diff --git a/server/datastore/mysql/policies.go b/server/datastore/mysql/policies.go
index feb6272eeb..df1ca09310 100644
--- a/server/datastore/mysql/policies.go
+++ b/server/datastore/mysql/policies.go
@@ -451,6 +451,25 @@ func (ds *Datastore) CountPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID *uint, matchQuery
 	return count, nil
 }
 
+func (ds *Datastore) CountMergedTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQuery string) (int, error) {
+	var args []interface{}
+
+	query := `SELECT count(*) FROM policies p WHERE p.team_id = ? OR p.team_id IS NULL`
+	args = append(args, teamID)
+
+	// We must normalize the name for full Unicode support (Unicode equivalence).
+	match := norm.NFC.String(matchQuery)
+	query, args = searchLike(query, args, match, policySearchColumns...)
+
+	var count int
+	err := sqlx.GetContext(ctx, ds.reader(ctx), &count, query, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, ctxerr.Wrap(ctx, err, "counting merged team policies")
+	}
+
+	return count, nil
+}
+
 func (ds *Datastore) PoliciesByID(ctx context.Context, ids []uint) (map[uint]*fleet.Policy, error) {
 	sql := `SELECT ` + policyCols + `,
 	  COALESCE(u.name, '<deleted>') AS author_name,
diff --git a/server/datastore/mysql/policies_test.go b/server/datastore/mysql/policies_test.go
index 57514af79b..a784f3a37b 100644
--- a/server/datastore/mysql/policies_test.go
+++ b/server/datastore/mysql/policies_test.go
@@ -2954,6 +2954,10 @@ func testCountPolicies(t *testing.T, ds *Datastore) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, teamCount)
 
+	mergedCount, err := ds.CountMergedTeamPolicies(ctx, tm.ID, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, mergedCount)
+
 	// 10 global policies
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		_, err := ds.NewGlobalPolicy(ctx, nil, fleet.PolicyPayload{Name: fmt.Sprintf("global policy %d", i)})
@@ -2968,6 +2972,10 @@ func testCountPolicies(t *testing.T, ds *Datastore) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, teamCount)
 
+	mergedCount, err = ds.CountMergedTeamPolicies(ctx, tm.ID, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 10, mergedCount)
+
 	// add 5 team policies
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		_, err := ds.NewTeamPolicy(ctx, tm.ID, nil, fleet.PolicyPayload{Name: fmt.Sprintf("team policy %d", i)})
@@ -2981,6 +2989,10 @@ func testCountPolicies(t *testing.T, ds *Datastore) {
 	globalCount, err = ds.CountPolicies(ctx, nil, "")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 10, globalCount)
+
+	mergedCount, err = ds.CountMergedTeamPolicies(ctx, tm.ID, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 15, mergedCount)
 }
 
 func testUpdatePolicyHostCounts(t *testing.T, ds *Datastore) {
diff --git a/server/fleet/datastore.go b/server/fleet/datastore.go
index 05c1e6cd96..5d1bf64534 100644
--- a/server/fleet/datastore.go
+++ b/server/fleet/datastore.go
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ type Datastore interface {
 	PoliciesByID(ctx context.Context, ids []uint) (map[uint]*Policy, error)
 	DeleteGlobalPolicies(ctx context.Context, ids []uint) ([]uint, error)
 	CountPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID *uint, matchQuery string) (int, error)
+	CountMergedTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQuery string) (int, error)
 	UpdateHostPolicyCounts(ctx context.Context) error
 
 	PolicyQueriesForHost(ctx context.Context, host *Host) (map[string]string, error)
diff --git a/server/fleet/service.go b/server/fleet/service.go
index d47b60fcb3..f5616443ea 100644
--- a/server/fleet/service.go
+++ b/server/fleet/service.go
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ type Service interface {
 	DeleteTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, ids []uint) ([]uint, error)
 	ModifyTeamPolicy(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, id uint, p ModifyPolicyPayload) (*Policy, error)
 	GetTeamPolicyByIDQueries(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, policyID uint) (*Policy, error)
-	CountTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQuery string) (int, error)
+	CountTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQuery string, mergeInherited bool) (int, error)
 
 	// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	// Geolocation
diff --git a/server/mock/datastore_mock.go b/server/mock/datastore_mock.go
index 50ab787cac..834bb4499c 100644
--- a/server/mock/datastore_mock.go
+++ b/server/mock/datastore_mock.go
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ type DeleteGlobalPoliciesFunc func(ctx context.Context, ids []uint) ([]uint, err
 
 type CountPoliciesFunc func(ctx context.Context, teamID *uint, matchQuery string) (int, error)
 
+type CountMergedTeamPoliciesFunc func(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQuery string) (int, error)
+
 type UpdateHostPolicyCountsFunc func(ctx context.Context) error
 
 type PolicyQueriesForHostFunc func(ctx context.Context, host *fleet.Host) (map[string]string, error)
@@ -1566,6 +1568,9 @@ type DataStore struct {
 	CountPoliciesFunc        CountPoliciesFunc
 	CountPoliciesFuncInvoked bool
 
+	CountMergedTeamPoliciesFunc        CountMergedTeamPoliciesFunc
+	CountMergedTeamPoliciesFuncInvoked bool
+
 	UpdateHostPolicyCountsFunc        UpdateHostPolicyCountsFunc
 	UpdateHostPolicyCountsFuncInvoked bool
 
@@ -3781,6 +3786,13 @@ func (s *DataStore) CountPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID *uint, matchQuery
 	return s.CountPoliciesFunc(ctx, teamID, matchQuery)
 }
 
+func (s *DataStore) CountMergedTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQuery string) (int, error) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.CountMergedTeamPoliciesFuncInvoked = true
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+	return s.CountMergedTeamPoliciesFunc(ctx, teamID, matchQuery)
+}
+
 func (s *DataStore) UpdateHostPolicyCounts(ctx context.Context) error {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.UpdateHostPolicyCountsFuncInvoked = true
diff --git a/server/service/integration_enterprise_test.go b/server/service/integration_enterprise_test.go
index 7c043d7dcd..d7905364f5 100644
--- a/server/service/integration_enterprise_test.go
+++ b/server/service/integration_enterprise_test.go
@@ -844,6 +844,16 @@ func (s *integrationEnterpriseTestSuite) TestTeamPolicies() {
 	assert.Equal(t, gpol.Name, ts.InheritedPolicies[0].Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, gpol.ID, ts.InheritedPolicies[0].ID)
 
+	tc := countTeamPoliciesResponse{}
+	s.DoJSON("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/latest/fleet/teams/%d/policies/count", team1.ID), nil, http.StatusOK, &tc)
+	require.Nil(t, tc.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, tc.Count)
+
+	gc := countGlobalPoliciesResponse{}
+	s.DoJSON("GET", "/api/latest/fleet/policies/count", nil, http.StatusOK, &gc)
+	require.Nil(t, gc.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, gc.Count)
+
 	// Test merge inherited
 	ts = listTeamPoliciesResponse{}
 	s.DoJSON("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/latest/fleet/teams/%d/policies", team1.ID), nil, http.StatusOK, &ts, "merge_inherited", "true", "order_key", "team_id", "order_direction", "desc")
@@ -857,6 +867,11 @@ func (s *integrationEnterpriseTestSuite) TestTeamPolicies() {
 	assert.Equal(t, gpol.Name, ts.Policies[1].Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, gpol.ID, ts.Policies[1].ID)
 
+	countResp := countTeamPoliciesResponse{}
+	s.DoJSON("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/latest/fleet/teams/%d/policies/count", team1.ID), nil, http.StatusOK, &countResp, "merge_inherited", "true")
+	require.Nil(t, countResp.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, 2, countResp.Count)
+
 	// Test delete
 	deletePolicyParams := deleteTeamPoliciesRequest{IDs: []uint{ts.Policies[0].ID}}
 	deletePolicyResp := deleteTeamPoliciesResponse{}
diff --git a/server/service/team_policies.go b/server/service/team_policies.go
index ee55fa2a7f..a2698c145e 100644
--- a/server/service/team_policies.go
+++ b/server/service/team_policies.go
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ func (svc *Service) ListTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, opts flee
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 type countTeamPoliciesRequest struct {
-	ListOptions fleet.ListOptions `url:"list_options"`
-	TeamID      uint              `url:"team_id"`
+	ListOptions    fleet.ListOptions `url:"list_options"`
+	TeamID         uint              `url:"team_id"`
+	MergeInherited bool              `query:"merge_inherited,optional"`
 }
 
 type countTeamPoliciesResponse struct {
@@ -173,14 +174,14 @@ func (r countTeamPoliciesResponse) error() error { return r.Err }
 
 func countTeamPoliciesEndpoint(ctx context.Context, request interface{}, svc fleet.Service) (errorer, error) {
 	req := request.(*countTeamPoliciesRequest)
-	resp, err := svc.CountTeamPolicies(ctx, req.TeamID, req.ListOptions.MatchQuery)
+	resp, err := svc.CountTeamPolicies(ctx, req.TeamID, req.ListOptions.MatchQuery, req.MergeInherited)
 	if err != nil {
 		return countTeamPoliciesResponse{Err: err}, nil
 	}
 	return countTeamPoliciesResponse{Count: resp}, nil
 }
 
-func (svc *Service) CountTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQuery string) (int, error) {
+func (svc *Service) CountTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQuery string, mergeInherited bool) (int, error) {
 	if err := svc.authz.Authorize(ctx, &fleet.Policy{
 		PolicyData: fleet.PolicyData{
 			TeamID: ptr.Uint(teamID),
@@ -193,6 +194,10 @@ func (svc *Service) CountTeamPolicies(ctx context.Context, teamID uint, matchQue
 		return 0, ctxerr.Wrapf(ctx, err, "loading team %d", teamID)
 	}
 
+	if mergeInherited {
+		return svc.ds.CountMergedTeamPolicies(ctx, teamID, matchQuery)
+	}
+
 	return svc.ds.CountPolicies(ctx, &teamID, matchQuery)
 }