diff --git a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 017f9a20c0..149d49fa20 100644
--- a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -248,6 +248,16 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     )
     target_link_libraries(test_publisher ${PROJECT_NAME})
   endif()
+  ament_add_gtest(test_publisher_subscription_count_api test/test_publisher_subscription_count_api.cpp)
+  if(TARGET test_publisher_subscription_count_api)
+    target_include_directories(test_publisher_subscription_count_api PUBLIC
+      ${rcl_interfaces_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+      ${rmw_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+      ${rosidl_generator_cpp_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+      ${rosidl_typesupport_cpp_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    )
+    target_link_libraries(test_publisher_subscription_count_api ${PROJECT_NAME})
+  endif()
   ament_add_gtest(test_rate test/test_rate.cpp)
   if(TARGET test_rate)
     target_include_directories(test_rate PUBLIC
@@ -290,6 +300,16 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     )
     target_link_libraries(test_subscription ${PROJECT_NAME})
   endif()
+  ament_add_gtest(test_subscription_publisher_count_api test/test_subscription_publisher_count_api.cpp)
+  if(TARGET test_subscription_publisher_count_api)
+    target_include_directories(test_subscription_publisher_count_api PUBLIC
+      ${rcl_interfaces_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+      ${rmw_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+      ${rosidl_generator_cpp_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+      ${rosidl_typesupport_cpp_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+    )
+    target_link_libraries(test_subscription_publisher_count_api ${PROJECT_NAME})
+  endif()
   find_package(test_msgs REQUIRED)
   ament_add_gtest(test_subscription_traits test/test_subscription_traits.cpp)
   if(TARGET test_subscription_traits)
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/intra_process_manager.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/intra_process_manager.hpp
index 356512c647..6c044a4da6 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/intra_process_manager.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/intra_process_manager.hpp
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ class IntraProcessManager
   bool
   matches_any_publishers(const rmw_gid_t * id) const;
 
+  /// Return the number of intraprocess subscriptions to a topic, given the publisher id.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  size_t
+  get_subscription_count(uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id) const;
+
 private:
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   static uint64_t
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/intra_process_manager_impl.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/intra_process_manager_impl.hpp
index ff8554e399..8b44b8f587 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/intra_process_manager_impl.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/intra_process_manager_impl.hpp
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class IntraProcessManagerImplBase
   virtual bool
   matches_any_publishers(const rmw_gid_t * id) const = 0;
 
+  virtual size_t
+  get_subscription_count(uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id) const = 0;
+
 private:
   RCLCPP_DISABLE_COPY(IntraProcessManagerImplBase)
 };
@@ -248,6 +251,26 @@ class IntraProcessManagerImpl : public IntraProcessManagerImplBase
     return false;
   }
 
+  size_t
+  get_subscription_count(uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id) const
+  {
+    auto publisher_it = publishers_.find(intra_process_publisher_id);
+    if (publisher_it == publishers_.end()) {
+      // Publisher is either invalid or no longer exists.
+      return 0;
+    }
+    auto publisher = publisher_it->second.publisher.lock();
+    if (!publisher) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("publisher has unexpectedly gone out of scope");
+    }
+    auto sub_map_it = subscription_ids_by_topic_.find(publisher->get_topic_name());
+    if (sub_map_it == subscription_ids_by_topic_.end()) {
+      // No intraprocess subscribers
+      return 0;
+    }
+    return sub_map_it->second.size();
+  }
+
 private:
   RCLCPP_DISABLE_COPY(IntraProcessManagerImpl)
 
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp
index 9fb6a872e0..4500fedab5 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/publisher.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ namespace node_interfaces
 class NodeTopicsInterface;
 }
 
+namespace intra_process_manager
+{
+/**
+ * NOTE(ivanpauno): IntraProcessManager is forward declared here, avoiding a circular inclusion between intra_process_manager.hpp and publisher.hpp.
+ * SharedPtr and WeakPtr of the IntraProcessManager are defined again here, to avoid a warning for accessing a member of a forward declared class.
+ */
+class IntraProcessManager;
+}
+
 class PublisherBase
 {
   friend ::rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface;
@@ -107,6 +116,18 @@ class PublisherBase
   const rcl_publisher_t *
   get_publisher_handle() const;
 
+  /// Get subscription count
+  /** \return The number of subscriptions. */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  size_t
+  get_subscription_count() const;
+
+  /// Get intraprocess subscription count
+  /** \return The number of intraprocess subscriptions. */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  size_t
+  get_intra_process_subscription_count() const;
+
   /// Compare this publisher to a gid.
   /**
    * Note that this function calls the next function.
@@ -128,13 +149,16 @@ class PublisherBase
   operator==(const rmw_gid_t * gid) const;
 
   using StoreMessageCallbackT = std::function<uint64_t(uint64_t, void *, const std::type_info &)>;
+  using IntraProcessManagerSharedPtr =
+    std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::intra_process_manager::IntraProcessManager>;
 
   /// Implementation utility function used to setup intra process publishing after creation.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   void
   setup_intra_process(
     uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id,
-    StoreMessageCallbackT callback,
+    StoreMessageCallbackT store_callback,
+    IntraProcessManagerSharedPtr ipm,
     const rcl_publisher_options_t & intra_process_options);
 
 protected:
@@ -143,6 +167,10 @@ class PublisherBase
   rcl_publisher_t publisher_handle_ = rcl_get_zero_initialized_publisher();
   rcl_publisher_t intra_process_publisher_handle_ = rcl_get_zero_initialized_publisher();
 
+  using IntraProcessManagerWeakPtr =
+    std::weak_ptr<rclcpp::intra_process_manager::IntraProcessManager>;
+  bool use_intra_process_;
+  IntraProcessManagerWeakPtr weak_ipm_;
   uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id_;
   StoreMessageCallbackT store_intra_process_message_;
 
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp
index 42abe7183e..2a2a3e4eef 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ namespace node_interfaces
 class NodeTopicsInterface;
 }  // namespace node_interfaces
 
+namespace intra_process_manager
+{
+/**
+ * NOTE(ivanpauno): IntraProcessManager is forward declared here, avoiding a circular inclusion between intra_process_manager.hpp and publisher.hpp.
+ * SharedPtr and WeakPtr of the IntraProcessManager are defined again here, to avoid a warning for accessing a member of a forward declared class.
+ */
+class IntraProcessManager;
+}
+
 /// Virtual base class for subscriptions. This pattern allows us to iterate over different template
 /// specializations of Subscription, among other things.
 class SubscriptionBase
@@ -129,11 +138,23 @@ class SubscriptionBase
   bool
   is_serialized() const;
 
+  /// Get matching publisher count
+  /** \return The number of publishers on this topic. */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  size_t
+  get_publisher_count() const;
+
 protected:
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_subscription_t> intra_process_subscription_handle_;
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_subscription_t> subscription_handle_;
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_node_t> node_handle_;
 
+  using IntraProcessManagerWeakPtr =
+    std::weak_ptr<rclcpp::intra_process_manager::IntraProcessManager>;
+  bool use_intra_process_;
+  IntraProcessManagerWeakPtr weak_ipm_;
+  uint64_t intra_process_subscription_id_;
+
 private:
   RCLCPP_DISABLE_COPY(SubscriptionBase)
 
@@ -272,10 +293,13 @@ class Subscription : public SubscriptionBase
   using MatchesAnyPublishersCallbackType = std::function<bool (const rmw_gid_t *)>;
 
   /// Implemenation detail.
+  // TODO(ivanpauno): This can be moved to the base class. No reason to be here.
+  // Also get_intra_process_message_callback_ and matches_any_intra_process_publishers_.
   void setup_intra_process(
     uint64_t intra_process_subscription_id,
     GetMessageCallbackType get_message_callback,
     MatchesAnyPublishersCallbackType matches_any_publisher_callback,
+    IntraProcessManagerWeakPtr weak_ipm,
     const rcl_subscription_options_t & intra_process_options)
   {
     std::string intra_process_topic_name = std::string(get_topic_name()) + "/_intra";
@@ -302,6 +326,8 @@ class Subscription : public SubscriptionBase
     intra_process_subscription_id_ = intra_process_subscription_id;
     get_intra_process_message_callback_ = get_message_callback;
     matches_any_intra_process_publishers_ = matches_any_publisher_callback;
+    weak_ipm_ = weak_ipm;
+    use_intra_process_ = true;
   }
 
   /// Implemenation detail.
@@ -323,7 +349,6 @@ class Subscription : public SubscriptionBase
 
   GetMessageCallbackType get_intra_process_message_callback_;
   MatchesAnyPublishersCallbackType matches_any_intra_process_publishers_;
-  uint64_t intra_process_subscription_id_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace rclcpp
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp
index b7d5224a0a..e2bdec7ef2 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ create_subscription_factory(
         intra_process_subscription_id,
         take_intra_process_message_func,
         matches_any_publisher_func,
+        weak_ipm,
         intra_process_options
       );
     };
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/intra_process_manager.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/intra_process_manager.cpp
index 723c43fd8d..19ac424b9d 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/intra_process_manager.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/intra_process_manager.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ IntraProcessManager::matches_any_publishers(const rmw_gid_t * id) const
   return impl_->matches_any_publishers(id);
 }
 
+size_t
+IntraProcessManager::get_subscription_count(uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id) const
+{
+  return impl_->get_subscription_count(intra_process_publisher_id);
+}
+
 uint64_t
 IntraProcessManager::get_next_unique_id()
 {
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics.cpp
index b390addb68..b380e3c2ec 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ NodeTopics::create_publisher(
     publisher->setup_intra_process(
       intra_process_publisher_id,
       shared_publish_callback,
+      ipm,
       publisher_options);
   }
 
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/publisher.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/publisher.cpp
index 45097c5f53..ce6ebadaee 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/publisher.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/publisher.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "rclcpp/allocator/allocator_common.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/allocator/allocator_deleter.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/intra_process_manager.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/macros.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/expand_topic_or_service_name.hpp"
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ PublisherBase::PublisherBase(
   const rosidl_message_type_support_t & type_support,
   const rcl_publisher_options_t & publisher_options)
 : rcl_node_handle_(node_base->get_shared_rcl_node_handle()),
-  intra_process_publisher_id_(0), store_intra_process_message_(nullptr)
+  use_intra_process_(false), intra_process_publisher_id_(0),
+  store_intra_process_message_(nullptr)
 {
   rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_publisher_init(
     &publisher_handle_,
@@ -94,6 +96,20 @@ PublisherBase::~PublisherBase()
       rcl_get_error_string().str);
     rcl_reset_error();
   }
+
+  auto ipm = weak_ipm_.lock();
+
+  if (!use_intra_process_) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!ipm) {
+    // TODO(ivanpauno): should this raise an error?
+    RCLCPP_WARN(
+      rclcpp::get_logger("rclcpp"),
+      "Intra process manager died before than a publisher.");
+    return;
+  }
+  ipm->remove_publisher(intra_process_publisher_id_);
 }
 
 const char *
@@ -138,6 +154,49 @@ PublisherBase::get_publisher_handle() const
   return &publisher_handle_;
 }
 
+size_t
+PublisherBase::get_subscription_count() const
+{
+  size_t inter_process_subscription_count = 0;
+
+  rmw_ret_t status = rcl_publisher_get_subscription_count(
+    &publisher_handle_,
+    &inter_process_subscription_count);
+
+  if (RCL_RET_PUBLISHER_INVALID == status) {
+    rcl_reset_error();  /* next call will reset error message if not context */
+    if (rcl_publisher_is_valid_except_context(&publisher_handle_)) {
+      rcl_context_t * context = rcl_publisher_get_context(&publisher_handle_);
+      if (nullptr != context && !rcl_context_is_valid(context)) {
+        /* publisher is invalid due to context being shutdown */
+        return 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (RCL_RET_OK != status) {
+    rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(status, "failed to get get subscription count");
+  }
+  return inter_process_subscription_count;
+}
+
+size_t
+PublisherBase::get_intra_process_subscription_count() const
+{
+  auto ipm = weak_ipm_.lock();
+  if (!use_intra_process_) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (!ipm) {
+    // TODO(ivanpauno): should this just return silently? Or maybe return with a warning?
+    //                  Same as wjwwood comment in publisher_factory create_shared_publish_callback.
+    //                  If we don't raise an error here, use_intra_process_ flag is unnecessary.
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+            "intra process subscriber count called after "
+            "destruction of intra process manager");
+  }
+  return ipm->get_subscription_count(intra_process_publisher_id_);
+}
+
 bool
 PublisherBase::operator==(const rmw_gid_t & gid) const
 {
@@ -168,7 +227,8 @@ PublisherBase::operator==(const rmw_gid_t * gid) const
 void
 PublisherBase::setup_intra_process(
   uint64_t intra_process_publisher_id,
-  StoreMessageCallbackT callback,
+  StoreMessageCallbackT store_callback,
+  IntraProcessManagerSharedPtr ipm,
   const rcl_publisher_options_t & intra_process_options)
 {
   const char * topic_name = this->get_topic_name();
@@ -199,7 +259,10 @@ PublisherBase::setup_intra_process(
   }
 
   intra_process_publisher_id_ = intra_process_publisher_id;
-  store_intra_process_message_ = callback;
+  store_intra_process_message_ = store_callback;
+  weak_ipm_ = ipm;
+  use_intra_process_ = true;
+
   // Life time of this object is tied to the publisher handle.
   rmw_publisher_t * publisher_rmw_handle = rcl_publisher_get_rmw_handle(
     &intra_process_publisher_handle_);
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/subscription.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/subscription.cpp
index be844dd678..ed26acaf17 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/subscription.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/subscription.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/expand_topic_or_service_name.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/intra_process_manager.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/logging.hpp"
 
 #include "rmw/error_handling.h"
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ SubscriptionBase::SubscriptionBase(
   const rcl_subscription_options_t & subscription_options,
   bool is_serialized)
 : node_handle_(node_handle),
+  use_intra_process_(false),
+  intra_process_subscription_id_(0),
   type_support_(type_support_handle),
   is_serialized_(is_serialized)
 {
@@ -80,6 +83,18 @@ SubscriptionBase::SubscriptionBase(
 
 SubscriptionBase::~SubscriptionBase()
 {
+  if (!use_intra_process_) {
+    return;
+  }
+  auto ipm = weak_ipm_.lock();
+  if (!ipm) {
+    // TODO(ivanpauno): should this raise an error?
+    RCLCPP_WARN(
+      rclcpp::get_logger("rclcpp"),
+      "Intra process manager died before than a subscription.");
+    return;
+  }
+  ipm->remove_subscription(intra_process_subscription_id_);
 }
 
 const char *
@@ -117,3 +132,18 @@ SubscriptionBase::is_serialized() const
 {
   return is_serialized_;
 }
+
+size_t
+SubscriptionBase::get_publisher_count() const
+{
+  size_t inter_process_publisher_count = 0;
+
+  rmw_ret_t status = rcl_subscription_get_publisher_count(
+    subscription_handle_.get(),
+    &inter_process_publisher_count);
+
+  if (RCL_RET_OK != status) {
+    rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(status, "failed to get get publisher count");
+  }
+  return inter_process_publisher_count;
+}
diff --git a/rclcpp/test/test_publisher_subscription_count_api.cpp b/rclcpp/test/test_publisher_subscription_count_api.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bc6bc48fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclcpp/test/test_publisher_subscription_count_api.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/publisher.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
+
+#include "rcl_interfaces/msg/intra_process_message.hpp"
+
+using rcl_interfaces::msg::IntraProcessMessage;
+
+/**
+ * Parameterized test.
+ * The first param are the NodeOptions used to create the nodes.
+ * The second param are the expect intraprocess count results.
+ */
+struct TestParameters
+{
+  rclcpp::NodeOptions node_options[2];
+  uint64_t intraprocess_count_results[2];
+  std::string description;
+};
+
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & out, const TestParameters & params)
+{
+  out << params.description;
+  return out;
+}
+
+class TestPublisherSubscriptionCount : public ::testing::TestWithParam<TestParameters>
+{
+public:
+  static void SetUpTestCase()
+  {
+    rclcpp::init(0, nullptr);
+  }
+
+protected:
+  void SetUp() {}
+
+  void TearDown() {}
+
+  static std::chrono::milliseconds offset;
+};
+
+std::chrono::milliseconds TestPublisherSubscriptionCount::offset = std::chrono::milliseconds(2000);
+
+void OnMessage(const rcl_interfaces::msg::IntraProcessMessage::SharedPtr msg)
+{
+  (void)msg;
+}
+
+TEST_P(TestPublisherSubscriptionCount, increasing_and_decreasing_counts)
+{
+  TestParameters parameters = GetParam();
+  rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>(
+    "my_node",
+    "/ns",
+    parameters.node_options[0]);
+  auto publisher = node->create_publisher<IntraProcessMessage>("/topic");
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(publisher->get_subscription_count(), 0u);
+  EXPECT_EQ(publisher->get_intra_process_subscription_count(), 0u);
+  {
+    auto sub = node->create_subscription<IntraProcessMessage>("/topic", &OnMessage);
+    rclcpp::sleep_for(offset);
+    EXPECT_EQ(publisher->get_subscription_count(), 1u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+      publisher->get_intra_process_subscription_count(),
+      parameters.intraprocess_count_results[0]);
+    {
+      rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr another_node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>(
+        "another_node",
+        "/ns",
+        parameters.node_options[1]);
+      auto another_sub =
+        another_node->create_subscription<IntraProcessMessage>("/topic", &OnMessage);
+
+      rclcpp::sleep_for(offset);
+      EXPECT_EQ(publisher->get_subscription_count(), 2u);
+      EXPECT_EQ(
+        publisher->get_intra_process_subscription_count(),
+        parameters.intraprocess_count_results[1]);
+    }
+    rclcpp::sleep_for(offset);
+    EXPECT_EQ(publisher->get_subscription_count(), 1u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+      publisher->get_intra_process_subscription_count(),
+      parameters.intraprocess_count_results[0]);
+  }
+  /**
+    * Counts should be zero here, as all are subscriptions are out of scope.
+    * Subscriptions count checking is always preceeded with an sleep, as random failures had been
+    * detected without it. */
+  rclcpp::sleep_for(offset);
+  EXPECT_EQ(publisher->get_subscription_count(), 0u);
+  EXPECT_EQ(publisher->get_intra_process_subscription_count(), 0u);
+}
+
+auto get_new_context()
+{
+  auto context = rclcpp::Context::make_shared();
+  context->init(0, nullptr);
+  return context;
+}
+
+TestParameters parameters[] = {
+  /*
+     Testing publisher subscription count api and internal process subscription count.
+     Two subscriptions in the same topic, both using intraprocess comm.
+   */
+  {
+    {
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().use_intra_process_comms(true),
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().use_intra_process_comms(true)
+    },
+    {1u, 2u},
+    "two_subscriptions_intraprocess_comm"
+  },
+  /*
+     Testing publisher subscription count api and internal process subscription count.
+     Two subscriptions, one using intra-process comm and the other not using it.
+   */
+  {
+    {
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().use_intra_process_comms(true),
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().use_intra_process_comms(false)
+    },
+    {1u, 1u},
+    "two_subscriptions_one_intraprocess_one_not"
+  },
+  /*
+     Testing publisher subscription count api and internal process subscription count.
+     Two contexts, both using intra-process.
+   */
+  {
+    {
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().use_intra_process_comms(true),
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().context(get_new_context()).use_intra_process_comms(true)
+    },
+    {1u, 1u},
+    "two_subscriptions_in_two_contexts_with_intraprocess_comm"
+  },
+  /*
+     Testing publisher subscription count api and internal process subscription count.
+     Two contexts, both of them not using intra-process comm.
+   */
+  {
+    {
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().use_intra_process_comms(false),
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().context(get_new_context()).use_intra_process_comms(false)
+    },
+    {0u, 0u},
+    "two_subscriptions_in_two_contexts_without_intraprocess_comm"
+  }
+};
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(
+  TestWithDifferentNodeOptions, TestPublisherSubscriptionCount,
+  ::testing::ValuesIn(parameters),
+  ::testing::PrintToStringParamName());
diff --git a/rclcpp/test/test_subscription_publisher_count_api.cpp b/rclcpp/test/test_subscription_publisher_count_api.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..287075149a
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+++ b/rclcpp/test/test_subscription_publisher_count_api.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
+
+#include "rcl_interfaces/msg/intra_process_message.hpp"
+
+using rcl_interfaces::msg::IntraProcessMessage;
+
+struct TestParameters
+{
+  rclcpp::NodeOptions node_options;
+  std::string description;
+};
+
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & out, const TestParameters & params)
+{
+  out << params.description;
+  return out;
+}
+
+class TestSubscriptionPublisherCount : public ::testing::TestWithParam<TestParameters>
+{
+public:
+  static void SetUpTestCase()
+  {
+    rclcpp::init(0, nullptr);
+  }
+
+protected:
+  void SetUp() {}
+  void TearDown() {}
+  static std::chrono::milliseconds offset;
+};
+
+std::chrono::milliseconds TestSubscriptionPublisherCount::offset = std::chrono::milliseconds(2000);
+
+void OnMessage(const rcl_interfaces::msg::IntraProcessMessage::SharedPtr msg)
+{
+  (void)msg;
+}
+
+TEST_P(TestSubscriptionPublisherCount, increasing_and_decreasing_counts)
+{
+  rclcpp::NodeOptions node_options = GetParam().node_options;
+  rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>(
+    "my_node",
+    "/ns",
+    node_options);
+  auto subscription = node->create_subscription<IntraProcessMessage>("/topic", &OnMessage);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(subscription->get_publisher_count(), 0u);
+  {
+    auto pub = node->create_publisher<IntraProcessMessage>("/topic");
+    rclcpp::sleep_for(offset);
+    EXPECT_EQ(subscription->get_publisher_count(), 1u);
+    {
+      rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr another_node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>(
+        "another_node",
+        "/ns",
+        node_options);
+      auto another_pub =
+        another_node->create_publisher<IntraProcessMessage>("/topic");
+
+      rclcpp::sleep_for(offset);
+      EXPECT_EQ(subscription->get_publisher_count(), 2u);
+    }
+    rclcpp::sleep_for(offset);
+    EXPECT_EQ(subscription->get_publisher_count(), 1u);
+  }
+  rclcpp::sleep_for(offset);
+  EXPECT_EQ(subscription->get_publisher_count(), 0u);
+}
+
+auto get_new_context()
+{
+  auto context = rclcpp::Context::make_shared();
+  context->init(0, nullptr);
+  return context;
+}
+
+TestParameters parameters[] = {
+  /*
+     Testing subscription publisher count api.
+     One context.
+   */
+  {
+    rclcpp::NodeOptions(),
+    "one_context_test"
+  },
+  /*
+     Testing subscription publisher count api.
+     Two contexts.
+   */
+  {
+    rclcpp::NodeOptions().context(get_new_context()),
+    "two_contexts_test"
+  }
+};
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(
+  TestWithDifferentNodeOptions,
+  TestSubscriptionPublisherCount,
+  testing::ValuesIn(parameters),
+  testing::PrintToStringParamName());