diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/Collection.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/Collection.java
index ffec3b45cc..33fbb51e3f 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/Collection.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/Collection.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import javax.persistence.Table;
 import javax.persistence.Transient;
 
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
+import org.dspace.browse.ItemCountException;
 import org.dspace.content.comparator.NameAscendingComparator;
 import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.content.service.CollectionService;
@@ -336,4 +337,12 @@ public class Collection extends DSpaceObject implements DSpaceObjectLegacySuppor
         return collectionService;
     }
 
+    public int getAllItems() {
+        try {
+            return collectionService.countArchivedItem(this);
+        } catch (ItemCountException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
index ddfd38694f..961ad4cbcf 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.authorize.ResourcePolicy;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.ResourcePolicyService;
+import org.dspace.browse.ItemCountException;
+import org.dspace.browse.ItemCounter;
 import org.dspace.content.dao.CollectionDAO;
 import org.dspace.content.service.BitstreamService;
 import org.dspace.content.service.CollectionService;
@@ -1047,4 +1049,12 @@ public class CollectionServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Collection> i
         return (int) resp.getTotalSearchResults();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int countArchivedItem(Collection collection) throws ItemCountException {
+        //TODO load ItemCounter on bean creation
+        Context context = new Context();
+        return new ItemCounter(context).getCount(collection);
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/Community.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/Community.java
index fa99da3309..5b8baba8e4 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/Community.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/Community.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import javax.persistence.Table;
 import javax.persistence.Transient;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder;
+import org.dspace.browse.ItemCountException;
 import org.dspace.content.comparator.NameAscendingComparator;
 import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.content.service.CommunityService;
@@ -264,4 +265,11 @@ public class Community extends DSpaceObject implements DSpaceObjectLegacySupport
         return communityService;
     }
 
+    public int getAllItems() {
+        try {
+           return communityService.getArchivedItems(this);
+        } catch (ItemCountException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CommunityServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CommunityServiceImpl.java
index 923745f761..7fe8dfd289 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CommunityServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CommunityServiceImpl.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeConfiguration;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.authorize.ResourcePolicy;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
+import org.dspace.browse.ItemCountException;
+import org.dspace.browse.ItemCounter;
 import org.dspace.content.dao.CommunityDAO;
 import org.dspace.content.service.BitstreamService;
 import org.dspace.content.service.CollectionService;
@@ -76,9 +78,9 @@ public class CommunityServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Community> imp
     protected IdentifierService identifierService;
     @Autowired(required = true)
     protected SubscribeService subscribeService;
+
     protected CommunityServiceImpl() {
         super();
-
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -708,4 +710,11 @@ public class CommunityServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Community> imp
     public int countTotal(Context context) throws SQLException {
         return communityDAO.countRows(context);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getArchivedItems(Community community) throws ItemCountException {
+        //TODO load ItemCounter on bean creation
+        Context context = new Context();
+        return new ItemCounter(context).getCount(community);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/CollectionDAO.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/CollectionDAO.java
index 6bb65bbb46..c8014fb520 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/CollectionDAO.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/CollectionDAO.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package org.dspace.content.dao;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
@@ -53,4 +54,6 @@ public interface CollectionDAO extends DSpaceObjectLegacySupportDAO<Collection>
     int countRows(Context context) throws SQLException;
 
     List<Map.Entry<Collection, Long>> getCollectionsWithBitstreamSizesTotal(Context context) throws SQLException;
+
+    int countArchivedItems(Context context, UUID id) throws SQLException;
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/CollectionDAOImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/CollectionDAOImpl.java
index c0ef6ea42f..dc8bad7e19 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/CollectionDAOImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/CollectionDAOImpl.java
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.content.dao.impl;
 
+import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.util.AbstractMap;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.*;
 import javax.persistence.Query;
 import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
 import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
@@ -182,4 +180,12 @@ public class CollectionDAOImpl extends AbstractHibernateDSODAO<Collection> imple
         }
         return returnList;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int countArchivedItems(Context context, UUID collectionId) throws SQLException {
+        return ((BigInteger) getHibernateSession(context)
+                .createNativeQuery("select count(*) from collection2item ci left join item i on i.uuid = ci.item_id where i.in_archive and uuid(ci.collection_id)=uuid(:collectionId)")
+                .setParameter("collectionId", collectionId.toString())
+                .getSingleResult()).intValue();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CollectionService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CollectionService.java
index a5b2b7d8d8..d1ad6dcef2 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CollectionService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CollectionService.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
+import org.dspace.browse.ItemCountException;
 import org.dspace.content.Bitstream;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
 import org.dspace.content.Community;
@@ -455,4 +456,5 @@ public interface CollectionService
     public int countCollectionsWithSubmit(String q, Context context, Community community, String entityType)
         throws SQLException, SearchServiceException;
 
+    int countArchivedItem(Collection collection) throws ItemCountException;
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CommunityService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CommunityService.java
index e7b6212665..65454f26ea 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CommunityService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/CommunityService.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
+import org.dspace.browse.ItemCountException;
 import org.dspace.content.Bitstream;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
 import org.dspace.content.Community;
@@ -292,4 +293,6 @@ public interface CommunityService extends DSpaceObjectService<Community>, DSpace
     public List<Community> findAuthorizedGroupMapped(Context context, List<Integer> actions) throws SQLException;
 
     int countTotal(Context context) throws SQLException;
+
+    int getArchivedItems(Community community) throws ItemCountException;
 }
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/CollectionConverter.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/CollectionConverter.java
index fc5d99b059..9a5000852d 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/CollectionConverter.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/CollectionConverter.java
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 package org.dspace.app.rest.converter;
 
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.CollectionRest;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.projection.Projection;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.discovery.IndexableObject;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -22,6 +24,12 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 public class CollectionConverter extends DSpaceObjectConverter<Collection, CollectionRest>
         implements IndexableObjectConverter<Collection, CollectionRest> {
 
+    @Override
+    public CollectionRest convert(Collection collection, Projection projection) {
+        CollectionRest resource = super.convert(collection, projection);
+        resource.setArchivedItems(collection.getAllItems());
+        return resource;
+    }
     @Override
     protected CollectionRest newInstance() {
         return new CollectionRest();
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/CommunityConverter.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/CommunityConverter.java
index d4c06470ce..ef1f114ccb 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/CommunityConverter.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/CommunityConverter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.dspace.app.rest.converter;
 
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.CommunityRest;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.projection.Projection;
 import org.dspace.content.Community;
 import org.dspace.discovery.IndexableObject;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ public class CommunityConverter
     extends DSpaceObjectConverter<Community, CommunityRest>
         implements IndexableObjectConverter<Community, CommunityRest> {
 
+    public CommunityRest convert(Community community, Projection projection) {
+        CommunityRest resource = super.convert(community, projection);
+        resource.setArchivedItems(community.getAllItems());
+        return resource;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected CommunityRest newInstance() {
         return new CommunityRest();
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/CollectionRest.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/CollectionRest.java
index 1de4ec632c..7405a1525d 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/CollectionRest.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/CollectionRest.java
@@ -74,4 +74,16 @@ public class CollectionRest extends DSpaceObjectRest {
     public String getType() {
         return NAME;
     }
+
+    private int archivedItems;
+
+    public int getArchivedItems() {
+        return archivedItems;
+    }
+
+    public void setArchivedItems(int archivedItems) {
+        this.archivedItems = archivedItems;
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/CommunityRest.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/CommunityRest.java
index f8ccbad10e..8ffdcd2e8a 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/CommunityRest.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/CommunityRest.java
@@ -58,4 +58,14 @@ public class CommunityRest extends DSpaceObjectRest {
     public String getType() {
         return NAME;
     }
+
+    private int archivedItems;
+
+    public int getArchivedItems() {
+        return archivedItems;
+    }
+
+    public void setArchivedItems(int archivedItems) {
+        this.archivedItems = archivedItems;
+    }
 }