diff --git a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/helpers/newsfeeds.php b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/helpers/newsfeeds.php
index d0a6ab43603cc..35b6d34f5ac2f 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/helpers/newsfeeds.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/helpers/newsfeeds.php
@@ -40,4 +40,34 @@ public static function addSubmenu($vName)
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Adds Count Items for Category Manager.
+	 *
+	 * @param   object $query The query object of com_categories
+	 *
+	 * @return  object
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.4
+	 */
+	public static function countItems($query)
+	{
+		// Join articles to categories and count published items
+		$query->select('COUNT(DISTINCT cp.id) AS count_published');
+		$query->join('LEFT', '#__newsfeeds AS cp ON cp.catid = a.id AND cp.published = 1');
+
+		// Count unpublished items
+		$query->select('COUNT(DISTINCT cu.id) AS count_unpublished');
+		$query->join('LEFT', '#__newsfeeds AS cu ON cu.catid = a.id AND cu.published = 0');
+
+		// Count archived items
+		$query->select('COUNT(DISTINCT ca.id) AS count_archived');
+		$query->join('LEFT', '#__newsfeeds AS ca ON ca.catid = a.id AND ca.published = 2');
+
+		// Count trashed items
+		$query->select('COUNT(DISTINCT ct.id) AS count_trashed');
+		$query->join('LEFT', '#__newsfeeds AS ct ON ct.catid = a.id AND ct.published = -2');
+
+		return $query;
+	}
+
 }