diff --git a/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp b/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp
index 57799f9e4..dfb6a378e 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ namespace
     }
 }
 
+void TorrentsController::countAction()
+{
+    setResult(QString::number(BitTorrent::Session::instance()->torrents().count()));
+}
+
 // Returns all the torrents in JSON format.
 // The return value is a JSON-formatted list of dictionaries.
 // The dictionary keys are:
diff --git a/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.h b/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.h
index 779959ca4..e961505f8 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.h
+++ b/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
     using APIController::APIController;
 
 private slots:
+    void countAction();
     void infoAction();
     void propertiesAction();
     void trackersAction();