diff --git a/src/ObservableCollections.R3/ObservableCollectionR3Extensions.cs b/src/ObservableCollections.R3/ObservableCollectionR3Extensions.cs
index 460f690..6427519 100644
--- a/src/ObservableCollections.R3/ObservableCollectionR3Extensions.cs
+++ b/src/ObservableCollections.R3/ObservableCollectionR3Extensions.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ public static class ObservableCollectionR3Extensions
     {
         return new ObservableCollectionReset<T>(source, cancellationToken);
     }
+
+    public static Observable<int> ObserveCountChanged<T>(this IObservableCollection<T> source, bool notifyCurrentCount = false, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return new ObservableCollectionCountChanged<T>(source, notifyCurrentCount, cancellationToken);
+    }
 }
 
 sealed class ObservableCollectionAdd<T>(IObservableCollection<T> collection, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -180,6 +185,49 @@ sealed class ObservableCollectionReset<T>(IObservableCollection<T> collection, C
     }
 }
 
+sealed class ObservableCollectionCountChanged<T>(IObservableCollection<T> collection, bool notifyCurrentCount, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    : Observable<int>
+{
+    protected override IDisposable SubscribeCore(Observer<int> observer)
+    {
+        return new _ObservableCollectionCountChanged(collection, notifyCurrentCount, observer, cancellationToken);
+    }
+    
+    sealed class _ObservableCollectionCountChanged : ObservableCollectionObserverBase<T, int>
+    {
+        readonly IObservableCollection<T> collection;
+        int countPrev;
+
+        public _ObservableCollectionCountChanged(
+            IObservableCollection<T> collection,
+            bool notifyCurrentCount,
+            Observer<int> observer,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken) : base(collection, observer, cancellationToken)
+        {
+            this.collection = collection;
+            this.countPrev = collection.Count;
+            if (notifyCurrentCount)
+            {
+                observer.OnNext(collection.Count);
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected override void Handler(in NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs<T> eventArgs)
+        {
+            switch (eventArgs.Action)
+            {
+                case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add:
+                case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Remove:
+                case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset when countPrev != collection.Count:
+                    observer.OnNext(collection.Count);
+                    break;
+            }
+            countPrev = collection.Count;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 abstract class ObservableCollectionObserverBase<T, TEvent> : IDisposable
 {
     protected readonly IObservableCollection<T> collection;
diff --git a/src/ObservableCollections.Unity/Assets/Plugins/ObservableCollections/Runtime/Internal/CloneCollection.cs b/src/ObservableCollections.Unity/Assets/Plugins/ObservableCollections/Runtime/Internal/CloneCollection.cs
index 0c830f6..1e3193b 100644
--- a/src/ObservableCollections.Unity/Assets/Plugins/ObservableCollections/Runtime/Internal/CloneCollection.cs
+++ b/src/ObservableCollections.Unity/Assets/Plugins/ObservableCollections/Runtime/Internal/CloneCollection.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace ObservableCollections.Internal
             }
             else
             {
-                var array = ArrayPool<T>.Shared.Rent(count);
+                var array = ArrayPool<T>.Shared.Rent(16);
 
                 var i = 0;
                 foreach (var item in source)
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ namespace ObservableCollections.Internal
             if (array.Length == index)
             {
                 ArrayPool<T>.Shared.Return(array, RuntimeHelpersEx.IsReferenceOrContainsReferences<T>());
+                array = ArrayPool<T>.Shared.Rent(index * 2);
             }
-            array = ArrayPool<T>.Shared.Rent(index * 2);
         }
 
         public void Dispose()
diff --git a/tests/ObservableCollections.R3.Tests/ObservableCollectionExtensionsTest.cs b/tests/ObservableCollections.R3.Tests/ObservableCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
index b7044d4..a0885cc 100644
--- a/tests/ObservableCollections.R3.Tests/ObservableCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/tests/ObservableCollections.R3.Tests/ObservableCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -132,4 +132,43 @@ public class ObservableCollectionExtensionsTest
         collection.Move(1, 2);
         events.Count.Should().Be(1);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ObserveCountChanged()
+    {
+        var events = new List<int>();
+        var collection = new ObservableList<int>([111, 222, 333]);
+
+        using var _ = collection.ObserveCountChanged().Subscribe(count => events.Add(count));
+
+        events.Should().BeEmpty();
+        
+        collection.Add(444);
+        events[0].Should().Be(4);
+
+        collection.Remove(111);
+        events[1].Should().Be(3);
+        
+        collection.Move(0, 1);
+        events.Count.Should().Be(2);
+
+        collection[0] = 999;
+        events.Count.Should().Be(2);
+        
+        collection.Clear();
+        events[2].Should().Be(0);
+        
+        collection.Clear();
+        events.Count.Should().Be(3);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ObserveCountChanged_NotifyCurrent()
+    {
+        var events = new List<int>();
+        var collection = new ObservableList<int>([111, 222, 333]);
+
+        var subscription = collection.ObserveCountChanged(notifyCurrentCount: true).Subscribe(count => events.Add(count));
+        events[0].Should().Be(3);
+    }
 }
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