diff --git a/swift/cli/manage_shard_ranges.py b/swift/cli/manage_shard_ranges.py
index 6e48084e5b..591b46ac1c 100644
--- a/swift/cli/manage_shard_ranges.py
+++ b/swift/cli/manage_shard_ranges.py
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ def compact_shard_ranges(broker, args):
             _print_shard_range(donor, level=1)
         print('can be compacted into acceptor shard range:')
         _print_shard_range(acceptor, level=1)
+    print('Total of %d shard sequences identified for compaction.'
+          % len(compactible))
     print('Once applied to the broker these changes will result in shard '
           'range compaction the next time the sharder runs.')
 
diff --git a/test/unit/cli/test_manage_shard_ranges.py b/test/unit/cli/test_manage_shard_ranges.py
index d6a646e9ab..47a83277ce 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli/test_manage_shard_ranges.py
+++ b/test/unit/cli/test_manage_shard_ranges.py
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@ class TestManageShardRanges(unittest.TestCase):
             "  '.shards_a",
             "    objects:    100001, tombstones:       999, lower: 'obj79'",
             "      state:    active,                        upper: 'obj89'",
+            'Total of 2 shard sequences identified for compaction.',
             'Once applied to the broker these changes will result in '
             'shard range compaction the next time the sharder runs.',
         ]