diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index a6844b2a47b..6e86400a4f6 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -318,4 +318,18 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       profile_key_path(key)
     end
   end
+
+  def state_filters_text_for(entity, project)
+    entity_title = entity.to_s.humanize
+
+    count =
+      if project.nil?
+        ""
+      elsif current_controller?(:issues)
+        " (#{project.issues.send(entity).count})"
+      elsif current_controller?(:merge_requests)
+        " (#{project.merge_requests.send(entity).count})"
+      end
+    "#{entity_title}#{count}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_issuable_filter.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_issuable_filter.html.haml
index 83f5a3a8015..f9eb2dcfa28 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_issuable_filter.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_issuable_filter.html.haml
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
       %li{class: ("active" if params[:state] == 'opened')}
         = link_to page_filter_path(state: 'opened') do
           %i.fa.fa-exclamation-circle
-          Open
+          #{state_filters_text_for(:opened, @project)}
       %li{class: ("active" if params[:state] == 'closed')}
         = link_to page_filter_path(state: 'closed') do
           %i.fa.fa-check-circle
-          Closed
+          #{state_filters_text_for(:closed, @project)}
       %li{class: ("active" if params[:state] == 'all')}
         = link_to page_filter_path(state: 'all') do
           %i.fa.fa-compass
-          All
+          #{state_filters_text_for(:all, @project)}
 
   .issues-details-filters
     = form_tag page_filter_path(without: [:assignee_id, :author_id, :milestone_id, :label_name]), method: :get, class: 'filter-form' do