diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 36650318..1493f0a2 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -318,13 +318,17 @@ void delCommand(redisClient *c) {
     addReplyLongLong(c,deleted);
 }
 
+/* EXISTS key1 key2 ... key_N.
+ * Return value is the number of keys existing. */
 void existsCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    expireIfNeeded(c->db,c->argv[1]);
-    if (dbExists(c->db,c->argv[1])) {
-        addReply(c, shared.cone);
-    } else {
-        addReply(c, shared.czero);
+    long long count = 0;
+    int j;
+
+    for (j = 1; j < c->argc; j++) {
+        expireIfNeeded(c->db,c->argv[j]);
+        if (dbExists(c->db,c->argv[j])) count++;
     }
+    addReplyLongLong(c,count);
 }
 
 void selectCommand(redisClient *c) {
diff --git a/src/redis.c b/src/redis.c
index 1bcd8375..656c21ff 100644
--- a/src/redis.c
+++ b/src/redis.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct redisCommand redisCommandTable[] = {
     {"append",appendCommand,3,"wm",0,NULL,1,1,1,0,0},
     {"strlen",strlenCommand,2,"rF",0,NULL,1,1,1,0,0},
     {"del",delCommand,-2,"w",0,NULL,1,-1,1,0,0},
-    {"exists",existsCommand,2,"rF",0,NULL,1,1,1,0,0},
+    {"exists",existsCommand,-2,"rF",0,NULL,1,-1,1,0,0},
     {"setbit",setbitCommand,4,"wm",0,NULL,1,1,1,0,0},
     {"getbit",getbitCommand,3,"rF",0,NULL,1,1,1,0,0},
     {"setrange",setrangeCommand,4,"wm",0,NULL,1,1,1,0,0},