diff --git a/co-authors-plus.php b/co-authors-plus.php
index 2daeb4a6..4bd565b0 100644
--- a/co-authors-plus.php
+++ b/co-authors-plus.php
@@ -963,8 +963,15 @@ function filter_count_user_posts( $count, $user_id ) {
 		$user = $this->get_coauthor_by( 'user_nicename', $user->user_nicename );
 
 		$term = $this->get_author_term( $user );
-		// Only modify the count if the author already exists as a term
-		if ( $term && ! is_wp_error( $term ) ) {
+		$guest_term = get_term_by( 'slug', 'cap-' . $user->user_nicename, $this->coauthor_taxonomy );
+		// Only modify the count if it has a linked account with posts or the author exists as a term
+		if ( $user->linked_account && $guest_term->count ) {
+			if ( $term && ! is_wp_error( $term )) {
+				$count = $guest_term->count + $term->count;
+			} else {
+				$count = $guest_term->count;
+			}
+		} elseif ( $term && ! is_wp_error( $term ) ) {
 			$count = $term->count;
 		}
 
diff --git a/php/class-coauthors-wp-list-table.php b/php/class-coauthors-wp-list-table.php
index 497fe623..a1f5046b 100644
--- a/php/class-coauthors-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/php/class-coauthors-wp-list-table.php
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ function column_linked_account( $item ) {
 	function column_posts( $item ) {
 		global $coauthors_plus;
 		$term = $coauthors_plus->get_author_term( $item );
-		if ( $term ) {
+		$guest_term = get_term_by( 'slug', 'cap-' . $item->user_nicename, $coauthors_plus->coauthor_taxonomy );
+		if ( ! empty( $item->linked_account ) && $guest_term->count ) {
+			$count = count_user_posts( get_user_by( 'slug', $item->linked_account )->ID );
+		} elseif ( $term ) {
 			$count = $term->count;
 		} else {
 			$count = 0;