diff --git a/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/FunctionBuilder/FunctionBuilder.php b/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/FunctionBuilder/FunctionBuilder.php
index bd36797309..cf6183b023 100644
--- a/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/FunctionBuilder/FunctionBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/FunctionBuilder/FunctionBuilder.php
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ class FunctionBuilder implements IFunctionBuilder {
 	public function subtract($x, $y) {
 		return new QueryFunction($this->helper->quoteColumnName($x) . ' - ' . $this->helper->quoteColumnName($y));
 	}
+
+	public function count($input) {
+		return new QueryFunction('COUNT(' . $this->helper->quoteColumnName($input) . ')');
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/public/DB/QueryBuilder/IFunctionBuilder.php b/lib/public/DB/QueryBuilder/IFunctionBuilder.php
index e0e331c080..51b639028c 100644
--- a/lib/public/DB/QueryBuilder/IFunctionBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/public/DB/QueryBuilder/IFunctionBuilder.php
@@ -96,4 +96,12 @@ interface IFunctionBuilder {
 	 * @since 14.0.0
 	 */
 	public function subtract($x, $y);
+
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed $input The input to be counted
+	 *
+	 * @return IQueryFunction
+	 * @since 14.0.0
+	 */
+	public function count($input);
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/DB/QueryBuilder/FunctionBuilderTest.php b/tests/lib/DB/QueryBuilder/FunctionBuilderTest.php
index 1b998287c9..136650741f 100644
--- a/tests/lib/DB/QueryBuilder/FunctionBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/DB/QueryBuilder/FunctionBuilderTest.php
@@ -110,4 +110,14 @@ class FunctionBuilderTest extends TestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEquals(1, $query->execute()->fetchColumn());
 	}
+
+	public function testCount() {
+		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+
+		$query->select($query->func()->count('appid'));
+		$query->from('appconfig')
+			->setMaxResults(1);
+
+		$this->assertGreaterThan(1, $query->execute()->fetchColumn());
+	}
 }