diff --git a/docs/server.md b/docs/server.md
index 711003d..efaa25a 100644
--- a/docs/server.md
+++ b/docs/server.md
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ Known compatible loggers are:
 Set this property to reject connections when the server's connection count gets
 high.
 
-### connections (getter only)
+### connections (getter only) - DEPRECATED
 
-The number of concurrent connections on the server.
+The number of concurrent connections on the server. This property is deprecated,
+please use server.getConnections() instead.
 
 ### url
 
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ This file descriptor must have already had the `bind(2)` and `listen(2)` system
 calls invoked on it. Additionally, it must be set non-blocking; try
 `fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK)`.
 
+## Inspecting server state
+
+### server.getConnections(callback)
+
+The LDAP server API mirrors the [Node.js `server.getConnections` API](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/net.html#net_server_getconnections_callback). Callback
+should take two arguments err and count.
+
 # Routes
 
 The LDAP server API is meant to be the LDAP-equivalent of the express/restify
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index fbc8dc0..38799b1 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -697,6 +697,10 @@ Server.prototype.address = function () {
   return this.server.address()
 }
 
+Server.prototype.getConnections = function (callback) {
+  return this.server.getConnections(callback)
+}
+
 Server.prototype._getRoute = function (_dn, backend) {
   assert.ok(dn)
 
diff --git a/test/server.test.js b/test/server.test.js
index 22bd828..5ec2528 100644
--- a/test/server.test.js
+++ b/test/server.test.js
@@ -21,6 +21,30 @@ tap.test('basic create', function (t) {
   t.end()
 })
 
+tap.test('connection count', function (t) {
+  const server = ldap.createServer()
+  t.ok(server)
+  server.listen(0, 'localhost', function () {
+    t.ok(true, 'server listening on ' + server.url)
+
+    server.getConnections(function (err, count) {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.equal(count, 0)
+
+      const client = ldap.createClient({ url: server.url })
+      client.on('connect', function () {
+        t.ok(true, 'client connected')
+        server.getConnections(function (err, count) {
+          t.error(err)
+          t.equal(count, 1)
+          client.unbind()
+          server.close(() => t.end())
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
+
 tap.test('properties', function (t) {
   const server = ldap.createServer()
   t.equal(server.name, 'LDAPServer')