diff --git a/src/chocolatey/GetChocolatey.cs b/src/chocolatey/GetChocolatey.cs
index c8883f2192..7c58d2fd99 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/GetChocolatey.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/GetChocolatey.cs
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ public IEnumerable<T> List<T>()
             var runner = new GenericRunner();
             return runner.list<T>(configuration, _container, isConsole: false, parseArgs: null);
         }
+
+        public int Count()
+        {
+            extract_resources();
+            var configuration = create_configuration(new List<string>());
+            configuration.RegularOutput = true;
+            var runner = new GenericRunner();
+            return runner.count(configuration, _container, isConsole: false, parseArgs: null);
+        }
     }
 
     // ReSharper restore InconsistentNaming
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs
index 1855be78ec..32cce2b02b 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ public IEnumerable<PackageResult> list(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
             return _packageService.list_run(configuration);
         }
 
+        public int count(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            config.QuietOutput = true;
+            return _packageService.count_run(config);
+        }
+
         public bool may_require_admin_access()
         {
             return false;
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateySourceCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateySourceCommand.cs
index d82876812a..c13331b055 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateySourceCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateySourceCommand.cs
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ public IEnumerable<ChocolateySource> list(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
             return _configSettingsService.source_list(configuration);
         }
 
+        public int count(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            return list(config).Count();
+        }
+
         public bool may_require_admin_access()
         {
             return true;
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/nuget/NugetList.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/nuget/NugetList.cs
index 88c573311e..8eea75bbac 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/nuget/NugetList.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/nuget/NugetList.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace chocolatey.infrastructure.app.nuget
 {
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Linq;
+
     using NuGet;
     using configuration;
 
@@ -25,13 +26,48 @@ namespace chocolatey.infrastructure.app.nuget
     public static class NugetList
     {
         public static IEnumerable<IPackage> GetPackages(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration, ILogger nugetLogger)
+        {
+            return execute_package_search(configuration, nugetLogger);
+        }
+
+
+        public static int GetCount(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration, ILogger nugetLogger)
+        {
+            return execute_package_search(configuration, nugetLogger).Count();
+        }
+
+        private static IQueryable<IPackage> execute_package_search(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration, ILogger nugetLogger)
         {
             var packageRepository = NugetCommon.GetRemoteRepository(configuration, nugetLogger);
+
+            // Whether or not the package is remote determines two things:
+            // 1. Does the repository have a notion of "listed"?
+            // 2. Does it support prerelease in a straight-forward way?
+            // Choco previosly dealt with this by taking the path of least resistance and manually filtering out and sort unwanted packages
+            // This result in blocking operations that didn't let service based repositories, like OData, take care of heavy lifting on the server.
+            bool isRemote;
+            var aggregateRepo = packageRepository as AggregateRepository;
+            if (aggregateRepo != null)
+            {
+                isRemote = aggregateRepo.Repositories.All(repo => repo is IServiceBasedRepository);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                isRemote = packageRepository is IServiceBasedRepository;
+            }
+
             IQueryable<IPackage> results = packageRepository.Search(configuration.Input, configuration.Prerelease);
 
             if (configuration.AllVersions)
             {
-                return results.Where(PackageExtensions.IsListed).OrderBy(p => p.Id);
+                if (isRemote)
+                {
+                    return results.OrderBy(p => p.Id);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return results.Where(PackageExtensions.IsListed).OrderBy(p => p.Id).AsQueryable();
+                }
             }
 
             if (configuration.Prerelease && packageRepository.SupportsPrereleasePackages)
@@ -43,17 +79,25 @@ public static IEnumerable<IPackage> GetPackages(ChocolateyConfiguration configur
                 results = results.Where(p => p.IsLatestVersion);
             }
 
+            if (!isRemote)
+            {
+                results =
+                    results
+                        .Where(PackageExtensions.IsListed)
+                        .Where(p => configuration.Prerelease || p.IsReleaseVersion())
+                        .distinct_last(PackageEqualityComparer.Id, PackageComparer.Version)
+                        .AsQueryable();
+            }
+
             if (configuration.ListCommand.Page.HasValue)
             {
                 results = results.Skip(configuration.ListCommand.PageSize * configuration.ListCommand.Page.Value).Take(configuration.ListCommand.PageSize);
             }
 
-            return results.OrderBy(p => p.Id)
-                        .AsEnumerable()
-                        .Where(PackageExtensions.IsListed)
-                        .Where(p => configuration.Prerelease || p.IsReleaseVersion())
-                        .distinct_last(PackageEqualityComparer.Id, PackageComparer.Version);
-        }
+            return results.OrderBy(p => p.Id);
+        } 
+
+
     }
 
     // ReSharper restore InconsistentNaming
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/runners/GenericRunner.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/runners/GenericRunner.cs
index 5347cec8c3..43f78e6150 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/runners/GenericRunner.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/runners/GenericRunner.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,24 @@ public IEnumerable<T> list<T>(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Container containe
             }
         }
 
+        public int count(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Container container, bool isConsole, Action<ICommand> parseArgs)
+        {
+            var command = find_command(config, container, isConsole, parseArgs) as IListCommand;
+            if (command == null)
+            {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config.CommandName))
+                {
+                    throw new Exception("The implementation of '{0}' does not support listing.".format_with(config.CommandName));
+                }
+                return 0;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this.Log().Debug("_ {0}:{1} - Normal Count Mode _".format_with(ApplicationParameters.Name, command.GetType().Name));
+                return command.count(config);
+            }
+        }
+
         public void warn_when_admin_needs_elevation(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
         {
             var shouldWarn = (!config.Information.IsProcessElevated && config.Information.IsUserAdministrator);
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
index 0e49b6fd98..f2646fde41 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ChocolateyPackageService.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ public void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
             perform_source_runner_action(config, r => r.ensure_source_app_installed(config, (packageResult) => handle_package_result(packageResult, config, CommandNameType.install)));
         }
 
+        public int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            return perform_source_runner_function(config, r => r.count_run(config));
+        }
+
         private void perform_source_runner_action(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Action<ISourceRunner> action)
         {
             var runner = _sourceRunners.FirstOrDefault(r => r.SourceType == config.SourceType);
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/CygwinService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/CygwinService.cs
index c94681202b..911f87b896 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/CygwinService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/CygwinService.cs
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ public void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Action<P
             set_root_dir_if_not_set();
         }
 
+        public int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException("Count is not supported for this source runner.");
+        }
+
         public void set_root_dir_if_not_set()
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_rootDirectory)) return;
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/IChocolateyPackageService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/IChocolateyPackageService.cs
index eccfa5efb6..1bdb64965a 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/IChocolateyPackageService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/IChocolateyPackageService.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ public interface IChocolateyPackageService
         /// <param name="config">The configuration.</param>
         void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Retrieves the count of items that meet the search criteria.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="config"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config);
+
         /// <summary>
         ///   Run list in noop mode
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ISourceRunner.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ISourceRunner.cs
index ac9826ddfd..c881f10a64 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ISourceRunner.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/ISourceRunner.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ public interface ISourceRunner
         /// <param name="ensureAction">The action to continue with as part of the install</param>
         void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Action<PackageResult> ensureAction);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Retrieve the listed packages from the source feed cout
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="config">The configuration.</param>
+        /// <returns>Packages count</returns>
+        int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config);
+
         /// <summary>
         ///   Run list in noop mode
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/NugetService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/NugetService.cs
index 64e0765d56..73666510d3 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/NugetService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/NugetService.cs
@@ -75,6 +75,27 @@ public void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Action<P
             // nothing to do. Nuget.Core is already part of Chocolatey
         }
 
+        public int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            int count = 0;
+
+            if (config.ListCommand.LocalOnly)
+            {
+                config.Sources = ApplicationParameters.PackagesLocation;
+                config.Prerelease = true;
+            }
+
+            int? pageValue = config.ListCommand.Page;
+            try
+            {
+                return NugetList.GetCount(config, _nugetLogger);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                config.ListCommand.Page = pageValue;
+            }
+        }
+
         public void list_noop(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
         {
             this.Log().Info("{0} would have searched for '{1}' against the following source(s) :\"{2}\"".format_with(
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PythonService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PythonService.cs
index 1441cb7640..f8be23e18b 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PythonService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PythonService.cs
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ public void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Action<P
             }
         }
 
+        public int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException("Count is not supported for this source runner.");
+        }
+
         public void set_executable_path_if_not_set()
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_exePath)) return;
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/RubyGemsService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/RubyGemsService.cs
index 5accde55a1..c8ae9462a0 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/RubyGemsService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/RubyGemsService.cs
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ public void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Action<P
             }
         }
 
+        public int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException("Count is not supported for this source runner.");
+        }
+
         public void list_noop(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
         {
             var args = ExternalCommandArgsBuilder.build_arguments(config, _listArguments);
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/WebPiService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/WebPiService.cs
index ba28b59475..e52c23e52e 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/WebPiService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/WebPiService.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ public void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Action<P
             }
         }
 
+        public int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException("Count is not supported for this source runner.");
+        }
+
         public void list_noop(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
         {
             var args = ExternalCommandArgsBuilder.build_arguments(config, _listArguments);
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/WindowsFeatureService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/WindowsFeatureService.cs
index efee226712..265e2665ec 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/WindowsFeatureService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/WindowsFeatureService.cs
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ public void ensure_source_app_installed(ChocolateyConfiguration config, Action<P
             set_executable_path_if_not_set();
         }
 
+        public int count_run(ChocolateyConfiguration config)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException("Count is not supported for this source runner.");
+        }
+
         public void set_executable_path_if_not_set()
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_exePath)) return;
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/commands/IListCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/commands/IListCommand.cs
index bb4817e4cb..caf6f7d4f2 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/commands/IListCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/commands/IListCommand.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ namespace chocolatey.infrastructure.commands
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using app.configuration;
 
-    public interface IListCommand<out T> : ICommand
+    public interface IListCommand : ICommand
+    {
+        int count(ChocolateyConfiguration config);
+    }
+
+    public interface IListCommand<out T> : IListCommand
     {
         IEnumerable<T> list(ChocolateyConfiguration config);
     }