diff --git a/assets/js/instant-results/components/common/checkbox-list.js b/assets/js/instant-results/components/common/checkbox-list.js
index 9a0fbb8c17..2c9df1212f 100644
--- a/assets/js/instant-results/components/common/checkbox-list.js
+++ b/assets/js/instant-results/components/common/checkbox-list.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { __, _n, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
  */
 import Checkbox from './checkbox';
 import SmallButton from './small-button';
+import { termCount } from '../../config';
 
 /**
  * Checkbox list component.
@@ -124,6 +125,10 @@ export default ({ disabled, label, options, onChange, selected, sortBy }) => {
 	 */
 	const displayOption = ({ count, id, label, value }) => {
 		const children = childOptions[value];
+		/**
+		 * Check for term count option.
+		 */
+		const counter = termCount === '1' ? count : '';
 
 		if (!showAll && optionsShown >= optionsLimit) {
 			return <Fragment key={value} />;
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ export default ({ disabled, label, options, onChange, selected, sortBy }) => {
 			<li className="ep-search-options-list__item" key={value}>
 				<Checkbox
 					checked={selected.includes(value)}
-					count={count}
+					count={counter}
 					disabled={disabled}
 					id={id}
 					label={label}
diff --git a/assets/js/instant-results/config.js b/assets/js/instant-results/config.js
index be89258ec9..02e2005a3f 100644
--- a/assets/js/instant-results/config.js
+++ b/assets/js/instant-results/config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const {
 	paramPrefix,
 	postTypeLabels,
 	taxonomyLabels,
+	termCount,
 } = window.epInstantResults;
 
 /**
@@ -72,4 +73,5 @@ export {
 	postTypeLabels,
 	sortOptions,
 	taxonomyLabels,
+	termCount,
 };
diff --git a/includes/classes/Feature/InstantResults/InstantResults.php b/includes/classes/Feature/InstantResults/InstantResults.php
index 9f9c4e9fbd..c5d3b4bcc6 100644
--- a/includes/classes/Feature/InstantResults/InstantResults.php
+++ b/includes/classes/Feature/InstantResults/InstantResults.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public function __construct() {
 			'highlight_tag' => 'mark',
 			'facets'        => 'post_type,category,post_tag',
 			'match_type'    => 'all',
+			'term_count'    => '1',
 		];
 
 		$settings = $this->get_settings() ? $this->get_settings() : array();
@@ -171,6 +172,18 @@ public function output_feature_box_settings() {
 				<p class="field-description"><?php esc_html_e( '"All" will only show content that matches all facets. "Any" will show content that matches any facet.', 'elasticpress' ); ?></p>
 			</div>
 		</div>
+		<div class="field">
+			<div class="field-name status"><?php esc_html_e( 'Term Count', 'elasticpress' ); ?></div>
+			<div class="input-wrap">
+				<label>
+					<input name="settings[term_count]" <?php checked( (bool) $this->settings['term_count'] ); ?> type="radio" value="1"><?php esc_html_e( 'Enabled', 'elasticpress' ); ?>
+				</label><br>
+				<label>
+					<input name="settings[term_count]" <?php checked( ! (bool) $this->settings['term_count'] ); ?> type="radio" value="0"><?php esc_html_e( 'Disabled', 'elasticpress' ); ?>
+				</label>
+				<p class="field-description"><?php esc_html_e( 'When enabled, it will show the term count in the instant results widget.', 'elasticpress' ); ?></p>
+			</div>
+		</div>
 
 		<?php
 	}
@@ -281,6 +294,7 @@ public function enqueue_frontend_assets() {
 				'matchType'      => $this->settings['match_type'],
 				'paramPrefix'    => 'ep-',
 				'postTypeLabels' => $this->get_post_type_labels(),
+				'termCount'      => $this->settings['term_count'],
 			)
 		);
 	}
@@ -923,4 +937,5 @@ public function get_args_schema() {
 		}
 		return $args;
 	}
+
 }