diff --git a/datafusion-examples/README.md b/datafusion-examples/README.md
index 9ad5a49bb428..6d39ceaf059d 100644
--- a/datafusion-examples/README.md
+++ b/datafusion-examples/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Run `git submodule update --init` to init test files.
 
 - [`avro_sql.rs`](examples/avro_sql.rs): Build and run a query plan from a SQL statement against a local AVRO file
 - [`csv_sql.rs`](examples/csv_sql.rs): Build and run a query plan from a SQL statement against a local CSV file
-- [`custom_datasource.rs`](examples/custom_datasource.rs): Run queris against a custom datasource (TableProvider)
+- [`custom_datasource.rs`](examples/custom_datasource.rs): Run queries against a custom datasource (TableProvider)
 - [`dataframe.rs`](examples/dataframe.rs): Run a query using a DataFrame against a local parquet file
 - [`dataframe_in_memory.rs`](examples/dataframe_in_memory.rs): Run a query using a DataFrame against data in memory
 - [`deserialize_to_struct.rs`](examples/deserialize_to_struct.rs): Convert query results into rust structs using serde
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/dataframe.rs b/datafusion/core/src/dataframe.rs
index e9773dbdf372..f8ee54ca0837 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/dataframe.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/dataframe.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use arrow::array::Int64Array;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use datafusion_common::DataFusionError;
 use parquet::file::properties::WriterProperties;
 
 use datafusion_common::{Column, DFSchema, ScalarValue};
@@ -361,6 +363,39 @@ impl DataFrame {
         Ok(DataFrame::new(self.session_state, plan))
     }
 
+    /// Run a count aggregate on the DataFrame and execute the DataFrame to collect this
+    /// count and return it as a usize, to find the total number of rows after executing
+    /// the DataFrame.
+    /// ```
+    /// # use datafusion::prelude::*;
+    /// # use datafusion::error::Result;
+    /// # #[tokio::main]
+    /// # async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    /// let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+    /// let df = ctx.read_csv("tests/data/example.csv", CsvReadOptions::new()).await?;
+    /// let count = df.count().await?;
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub async fn count(self) -> Result<usize> {
+        let rows = self
+            .aggregate(
+                vec![],
+                vec![datafusion_expr::count(Expr::Literal(ScalarValue::Null))],
+            )?
+            .collect()
+            .await?;
+        let len = *rows
+            .first()
+            .and_then(|r| r.columns().first())
+            .and_then(|c| c.as_any().downcast_ref::<Int64Array>())
+            .and_then(|a| a.values().first())
+            .ok_or(DataFusionError::Internal(
+                "Unexpected output when collecting for count()".to_string(),
+            ))? as usize;
+        Ok(len)
+    }
+
     /// Convert the logical plan represented by this DataFrame into a physical plan and
     /// execute it, collecting all resulting batches into memory
     /// Executes this DataFrame and collects all results into a vector of RecordBatch.
@@ -1001,6 +1036,13 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn df_count() -> Result<()> {
+        let count = test_table().await?.count().await?;
+        assert_eq!(100, count);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn explain() -> Result<()> {
         // build query using Table API
diff --git a/docs/source/user-guide/dataframe.md b/docs/source/user-guide/dataframe.md
index 23766cd07bdb..5ba803fce7ef 100644
--- a/docs/source/user-guide/dataframe.md
+++ b/docs/source/user-guide/dataframe.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ These methods execute the logical plan represented by the DataFrame and either c
 | -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | collect                    | Executes this DataFrame and collects all results into a vector of RecordBatch.                                              |
 | collect_partitioned        | Executes this DataFrame and collects all results into a vector of vector of RecordBatch maintaining the input partitioning. |
+| count                      | Executes this DataFrame to get the total number of rows.                                                                    |
 | execute_stream             | Executes this DataFrame and returns a stream over a single partition.                                                       |
 | execute_stream_partitioned | Executes this DataFrame and returns one stream per partition.                                                               |
 | show                       | Execute this DataFrame and print the results to stdout.                                                                     |