diff --git a/src/model/garage.rs b/src/model/garage.rs
index 3d538ecd..0ea4bc4a 100644
--- a/src/model/garage.rs
+++ b/src/model/garage.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use garage_table::replication::TableFullReplication;
 use garage_table::replication::TableShardedReplication;
 use garage_table::*;
 
+use crate::k2v::counter_table::*;
 use crate::k2v::item_table::*;
 use crate::k2v::rpc::*;
 use crate::s3::block_ref_table::*;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ use crate::s3::version_table::*;
 use crate::bucket_alias_table::*;
 use crate::bucket_table::*;
 use crate::helper;
+use crate::index_counter::*;
 use crate::key_table::*;
 
 /// An entire Garage full of data
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ pub struct Garage {
 
 	/// Table containing K2V items
 	pub k2v_item_table: Arc<Table<K2VItemTable, TableShardedReplication>>,
+	/// Indexing table containing K2V item counters
+	pub k2v_counter_table: Arc<IndexCounter<K2VCounterTable>>,
 	/// K2V RPC handler
 	pub k2v_rpc: Arc<K2VRpcHandler>,
 }
@@ -154,7 +158,15 @@ impl Garage {
 		);
 
 		// ---- K2V ----
-		let k2v_item_table = Table::new(K2VItemTable {}, meta_rep_param, system.clone(), &db);
+		let k2v_counter_table = IndexCounter::new(system.clone(), meta_rep_param.clone(), &db);
+		let k2v_item_table = Table::new(
+			K2VItemTable {
+				counter_table: k2v_counter_table.clone(),
+			},
+			meta_rep_param,
+			system.clone(),
+			&db,
+		);
 		let k2v_rpc = K2VRpcHandler::new(system.clone(), k2v_item_table.clone());
 
 		info!("Initialize Garage...");
@@ -172,6 +184,7 @@ impl Garage {
 			version_table,
 			block_ref_table,
 			k2v_item_table,
+			k2v_counter_table,
 			k2v_rpc,
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/src/model/index_counter.rs b/src/model/index_counter.rs
index 1292afef..48d69939 100644
--- a/src/model/index_counter.rs
+++ b/src/model/index_counter.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use garage_rpc::system::System;
 use garage_rpc::ring::Ring;
+use garage_rpc::system::System;
 use garage_util::data::*;
 use garage_util::error::*;
 
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ impl<T: CounterSchema> Entry<T::P, T::S> for CounterEntry<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: CounterSchema> CounterEntry<T> {
-	pub fn filtered_values(&self, sys: System) -> HashMap<String, i64> {
-		let ring: Arc<Ring> = sys.ring.borrow().clone();
+	pub fn filtered_values(&self, ring: &Ring) -> HashMap<String, i64> {
 		let nodes = &ring.layout.node_id_vec;
-		
+
 		let mut ret = HashMap::new();
 		for (name, vals) in self.values.iter() {
-			let new_vals = vals.node_values.iter()
+			let new_vals = vals
+				.node_values
+				.iter()
 				.filter(|(n, _)| nodes.contains(n))
 				.map(|(_, (_, v))| v)
 				.collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ impl<T: CounterSchema> CounterEntry<T> {
 				ret.insert(name.clone(), new_vals.iter().fold(i64::MIN, |a, b| a + *b));
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		ret
 	}
 }
@@ -123,8 +124,12 @@ pub struct IndexCounter<T: CounterSchema> {
 }
 
 impl<T: CounterSchema> IndexCounter<T> {
-	pub fn new(system: Arc<System>, replication: TableShardedReplication, db: &sled::Db) -> Self {
-		Self {
+	pub fn new(
+		system: Arc<System>,
+		replication: TableShardedReplication,
+		db: &sled::Db,
+	) -> Arc<Self> {
+		Arc::new(Self {
 			this_node: system.id,
 			local_counter: db
 				.open_tree(format!("local_counter:{}", T::NAME))
@@ -137,10 +142,10 @@ impl<T: CounterSchema> IndexCounter<T> {
 				system,
 				db,
 			),
-		}
+		})
 	}
 
-	pub fn count(&self, pk: &T::P, sk: &T::S, counts: &[(String, i64)]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	pub fn count(&self, pk: &T::P, sk: &T::S, counts: &[(&str, i64)]) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		let tree_key = self.table.data.tree_key(pk, sk);
 
 		let new_entry = self.local_counter.transaction(|tx| {
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ impl<T: CounterSchema> IndexCounter<T> {
 			};
 
 			for (s, inc) in counts.iter() {
-				let mut ent = entry.values.entry(s.clone()).or_insert((0, 0));
+				let mut ent = entry.values.entry(s.to_string()).or_insert((0, 0));
 				ent.0 += 1;
 				ent.1 += *inc;
 			}
diff --git a/src/model/k2v/counter_table.rs b/src/model/k2v/counter_table.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a257e4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/k2v/counter_table.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use garage_util::data::*;
+
+use crate::index_counter::*;
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct K2VCounterTable;
+
+impl CounterSchema for K2VCounterTable {
+	const NAME: &'static str = "k2v_index_counter";
+
+	// Partition key = bucket id
+	type P = Uuid;
+	// Sort key = K2V item's partition key
+	type S = String;
+}
diff --git a/src/model/k2v/item_table.rs b/src/model/k2v/item_table.rs
index b369df49..8f771643 100644
--- a/src/model/k2v/item_table.rs
+++ b/src/model/k2v/item_table.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use garage_util::data::*;
 
 use garage_table::crdt::*;
 use garage_table::*;
 
+use crate::index_counter::*;
 use crate::k2v::causality::*;
+use crate::k2v::counter_table::*;
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct K2VItem {
@@ -105,6 +108,25 @@ impl K2VItem {
 			ent.discard();
 		}
 	}
+
+	// returns counters: (non-deleted entries, non-tombstone values, bytes used)
+	fn stats(&self) -> (i64, i64, i64) {
+		let n_entries = if self.is_tombstone() { 0 } else { 1 };
+		let n_values = self
+			.values()
+			.iter()
+			.filter(|v| matches!(v, DvvsValue::Value(_)))
+			.count() as i64;
+		let n_bytes = self
+			.values()
+			.iter()
+			.map(|v| match v {
+				DvvsValue::Deleted => 0,
+				DvvsValue::Value(v) => v.len() as i64,
+			})
+			.sum();
+		(n_entries, n_values, n_bytes)
+	}
 }
 
 impl DvvsEntry {
@@ -175,7 +197,9 @@ impl Entry<K2VItemPartition, String> for K2VItem {
 	}
 }
 
-pub struct K2VItemTable {}
+pub struct K2VItemTable {
+	pub(crate) counter_table: Arc<IndexCounter<K2VCounterTable>>,
+}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ItemFilter {
@@ -191,8 +215,34 @@ impl TableSchema for K2VItemTable {
 	type E = K2VItem;
 	type Filter = ItemFilter;
 
-	fn updated(&self, _old: Option<&Self::E>, _new: Option<&Self::E>) {
-		// nothing for now
+	fn updated(&self, old: Option<&Self::E>, new: Option<&Self::E>) {
+		let (old_entries, old_values, old_bytes) = match old {
+			None => (0, 0, 0),
+			Some(e) => e.stats(),
+		};
+		let (new_entries, new_values, new_bytes) = match new {
+			None => (0, 0, 0),
+			Some(e) => e.stats(),
+		};
+
+		let count_pk = old
+			.map(|e| e.partition.bucket_id)
+			.unwrap_or_else(|| new.unwrap().partition.bucket_id);
+		let count_sk = old
+			.map(|e| &e.partition.partition_key)
+			.unwrap_or_else(|| &new.unwrap().partition.partition_key);
+
+		if let Err(e) = self.counter_table.count(
+			&count_pk,
+			count_sk,
+			&[
+				("entries", new_entries - old_entries),
+				("values", new_values - old_values),
+				("bytes", new_bytes - old_bytes),
+			],
+		) {
+			error!("Could not update K2V counter for bucket {:?} partition {}; counts will now be inconsistent. {}", count_pk, count_sk, e);
+		}
 	}
 
 	#[allow(clippy::nonminimal_bool)]
diff --git a/src/model/k2v/mod.rs b/src/model/k2v/mod.rs
index d6531764..cfac965b 100644
--- a/src/model/k2v/mod.rs
+++ b/src/model/k2v/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod causality;
 
+pub mod counter_table;
 pub mod item_table;
 
 pub mod rpc;