diff --git a/apps/public-api/src/controllers/data.controller.js b/apps/public-api/src/controllers/data.controller.js
index a0ee9e1e..fca72264 100644
--- a/apps/public-api/src/controllers/data.controller.js
+++ b/apps/public-api/src/controllers/data.controller.js
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ module.exports.getAllData = async (req, res) => {
     );
 
     const baseFilter = req.rlsFilter && typeof req.rlsFilter === 'object' ? req.rlsFilter : {};
+    // Handle count=true query parameter
+if (req.query.count === 'true') {
+  const countEngine = new QueryEngine(Model.find(), req.query);
+const mongoFilter = countEngine._buildMongoQuery(true);
+const mergedFilter = Object.keys(baseFilter).length > 0
+  ? { $and: [mongoFilter, baseFilter] }
+  : mongoFilter;
+  const count = await Model.countDocuments(mergedFilter);
+  return res.status(200).json({ success: true, data: { count }, message: "Count fetched successfully." });
+}
     const features = new QueryEngine(Model.find(), req.query)
       .filter();
 
diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils/queryEngine.js b/packages/common/src/utils/queryEngine.js
index a5234578..ade5d025 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/utils/queryEngine.js
+++ b/packages/common/src/utils/queryEngine.js
@@ -72,10 +72,43 @@ class QueryEngine {
         return this;
     }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
     async count() {
         // Clone the query to avoid affecting the original query's skip/limit
         return await this.query.model.countDocuments(this.query.getQuery());
     }
+=======
+   _buildMongoQuery(excludeCount = false) {
+    const queryObj = { ...this.queryString };
+    const excludedFields = ['page', 'sort', 'limit', 'fields', 'populate', 'expand'];
+    if (excludeCount) excludedFields.push('count');
+    excludedFields.forEach(el => delete queryObj[el]);
+    const mongoQuery = {};
+    for (const key in queryObj) {
+        if (key.endsWith('_gt')) {
+            const field = key.replace(/_gt$/, '');
+            mongoQuery[field] = { ...mongoQuery[field], $gt: queryObj[key] };
+        } else if (key.endsWith('_gte')) {
+            const field = key.replace(/_gte$/, '');
+            mongoQuery[field] = { ...mongoQuery[field], $gte: queryObj[key] };
+        } else if (key.endsWith('_lt')) {
+            const field = key.replace(/_lt$/, '');
+            mongoQuery[field] = { ...mongoQuery[field], $lt: queryObj[key] };
+        } else if (key.endsWith('_lte')) {
+            const field = key.replace(/_lte$/, '');
+            mongoQuery[field] = { ...mongoQuery[field], $lte: queryObj[key] };
+        } else {
+            mongoQuery[key] = queryObj[key];
+        }
+    }
+    return mongoQuery;
+}
+
+count() {
+    this.query = this.query.model.countDocuments(this._buildMongoQuery(true));
+    return this;
+}
+>>>>>>> 3fb84f3e (feat: implement native client.db.count() support)
 }
 
 module.exports = QueryEngine;
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-sdk/package.json b/sdks/urbackend-sdk/package.json
index 4827573c..00f6619e 100644
--- a/sdks/urbackend-sdk/package.json
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@urbackend/sdk",
-  "version": "0.2.6",
+  "version": "0.2.7",
   "description": "Official TypeScript SDK for urBackend BaaS",
   "type": "module",
   "files": [
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-sdk/src/modules/database.ts b/sdks/urbackend-sdk/src/modules/database.ts
index b3720810..8ecf72d6 100644
--- a/sdks/urbackend-sdk/src/modules/database.ts
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-sdk/src/modules/database.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ export class DatabaseModule {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+ * Count documents in a collection with optional filters
+ */
+public async count(collection: string, params: Omit<QueryParams, 'count'> = {}): Promise<number> {
+  const queryString = this.buildQueryString({ ...params, count: 'true' });
+  const path = `/api/data/${collection}${queryString}`;
+  const result = await this.client.request<{ count: number }>('GET', path);
+  return result.count;
+}
+
   /**
    * Fetch a single document by its ID
    */
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-sdk/tests/database.test.ts b/sdks/urbackend-sdk/tests/database.test.ts
index ddc749d5..8372dfae 100644
--- a/sdks/urbackend-sdk/tests/database.test.ts
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-sdk/tests/database.test.ts
@@ -132,3 +132,49 @@ test('delete returns { deleted: true } and handles token', async () => {
     }),
   );
 });
+
+test('count returns total number of documents in a collection', async () => {
+  const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+    ok: true,
+    headers: new Headers({ 'content-type': 'application/json' }),
+    json: () => Promise.resolve({ success: true, data: { count: 42 } }),
+  });
+  vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+
+  const result = await client.db.count('products');
+
+  expect(result).toBe(42);
+  const url = fetchMock.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+  const searchParams = new URL(url).searchParams;
+  expect(searchParams.get('count')).toBe('true');
+});
+
+test('count with filters builds correct query string', async () => {
+  const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+    ok: true,
+    headers: new Headers({ 'content-type': 'application/json' }),
+    json: () => Promise.resolve({ success: true, data: { count: 7 } }),
+  });
+  vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+
+  const result = await client.db.count('products', { filter: { status: 'active' } });
+
+  expect(result).toBe(7);
+  const url = fetchMock.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+  const searchParams = new URL(url).searchParams;
+  expect(searchParams.get('count')).toBe('true');
+  expect(searchParams.get('status')).toBe('active');
+});
+
+test('count returns 0 when no documents match', async () => {
+  const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+    ok: true,
+    headers: new Headers({ 'content-type': 'application/json' }),
+    json: () => Promise.resolve({ success: true, data: { count: 0 } }),
+  });
+  vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+
+  const result = await client.db.count('products', { filter: { status: 'deleted' } });
+
+  expect(result).toBe(0);
+});