diff --git a/vmware_nsx/extensions/housekeeper.py b/vmware_nsx/extensions/housekeeper.py
index abf622b3cd..8916444960 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/extensions/housekeeper.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/extensions/housekeeper.py
@@ -104,3 +104,7 @@ class HousekeeperPluginBase(object):
                          sorts=None, limit=None, marker=None,
                          page_reverse=False):
         pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_housekeeper_count(self, context, filters=None):
+        pass
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
index 3cccb56ba5..2826615782 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
@@ -4786,5 +4786,8 @@ class NsxVPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
         self.housekeeper.run(context, name)
         return self.housekeeper.get(name)
 
+    def get_housekeeper_count(self, context, filters=None):
+        return len(self.housekeeper.list())
+
     def _get_appservice_id(self, name):
         return self.nsx_v.vcns.get_application_id(name)