diff --git a/library/Opus/DocumentFinder.php b/library/Opus/DocumentFinder.php
index 0bd08933..291de568 100644
--- a/library/Opus/DocumentFinder.php
+++ b/library/Opus/DocumentFinder.php
@@ -815,4 +815,17 @@ public function setPublicationState($state)
         }
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns count of documents in used publication states.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getPublicationStateCount()
+    {
+        $this->_select->reset('columns');
+        $this->_select->columns(['publication_state', 'count(DISTINCT id)']);
+        $this->_select->group('publication_state');
+        return $this->_db->fetchPairs($this->_select);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/library/Opus/DocumentFinder/DefaultDocumentFinder.php b/library/Opus/DocumentFinder/DefaultDocumentFinder.php
index dc1f6504..017000f8 100644
--- a/library/Opus/DocumentFinder/DefaultDocumentFinder.php
+++ b/library/Opus/DocumentFinder/DefaultDocumentFinder.php
@@ -345,4 +345,12 @@ public function setPublicationState($state)
         $this->finder->setPublicationState($state);
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getPublicationStateCount()
+    {
+        return $this->finder->getPublicationStateCount();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Opus/DocumentFinderTest.php b/tests/Opus/DocumentFinderTest.php
index 7348570f..cc6453a3 100644
--- a/tests/Opus/DocumentFinderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Opus/DocumentFinderTest.php
@@ -983,4 +983,66 @@ public function testSetPublicationStateMultipleValues()
         $this->assertContains($docId1, $result);
         $this->assertContains($docId2, $result);
     }
+
+    public function testGetPublicationStateCount()
+    {
+        $doc = Document::new();
+        $doc->setPublicationState(PublicationState::SUBMITTED);
+        $doc->store();
+
+        $doc = Document::new();
+        $doc->setPublicationState(PublicationState::SUBMITTED);
+        $doc->store();
+
+        $doc = Document::new();
+        $doc->setPublicationState(PublicationState::DRAFT);
+        $doc->store();
+
+        $finder = new DefaultDocumentFinder();
+
+        $result = $finder->getPublicationStateCount();
+
+        $this->assertIsArray($result);
+        $this->assertCount(2, $result);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(PublicationState::SUBMITTED, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $result[PublicationState::SUBMITTED]);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(PublicationState::DRAFT, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result[PublicationState::DRAFT]);
+    }
+
+    public function testGetPublicationStateCountNoDocuments()
+    {
+        $finder = new DefaultDocumentFinder();
+
+        $result = $finder->getPublicationStateCount();
+
+        $this->assertIsArray($result);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testGetPublicationStateCountForPublishedDocuments()
+    {
+        $doc = Document::new();
+        $doc->setPublicationState(PublicationState::SUBMITTED);
+        $doc->setServerState(Document::STATE_PUBLISHED);
+        $doc->store();
+
+        $doc = Document::new();
+        $doc->setPublicationState(PublicationState::SUBMITTED);
+        $doc->store();
+
+        $doc = Document::new();
+        $doc->setPublicationState(PublicationState::DRAFT);
+        $doc->store();
+
+        $finder = new DefaultDocumentFinder();
+
+        $finder->setServerState(Document::STATE_PUBLISHED);
+        $result = $finder->getPublicationStateCount();
+
+        $this->assertIsArray($result);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(PublicationState::SUBMITTED, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result[PublicationState::SUBMITTED]);
+    }
 }