diff --git a/comp.go b/comp.go
index 4340a67..fc5c67c 100644
--- a/comp.go
+++ b/comp.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	gOptWords = []string{
+		"dircounts",
+		"nodircounts",
+		"dircounts!",
 		"dirfirst",
 		"nodirfirst",
 		"dirfirst!",
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 48f7281..489d39c 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ keybindings:
 
 The following options can be used to customize the behavior of lf:
 
+    dircounts  boolean  (default off)
     dirfirst   boolean  (default on)
     hidden     boolean  (default off)
     preview    boolean  (default on)
diff --git a/docstring.go b/docstring.go
index bc95425..e23c396 100644
--- a/docstring.go
+++ b/docstring.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ keybindings:
 
 The following options can be used to customize the behavior of lf:
 
+    dircounts  boolean  (default off)
     dirfirst   boolean  (default on)
     hidden     boolean  (default off)
     preview    boolean  (default on)
diff --git a/eval.go b/eval.go
index d492405..11cc69b 100644
--- a/eval.go
+++ b/eval.go
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ import (
 
 func (e *setExpr) eval(app *app, args []string) {
 	switch e.opt {
+	case "dircounts":
+		gOpts.dircounts = true
+	case "nodircounts":
+		gOpts.dircounts = false
+	case "dircounts!":
+		gOpts.dircounts = !gOpts.dircounts
 	case "dirfirst":
 		gOpts.dirfirst = true
 		app.nav.renew(app.nav.height)
diff --git a/nav.go b/nav.go
index 1bc6423..e0003ab 100644
--- a/nav.go
+++ b/nav.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type file struct {
 	os.FileInfo
 	LinkState linkState
 	Path      string
+	Count     int
 }
 
 type filesSortable struct {
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ func readdir(path string) ([]*file, error) {
 			FileInfo:  lstat,
 			LinkState: linkState,
 			Path:      fpath,
+			Count:     -1,
 		})
 	}
 	return fi, err
diff --git a/opts.go b/opts.go
index 8c08e57..c2397bb 100644
--- a/opts.go
+++ b/opts.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import "time"
 
 var gOpts struct {
+	dircounts bool
 	dirfirst  bool
 	hidden    bool
 	preview   bool
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ var gOpts struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
+	gOpts.dircounts = false
 	gOpts.dirfirst = true
 	gOpts.hidden = false
 	gOpts.preview = true
diff --git a/ui.go b/ui.go
index d00d3a6..6f6e027 100644
--- a/ui.go
+++ b/ui.go
@@ -291,7 +291,29 @@ func (win *win) printd(dir *dir, marks map[string]int, saves map[string]bool) {
 		for _, s := range gOpts.info {
 			switch s {
 			case "size":
-				info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %4s", info, humanize(f.Size()))
+				if !(gOpts.dircounts && f.IsDir()) {
+					info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %4s", info, humanize(f.Size()))
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if f.Count == -1 {
+					d, err := os.Open(path)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Printf("opening dir to read count: %s", err)
+						continue
+					}
+
+					names, err := d.Readdirnames(-1)
+					d.Close()
+
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Printf("reading dir count: %s", err)
+						continue
+					}
+
+					f.Count = len(names)
+				}
+				info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %d", info, f.Count)
 			case "time":
 				info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %12s", info, f.ModTime().Format("Jan _2 15:04"))
 			default: