diff --git a/src/document/crdt/root.ts b/src/document/crdt/root.ts
index beecb02f3..9b6e760a4 100644
--- a/src/document/crdt/root.ts
+++ b/src/document/crdt/root.ts
@@ -233,18 +233,21 @@ export class CRDTRoot {
    */
   public getGarbageLen(): number {
     let count = 0;
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
 
     for (const createdAt of this.removedElementSetByCreatedAt) {
-      count++;
+      seen.add(createdAt);
       const pair = this.elementPairMapByCreatedAt.get(createdAt)!;
       if (pair.element instanceof CRDTContainer) {
-        pair.element.getDescendants(() => {
-          count++;
+        pair.element.getDescendants((el) => {
+          seen.add(el.getCreatedAt().toIDString());
           return false;
         });
       }
     }
 
+    count += seen.size;
+
     for (const createdAt of this.elementHasRemovedNodesSetByCreatedAt) {
       const pair = this.elementPairMapByCreatedAt.get(createdAt)!;
       const elem = pair.element as CRDTGCElement;
diff --git a/test/integration/gc_test.ts b/test/integration/gc_test.ts
index 48b17052a..7f552dede 100644
--- a/test/integration/gc_test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/gc_test.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,52 @@ describe('Garbage Collection', function () {
     assert.equal(root, clone);
   });
 
+  it('getGarbageLen should return the actual number of elements garbage-collected', async function ({ task }) {
+    type TestDoc = { point?: { x?: number; y?: number } };
+    const docKey = toDocKey(`${task.name}-${new Date().getTime()}`);
+    const doc1 = new yorkie.Document<TestDoc>(docKey);
+    const doc2 = new yorkie.Document<TestDoc>(docKey);
+
+    const client1 = new yorkie.Client(testRPCAddr);
+    const client2 = new yorkie.Client(testRPCAddr);
+
+    await client1.activate();
+    await client2.activate();
+
+    // 1. initial state
+    await client1.attach(doc1, { isRealtimeSync: false });
+    doc1.update((root) => (root.point = { x: 0, y: 0 }));
+    await client1.sync();
+    await client2.attach(doc2, { isRealtimeSync: false });
+
+    // 2. client1 updates doc
+    doc1.update((root) => {
+      delete root.point;
+    });
+    assert.equal(doc1.getGarbageLen(), 3); // point, x, y
+
+    // 3. client2 updates doc
+    doc2.update((root) => {
+      delete root.point?.x;
+    });
+    assert.equal(doc2.getGarbageLen(), 1); // x
+
+    await client1.sync();
+    await client2.sync();
+    await client1.sync();
+
+    const gcNodeLen = 3; // point, x, y
+    assert.equal(doc1.getGarbageLen(), gcNodeLen);
+    assert.equal(doc2.getGarbageLen(), gcNodeLen);
+
+    // Actual garbage-collected nodes
+    assert.equal(doc1.garbageCollect(MaxTimeTicket), gcNodeLen);
+    assert.equal(doc2.garbageCollect(MaxTimeTicket), gcNodeLen);
+
+    await client1.deactivate();
+    await client2.deactivate();
+  });
+
   it('text garbage collection test', function () {
     const doc = new yorkie.Document<{ text: Text }>('test-doc');
     doc.update((root) => (root.text = new Text()));