diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/datamodel.cpp b/declarativeimports/core/datamodel.cpp
index 7a985e6b6..9fe9b52c8 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/datamodel.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/datamodel.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ SortFilterModel::SortFilterModel(QObject* parent)
 {
     setObjectName("SortFilterModel");
     setDynamicSortFilter(true);
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(rowsInserted(const QModelIndex &, int, int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(countChanged()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(rowsRemoved(const QModelIndex &, int, int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(countChanged()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(modelReset()),
+            this, SIGNAL(countChanged()));
 }
 
 SortFilterModel::~SortFilterModel()
@@ -118,21 +124,18 @@ DataModel::DataModel(QObject* parent)
       m_dataSource(0)
 {
     setObjectName("DataModel");
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(rowsInserted(const QModelIndex &, int, int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(countChanged()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(rowsRemoved(const QModelIndex &, int, int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(countChanged()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(modelReset()),
+            this, SIGNAL(countChanged()));
 }
 
 DataModel::~DataModel()
 {
 }
 
-int DataModel::countItems() const
-{
-    int count = 0;
-    foreach (const QVector<QVariant> &v, m_items) {
-        count += v.count();
-    }
-    return count;
-}
-
 void DataModel::dataUpdated(const QString &sourceName, const Plasma::DataEngine::Data &data)
 {
     if (!m_keyRoleFilter.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/datamodel.h b/declarativeimports/core/datamodel.h
index 42824efa7..cbec8569e 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/datamodel.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/datamodel.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class SortFilterModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel
     Q_PROPERTY(QString filterRole READ filterRole WRITE setFilterRole)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString sortRole READ sortRole WRITE setSortRole)
     Q_PROPERTY(Qt::SortOrder sortOrder READ sortOrder WRITE setSortOrder)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int count READ count NOTIFY countChanged)
 
     friend class DataModel;
 
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ public:
 
     void setSortOrder(const Qt::SortOrder order);
 
+    int count() const {return QSortFilterProxyModel::rowCount();}
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void countChanged();
+
 protected:
     int roleNameToId(const QString &name);
 
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ class DataModel : public QAbstractItemModel
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QObject *dataSource READ dataSource WRITE setDataSource)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString keyRoleFilter READ keyRoleFilter WRITE setKeyRoleFilter)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int count READ count NOTIFY countChanged)
 
 public:
     DataModel(QObject* parent=0);
@@ -104,6 +111,8 @@ public:
     int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const;
     int columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const;
 
+    int count() const {return countItems();}
+
 protected:
     void setItems(const QString &sourceName, const QVariantList &list);
     inline int countItems() const;
@@ -111,6 +120,7 @@ protected:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void modelAboutToBeReset();
     void modelReset();
+    void countChanged();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void dataUpdated(const QString &sourceName, const Plasma::DataEngine::Data &data);
@@ -124,5 +134,14 @@ private:
     QHash<QString, int> m_roleIds;
 };
 
+int DataModel::countItems() const
+{
+    int count = 0;
+    foreach (const QVector<QVariant> &v, m_items) {
+        count += v.count();
+    }
+    return count;
+}
+
 }
 #endif