diff --git a/models/boards.js b/models/boards.js
index 7ee28298e..cfe0e2524 100644
--- a/models/boards.js
+++ b/models/boards.js
@@ -1700,6 +1700,30 @@ if (Meteor.isServer) {
     }
   });
 
+  /**
+   * @operation get_boards_count
+   * @summary Get public and private boards count
+   *
+   * @return_type {private: integer, public: integer}
+   */
+  JsonRoutes.add('GET', '/api/boards_count', function(req, res) {
+    try {
+      Authentication.checkUserId(req.userId);
+      JsonRoutes.sendResult(res, {
+        code: 200,
+        data: {
+          private: Boards.find({ permission: 'private' }).count(),
+          public: Boards.find({ permission: 'public' }).count(),
+        },
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      JsonRoutes.sendResult(res, {
+        code: 200,
+        data: error,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   /**
    * @operation get_board
    * @summary Get the board with that particular ID
diff --git a/public/api/wekan.html b/public/api/wekan.html
index 5df259e31..41ee6cd57 100644
--- a/public/api/wekan.html
+++ b/public/api/wekan.html
@@ -1570,7 +1570,12 @@ var n=this.pipeline.run(e.tokenizer(t)),r=new e.Vector,i=[],o=this._fields.reduc
                     <a href="#get_public_boards" class="toc-h2 toc-link" data-title="">get_public_boards</a>
                     
                   </li>
-                
+
+                  <li>
+                    <a href="#get_boards_count" class="toc-h2 toc-link" data-title="get_boards_count">get_boards_count</a>
+
+                  </li>
+
                   <li>
                     <a href="#new_board" class="toc-h2 toc-link" data-title="">new_board</a>
                     
diff --git a/public/api/wekan.yml b/public/api/wekan.yml
index 48bed68d6..17dd30630 100644
--- a/public/api/wekan.yml
+++ b/public/api/wekan.yml
@@ -245,6 +245,27 @@ paths:
                 type: string
               defaultSwimlaneId:
                 type: string
+  /api/boards_count:
+    get:
+      operationId: get_boards_count
+      summary: Get boards count
+      tags:
+        - Boards
+      produces:
+        - application/json
+      security:
+          - UserSecurity: []
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: |-
+            200 response
+          schema:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              private:
+                type: integer
+              public:
+                type: integer
   /api/boards/{board}:
     get:
       operationId: get_board