diff --git a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
index 91b6797d..9f70659c 100644
--- a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
+++ b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
@@ -4174,6 +4174,7 @@ components:
         - count
         - tagCloud
         - fieldStats
+        - folderStats
       properties:
         count:
           type: integer
@@ -4184,6 +4185,10 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: "#/components/schemas/FieldStats"
+        folderStats:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/FolderStats"
     ItemInsights:
       description: |
         Information about the items in docspell.
@@ -4204,6 +4209,25 @@ components:
           format: int64
         tagCloud:
           $ref: "#/components/schemas/TagCloud"
+    FolderStats:
+      description: |
+        Count of folder usage.
+      required:
+        - id
+        - name
+        - owner
+        - count
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: string
+          format: ident
+        name:
+          type: string
+        owner:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/IdName"
+        count:
+          type: integer
+          format: int32
     FieldStats:
       description: |
         Basic statistics about a custom field.
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/conv/Conversions.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/conv/Conversions.scala
index 6b8c2880..eefaa9cb 100644
--- a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/conv/Conversions.scala
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/conv/Conversions.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@ import org.log4s.Logger
 trait Conversions {
 
   def mkSearchStats(sum: OItemSearch.SearchSummary): SearchStats =
-    SearchStats(sum.count, mkTagCloud(sum.tags), sum.fields.map(mkFieldStats))
+    SearchStats(
+      sum.count,
+      mkTagCloud(sum.tags),
+      sum.fields.map(mkFieldStats),
+      sum.folders.map(mkFolderStats)
+    )
+
+  def mkFolderStats(fs: docspell.store.queries.FolderCount): FolderStats =
+    FolderStats(fs.id, fs.name, mkIdName(fs.owner), fs.count)
 
   def mkFieldStats(fs: docspell.store.queries.FieldStats): FieldStats =
     FieldStats(
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/FolderCount.scala b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/FolderCount.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1f93c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/FolderCount.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package docspell.store.queries
+
+import docspell.common._
+
+case class FolderCount(id: Ident, name: String, owner: IdRef, count: Int)
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/QItem.scala b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/QItem.scala
index e5dbe4b9..b0184aaf 100644
--- a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/QItem.scala
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/QItem.scala
@@ -236,10 +236,11 @@ object QItem {
 
   def searchStats(q: Query): ConnectionIO[SearchSummary] =
     for {
-      count  <- searchCountSummary(q)
-      tags   <- searchTagSummary(q)
-      fields <- searchFieldSummary(q)
-    } yield SearchSummary(count, tags, fields)
+      count   <- searchCountSummary(q)
+      tags    <- searchTagSummary(q)
+      fields  <- searchFieldSummary(q)
+      folders <- searchFolderSummary(q)
+    } yield SearchSummary(count, tags, fields, folders)
 
   def searchTagSummary(q: Query): ConnectionIO[List[TagCount]] = {
     val tagFrom =
@@ -265,6 +266,18 @@ object QItem {
       .query[Int]
       .unique
 
+  def searchFolderSummary(q: Query): ConnectionIO[List[FolderCount]] = {
+    val fu = RUser.as("fu")
+    findItemsBase(q, 0).unwrap
+      .withSelect(select(f.id, f.name, f.owner, fu.login).append(count(i.id).as("num")))
+      .changeFrom(_.innerJoin(fu, fu.uid === f.owner))
+      .changeWhere(c => c && queryCondition(q))
+      .groupBy(f.id, f.name, f.owner, fu.login)
+      .build
+      .query[FolderCount]
+      .to[List]
+  }
+
   def searchFieldSummary(q: Query): ConnectionIO[List[FieldStats]] = {
     val fieldJoin =
       from(cv)
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/SearchSummary.scala b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/SearchSummary.scala
index 36cd2a71..0530c211 100644
--- a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/SearchSummary.scala
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/SearchSummary.scala
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 package docspell.store.queries
 
-case class SearchSummary(count: Int, tags: List[TagCount], fields: List[FieldStats])
+case class SearchSummary(
+    count: Int,
+    tags: List[TagCount],
+    fields: List[FieldStats],
+    folders: List[FolderCount]
+)