diff --git a/administrator/components/com_banners/helpers/banners.php b/administrator/components/com_banners/helpers/banners.php
index 77f95e798c69e..fa958309a87af 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_banners/helpers/banners.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_banners/helpers/banners.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public static function getClientOptions()
 	/**
 	 * Adds Count Items for Category Manager.
 	 *
-	 * @param   stdClass[]  $items  The banner category objects
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items  The category objects
 	 *
 	 * @return  stdClass[]
 	 *
@@ -196,46 +196,13 @@ public static function getClientOptions()
 	 */
 	public static function countItems(&$items)
 	{
-		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-
-		foreach ($items as $item)
-		{
-			$item->count_trashed = 0;
-			$item->count_archived = 0;
-			$item->count_unpublished = 0;
-			$item->count_published = 0;
-			$query = $db->getQuery(true);
-			$query->select('state, count(*) AS count')
-				->from($db->qn('#__banners'))
-				->where('catid = ' . (int) $item->id)
-				->group('state');
-			$db->setQuery($query);
-			$banners = $db->loadObjectList();
-
-			foreach ($banners as $banner)
-			{
-				if ($banner->state == 1)
-				{
-					$item->count_published = $banner->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($banner->state == 0)
-				{
-					$item->count_unpublished = $banner->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($banner->state == 2)
-				{
-					$item->count_archived = $banner->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($banner->state == -2)
-				{
-					$item->count_trashed = $banner->count;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		$config = (object) array(
+			'related_tbl'   => 'banners',
+			'state_col'     => 'state',
+			'group_col'     => 'catid',
+			'relation_type' => 'category_or_group',
+		);
 
-		return $items;
+		return parent::countRelations($items, $config);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contact/helpers/contact.php b/administrator/components/com_contact/helpers/contact.php
index fa33ca7b492e4..0be6346a0e3dd 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contact/helpers/contact.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contact/helpers/contact.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public static function addSubmenu($vName)
 	/**
 	 * Adds Count Items for Category Manager.
 	 *
-	 * @param   stdClass[]  $items  The contact category objects
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items  The category objects
 	 *
 	 * @return  stdClass[]
 	 *
@@ -65,53 +65,20 @@ public static function addSubmenu($vName)
 	 */
 	public static function countItems(&$items)
 	{
-		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-
-		foreach ($items as $item)
-		{
-			$item->count_trashed = 0;
-			$item->count_archived = 0;
-			$item->count_unpublished = 0;
-			$item->count_published = 0;
-			$query = $db->getQuery(true);
-			$query->select('published AS state, count(*) AS count')
-				->from($db->qn('#__contact_details'))
-				->where('catid = ' . (int) $item->id)
-				->group('published');
-			$db->setQuery($query);
-			$contacts = $db->loadObjectList();
-
-			foreach ($contacts as $contact)
-			{
-				if ($contact->state == 1)
-				{
-					$item->count_published = $contact->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($contact->state == 0)
-				{
-					$item->count_unpublished = $contact->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($contact->state == 2)
-				{
-					$item->count_archived = $contact->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($contact->state == -2)
-				{
-					$item->count_trashed = $contact->count;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		$config = (object) array(
+			'related_tbl'   => 'contact_details',
+			'state_col'     => 'published',
+			'group_col'     => 'catid',
+			'relation_type' => 'category_or_group',
+		);
 
-		return $items;
+		return parent::countRelations($items, $config);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds Count Items for Tag Manager.
 	 *
-	 * @param   stdClass[]  $items      The banner tag objects
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items     The tag objects
 	 * @param   string      $extension  The name of the active view.
 	 *
 	 * @return  stdClass[]
@@ -120,64 +87,18 @@ public static function countItems(&$items)
 	 */
 	public static function countTagItems(&$items, $extension)
 	{
-		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-		$parts     = explode('.', $extension);
-		$section   = null;
-
-		if (count($parts) > 1)
-		{
-			$section = $parts[1];
-		}
-
-		$join = $db->qn('#__contact_details') . ' AS c ON ct.content_item_id=c.id';
-
-		if ($section === 'category')
-		{
-			$join = $db->qn('#__categories') . ' AS c ON ct.content_item_id=c.id';
-		}
-
-		foreach ($items as $item)
-		{
-			$item->count_trashed = 0;
-			$item->count_archived = 0;
-			$item->count_unpublished = 0;
-			$item->count_published = 0;
-			$query = $db->getQuery(true);
-			$query->select('published as state, count(*) AS count')
-				->from($db->qn('#__contentitem_tag_map') . 'AS ct ')
-				->where('ct.tag_id = ' . (int) $item->id)
-				->where('ct.type_alias =' . $db->q($extension))
-				->join('LEFT', $join)
-				->group('published');
-
-			$db->setQuery($query);
-			$contacts = $db->loadObjectList();
-
-			foreach ($contacts as $contact)
-			{
-				if ($contact->state == 1)
-				{
-					$item->count_published = $contact->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($contact->state == 0)
-				{
-					$item->count_unpublished = $contact->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($contact->state == 2)
-				{
-					$item->count_archived = $contact->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($contact->state == -2)
-				{
-					$item->count_trashed = $contact->count;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		$parts   = explode('.', $extension);
+		$section = count($parts) > 1 ? $parts[1] : null;
+
+		$config = (object) array(
+			'related_tbl'   => ($section === 'category' ? 'categories' : 'contact_details'),
+			'state_col'     => 'published',
+			'group_col'     => 'tag_id',
+			'extension'     => $extension,
+			'relation_type' => 'tag_assigments',
+		);
 
-		return $items;
+		return parent::countRelations($items, $config);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/helpers/content.php b/administrator/components/com_content/helpers/content.php
index a8a0b62e72c7c..e83f1e9a36a38 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/helpers/content.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/helpers/content.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public static function filterText($text)
 	/**
 	 * Adds Count Items for Category Manager.
 	 *
-	 * @param   stdClass[]  $items  The banner category objects
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items  The category objects
 	 *
 	 * @return  stdClass[]
 	 *
@@ -99,53 +99,20 @@ public static function filterText($text)
 	 */
 	public static function countItems(&$items)
 	{
-		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-
-		foreach ($items as $item)
-		{
-			$item->count_trashed = 0;
-			$item->count_archived = 0;
-			$item->count_unpublished = 0;
-			$item->count_published = 0;
-			$query = $db->getQuery(true);
-			$query->select('state, count(*) AS count')
-				->from($db->qn('#__content'))
-				->where('catid = ' . (int) $item->id)
-				->group('state');
-			$db->setQuery($query);
-			$articles = $db->loadObjectList();
-
-			foreach ($articles as $article)
-			{
-				if ($article->state == 1)
-				{
-					$item->count_published = $article->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($article->state == 0)
-				{
-					$item->count_unpublished = $article->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($article->state == 2)
-				{
-					$item->count_archived = $article->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($article->state == -2)
-				{
-					$item->count_trashed = $article->count;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		$config = (object) array(
+			'related_tbl'   => 'content',
+			'state_col'     => 'state',
+			'group_col'     => 'catid',
+			'relation_type' => 'category_or_group',
+		);
 
-		return $items;
+		return parent::countRelations($items, $config);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds Count Items for Tag Manager.
 	 *
-	 * @param   stdClass[]  $items      The content objects
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items     The tag objects
 	 * @param   string      $extension  The name of the active view.
 	 *
 	 * @return  stdClass[]
@@ -154,65 +121,18 @@ public static function countItems(&$items)
 	 */
 	public static function countTagItems(&$items, $extension)
 	{
-		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-		$parts     = explode('.', $extension);
-		$section   = null;
-
-		if (count($parts) > 1)
-		{
-			$section = $parts[1];
-		}
-
-		$join  = $db->qn('#__content') . ' AS c ON ct.content_item_id=c.id';
-		$state = 'state';
-
-		if ($section === 'category')
-		{
-			$join = $db->qn('#__categories') . ' AS c ON ct.content_item_id=c.id';
-			$state = 'published as state';
-		}
-
-		foreach ($items as $item)
-		{
-			$item->count_trashed = 0;
-			$item->count_archived = 0;
-			$item->count_unpublished = 0;
-			$item->count_published = 0;
-			$query = $db->getQuery(true);
-			$query->select($state . ', count(*) AS count')
-				->from($db->qn('#__contentitem_tag_map') . 'AS ct ')
-				->where('ct.tag_id = ' . (int) $item->id)
-				->where('ct.type_alias =' . $db->q($extension))
-				->join('LEFT', $join)
-				->group('state');
-			$db->setQuery($query);
-			$contents = $db->loadObjectList();
-
-			foreach ($contents as $content)
-			{
-				if ($content->state == 1)
-				{
-					$item->count_published = $content->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($content->state == 0)
-				{
-					$item->count_unpublished = $content->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($content->state == 2)
-				{
-					$item->count_archived = $content->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($content->state == -2)
-				{
-					$item->count_trashed = $content->count;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		$parts   = explode('.', $extension);
+		$section = count($parts) > 1 ? $parts[1] : null;
+
+		$config = (object) array(
+			'related_tbl'   => ($section === 'category' ? 'categories' : 'content'),
+			'state_col'     => ($section === 'category' ? 'published' : 'state'),
+			'group_col'     => 'tag_id',
+			'extension'     => $extension,
+			'relation_type' => 'tag_assigments',
+		);
 
-		return $items;
+		return parent::countRelations($items, $config);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php b/administrator/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php
index c53bc9e6cd4f2..954b64644cfa2 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ public static function displayFieldOnForm($field)
 	/**
 	 * Adds Count Items for Category Manager.
 	 *
-	 * @param   stdClass[]  $items  The field category objects
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items  The fieldgroup objects
 	 *
 	 * @return  stdClass[]
 	 *
@@ -598,39 +598,14 @@ public static function displayFieldOnForm($field)
 	 */
 	public static function countItems(&$items)
 	{
-		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-
-		foreach ($items as $item)
-		{
-			$item->count_trashed     = 0;
-			$item->count_archived    = 0;
-			$item->count_unpublished = 0;
-			$item->count_published   = 0;
-
-			$query = $db->getQuery(true);
-			$query->select('state, count(1) AS count')
-				->from($db->quoteName('#__fields'))
-				->where('group_id = ' . (int) $item->id)
-				->group('state');
-			$db->setQuery($query);
-
-			$fields = $db->loadObjectList();
-
-			$states = array(
-				'-2' => 'count_trashed',
-				'0'  => 'count_unpublished',
-				'1'  => 'count_published',
-				'2'  => 'count_archived',
-			);
-
-			foreach ($fields as $field)
-			{
-				$property = $states[$field->state];
-				$item->$property = $field->count;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return $items;
+		$config = (object) array(
+			'related_tbl'   => 'fields',
+			'state_col'     => 'state',
+			'group_col'     => 'group_id',
+			'relation_type' => 'category_or_group',
+		);
+
+		return parent::countRelations($items, $config);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/helpers/newsfeeds.php b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/helpers/newsfeeds.php
index d2c65e4517c03..c453740f65ef7 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/helpers/newsfeeds.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/helpers/newsfeeds.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public static function addSubmenu($vName)
 	/**
 	 * Adds Count Items for Category Manager.
 	 *
-	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items  The banner category objects
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items  The category objects
 	 *
 	 * @return  stdClass[]
 	 *
@@ -51,53 +51,20 @@ public static function addSubmenu($vName)
 	 */
 	public static function countItems(&$items)
 	{
-		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-
-		foreach ($items as $item)
-		{
-			$item->count_trashed = 0;
-			$item->count_archived = 0;
-			$item->count_unpublished = 0;
-			$item->count_published = 0;
-			$query = $db->getQuery(true);
-			$query->select('published AS state, count(*) AS count')
-				->from($db->qn('#__newsfeeds'))
-				->where('catid = ' . (int) $item->id)
-				->group('state');
-			$db->setQuery($query);
-			$newfeeds = $db->loadObjectList();
-
-			foreach ($newfeeds as $newsfeed)
-			{
-				if ($newsfeed->state == 1)
-				{
-					$item->count_published = $newsfeed->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($newsfeed->state == 0)
-				{
-					$item->count_unpublished = $newsfeed->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($newsfeed->state == 2)
-				{
-					$item->count_archived = $newsfeed->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($newsfeed->state == -2)
-				{
-					$item->count_trashed = $newsfeed->count;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		$config = (object) array(
+			'related_tbl'   => 'newsfeeds',
+			'state_col'     => 'published',
+			'group_col'     => 'catid',
+			'relation_type' => 'category_or_group',
+		);
 
-		return $items;
+		return parent::countRelations($items, $config);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds Count Items for Tag Manager.
 	 *
-	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items     The newsfeed tag objects
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items     The tag objects
 	 * @param   string      $extension  The name of the active view.
 	 *
 	 * @return  stdClass[]
@@ -106,63 +73,17 @@ public static function countItems(&$items)
 	 */
 	public static function countTagItems(&$items, $extension)
 	{
-		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-		$parts     = explode('.', $extension);
-		$section   = null;
-
-		if (count($parts) > 1)
-		{
-			$section = $parts[1];
-		}
-
-		$join = $db->qn('#__newsfeeds') . ' AS c ON ct.content_item_id=c.id';
-
-		if ($section === 'category')
-		{
-			$join = $db->qn('#__categories') . ' AS c ON ct.content_item_id=c.id';
-		}
-
-		foreach ($items as $item)
-		{
-			$item->count_trashed = 0;
-			$item->count_archived = 0;
-			$item->count_unpublished = 0;
-			$item->count_published = 0;
-			$query = $db->getQuery(true);
-			$query->select('published AS state, count(*) AS count')
-				->from($db->qn('#__contentitem_tag_map') . 'AS ct ')
-				->where('ct.tag_id = ' . (int) $item->id)
-				->where('ct.type_alias =' . $db->q($extension))
-				->join('LEFT', $join)
-				->group('state');
-
-			$db->setQuery($query);
-			$newsfeeds = $db->loadObjectList();
-
-			foreach ($newsfeeds as $newsfeed)
-			{
-				if ($newsfeed->state == 1)
-				{
-					$item->count_published = $newsfeed->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($newsfeed->state == 0)
-				{
-					$item->count_unpublished = $newsfeed->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($newsfeed->state == 2)
-				{
-					$item->count_archived = $newsfeed->count;
-				}
-
-				if ($newsfeed->state == -2)
-				{
-					$item->count_trashed = $newsfeed->count;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		$parts   = explode('.', $extension);
+		$section = count($parts) > 1 ? $parts[1] : null;
+
+		$config = (object) array(
+			'related_tbl'   => ($section === 'category' ? 'categories' : 'newsfeeds'),
+			'state_col'     => 'published',
+			'group_col'     => 'tag_id',
+			'extension'     => $extension,
+			'relation_type' => 'tag_assigments',
+		);
 
-		return $items;
+		return parent::countRelations($items, $config);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libraries/src/Helper/ContentHelper.php b/libraries/src/Helper/ContentHelper.php
index cc951414544aa..d13eb43e221a6 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Helper/ContentHelper.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Helper/ContentHelper.php
@@ -42,6 +42,101 @@ public static function addSubmenu($vName)
 	{
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Adds Count relations for Category and Tag Managers
+	 *
+	 * @param   stdClass[]  &$items  The category or tag objects
+	 * @param   stdClass    $config  Configuration object allowing to use a custom relations table
+	 *
+	 * @return  stdClass[]
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public static function countRelations(&$items, $config)
+	{
+		$db = Factory::getDbo();
+
+		// Allow custom state / condition values and custom column names to support custom components
+		$counter_names = isset($config->counter_names) ? $config->counter_names : array(
+			'-2' => 'count_trashed',
+			'0'  => 'count_unpublished',
+			'1'  => 'count_published',
+			'2'  => 'count_archived',
+		);
+
+		// Index category objects by their ID
+		$records = array();
+
+		foreach ($items as $item)
+		{
+			$records[(int) $item->id] = $item;
+		}
+
+		// The relation query does not return a value for cases without relations of a particular state / condition, set zero as default
+		foreach ($items as $item)
+		{
+			foreach ($counter_names as $n)
+			{
+				$item->{$n} = 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Table alias for related data table below will be 'c', and state / condition column is inside related data table
+		$related_tbl = $db->quoteName('#__' . $config->related_tbl, 'c');
+		$state_col   = $db->quoteName('c.' . $config->state_col);
+
+		// Supported cases
+		switch ($config->relation_type)
+		{
+			case 'tag_assigments':
+				$recid_col = $db->quoteName('ct.' . $config->group_col);
+
+				$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+					->from($db->quoteName('#__contentitem_tag_map', 'ct'))
+					->join('INNER', $related_tbl . ' ON ' . $db->quoteName('ct.content_item_id') . ' = ' . $db->quoteName('c.id') . ' AND ' .
+						$db->quoteName('ct.type_alias') . ' = ' . $db->quote($config->extension)
+					);
+				break;
+
+			case 'category_or_group':
+				$recid_col = $db->quoteName('c.' . $config->group_col);
+
+				$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+					->from($related_tbl);
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				return $items;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Get relation counts for all category objects with single query
+		 * NOTE: 'state IN', allows counting specific states / conditions only, also prevents warnings with custom states / conditions, do not remove
+		 */
+		$query
+			->select($recid_col . ' AS catid, ' . $state_col . ' AS state, COUNT(*) AS count')
+			->where($recid_col . ' IN (' . implode(',', array_keys($records)) . ')')
+			->where($state_col . ' IN (' . implode(',', array_keys($counter_names)) . ')')
+			->group($recid_col . ', ' . $state_col);
+
+		$relationsAll = $db->setQuery($query)->loadObjectList();
+
+		// Loop through the DB data overwritting the above zeros with the found count
+		foreach ($relationsAll as $relation)
+		{
+			// Sanity check in case someone removes the state IN above ... and some views may start throwing warnings
+			if (isset($counter_names[$relation->state]))
+			{
+				$id = (int) $relation->catid;
+				$cn = $counter_names[$relation->state];
+
+				$records[$id]->{$cn} = $relation->count;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $items;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets a list of the actions that can be performed.
 	 *