diff --git a/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb b/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
index d5712ab3374..c4e33e3308f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
@@ -35,4 +35,42 @@ module DashboardHelper
     path << "?#{options.to_param}"
     path
   end
+
+  def assigned_entities_count(current_user, entity, scope = nil)
+    items = current_user.send("assigned_" + entity.pluralize).opened
+
+    if scope.kind_of?(Group)
+      items = items.of_group(scope)
+    elsif scope.kind_of?(Project)
+      items = items.of_projects(scope)
+    end
+
+    items.count
+  end
+
+  def authored_entities_count(current_user, entity, scope = nil)
+    items = current_user.send(entity.pluralize).opened
+
+    if scope.kind_of?(Group)
+      items = items.of_group(scope)
+    elsif scope.kind_of?(Project)
+      items = items.of_projects(scope)
+    end
+
+    items.count
+  end
+
+  def authorized_entities_count(current_user, entity, scope = nil)
+    items = entity.classify.constantize.opened
+
+    if scope.kind_of?(Group)
+      items = items.of_group(scope)
+    elsif scope.kind_of?(Project)
+      items = items.of_projects(scope)
+    else
+      items = items.of_projects(current_user.authorized_projects)
+    end
+
+    items.count
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/issues.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/issues.html.haml
index 9888da2f7f2..d3ff291eaa8 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/issues.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/issues.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 %h3.page-title
   Issues
-  %span.pull-right #{@issues.total_count} issues
 
 %p.light
   List all issues from all projects you have access to.
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/merge_requests.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/merge_requests.html.haml
index ee3bec2849d..7a9ea9f6f90 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/merge_requests.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/merge_requests.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 %h3.page-title
   Merge Requests
-  %span.pull-right #{@merge_requests.total_count} merge requests
 
 
 %p.light
diff --git a/app/views/groups/issues.html.haml b/app/views/groups/issues.html.haml
index 0eec2d6be0b..0152ae86833 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/issues.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/issues.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 %h3.page-title
   Issues
-  %span.pull-right #{@issues.total_count} issues
 
 %p.light
   Only issues from
diff --git a/app/views/groups/merge_requests.html.haml b/app/views/groups/merge_requests.html.haml
index 71adb2c5516..71d346d0469 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/merge_requests.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/merge_requests.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 %h3.page-title
   Merge Requests
-  %span.pull-right #{@merge_requests.total_count} merge requests
 
 %p.light
   Only merge requests from
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_head.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/_head.html.haml
index 716ea7cefed..dad547d4ebc 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_head.html.haml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   = nav_link(controller: :issues) do
     = link_to project_issues_path(@project), class: "tab" do
       Browse Issues
-      - if current_controller?(:issues)
-        %span.badge.issue_counter #{@issues.total_count}
   = nav_link(controller: :milestones) do
     = link_to 'Milestones', project_milestones_path(@project), class: "tab"
   = nav_link(controller: :labels) do
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml
index 2e66d059565..5de77b8bf32 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
     %i.icon-list.icon-2x
   .col-md-3.responsive-side
     = render 'shared/project_filter', project_entities_path: project_issues_path(@project),
-             labels: true, redirect: 'issues'
+             labels: true, redirect: 'issues', entity: 'issue'
   .col-md-9.issues-holder
     = render "issues"
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/index.html.haml
index 4bb803eb6df..0954fa8fcea 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/index.html.haml
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
     New Merge Request
 %h3.page-title
   Merge Requests
-  %span (#{@merge_requests.total_count})
 %hr
 .row
   .fixed.sidebar-expand-button.hidden-lg.hidden-md
     %i.icon-list.icon-2x
   .col-md-3.responsive-side
     = render 'shared/project_filter', project_entities_path: project_merge_requests_path(@project),
-             labels: true, redirect: 'merge_requests'
+             labels: true, redirect: 'merge_requests', entity: 'merge_request'
   .col-md-9
     .mr-filters.append-bottom-10
       .dropdown.inline
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_filter.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_filter.html.haml
index 19ecc458e29..9e65ce11ade 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_filter.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_filter.html.haml
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
           %li{class: ("active" if params[:scope] == 'assigned-to-me')}
             = link_to filter_path(entity, scope: 'assigned-to-me') do
               Assigned to me
+              %span.pull-right
+                = assigned_entities_count(current_user, entity, @group)
           %li{class: ("active" if params[:scope] == 'authored')}
             = link_to filter_path(entity, scope: 'authored') do
               Created by me
+              %span.pull-right
+                = authored_entities_count(current_user, entity, @group)
           %li{class: ("active" if params[:scope] == 'all')}
             = link_to filter_path(entity, scope: 'all') do
               Everyone's
+              %span.pull-right
+                = authorized_entities_count(current_user, entity, @group)
 
     %fieldset.status-filter
       %legend State
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_project_filter.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_project_filter.html.haml
index 743b4fba542..38cb1208cdc 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_project_filter.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_project_filter.html.haml
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
           %li{class: ("active" if params[:scope] == 'all')}
             = link_to project_filter_path(scope: 'all') do
               Everyone's
+              %span.pull-right
+                = authorized_entities_count(current_user, entity, @project)
           %li{class: ("active" if params[:scope] == 'assigned-to-me')}
             = link_to project_filter_path(scope: 'assigned-to-me') do
               Assigned to me
+              %span.pull-right
+                = assigned_entities_count(current_user, entity, @project)
           %li{class: ("active" if params[:scope] == 'created-by-me')}
             = link_to project_filter_path(scope: 'created-by-me') do
               Created by me
+              %span.pull-right
+                = authored_entities_count(current_user, entity, @project)
 
     %fieldset
       %legend State