diff --git a/dvc/command/diff.py b/dvc/command/diff.py
index 3c6b2f447f..c8b6867851 100644
--- a/dvc/command/diff.py
+++ b/dvc/command/diff.py
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ def _format(diff):
                 c157a790..f98bf6f1 bar
 
         If a group has no entries, it won't be included in the result.
+
+        At the bottom, include a summary with the number of files per state.
         """
 
         def _digest(checksum):
-            if not checksum:
-                return ""
             if type(checksum) is str:
                 return checksum[0:8]
             return "{}..{}".format(checksum["old"][0:8], checksum["new"][0:8])
@@ -51,24 +51,47 @@ def _digest(checksum):
             "deleted": colorama.Fore.RED,
         }
 
-        return "\n\n".join(
-            "{color}{header}{nc}:\n{entries}".format(
-                color=colors[state],
-                header=state.capitalize(),
-                nc=colorama.Fore.RESET,
-                entries="\n".join(
+        summary = {}
+        groups = []
+
+        for state in ["added", "deleted", "modified"]:
+            summary[state] = 0
+            entries = diff[state]
+
+            if not entries:
+                continue
+
+            content = []
+
+            for entry in entries:
+                path = entry["path"]
+                checksum = entry.get("checksum")
+                summary[state] += 1 if not path.endswith("/") else 0
+                content.append(
                     "{space}{checksum}{separator}{path}".format(
                         space="    ",
-                        checksum=_digest(entry.get("checksum")),
-                        separator="  " if entry.get("checksum") else "",
+                        checksum=_digest(checksum) if checksum else "",
+                        separator="  " if checksum else "",
                         path=entry["path"],
                     )
-                    for entry in diff[state]
-                ),
+                )
+
+            groups.append(
+                "{color}{header}{nc}:\n{content}".format(
+                    color=colors[state],
+                    header=state.capitalize(),
+                    nc=colorama.Fore.RESET,
+                    content="\n".join(content),
+                )
             )
-            for state in ["added", "deleted", "modified"]
+
+        groups.append(
+            "summary: added ({added}), deleted ({deleted}),"
+            " modified ({modified})".format_map(summary)
         )
 
+        return "\n\n".join(groups)
+
     def run(self):
         try:
             diff = self.repo.diff(self.args.a_ref, self.args.b_ref)
diff --git a/tests/unit/command/test_diff.py b/tests/unit/command/test_diff.py
index 1f6b450d8f..fcf0209976 100644
--- a/tests/unit/command/test_diff.py
+++ b/tests/unit/command/test_diff.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 from dvc.cli import parse_args
 
 
@@ -12,7 +14,12 @@ def test_default(mocker, caplog):
     mocker.patch("dvc.repo.Repo.diff", return_value=diff)
 
     assert 0 == cmd.run()
-    assert "Added:\n    file\n" in caplog.text
+    assert (
+        "Added:\n"
+        "    file\n"
+        "\n"
+        "summary: added (1), deleted (0), modified (0)"
+    ) in caplog.text
 
 
 def test_checksums(mocker, caplog):
@@ -21,8 +28,9 @@ def test_checksums(mocker, caplog):
     diff = {
         "added": [],
         "deleted": [
-            {"path": "bar", "checksum": "00000000"},
-            {"path": "foo", "checksum": "11111111"},
+            {"path": os.path.join("data", ""), "checksum": "XXXXXXXX.dir"},
+            {"path": os.path.join("data", "bar"), "checksum": "00000000"},
+            {"path": os.path.join("data", "foo"), "checksum": "11111111"},
         ],
         "modified": [
             {
@@ -35,11 +43,14 @@ def test_checksums(mocker, caplog):
     assert 0 == cmd.run()
     assert (
         "Deleted:\n"
-        "    00000000  bar\n"
-        "    11111111  foo\n"
+        "    XXXXXXXX  " + os.path.join("data", "") + "\n"
+        "    00000000  " + os.path.join("data", "bar") + "\n"
+        "    11111111  " + os.path.join("data", "foo") + "\n"
         "\n"
         "Modified:\n"
         "    AAAAAAAA..BBBBBBBB  file\n"
+        "\n"
+        "summary: added (0), deleted (2), modified (1)"
     ) in caplog.text