diff --git a/packages/core/content-manager/server/tests/api/number-of-draft-relations.test.e2e.js b/packages/core/content-manager/server/tests/api/number-of-draft-relations.test.e2e.js
index 384d3366cc..90f08f2c87 100644
--- a/packages/core/content-manager/server/tests/api/number-of-draft-relations.test.e2e.js
+++ b/packages/core/content-manager/server/tests/api/number-of-draft-relations.test.e2e.js
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ const { createAuthRequest } = require('../../../../../../test/helpers/request');
 const builder = createTestBuilder();
 let strapi;
 let rq;
+const data = {
+  categories: [],
+  categoriesdp: {
+    published: [],
+    draft: [],
+  },
+};
 
-const product = {
+const productModel = {
   displayName: 'Product',
   singularName: 'product',
   pluralName: 'products',
@@ -25,6 +32,12 @@ const product = {
       target: 'api::categorydp.categorydp',
       targetAttribute: 'product',
     },
+    onecategorydp: {
+      type: 'relation',
+      relation: 'oneToOne',
+      target: 'api::categorydp.categorydp',
+      targetAttribute: 'oneproduct',
+    },
     categories: {
       type: 'relation',
       relation: 'oneToMany',
@@ -38,6 +51,7 @@ const product = {
     comporep: {
       component: 'default.compo',
       type: 'component',
+      repeatable: true,
     },
     dz: {
       components: ['default.compo'],
@@ -46,7 +60,7 @@ const product = {
   },
 };
 
-const categoryDP = {
+const categoryDPModel = {
   displayName: 'Category Draft & Publish',
   singularName: 'categorydp',
   pluralName: 'categoriesdp',
@@ -54,41 +68,41 @@ const categoryDP = {
   attributes: {
     name: {
       type: 'string',
-      unique: true,
     },
   },
 };
 
-const category = {
+const categoryModel = {
   displayName: 'Category',
   singularName: 'category',
   pluralName: 'categories',
   attributes: {
     name: {
       type: 'string',
-      unique: true,
     },
   },
 };
 
-const compo = {
+const compoModel = {
   displayName: 'compo',
   attributes: {
     name: {
       type: 'string',
-      required: true,
     },
     categoriesdp: {
       type: 'relation',
       relation: 'oneToMany',
       target: 'api::categorydp.categorydp',
-      targetAttribute: 'product',
     },
     categories: {
       type: 'relation',
       relation: 'oneToMany',
       target: 'api::category.category',
-      targetAttribute: 'product',
+    },
+    onecategorydp: {
+      type: 'relation',
+      relation: 'oneToOne',
+      target: 'api::categorydp.categorydp',
     },
   },
 };
@@ -96,13 +110,45 @@ const compo = {
 describe('CM API - Basic', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
     await builder
-      .addContentTypes([categoryDP, category])
-      .addComponent(compo)
-      .addContentTypes([product])
+      .addContentTypes([categoryDPModel, categoryModel])
+      .addComponent(compoModel)
+      .addContentTypes([productModel])
       .build();
 
     strapi = await createStrapiInstance();
     rq = await createAuthRequest({ strapi });
+
+    const { body: category } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::category.category',
+      body: { name: 'Food' },
+    });
+    data.categories.push(category);
+
+    const { body: categoryPublished } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::categorydp.categorydp',
+      body: { name: 'Food' },
+    });
+    await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: `/content-manager/collection-types/api::categorydp.categorydp/${categoryPublished.id}/actions/publish`,
+    });
+    data.categoriesdp.published.push(categoryPublished);
+
+    const { body: categoryDraft1 } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::categorydp.categorydp',
+      body: { name: 'Food' },
+    });
+    data.categoriesdp.draft.push(categoryDraft1);
+
+    const { body: categoryDraft2 } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::categorydp.categorydp',
+      body: { name: 'Food' },
+    });
+    data.categoriesdp.draft.push(categoryDraft2);
   });
 
   afterAll(async () => {
@@ -111,11 +157,40 @@ describe('CM API - Basic', () => {
   });
 
   test('Return 0 when no relations are set', async () => {
+    const { body: product } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product',
+      body: { name: 'Pizza' },
+    });
+
+    const { body } = await rq({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: `/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product/${product.id}/actions/numberOfDraftRelations`,
+    });
+
+    expect(body.data).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test('Return 0 when only relations without d&p are set', async () => {
     const { body: product } = await rq({
       method: 'POST',
       url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product',
       body: {
         name: 'Pizza',
+        onecategorydp: data.categories[0].id,
+        categories: [data.categories[0].id],
+        compo: {
+          onecategorydp: data.categories[0].id,
+          categories: [data.categories[0].id],
+        },
+        comporep: [{ categories: [data.categories[0].id], onecategorydp: data.categories[0].id }],
+        dz: [
+          {
+            __component: 'default.compo',
+            categories: [data.categories[0].id],
+            onecategorydp: data.categories[0].id,
+          },
+        ],
       },
     });
 
@@ -126,4 +201,159 @@ describe('CM API - Basic', () => {
 
     expect(body.data).toBe(0);
   });
+
+  test('Return 0 when relations without d&p are set & published relations only', async () => {
+    const categoryId = data.categories[0].id;
+    const publishedId = data.categoriesdp.published[0].id;
+
+    const { body: product } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product',
+      body: {
+        name: 'Pizza',
+        onecategorydp: publishedId,
+        categories: [categoryId],
+        categoriesdp: [publishedId],
+        compo: {
+          onecategorydp: publishedId,
+          categories: [categoryId],
+          categoriesdp: [publishedId],
+        },
+        comporep: [
+          { onecategorydp: publishedId, categories: [categoryId], categoriesdp: [publishedId] },
+        ],
+        dz: [
+          {
+            __component: 'default.compo',
+            onecategorydp: publishedId,
+            categories: [categoryId],
+            categoriesdp: [publishedId],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const { body } = await rq({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: `/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product/${product.id}/actions/numberOfDraftRelations`,
+    });
+
+    expect(body.data).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test('Return 8 when there are 8 drafts (1 xToOne & 1 xToMany on ct, compo, comporep, dz)', async () => {
+    const categoryId = data.categories[0].id;
+    const draftId = data.categoriesdp.draft[0].id;
+
+    const { body: product } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product',
+      body: {
+        name: 'Pizza',
+        onecategorydp: draftId,
+        categories: [categoryId],
+        categoriesdp: [draftId],
+        compo: {
+          onecategorydp: draftId,
+          categories: [categoryId],
+          categoriesdp: [draftId],
+        },
+        comporep: [{ onecategorydp: draftId, categories: [categoryId], categoriesdp: [draftId] }],
+        dz: [
+          {
+            __component: 'default.compo',
+            onecategorydp: draftId,
+            categories: [categoryId],
+            categoriesdp: [draftId],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const { body } = await rq({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: `/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product/${product.id}/actions/numberOfDraftRelations`,
+    });
+
+    expect(body.data).toBe(8);
+  });
+
+  test('Return 8 when there are 8 drafts (1 xToOne & 1/2 xToMany on ct, compo, comporep, dz)', async () => {
+    const categoryId = data.categories[0].id;
+    const draftId = data.categoriesdp.draft[0].id;
+
+    const { body: product } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product',
+      body: {
+        name: 'Pizza',
+        onecategorydp: draftId,
+        categories: [categoryId],
+        categoriesdp: [draftId, categoryId],
+        compo: {
+          onecategorydp: draftId,
+          categories: [categoryId],
+          categoriesdp: [draftId, categoryId],
+        },
+        comporep: [
+          { onecategorydp: draftId, categories: [categoryId], categoriesdp: [draftId, categoryId] },
+        ],
+        dz: [
+          {
+            onecategorydp: draftId,
+            __component: 'default.compo',
+            categories: [categoryId],
+            categoriesdp: [draftId, categoryId],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const { body } = await rq({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: `/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product/${product.id}/actions/numberOfDraftRelations`,
+    });
+
+    expect(body.data).toBe(8);
+  });
+
+  test('Return 12 when there are 12 drafts (1 xToOne & 2 xToMany on ct, compo, comporep, dz)', async () => {
+    const categoryId = data.categories[0].id;
+    const draft1Id = data.categoriesdp.draft[0].id;
+    const draft2Id = data.categoriesdp.draft[1].id;
+
+    const { body: product } = await rq({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: '/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product',
+      body: {
+        name: 'Pizza',
+        onecategorydp: draft1Id,
+        categories: [categoryId],
+        categoriesdp: [draft1Id, draft2Id],
+        compo: {
+          onecategorydp: draft1Id,
+          categories: [categoryId],
+          categoriesdp: [draft1Id, draft2Id],
+        },
+        comporep: [
+          { onecategorydp: draft1Id, categories: [categoryId], categoriesdp: [draft1Id, draft2Id] },
+        ],
+        dz: [
+          {
+            onecategorydp: draft1Id,
+            __component: 'default.compo',
+            categories: [categoryId],
+            categoriesdp: [draft1Id, draft2Id],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const { body } = await rq({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: `/content-manager/collection-types/api::product.product/${product.id}/actions/numberOfDraftRelations`,
+    });
+
+    expect(body.data).toBe(12);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate/apply.js b/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate/apply.js
index 0324b0ca22..2ae346d135 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate/apply.js
+++ b/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate/apply.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const { fromRow } = require('../transform');
  * @returns
  */
 const XtoOne = async (input, ctx) => {
-  const { attribute, attributeName, results, populateValue, targetMeta } = input;
+  const { attribute, attributeName, results, populateValue, targetMeta, isCount } = input;
   const { db, qb } = ctx;
 
   const fromTargetRow = (rowOrRows) => fromRow(targetMeta, rowOrRows);
@@ -61,6 +61,41 @@ const XtoOne = async (input, ctx) => {
       results.map((r) => r[referencedColumnName]).filter((value) => !_.isNil(value))
     );
 
+    if (isCount) {
+      if (_.isEmpty(referencedValues)) {
+        results.forEach((result) => {
+          result[attributeName] = { count: 0 };
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const rows = await qb
+        .init(populateValue)
+        .join({
+          alias,
+          referencedTable: joinTable.name,
+          referencedColumn: joinTable.inverseJoinColumn.name,
+          rootColumn: joinTable.inverseJoinColumn.referencedColumn,
+          rootTable: qb.alias,
+          on: joinTable.on,
+        })
+        .select([joinColAlias, qb.raw('count(*) AS count')])
+        .where({ [joinColAlias]: referencedValues })
+        .groupBy(joinColAlias)
+        .execute({ mapResults: false });
+
+      const map = rows.reduce((map, row) => {
+        map[row[joinColumnName]] = { count: Number(row.count) };
+        return map;
+      }, {});
+
+      results.forEach((result) => {
+        result[attributeName] = map[result[referencedColumnName]] || { count: 0 };
+      });
+
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (_.isEmpty(referencedValues)) {
       results.forEach((result) => {
         result[attributeName] = null;