diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/index_base.html b/rhodecode/templates/index_base.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/index_base.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/index_base.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <!-- box / title -->
         <div class="title">
             <h5>
-            <input class="q_filter_box" id="q_filter" size="15" type="text" name="filter" value="${_('quick filter...')}"/> ${parent.breadcrumbs()} <span id="repo_count"></span> ${_('repositories')} 
+            <input class="q_filter_box" id="q_filter" size="15" type="text" name="filter" value="${_('quick filter...')}"/> ${parent.breadcrumbs()} <span id="repo_count">${len(c.repos_list)}</span> ${_('repositories')} 
             </h5>
             %if c.rhodecode_user.username != 'default':
                 %if h.HasPermissionAny('hg.admin','hg.create.repository')():