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Validation/ValidatorTest.php
@@ -1545,6 +1545,46 @@ public function testMultiple()
         $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['username' => '']));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests the hasAtLeast method
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testHasAtLeast()
+    {
+        $validator = new Validator();
+        $validator->hasAtLeast('things', 3);
+        $this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => [1, 2, 3]]));
+        $this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => [1, 2, 3, 4]]));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => [1, 2]]));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => []]));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => 'string']));
+
+        $this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => ['_ids' => [1, 2, 3]]]));
+        $this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => ['_ids' => [1, 2, 3, 4]]]));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => ['_ids' => [1, 2]]]));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => ['_ids' => []]]));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => ['_ids' => 'string']]));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the hasAtMost method
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testHasAtMost()
+    {
+        $validator = new Validator();
+        $validator->hasAtMost('things', 3);
+        $this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => [1, 2, 3]]));
+        $this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => [1]]));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => [1, 2, 3, 4]]));
+
+        $this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => ['_ids' => [1, 2, 3]]]));
+        $this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => ['_ids' => [1, 2]]]));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($validator->errors(['things' => ['_ids' => [1, 2, 3, 4]]]));
+    }
+
     protected function assertProxyMethod($validator, $method, $extra = null, $pass = [], $name = null)
     {
         $name = $name ?: $method;