diff --git a/src/ObjectMapper.php b/src/ObjectMapper.php
index e77cfca..97e0b2d 100644
--- a/src/ObjectMapper.php
+++ b/src/ObjectMapper.php
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ public function findOneBy(string $objectName, array $criteria, ?array $orderBy =
         return $this->getRepository($objectName)->findOneBy($criteria, $orderBy);
     }
 
+    public function count(string $objectName, array $criteria = []): int
+    {
+        return $this->getRepository($objectName)->count($criteria);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Load one or more relationship on the provided objects.
      *
diff --git a/src/Repository/ObjectRepository.php b/src/Repository/ObjectRepository.php
index 47e32f2..dba6958 100644
--- a/src/Repository/ObjectRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repository/ObjectRepository.php
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ public function findOneBy(array $criteria, array $orderBy = []): ?object
         return $this->fetchOne($qb);
     }
 
+    public function count(array $criteria = []): int
+    {
+        $qb = $this->queryHelper->buildSelectQuery($this->getTableName(), 'main.*', $criteria);
+        return $this->queryHelper->getCount($qb, $this->objectManager->getIdColumn());
+    }
+
     public function getClassName(): string
     {
         if ($this->className) {
diff --git a/src/Repository/ObjectRepositoryInterface.php b/src/Repository/ObjectRepositoryInterface.php
index a3cbda5..b54a81e 100644
--- a/src/Repository/ObjectRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/src/Repository/ObjectRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ public function find(string|int $id, bool $useCache = true): ?object;
      */
     public function findByIds(array $ids, bool $useCache = true): array;
 
+    /**
+     * Count the number of rows that meet the provided criteria.
+     *
+     * @param array $criteria column => value pairs to be used to build where clause
+     */
+    public function count(array $criteria = []): int;
+
     /**
      * Return the database table for an object
      *
diff --git a/test/Integration/BasicsTest.php b/test/Integration/BasicsTest.php
index 6c6daca..f6260b5 100644
--- a/test/Integration/BasicsTest.php
+++ b/test/Integration/BasicsTest.php
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ public function testFindNull(): void
         $this->assertNull($fromDb);
     }
 
+    #[Depends('testSave')]
+    public function testCount()
+    {
+        $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $this->repository->count());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return ExtendedDataObject
      */
diff --git a/test/Unit/ObjectMapperTest.php b/test/Unit/ObjectMapperTest.php
index 49a8622..86a7c0a 100644
--- a/test/Unit/ObjectMapperTest.php
+++ b/test/Unit/ObjectMapperTest.php
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@ public function testFindOneBy(): void
         $this->getCorma($mockRepo)->findOneBy(ExtendedDataObject::class, ['asdf'=>'value'], ['asdf'=>'ASC']);
     }
 
+    public function testCount()
+    {
+        $mockRepo = $this->getMockBuilder(ExtendedDataObjectRepository::class)
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+
+        $mockRepo->expects($this->once())->method('count')->with(['asdf'=>'value'])->willReturn(42);
+
+        $count = $this->getCorma($mockRepo)->count(ExtendedDataObject::class, ['asdf'=>'value']);
+        $this->assertEquals(42, $count);
+    }
+
     public function testLoadOneToMany(): void
     {
         $objects = [];