diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py b/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class RepoAppView(BaseAppView):
         self.db_repo = request.db_repo
         self.db_repo_name = self.db_repo.repo_name
         self.db_repo_pull_requests = ScmModel().get_pull_requests(self.db_repo)
+        self.db_repo_artifacts = ScmModel().get_artifacts(self.db_repo)
 
     def _handle_missing_requirements(self, error):
         log.error(
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ class RepoAppView(BaseAppView):
         c.rhodecode_db_repo = self.db_repo
         c.repo_name = self.db_repo_name
         c.repository_pull_requests = self.db_repo_pull_requests
+        c.repository_artifacts = self.db_repo_artifacts
         c.repository_is_user_following = ScmModel().is_following_repo(
             self.db_repo_name, self._rhodecode_user.user_id)
         self.path_filter = PathFilter(None)
diff --git a/rhodecode/integrations/views.py b/rhodecode/integrations/views.py
--- a/rhodecode/integrations/views.py
+++ b/rhodecode/integrations/views.py
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ class RepoIntegrationsView(IntegrationSe
         c.rhodecode_db_repo = self.repo
         c.repo_name = self.db_repo.repo_name
         c.repository_pull_requests = ScmModel().get_pull_requests(self.repo)
+        c.repository_artifacts = ScmModel().get_artifacts(self.repo)
         c.repository_is_user_following = ScmModel().is_following_repo(
             c.repo_name, self._rhodecode_user.user_id)
         c.has_origin_repo_read_perm = False
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/scm.py b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/scm.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import (safe_s
 from rhodecode.lib.system_info import get_system_info
 from rhodecode.model import BaseModel
 from rhodecode.model.db import (
+    or_, false,
     Repository, CacheKey, UserFollowing, UserLog, User, RepoGroup,
-    PullRequest)
+    PullRequest, FileStore)
 from rhodecode.model.settings import VcsSettingsModel
 from rhodecode.model.validation_schema.validators import url_validator, InvalidCloneUrl
 
@@ -364,6 +365,12 @@ class ScmModel(BaseModel):
             .filter(PullRequest.target_repo == repo)\
             .filter(PullRequest.status != PullRequest.STATUS_CLOSED).count()
 
+    def get_artifacts(self, repo):
+        repo = self._get_repo(repo)
+        return self.sa.query(FileStore)\
+            .filter(FileStore.repo == repo)\
+            .filter(or_(FileStore.hidden == None, FileStore.hidden == false())).count()
+
     def mark_as_fork(self, repo, fork, user):
         repo = self._get_repo(repo)
         fork = self._get_repo(fork)
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/css/navigation.less b/rhodecode/public/css/navigation.less
--- a/rhodecode/public/css/navigation.less
+++ b/rhodecode/public/css/navigation.less
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@
             // for this specifically we do not use a variable
         }
 
+        .menulink-counter {
+            border: 1px solid @grey2;
+            border-radius: @border-radius;
+            background: @grey7;
+            display: inline-block;
+            padding: 0px 4px;
+            text-align: center;
+            font-size: 12px;
+        }
+
         .pr_notifications {
             padding-left: .5em;
         }
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
@@ -301,17 +301,19 @@
           <li class="${is_active('showpullrequest')}">
             <a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('pullrequest_show_all', repo_name=c.repo_name)}" title="${h.tooltip(_('Show Pull Requests for %s') % c.repo_name)}">
               <div class="menulabel">
-              %if c.repository_pull_requests == 1:
-                  ${_('Pull Request')} ${c.repository_pull_requests}
-              %else:
-                  ${_('Pull Requests')} ${c.repository_pull_requests} 
-              %endif
+                  ${_('Pull Requests')} <span class="menulink-counter">${c.repository_pull_requests}</span>
               </div>
             </a>
           </li>
         %endif
 
-        <li class="${is_active('artifacts')}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_artifacts_list',repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Artifacts')}</div></a></li>
+        <li class="${is_active('artifacts')}">
+            <a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('repo_artifacts_list',repo_name=c.repo_name)}">
+                <div class="menulabel">
+                    ${_('Artifacts')}  <span class="menulink-counter">${c.repository_artifacts}</span>
+                </div>
+            </a>
+        </li>
 
         %if h.HasRepoPermissionAll('repository.admin')(c.repo_name):
             <li class="${is_active('settings')}"><a class="menulink" href="${h.route_path('edit_repo',repo_name=c.repo_name)}"><div class="menulabel">${_('Repository Settings')}</div></a></li>