diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/FeedRepository.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/FeedRepository.java
index 231fa185842..2984db72c12 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/FeedRepository.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/FeedRepository.java
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ public class FeedRepository {
     List<Post> posts = thread.getPosts();
     // Remove the post to be deleted from the posts list
     posts = posts.stream().filter(p -> !p.getId().equals(post.getId())).collect(Collectors.toList());
-    thread.withUpdatedAt(System.currentTimeMillis()).withUpdatedBy(userName).withPosts(posts);
+    thread
+        .withUpdatedAt(System.currentTimeMillis())
+        .withUpdatedBy(userName)
+        .withPosts(posts)
+        .withPostsCount(posts.size());
     // update the json document
     dao.feedDAO().update(thread.getId().toString(), JsonUtils.pojoToJson(thread));
 
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/feeds/FeedResourceTest.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/feeds/FeedResourceTest.java
index 66e2f7207d1..23adfb7c9b2 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/feeds/FeedResourceTest.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/feeds/FeedResourceTest.java
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ public class FeedResourceTest extends CatalogApplicationTest {
     // Check if get posts API returns the post
     PostList postList = listPosts(thread.getId().toString(), AUTH_HEADERS);
     assertTrue(postList.getData().isEmpty());
+
+    // validate posts count
+    Thread getThread = getThread(thread.getId(), AUTH_HEADERS);
+    assertEquals(0, getThread.getPostsCount());
   }
 
   @Test