diff --git a/include/etl/ipool.h b/include/etl/ipool.h
index ce4c317e0..88e03e46f 100644
--- a/include/etl/ipool.h
+++ b/include/etl/ipool.h
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ namespace etl
       return Max_Size;
     }
 
+    //*************************************************************************
+    /// Returns the maximum size of an item in the pool.
+    //*************************************************************************
+    size_t max_item_size() const
+    {
+      return Item_Size;
+    }
+
     //*************************************************************************
     /// Returns the maximum number of items in the pool.
     //*************************************************************************
diff --git a/test/test_pool.cpp b/test/test_pool.cpp
index 48f2881ab..2866ab1d0 100644
--- a/test/test_pool.cpp
+++ b/test/test_pool.cpp
@@ -288,6 +288,14 @@ namespace
       CHECK(pool.max_size() == 4U);
     }
 
+    //*************************************************************************
+    TEST(test_max_item_size)
+    {
+      etl::pool<Test_Data, 4> pool;
+
+      CHECK(pool.max_item_size() == sizeof(Test_Data));
+    }
+
     //*************************************************************************
     TEST(test_size)
     {