diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto.hs
index fc8b021..5900c5d 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto.hs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Database.Esqueleto
     -- * @esqueleto@'s Language
     Esqueleto( where_, on, groupBy, orderBy, asc, desc, limit, offset
              , sub_select, sub_selectDistinct, (^.), (?.)
-             , val, isNothing, just, nothing, countRows, not_
+             , val, isNothing, just, nothing, countRows, count, not_
              , (==.), (>=.), (>.), (<=.), (<.), (!=.), (&&.), (||.)
              , (+.), (-.), (/.), (*.)
              , like, (%), concat_, (++.)
diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Language.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Language.hs
index 7e54fd7..c6305b3 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Language.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Language.hs
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ class (Functor query, Applicative query, Monad query) =>
   -- | @COUNT(*)@ value.
   countRows :: Num a => expr (Value a)
 
+  -- | @COUNT@.
+  count :: (Num a) => expr (Value typ) -> expr (Value a)
+
   not_ :: expr (Value Bool) -> expr (Value Bool)
 
   (==.) :: PersistField typ => expr (Value typ) -> expr (Value typ) -> expr (Value Bool)
diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Sql.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Sql.hs
index 28ea389..8dd64f4 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Sql.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Sql.hs
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ instance Esqueleto SqlQuery SqlExpr SqlBackend where
   just (ERaw p f) = ERaw p f
   nothing   = unsafeSqlValue "NULL"
   countRows = unsafeSqlValue "COUNT(*)"
+  count (ERaw _ f) = ERaw Never $ \conn -> let (b, vals) = f conn
+                                           in ("COUNT" <> parens b, vals)
 
   not_ (ERaw p f) = ERaw Never $ \conn -> let (b, vals) = f conn
                                           in ("NOT " <> parensM p b, vals)
diff --git a/test/Test.hs b/test/Test.hs
index 532b434..bfde6c8 100644
--- a/test/Test.hs
+++ b/test/Test.hs
@@ -495,6 +495,24 @@ main = do
                                   , Entity p3k p3 { personAge = Just 7 }
                                   , Entity p2k p2 { personAge = Just 0 } ]
 
+      it "GROUP BY works with COUNT" $
+        run $ do
+          p1k <- insert p1
+          p2k <- insert p2
+          p3k <- insert p3
+          replicateM_ 3 (insert $ BlogPost "" p1k)
+          replicateM_ 7 (insert $ BlogPost "" p3k)
+          ret <- select $
+                 from $ \(p `LeftOuterJoin` b) -> do
+                 on (p ^. PersonId ==. b ^. BlogPostAuthorId)
+                 groupBy (p ^. PersonId)
+                 let cnt = count (b ^. BlogPostId)
+                 orderBy [ asc cnt ]
+                 return (p, cnt)
+          liftIO $ ret `shouldBe` [ (Entity p2k p2, Value (0 :: Int))
+                                  , (Entity p1k p1, Value 3)
+                                  , (Entity p3k p3, Value 7) ]
+
     describe "lists of values" $ do
       it "IN works for valList" $
         run $ do