diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
index fbfba87..2d36947 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
@@ -326,6 +326,29 @@ public class CKANPackage extends CKAN {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	public int count() {
+		Map<String,String> parameters = new HashMap<>();
+		if(uriInfo != null) {
+			MultivaluedMap<String,String> queryParameters = uriInfo.getQueryParameters();
+			parameters = checkListParameters(queryParameters, parameters);
+		}
+		
+		int limit = 1;
+		parameters.put(ROWS_KEY, String.valueOf(limit));
+		int offset = 0;
+		parameters.put(START_KEY, String.valueOf(offset * limit));
+		
+		if(!parameters.containsKey(GCatConstants.Q_KEY)) {
+			String filter = getFilterForOrganizations();
+			parameters.put(GCatConstants.Q_KEY, filter);
+		}
+		
+		sendGetRequest(LIST, parameters);
+		
+		int count = result.get(GCatConstants.COUNT_KEY).asInt();
+		return count;
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public String list(int limit, int offset) {
 		Map<String,String> parameters = new HashMap<>();
@@ -347,6 +370,11 @@ public class CKANPackage extends CKAN {
 			parameters = checkListParameters(queryParameters, parameters);
 		}
 		
+		if(!parameters.containsKey(GCatConstants.Q_KEY)) {
+			String filter = getFilterForOrganizations();
+			parameters.put(GCatConstants.Q_KEY, filter);
+		}
+		
 		return list(parameters);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Item.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Item.java
index eea6314..d22c981 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Item.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Item.java
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ public class Item extends REST<CKANPackage> implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interf
 		super(ITEMS, ITEM_ID_PARAMETER, CKANPackage.class);
 	}
 	
+	/*
+	 * Not used as REST method, implemented to respect {@link org.gcube.gcat.api.interfaces.Item} interface
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int count() throws WebServiceException {
+		CKANPackage ckan = getInstance();
+		return ckan.count();
+	}
+	
 	/*
 	 * Not used as REST method, implemented to respect {@link org.gcube.gcat.api.interfaces.Item} interface
 	 */
@@ -44,6 +53,28 @@ public class Item extends REST<CKANPackage> implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interf
 	
 	@GET
 	@Produces(ResourceInitializer.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8)
+	public String list(@QueryParam(GCatConstants.LIMIT_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("10") int limit,
+			@QueryParam(GCatConstants.OFFSET_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("0") int offset, 
+			@QueryParam(GCatConstants.COUNT_ONLY_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("false") Boolean countOnly) {
+		String ret = null;
+		if(countOnly) {
+			int count = count();
+			StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+			stringBuilder.append("{\"");
+			stringBuilder.append(GCatConstants.COUNT_KEY);
+			stringBuilder.append("\":");
+			stringBuilder.append(count);
+			stringBuilder.append("}");
+			ret = stringBuilder.toString();
+		}else {
+			ret = list(limit, offset);
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+	
+	/*
+	 * Not used as REST method, implemented to respect {@link org.gcube.gcat.api.interfaces.Item} interface
+	 */
 	@Override
 	public String list(@QueryParam(GCatConstants.LIMIT_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("10") int limit,
 			@QueryParam(GCatConstants.OFFSET_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("0") int offset) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/gcat/ContextTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/gcat/ContextTest.java
index 9d66a0b..b146499 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/gcat/ContextTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/gcat/ContextTest.java
@@ -48,11 +48,20 @@ public class ContextTest {
 		DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE_NAME = "/gcube/devsec/devVRE";
 	}
 	
-	public static String getCurrentScope(String token) throws ObjectNotFound, Exception {
+	public static String getCurrentContextFullName() {
+		String token = SecurityTokenProvider.instance.get();
+		AuthorizationEntry authorizationEntry = null;
+		try {
+			authorizationEntry = Constants.authorizationService().get(token);
+		} catch(Exception e) {
+			return ScopeProvider.instance.get();
+		}
+		return authorizationEntry.getContext();
+	}
+	
+	public static String getContextFullName(String token) throws ObjectNotFound, Exception {
 		AuthorizationEntry authorizationEntry = Constants.authorizationService().get(token);
-		String context = authorizationEntry.getContext();
-		logger.info("Context of token {} is {}", token, context);
-		return context;
+		return authorizationEntry.getContext();
 	}
 	
 	public static void setContextByName(String fullContextName) throws ObjectNotFound, Exception {
@@ -68,7 +77,7 @@ public class ContextTest {
 		String qualifier = authorizationEntry.getQualifier();
 		Caller caller = new Caller(clientInfo, qualifier);
 		AuthorizationProvider.instance.set(caller);
-		ScopeProvider.instance.set(getCurrentScope(token));
+		ScopeProvider.instance.set(getContextFullName(token));
 	}
 	
 	@BeforeClass
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackageTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackageTest.java
index 9d8c570..9578ba8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackageTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackageTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ public class CKANPackageTest extends ContextTest {
 	private static final String LICENSE_VALUE = "CC-BY-SA-4.0";
 	private static final String EXTRAS_TYPE_VALUE_VALUE = "TestEmptyProfile";
 	
+	@Test
+	public void count() throws Exception {
+		CKANPackage ckanPackage = new CKANPackage();
+		int count = ckanPackage.count();
+		logger.debug("Number of items in {} is {}", ContextTest.getCurrentContextFullName(), count);
+	}
+	
 	@Test
 	public void list() throws Exception {
 		CKANPackage ckanPackage = new CKANPackage();