diff --git a/coderd/workspaces_test.go b/coderd/workspaces_test.go
index 1026dcdd6d..fce2ffdf9c 100644
--- a/coderd/workspaces_test.go
+++ b/coderd/workspaces_test.go
@@ -822,6 +822,33 @@ func TestOffsetLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, ws, 0)
 }
 
+func TestWorkspaceCount(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), testutil.WaitLong)
+	defer cancel()
+	client := coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true})
+	user := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
+	version := coderdtest.CreateTemplateVersion(t, client, user.OrganizationID, nil)
+	coderdtest.AwaitTemplateVersionJob(t, client, version.ID)
+	template := coderdtest.CreateTemplate(t, client, user.OrganizationID, version.ID)
+	template2 := coderdtest.CreateTemplate(t, client, user.OrganizationID, version.ID)
+	_ = coderdtest.CreateWorkspace(t, client, user.OrganizationID, template.ID)
+	_ = coderdtest.CreateWorkspace(t, client, user.OrganizationID, template2.ID)
+	_ = coderdtest.CreateWorkspace(t, client, user.OrganizationID, template2.ID)
+
+	response, err := client.WorkspaceCount(ctx, codersdk.WorkspaceCountRequest{})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "fetch workspace count")
+	// counts all
+	require.Equal(t, int(response.Count), 3)
+
+	response2, err2 := client.WorkspaceCount(ctx, codersdk.WorkspaceCountRequest{
+		SearchQuery: fmt.Sprintf("template:%s", template.Name),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err2, "fetch workspace count")
+	// counts only those that pass filter
+	require.Equal(t, int(response2.Count), 1)
+}
+
 func TestPostWorkspaceBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	t.Run("NoTemplateVersion", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/codersdk/workspaces.go b/codersdk/workspaces.go
index 17b26257c5..69d287a595 100644
--- a/codersdk/workspaces.go
+++ b/codersdk/workspaces.go
@@ -324,6 +324,34 @@ func (c *Client) Workspaces(ctx context.Context, filter WorkspaceFilter) ([]Work
 	return workspaces, json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&workspaces)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) WorkspaceCount(ctx context.Context, req WorkspaceCountRequest) (WorkspaceCountResponse, error) {
+	res, err := c.Request(ctx, http.MethodGet, "/api/v2/workspaces/count", nil, func(r *http.Request) {
+		q := r.URL.Query()
+		var params []string
+		if req.SearchQuery != "" {
+			params = append(params, req.SearchQuery)
+		}
+		q.Set("q", strings.Join(params, " "))
+		r.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return WorkspaceCountResponse{}, err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return WorkspaceCountResponse{}, readBodyAsError(res)
+	}
+
+	var countRes WorkspaceCountResponse
+	err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&countRes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return WorkspaceCountResponse{}, err
+	}
+
+	return countRes, nil
+}
+
 // WorkspaceByOwnerAndName returns a workspace by the owner's UUID and the workspace's name.
 func (c *Client) WorkspaceByOwnerAndName(ctx context.Context, owner string, name string, params WorkspaceOptions) (Workspace, error) {
 	res, err := c.Request(ctx, http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("/api/v2/users/%s/workspace/%s", owner, name), nil, func(r *http.Request) {