1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py
index b0ca1bb79d..cb6933c61c 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/dictionary_cache.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-DictionaryEntry = namedtuple("DictionaryEntry", ("full", "value"))
+class DictionaryEntry(namedtuple("DictionaryEntry", ("full", "value"))):
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.value)
 
 
 class DictionaryCache(object):
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class DictionaryCache(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, name, max_entries=1000):
-        self.cache = LruCache(max_size=max_entries)
+        self.cache = LruCache(max_size=max_entries, size_callback=len)
 
         self.name = name
         self.sequence = 0