diff --git a/meilidb-core/src/serde/indexer.rs b/meilidb-core/src/serde/indexer.rs
index 69a7ddecf..514b97951 100644
--- a/meilidb-core/src/serde/indexer.rs
+++ b/meilidb-core/src/serde/indexer.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct Indexer<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> ser::Serializer for Indexer<'a> {
-    type Ok = ();
+    type Ok = Option<usize>;
     type Error = SerializerError;
     type SerializeSeq = SeqIndexer<'a>;
     type SerializeTuple = TupleIndexer<'a>;
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ impl<'a> ser::Serializer for Indexer<'a> {
     }
 
     fn serialize_str(self, text: &str) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
-        self.indexer.index_text(self.document_id, self.attribute, text);
-        Ok(())
+        let number_of_words = self.indexer.index_text(self.document_id, self.attribute, text);
+        Ok(Some(number_of_words))
     }
 
     fn serialize_bytes(self, _v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ impl<'a> ser::Serializer for Indexer<'a> {
     where T: ser::Serialize,
     {
         let text = value.serialize(ConvertToString)?;
-        self.indexer.index_text(self.document_id, self.attribute, &text);
-        Ok(())
+        let number_of_words = self.indexer.index_text(self.document_id, self.attribute, &text);
+        Ok(Some(number_of_words))
     }
 
     fn serialize_unit(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ pub struct SeqIndexer<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> ser::SerializeSeq for SeqIndexer<'a> {
-    type Ok = ();
+    type Ok = Option<usize>;
     type Error = SerializerError;
 
     fn serialize_element<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl<'a> ser::SerializeSeq for SeqIndexer<'a> {
     fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
         let texts = self.texts.iter().map(String::as_str);
         self.indexer.index_text_seq(self.document_id, self.attribute, texts);
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(None)
     }
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ pub struct MapIndexer<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> ser::SerializeMap for MapIndexer<'a> {
-    type Ok = ();
+    type Ok = Option<usize>;
     type Error = SerializerError;
 
     fn serialize_key<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, key: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ impl<'a> ser::SerializeMap for MapIndexer<'a> {
     fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
         let texts = self.texts.iter().map(String::as_str);
         self.indexer.index_text_seq(self.document_id, self.attribute, texts);
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(None)
     }
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ pub struct StructSerializer<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> ser::SerializeStruct for StructSerializer<'a> {
-    type Ok = ();
+    type Ok = Option<usize>;
     type Error = SerializerError;
 
     fn serialize_field<T: ?Sized>(
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ impl<'a> ser::SerializeStruct for StructSerializer<'a> {
     fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
         let texts = self.texts.iter().map(String::as_str);
         self.indexer.index_text_seq(self.document_id, self.attribute, texts);
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(None)
     }
 }
 
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ pub struct TupleIndexer<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> ser::SerializeTuple for TupleIndexer<'a> {
-    type Ok = ();
+    type Ok = Option<usize>;
     type Error = SerializerError;
 
     fn serialize_element<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
@@ -331,6 +331,6 @@ impl<'a> ser::SerializeTuple for TupleIndexer<'a> {
     fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
         let texts = self.texts.iter().map(String::as_str);
         self.indexer.index_text_seq(self.document_id, self.attribute, texts);
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(None)
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilidb-core/src/serde/serializer.rs b/meilidb-core/src/serde/serializer.rs
index 57e436c5a..de09c57bc 100644
--- a/meilidb-core/src/serde/serializer.rs
+++ b/meilidb-core/src/serde/serializer.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use meilidb_schema::Schema;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use meilidb_schema::{Schema, SchemaAttr};
 use serde::ser;
 
 use crate::{DocumentId, RankedMap};
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ use super::{SerializerError, ConvertToString, ConvertToNumber, Indexer};
 pub struct Serializer<'a> {
     pub schema: &'a Schema,
     pub document_store: &'a mut RamDocumentStore,
+    pub document_fields_counts: &'a mut HashMap<(DocumentId, SchemaAttr), u64>,
     pub indexer: &'a mut RawIndexer,
     pub ranked_map: &'a mut RankedMap,
     pub document_id: DocumentId,
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ impl<'a> ser::Serializer for Serializer<'a> {
             schema: self.schema,
             document_id: self.document_id,
             document_store: self.document_store,
+            document_fields_counts: self.document_fields_counts,
             indexer: self.indexer,
             ranked_map: self.ranked_map,
             current_key_name: None,
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ impl<'a> ser::Serializer for Serializer<'a> {
             schema: self.schema,
             document_id: self.document_id,
             document_store: self.document_store,
+            document_fields_counts: self.document_fields_counts,
             indexer: self.indexer,
             ranked_map: self.ranked_map,
         })
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ pub struct MapSerializer<'a> {
     schema: &'a Schema,
     document_id: DocumentId,
     document_store: &'a mut RamDocumentStore,
+    document_fields_counts: &'a mut HashMap<(DocumentId, SchemaAttr), u64>,
     indexer: &'a mut RawIndexer,
     ranked_map: &'a mut RankedMap,
     current_key_name: Option<String>,
@@ -209,6 +214,7 @@ impl<'a> ser::SerializeMap for MapSerializer<'a> {
             self.schema,
             self.document_id,
             self.document_store,
+            self.document_fields_counts,
             self.indexer,
             self.ranked_map,
             &key,
@@ -225,6 +231,7 @@ pub struct StructSerializer<'a> {
     schema: &'a Schema,
     document_id: DocumentId,
     document_store: &'a mut RamDocumentStore,
+    document_fields_counts: &'a mut HashMap<(DocumentId, SchemaAttr), u64>,
     indexer: &'a mut RawIndexer,
     ranked_map: &'a mut RankedMap,
 }
@@ -244,6 +251,7 @@ impl<'a> ser::SerializeStruct for StructSerializer<'a> {
             self.schema,
             self.document_id,
             self.document_store,
+            self.document_fields_counts,
             self.indexer,
             self.ranked_map,
             key,
@@ -260,6 +268,7 @@ fn serialize_value<T: ?Sized>(
     schema: &Schema,
     document_id: DocumentId,
     document_store: &mut RamDocumentStore,
+    documents_fields_counts: &mut HashMap<(DocumentId, SchemaAttr), u64>,
     indexer: &mut RawIndexer,
     ranked_map: &mut RankedMap,
     key: &str,
@@ -275,7 +284,9 @@ where T: ser::Serialize,
 
         if props.is_indexed() {
             let indexer = Indexer { attribute, indexer, document_id };
-            value.serialize(indexer)?;
+            if let Some(number_of_words) = value.serialize(indexer)? {
+                documents_fields_counts.insert((document_id, attribute), number_of_words as u64);
+            }
         }
 
         if props.is_ranked() {
diff --git a/meilidb-core/src/update/documents_addition.rs b/meilidb-core/src/update/documents_addition.rs
index a9420a528..cb662617c 100644
--- a/meilidb-core/src/update/documents_addition.rs
+++ b/meilidb-core/src/update/documents_addition.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use fst::{SetBuilder, set::OpBuilder};
 use sdset::{SetOperation, duo::Union};
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ pub fn apply_documents_addition(
     writer: &mut rkv::Writer,
     main_store: store::Main,
     documents_fields_store: store::DocumentsFields,
+    documents_fields_counts_store: store::DocumentsFieldsCounts,
     postings_lists_store: store::PostingsLists,
     docs_words_store: store::DocsWords,
     mut ranked_map: RankedMap,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ pub fn apply_documents_addition(
 {
     let mut document_ids = HashSet::new();
     let mut document_store = RamDocumentStore::new();
+    let mut document_fields_counts = HashMap::new();
     let mut indexer = RawIndexer::new();
 
     let schema = match main_store.schema(writer)? {
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ pub fn apply_documents_addition(
         let serializer = Serializer {
             schema: &schema,
             document_store: &mut document_store,
+            document_fields_counts: &mut document_fields_counts,
             indexer: &mut indexer,
             ranked_map: &mut ranked_map,
             document_id,
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ pub fn apply_documents_addition(
         writer,
         main_store,
         documents_fields_store,
+        documents_fields_counts_store,
         postings_lists_store,
         docs_words_store,
         ranked_map.clone(),
@@ -137,6 +141,11 @@ pub fn apply_documents_addition(
         documents_fields_store.put_document_field(writer, id, attr, &value)?;
     }
 
+    // 3. insert new document attributes counts
+    for ((id, attr), count) in document_fields_counts {
+        documents_fields_counts_store.put_document_field_count(writer, id, attr, count)?;
+    }
+
     let indexed = indexer.build();
     let mut delta_words_builder = SetBuilder::memory();
 
diff --git a/meilidb-core/src/update/documents_deletion.rs b/meilidb-core/src/update/documents_deletion.rs
index 765eb52f2..b56cebeb6 100644
--- a/meilidb-core/src/update/documents_deletion.rs
+++ b/meilidb-core/src/update/documents_deletion.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ pub fn apply_documents_deletion(
     writer: &mut rkv::Writer,
     main_store: store::Main,
     documents_fields_store: store::DocumentsFields,
+    documents_fields_counts_store: store::DocumentsFieldsCounts,
     postings_lists_store: store::PostingsLists,
     docs_words_store: store::DocsWords,
     mut ranked_map: RankedMap,
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ pub fn apply_documents_deletion(
         }
 
         for id in document_ids {
+            documents_fields_counts_store.del_all_document_fields_counts(writer, id)?;
             if documents_fields_store.del_all_document_fields(writer, id)? != 0 {
                 deleted_documents.insert(id);
             }
diff --git a/meilidb-core/src/update/mod.rs b/meilidb-core/src/update/mod.rs
index 2493a1c94..7d4e349c0 100644
--- a/meilidb-core/src/update/mod.rs
+++ b/meilidb-core/src/update/mod.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ pub fn update_task(writer: &mut rkv::Writer, index: store::Index) -> MResult<Opt
                 writer,
                 index.main,
                 index.documents_fields,
+                index.documents_fields_counts,
                 index.postings_lists,
                 index.docs_words,
                 ranked_map,
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ pub fn update_task(writer: &mut rkv::Writer, index: store::Index) -> MResult<Opt
                 writer,
                 index.main,
                 index.documents_fields,
+                index.documents_fields_counts,
                 index.postings_lists,
                 index.docs_words,
                 ranked_map,