diff --git a/pkg/counts/types.go b/pkg/counts/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..563badd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/counts/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package counts
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rancher/norman/pkg/store/empty"
+	"github.com/rancher/norman/pkg/types"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+)
+
+var (
+	ignore = map[string]bool{
+		"count":  true,
+		"schema": true,
+	}
+)
+
+func Register(schemas *types.Schemas) {
+	schemas.MustImportAndCustomize(Count{}, func(schema *types.Schema) {
+		schema.CollectionMethods = []string{http.MethodGet}
+		schema.ResourceMethods = []string{}
+		schema.Store = &Store{}
+	})
+}
+
+type Count struct {
+	Counts map[string]ItemCount `json:"counts,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type ItemCount struct {
+	Count    int    `json:"count,omitempty"`
+	Revision string `json:"revision,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Store struct {
+	empty.Store
+}
+
+func (s *Store) ByID(apiOp *types.APIRequest, schema *types.Schema, id string) (types.APIObject, error) {
+	c, err := s.getCount(apiOp, 750*time.Millisecond)
+	return types.ToAPI(c), err
+}
+
+func (s *Store) List(apiOp *types.APIRequest, schema *types.Schema, opt *types.QueryOptions) (types.APIObject, error) {
+	c, err := s.getCount(apiOp, 750*time.Millisecond)
+	return types.ToAPI([]interface{}{c}), err
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Watch(apiOp *types.APIRequest, schema *types.Schema, w types.WatchRequest) (chan types.APIEvent, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (s *Store) getCount(apiOp *types.APIRequest, timeout time.Duration) (Count, error) {
+	var countLock sync.Mutex
+	counts := map[string]ItemCount{}
+
+	errCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(apiOp.Context(), timeout)
+	eg, errCtx := errgroup.WithContext(errCtx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	for _, schema := range apiOp.Schemas.Schemas() {
+		if ignore[schema.ID] {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if schema.Store == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if apiOp.AccessControl.CanList(apiOp, schema) != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		current := schema
+		eg.Go(func() error {
+			list, err := current.Store.List(apiOp, current, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if list.IsNil() {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			countLock.Lock()
+			counts[current.ID] = ItemCount{
+				Count:    len(list.List()),
+				Revision: list.ListRevision,
+			}
+			countLock.Unlock()
+
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := eg.Wait(); err != nil && err != context.Canceled {
+		return Count{}, err
+	}
+
+	// in the case of cancellation go routines could still be running so we copy the map
+	// to avoid returning a map that might get modified
+	countLock.Lock()
+	result := Count{
+		Counts: map[string]ItemCount{},
+	}
+	for k, v := range counts {
+		result.Counts[k] = v
+	}
+	countLock.Unlock()
+
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/server/api.go b/pkg/server/api.go
index 10634da..0901d34 100644
--- a/pkg/server/api.go
+++ b/pkg/server/api.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package server
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/rancher/naok/pkg/counts"
+
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/rancher/naok/pkg/accesscontrol"
 	"github.com/rancher/naok/pkg/attributes"
@@ -23,13 +25,17 @@ func newAPIServer(cfg *rest.Config, cf proxy.ClientGetter, as *accesscontrol.Acc
 	)
 
 	a := &apiServer{
-		Router: mux.NewRouter(),
-		cf:     cf,
-		as:     as,
-		sf:     sf,
-		server: api.NewAPIServer(),
+		Router:      mux.NewRouter(),
+		cf:          cf,
+		as:          as,
+		sf:          sf,
+		server:      api.NewAPIServer(),
+		baseSchemas: types.EmptySchemas(),
 	}
 
+	counts.Register(a.baseSchemas)
+	subscribe.Register(a.baseSchemas)
+
 	a.Router.NotFoundHandler, err = k8sproxy.Handler("/", cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -42,10 +48,11 @@ func newAPIServer(cfg *rest.Config, cf proxy.ClientGetter, as *accesscontrol.Acc
 
 type apiServer struct {
 	*mux.Router
-	cf     proxy.ClientGetter
-	as     *accesscontrol.AccessStore
-	sf     schemas.SchemaFactory
-	server *api.Server
+	cf          proxy.ClientGetter
+	as          *accesscontrol.AccessStore
+	sf          schemas.SchemaFactory
+	server      *api.Server
+	baseSchemas *types.Schemas
 }
 
 func (a *apiServer) newSchemas() (*types.Schemas, error) {
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ func (a *apiServer) newSchemas() (*types.Schemas, error) {
 	}
 
 	schemas.DefaultMapper = newDefaultMapper
-	subscribe.Register(schemas)
+	schemas.AddSchemas(a.baseSchemas)
 	return schemas, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/server/routes.go b/pkg/server/routes.go
index fa18250..c0e2f85 100644
--- a/pkg/server/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/server/routes.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func (a *apiServer) routes() error {
 	a.Path("/v1/{type:schemas}").Handler(a.handle(nil))
 	a.Path("/v1/{type:schemas}/{name}").Handler(a.handle(nil))
 	a.Path("/v1/{type:subscribe}").Handler(a.handle(nil))
+	a.Path("/v1/{type:counts}").Handler(a.handle(nil))
 
 	a.Path("/{version:v1}/{resource}").Handler(a.handle(a.k8sAPI))
 	a.Path("/{version:v1}/{resource}/{nameorns}").Handler(a.handle(a.k8sAPI))