diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/routes.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/routes.json
index 2491f37359..5b917339c9 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/routes.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/routes.json
@@ -299,6 +299,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    {
+      "method": "GET",
+      "path": "/users/count",
+      "handler": "User.count",
+      "config": {
+        "prefix": "",
+        "policies": []
+      }
+    },
     {
       "method": "GET",
       "path": "/users",
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
index 702b311369..9a67ea0d06 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ module.exports = {
     ctx.send(data);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieve user count.
+   * @return {Number}
+   */
+
+  async count(ctx) {
+    if (ctx.query._q) {
+      return await strapi.plugins['users-permissions'].services.user.countSearch(ctx.query);
+    }
+    return await strapi.plugins['users-permissions'].services.user.count(ctx.query);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Retrieve a user record.
    * @return {Object}
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/User.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/User.js
index 475b71f3d8..b3ae579875 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/User.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/User.js
@@ -10,6 +10,26 @@ const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
 module.exports = {
+  /**
+   * Promise to count users
+   *
+   * @return {Promise}
+   */
+
+  count(params) {
+    return strapi.query('user', 'users-permissions').count(params);
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Promise to search count users
+   *
+   * @return {Promise}
+   */
+
+  countSearch(params) {
+    return strapi.query('user', 'users-permissions').countSearch(params);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Promise to add a/an user.
    * @return {Promise}