diff --git a/client/src/app/+my-library/my-videos/my-videos.component.html b/client/src/app/+my-library/my-videos/my-videos.component.html
index 77906c008..a6ee6ef13 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+my-library/my-videos/my-videos.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+my-library/my-videos/my-videos.component.html
@@ -78,14 +78,15 @@
         <p-tableHeaderCheckbox ariaLabel="Select all rows" i18n-ariaLabel></p-tableHeaderCheckbox>
       </th>
 
-      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('duration')" [ngbTooltip]="sortTooltip" container="body" pSortableColumn="duration" i18n>{{ getColumn('duration').label }} <p-sortIcon field="duration"></p-sortIcon></th>
-      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('name')" [ngbTooltip]="sortTooltip" container="body" pSortableColumn="name" i18n>{{ getColumn('name').label }} <p-sortIcon field="name"></p-sortIcon></th>
-      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('privacy')" i18n>{{ getColumn('privacy').label }}</th>
-      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('sensitive')" i18n>{{ getColumn('sensitive').label }}</th>
-      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('playlists')" i18n>{{ getColumn('playlists').label }}</th>
-      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('insights')" [ngbTooltip]="sortTooltip" container="body" pSortableColumn="views" i18n>{{ getColumn('insights').label }} <p-sortIcon field="views"></p-sortIcon></th>
+      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('duration')" [ngbTooltip]="sortTooltip" container="body" pSortableColumn="duration">{{ getColumn('duration').label }} <p-sortIcon field="duration"></p-sortIcon></th>
+      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('name')" [ngbTooltip]="sortTooltip" container="body" pSortableColumn="name">{{ getColumn('name').label }} <p-sortIcon field="name"></p-sortIcon></th>
+      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('privacy')">{{ getColumn('privacy').label }}</th>
+      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('sensitive')">{{ getColumn('sensitive').label }}</th>
+      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('playlists')">{{ getColumn('playlists').label }}</th>
+      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('insights')" [ngbTooltip]="sortTooltip" container="body" pSortableColumn="views">{{ getColumn('insights').label }} <p-sortIcon field="views"></p-sortIcon></th>
+      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('comments')" [ngbTooltip]="sortTooltip" container="body" pSortableColumn="comments">{{ getColumn('comments').label }} <p-sortIcon field="comments"></p-sortIcon></th>
       <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('published')" i18n [ngbTooltip]="sortTooltip" container="body" pSortableColumn="publishedAt">{{ getColumn('published').label }} <p-sortIcon field="publishedAt"></p-sortIcon></th>
-      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('state')" i18n>{{ getColumn('state').label }}</th>
+      <th scope="col" *ngIf="isSelected('state')">{{ getColumn('state').label }}</th>
 
       <th scope="col" width="250px" class="action-head">
         <div class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between">
@@ -162,6 +163,10 @@
         </a>
       </td>
 
+      <td *ngIf="isSelected('comments')">
+        <span i18n>{video.comments, plural, =0 {No comments} =1 {1 comment} other {{{ video.comments | myNumberFormatter }} comments}}</span>
+      </td>
+
       <td *ngIf="isSelected('published')">
         {{ video.publishedAt | ptDate: 'short' }}
       </td>
diff --git a/client/src/app/+my-library/my-videos/my-videos.component.ts b/client/src/app/+my-library/my-videos/my-videos.component.ts
index c680e249a..73e28830c 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+my-library/my-videos/my-videos.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+my-library/my-videos/my-videos.component.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import { VideoPrivacyBadgeComponent } from '../../shared/shared-video/video-priv
 import { VideoStateBadgeComponent } from '../../shared/shared-video/video-state-badge.component'
 import { VideoChangeOwnershipComponent } from './modals/video-change-ownership.component'
 
-type Column = 'duration' | 'name' | 'privacy' | 'sensitive' | 'playlists' | 'insights' | 'published' | 'state'
+type Column = 'duration' | 'name' | 'privacy' | 'sensitive' | 'playlists' | 'insights' | 'published' | 'state' | 'comments'
 type CommonFilter = 'live' | 'vod' | 'private' | 'internal' | 'unlisted' | 'password-protected' | 'public'
 
 @Component({
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ export class MyVideosComponent extends RestTable<Video> implements OnInit, OnDes
       { id: 'sensitive', label: $localize`Sensitive`, selected: true },
       { id: 'playlists', label: $localize`Playlists`, selected: true },
       { id: 'insights', label: $localize`Insights`, selected: true },
+      { id: 'comments', label: $localize`Comments`, selected: false },
       { id: 'published', label: $localize`Published`, selected: true },
       { id: 'state', label: $localize`State`, selected: true }
     ]
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
index d9579165c..2d095642d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ export class Video implements VideoServerModel {
 
   automaticTags?: string[]
 
+  comments: number
+
   static buildWatchUrl (video: Partial<Pick<Video, 'uuid' | 'shortUUID'>>) {
     return buildVideoWatchPath({ shortUUID: video.shortUUID || video.uuid })
   }
@@ -211,6 +213,8 @@ export class Video implements VideoServerModel {
     this.aspectRatio = hash.aspectRatio
 
     this.automaticTags = hash.automaticTags
+
+    this.comments = hash.comments
   }
 
   isVideoNSFWForUser (user: User, serverConfig: HTMLServerConfig) {
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-video-miniature/video-miniature.component.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-video-miniature/video-miniature.component.ts
index fcb383461..8dd849960 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-video-miniature/video-miniature.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-video-miniature/video-miniature.component.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import {
   LOCALE_ID,
   OnInit,
   booleanAttribute,
-  numberAttribute,
   inject,
   input,
+  numberAttribute,
   output
 } from '@angular/core'
 import { RouterLink } from '@angular/router'
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import { VideoService } from '../shared-main/video/video.service'
 import { VideoThumbnailComponent } from '../shared-thumbnail/video-thumbnail.component'
 import { VideoPlaylistService } from '../shared-video-playlist/video-playlist.service'
 import { VideoViewsCounterComponent } from '../shared-video/video-views-counter.component'
-import { VideoActionsDisplayType, VideoActionsDropdownComponent } from './video-actions-dropdown.component'
 import { ActorHostComponent } from '../standalone-actor/actor-host.component'
+import { VideoActionsDisplayType, VideoActionsDropdownComponent } from './video-actions-dropdown.component'
 
 export type MiniatureDisplayOptions = {
   date?: boolean
diff --git a/packages/models/src/videos/video.model.ts b/packages/models/src/videos/video.model.ts
index 65ed150e0..b6262fb32 100644
--- a/packages/models/src/videos/video.model.ts
+++ b/packages/models/src/videos/video.model.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export interface Video extends Partial<VideoAdditionalAttributes> {
 
   likes: number
   dislikes: number
+  comments: number
+
   nsfw: boolean
 
   account: AccountSummary
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/moderation/comment-approval.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/moderation/comment-approval.ts
index c9c02130e..0c330b945 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/moderation/comment-approval.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/moderation/comment-approval.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ import {
 } from '@peertube/peertube-models'
 import {
   PeerTubeServer,
-  cleanupTests, createMultipleServers,
+  cleanupTests,
+  createMultipleServers,
   doubleFollow,
-  makeActivityPubGetRequest, makeActivityPubRawRequest, setAccessTokensToServers,
+  makeActivityPubGetRequest,
+  makeActivityPubRawRequest,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
   setDefaultAccountAvatar,
   waitJobs
 } from '@peertube/peertube-server-commands'
@@ -546,6 +549,68 @@ describe('Test comments approval', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('Comment count with moderation', function () {
+    let videoId: string
+
+    before(async function () {
+      videoId = await createVideo(VideoCommentPolicy.REQUIRES_APPROVAL)
+    })
+
+    it('Should not increment comment count when comment is held for review', async function () {
+      await servers[0].comments.createThread({ token: anotherUserToken, videoId, text: 'held comment' })
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      const video = await servers[0].videos.get({ id: videoId })
+      expect(video.comments).to.equal(0)
+    })
+
+    it('Should increment comment count after approving comment', async function () {
+      // Create a new comment that will be held for review
+      await servers[0].comments.createThread({ token: anotherUserToken, videoId, text: 'test comment' })
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      // Get the held comment
+      const { data } = await servers[0].comments.listCommentsOnMyVideos({ token: userToken })
+      const heldComment = data.find(c => c.text === 'test comment')
+      expect(heldComment.heldForReview).to.be.true
+
+      // Verify initial count is 0
+      let video = await servers[0].videos.get({ id: videoId })
+      expect(video.comments).to.equal(0)
+
+      // Approve the comment
+      await servers[0].comments.approve({ token: userToken, videoId, commentId: heldComment.id })
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      // Verify count incremented after approval
+      video = await servers[0].videos.get({ id: videoId })
+      expect(video.comments).to.equal(1)
+    })
+
+    it('Should not increment comment count when deleting held comment', async function () {
+      // Get initial comment count
+      let video = await servers[0].videos.get({ id: videoId })
+      const initialCount = video.comments
+
+      // Create a new comment that will be held for review
+      await servers[0].comments.createThread({ token: anotherUserToken, videoId, text: 'to be deleted' })
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      // Get the held comment
+      const { data } = await servers[0].comments.listCommentsOnMyVideos({ token: userToken })
+      const heldComment = data.find(c => c.text === 'to be deleted')
+      expect(heldComment.heldForReview).to.be.true
+
+      // Delete the held comment
+      await servers[0].comments.delete({ token: userToken, videoId, commentId: heldComment.id })
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      // Verify count remains unchanged after deleting held comment
+      video = await servers[0].videos.get({ id: videoId })
+      expect(video.comments).to.equal(initialCount)
+    })
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     await cleanupTests(servers)
   })
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/videos/video-comments.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/videos/video-comments.ts
index d93cbb43f..26b644740 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/videos/video-comments.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/videos/video-comments.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ describe('Test video comments', function () {
   })
 
   describe('User comments', function () {
-
     it('Should not have threads on this video', async function () {
       const body = await command.listThreads({ videoId: videoUUID })
 
@@ -256,11 +255,10 @@ describe('Test video comments', function () {
   })
 
   describe('Listing comments on my videos and in admin', function () {
-
-    const listFunctions = () => ([
+    const listFunctions = () => [
       command.listForAdmin.bind(command),
       command.listCommentsOnMyVideos.bind(command)
-    ])
+    ]
 
     it('Should list comments', async function () {
       for (const fn of listFunctions()) {
@@ -401,6 +399,38 @@ describe('Test video comments', function () {
     // Auto tags filter is checked auto tags test file
   })
 
+  describe('Video comment count', function () {
+    let testVideoUUID: string
+
+    before(async function () {
+      const { uuid } = await server.videos.upload()
+      testVideoUUID = uuid
+    })
+
+    it('Should start with 0 comments', async function () {
+      const video = await server.videos.get({ id: testVideoUUID })
+      expect(video.commentsEnabled).to.be.true
+      expect(video.comments).to.equal(0)
+    })
+
+    it('Should increment comment count when adding comment', async function () {
+      await command.createThread({ videoId: testVideoUUID, text: 'test comment' })
+
+      const video = await server.videos.get({ id: testVideoUUID })
+      expect(video.comments).to.equal(1)
+    })
+
+    it('Should decrement count when deleting comment', async function () {
+      const { data } = await command.listThreads({ videoId: testVideoUUID })
+      const commentToDelete = data[0]
+
+      await command.delete({ videoId: testVideoUUID, commentId: commentToDelete.id })
+
+      const video = await server.videos.get({ id: testVideoUUID })
+      expect(video.comments).to.equal(0)
+    })
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     await cleanupTests([ server ])
   })
diff --git a/server/core/initializers/constants.ts b/server/core/initializers/constants.ts
index d5ac322eb..a3ac939fd 100644
--- a/server/core/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/core/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import { CONFIG, registerConfigChangedHandler } from './config.js'
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-export const LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION = 875
+export const LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION = 880
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export const SORTABLE_COLUMNS = {
     'originallyPublishedAt',
     'views',
     'likes',
+    'comments',
     'trending',
     'hot',
     'best',
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ export const ACTOR_FOLLOW_SCORE = {
   MAX: 10000
 }
 
-export const FOLLOW_STATES: { [ id: string ]: FollowState } = {
+export const FOLLOW_STATES: { [id: string]: FollowState } = {
   PENDING: 'pending',
   ACCEPTED: 'accepted',
   REJECTED: 'rejected'
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ export const JOB_TTL: { [id in JobType]: number } = {
   'import-user-archive': 60000 * 60 * 24, // 24 hours
   'video-transcription': 1000 * 3600 * 6 // 6 hours
 }
-export const REPEAT_JOBS: { [ id in JobType ]?: RepeatOptions } = {
+export const REPEAT_JOBS: { [id in JobType]?: RepeatOptions } = {
   'videos-views-stats': {
     pattern: randomInt(1, 20) + ' * * * *' // Between 1-20 minutes past the hour
   },
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ export let CONTACT_FORM_LIFETIME = 60000 * 60 // 1 hour
 export const DEFAULT_AUDIO_RESOLUTION = VideoResolution.H_480P
 export const DEFAULT_AUDIO_MERGE_RESOLUTION = 25
 
-export const VIDEO_RATE_TYPES: { [ id: string ]: VideoRateType } = {
+export const VIDEO_RATE_TYPES: { [id: string]: VideoRateType } = {
   LIKE: 'like',
   DISLIKE: 'dislike'
 }
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ export const VIDEO_LICENCES = {
 
 export const VIDEO_LANGUAGES: { [id: string]: string } = {}
 
-export const VIDEO_PRIVACIES: { [ id in VideoPrivacyType ]: string } = {
+export const VIDEO_PRIVACIES: { [id in VideoPrivacyType]: string } = {
   [VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC]: 'Public',
   [VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED]: 'Unlisted',
   [VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE]: 'Private',
@@ -587,7 +588,7 @@ export const VIDEO_PRIVACIES: { [ id in VideoPrivacyType ]: string } = {
   [VideoPrivacy.PASSWORD_PROTECTED]: 'Password protected'
 }
 
-export const VIDEO_STATES: { [ id in VideoStateType ]: string } = {
+export const VIDEO_STATES: { [id in VideoStateType]: string } = {
   [VideoState.PUBLISHED]: 'Published',
   [VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE]: 'To transcode',
   [VideoState.TO_IMPORT]: 'To import',
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ export const VIDEO_STATES: { [ id in VideoStateType ]: string } = {
   [VideoState.TO_MOVE_TO_FILE_SYSTEM_FAILED]: 'Move to file system failed'
 }
 
-export const VIDEO_IMPORT_STATES: { [ id in VideoImportStateType ]: string } = {
+export const VIDEO_IMPORT_STATES: { [id in VideoImportStateType]: string } = {
   [VideoImportState.FAILED]: 'Failed',
   [VideoImportState.PENDING]: 'Pending',
   [VideoImportState.SUCCESS]: 'Success',
@@ -610,37 +611,37 @@ export const VIDEO_IMPORT_STATES: { [ id in VideoImportStateType ]: string } = {
   [VideoImportState.PROCESSING]: 'Processing'
 }
 
-export const VIDEO_CHANNEL_SYNC_STATE: { [ id in VideoChannelSyncStateType ]: string } = {
+export const VIDEO_CHANNEL_SYNC_STATE: { [id in VideoChannelSyncStateType]: string } = {
   [VideoChannelSyncState.FAILED]: 'Failed',
   [VideoChannelSyncState.SYNCED]: 'Synchronized',
   [VideoChannelSyncState.PROCESSING]: 'Processing',
   [VideoChannelSyncState.WAITING_FIRST_RUN]: 'Waiting first run'
 }
 
-export const ABUSE_STATES: { [ id in AbuseStateType ]: string } = {
+export const ABUSE_STATES: { [id in AbuseStateType]: string } = {
   [AbuseState.PENDING]: 'Pending',
   [AbuseState.REJECTED]: 'Rejected',
   [AbuseState.ACCEPTED]: 'Accepted'
 }
 
-export const USER_REGISTRATION_STATES: { [ id in UserRegistrationStateType ]: string } = {
+export const USER_REGISTRATION_STATES: { [id in UserRegistrationStateType]: string } = {
   [UserRegistrationState.PENDING]: 'Pending',
   [UserRegistrationState.REJECTED]: 'Rejected',
   [UserRegistrationState.ACCEPTED]: 'Accepted'
 }
 
-export const VIDEO_PLAYLIST_PRIVACIES: { [ id in VideoPlaylistPrivacyType ]: string } = {
+export const VIDEO_PLAYLIST_PRIVACIES: { [id in VideoPlaylistPrivacyType]: string } = {
   [VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC]: 'Public',
   [VideoPlaylistPrivacy.UNLISTED]: 'Unlisted',
   [VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PRIVATE]: 'Private'
 }
 
-export const VIDEO_PLAYLIST_TYPES: { [ id in VideoPlaylistType_Type ]: string } = {
+export const VIDEO_PLAYLIST_TYPES: { [id in VideoPlaylistType_Type]: string } = {
   [VideoPlaylistType.REGULAR]: 'Regular',
   [VideoPlaylistType.WATCH_LATER]: 'Watch later'
 }
 
-export const RUNNER_JOB_STATES: { [ id in RunnerJobStateType ]: string } = {
+export const RUNNER_JOB_STATES: { [id in RunnerJobStateType]: string } = {
   [RunnerJobState.PROCESSING]: 'Processing',
   [RunnerJobState.COMPLETED]: 'Completed',
   [RunnerJobState.COMPLETING]: 'Completing',
@@ -652,21 +653,21 @@ export const RUNNER_JOB_STATES: { [ id in RunnerJobStateType ]: string } = {
   [RunnerJobState.PARENT_CANCELLED]: 'Parent job cancelled'
 }
 
-export const USER_EXPORT_STATES: { [ id in UserExportStateType ]: string } = {
+export const USER_EXPORT_STATES: { [id in UserExportStateType]: string } = {
   [UserExportState.PENDING]: 'Pending',
   [UserExportState.PROCESSING]: 'Processing',
   [UserExportState.COMPLETED]: 'Completed',
   [UserExportState.ERRORED]: 'Failed'
 }
 
-export const USER_IMPORT_STATES: { [ id in UserImportStateType ]: string } = {
+export const USER_IMPORT_STATES: { [id in UserImportStateType]: string } = {
   [UserImportState.PENDING]: 'Pending',
   [UserImportState.PROCESSING]: 'Processing',
   [UserImportState.COMPLETED]: 'Completed',
   [UserImportState.ERRORED]: 'Failed'
 }
 
-export const VIDEO_COMMENTS_POLICY: { [ id in VideoCommentPolicyType ]: string } = {
+export const VIDEO_COMMENTS_POLICY: { [id in VideoCommentPolicyType]: string } = {
   [VideoCommentPolicy.DISABLED]: 'Disabled',
   [VideoCommentPolicy.ENABLED]: 'Enabled',
   [VideoCommentPolicy.REQUIRES_APPROVAL]: 'Requires approval'
@@ -699,12 +700,12 @@ export const MIMETYPES = {
       'audio/vnd.dolby.dd-raw': '.ac3',
       'audio/ac3': '.ac3'
     },
-    EXT_MIMETYPE: null as { [ id: string ]: string }
+    EXT_MIMETYPE: null as { [id: string]: string }
   },
   VIDEO: {
-    MIMETYPE_EXT: null as { [ id: string ]: string | string[] },
+    MIMETYPE_EXT: null as { [id: string]: string | string[] },
     MIMETYPES_REGEX: null as string,
-    EXT_MIMETYPE: null as { [ id: string ]: string }
+    EXT_MIMETYPE: null as { [id: string]: string }
   },
   IMAGE: {
     MIMETYPE_EXT: {
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ export const MIMETYPES = {
       'image/jpg': '.jpg',
       'image/jpeg': '.jpg'
     },
-    EXT_MIMETYPE: null as { [ id: string ]: string }
+    EXT_MIMETYPE: null as { [id: string]: string }
   },
   VIDEO_CAPTIONS: {
     MIMETYPE_EXT: {
@@ -722,7 +723,7 @@ export const MIMETYPES = {
       'application/x-subrip': '.srt',
       'text/plain': '.srt'
     },
-    EXT_MIMETYPE: null as { [ id: string ]: string }
+    EXT_MIMETYPE: null as { [id: string]: string }
   },
   TORRENT: {
     MIMETYPE_EXT: {
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ export const ACTIVITY_PUB = {
   VIDEO_PLAYLIST_REFRESH_INTERVAL: 3600 * 24 * 1000 * 2 // 2 days
 }
 
-export const ACTIVITY_PUB_ACTOR_TYPES: { [ id: string ]: ActivityPubActorType } = {
+export const ACTIVITY_PUB_ACTOR_TYPES: { [id: string]: ActivityPubActorType } = {
   GROUP: 'Group',
   PERSON: 'Person',
   APPLICATION: 'Application',
@@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ export let JWT_TOKEN_USER_EXPORT_FILE_LIFETIME: `${number} minutes` | `${number}
 
 export const EMAIL_VERIFY_LIFETIME = 60000 * 60 // 60 minutes
 
-export const NSFW_POLICY_TYPES: { [ id: string ]: NSFWPolicyType } = {
+export const NSFW_POLICY_TYPES: { [id: string]: NSFWPolicyType } = {
   DO_NOT_LIST: 'do_not_list',
   BLUR: 'blur',
   DISPLAY: 'display'
@@ -1286,7 +1287,9 @@ export async function buildLanguages () {
       return (l.iso6391 !== undefined && l.type === 'living') ||
         additionalLanguages[l.iso6393] === true
     })
-    .forEach(l => { languages[l.iso6391 || l.iso6393] = l.name })
+    .forEach(l => {
+      languages[l.iso6391 || l.iso6393] = l.name
+    })
 
   // Override Occitan label
   languages['oc'] = 'Occitan'
@@ -1411,7 +1414,7 @@ function updateWebserverConfig () {
   CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.EXTNAME = Object.keys(MIMETYPES.VIDEO.EXT_MIMETYPE)
 }
 
-function buildVideoExtMimetype (obj: { [ id: string ]: string | string[] }) {
+function buildVideoExtMimetype (obj: { [id: string]: string | string[] }) {
   const result: { [id: string]: string } = {}
 
   for (const mimetype of Object.keys(obj)) {
diff --git a/server/core/initializers/migrations/0880-video-comment-count.ts b/server/core/initializers/migrations/0880-video-comment-count.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4710ab9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/core/initializers/migrations/0880-video-comment-count.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+async function up (utils: {
+  transaction: Sequelize.Transaction
+  queryInterface: Sequelize.QueryInterface
+  sequelize: Sequelize.Sequelize
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const { transaction } = utils
+
+  {
+    await utils.queryInterface.addColumn('video', 'comments', {
+      type: Sequelize.INTEGER,
+      defaultValue: 0,
+      allowNull: false
+    }, { transaction })
+  }
+
+  {
+    const query = 'UPDATE "video" SET "comments" = (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "videoComment" WHERE "videoComment"."videoId" = "video"."id")'
+    await utils.sequelize.query(query, { transaction })
+  }
+}
+
+function down (options) {
+  throw new Error('Not implemented.')
+}
+
+export {
+  down,
+  up
+}
diff --git a/server/core/models/video/formatter/video-api-format.ts b/server/core/models/video/formatter/video-api-format.ts
index 87c04fa2e..f6c22a124 100644
--- a/server/core/models/video/formatter/video-api-format.ts
+++ b/server/core/models/video/formatter/video-api-format.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ export function videoModelToFormattedJSON (video: MVideoFormattable, options: Vi
       ? { currentTime: userHistory.currentTime }
       : undefined,
 
+    comments: video.comments,
+
     // Can be added by external plugins
     pluginData: (video as any).pluginData,
 
diff --git a/server/core/models/video/sql/video/shared/video-table-attributes.ts b/server/core/models/video/sql/video/shared/video-table-attributes.ts
index 61908fd94..dce270968 100644
--- a/server/core/models/video/sql/video/shared/video-table-attributes.ts
+++ b/server/core/models/video/sql/video/shared/video-table-attributes.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 /**
- *
  * Class to build video attributes/join names we want to fetch from the database
- *
  */
 export class VideoTableAttributes {
-
   constructor (private readonly mode: 'get' | 'list') {
-
   }
 
   getChannelAttributesForUser () {
@@ -295,7 +291,8 @@ export class VideoTableAttributes {
       'channelId',
       'createdAt',
       'updatedAt',
-      'moveJobsRunning'
+      'moveJobsRunning',
+      'comments'
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/core/models/video/video-comment.ts b/server/core/models/video/video-comment.ts
index bf02a1c39..c9da6c457 100644
--- a/server/core/models/video/video-comment.ts
+++ b/server/core/models/video/video-comment.ts
@@ -7,19 +7,27 @@ import {
   VideoCommentForAdminOrUser,
   VideoCommentObject
 } from '@peertube/peertube-models'
+import { afterCommitIfTransaction, retryTransactionWrapper } from '@server/helpers/database-utils.js'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger.js'
 import { extractMentions } from '@server/helpers/mentions.js'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '@server/initializers/database.js'
 import { getLocalApproveReplyActivityPubUrl } from '@server/lib/activitypub/url.js'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application.js'
 import { MAccount, MAccountId, MUserAccountId } from '@server/types/models/index.js'
 import { Op, Order, QueryTypes, Sequelize, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import {
+  AfterCreate,
+  AfterDestroy,
+  AfterUpdate,
   AllowNull,
-  BelongsTo, Column,
+  BelongsTo,
+  Column,
   CreatedAt,
   DataType,
   ForeignKey,
   HasMany,
-  Is, Scopes,
+  Is,
+  Scopes,
   Table,
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
@@ -27,13 +35,14 @@ import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activityp
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, USER_EXPORT_MAX_ITEMS } from '../../initializers/constants.js'
 import {
   MComment,
-  MCommentAP,
   MCommentAdminOrUserFormattable,
+  MCommentAP,
   MCommentExport,
   MCommentFormattable,
   MCommentId,
   MCommentOwner,
-  MCommentOwnerReplyVideoImmutable, MCommentOwnerVideoFeed,
+  MCommentOwnerReplyVideoImmutable,
+  MCommentOwnerVideoFeed,
   MCommentOwnerVideoReply,
   MVideo,
   MVideoImmutable
@@ -42,7 +51,7 @@ import { VideoCommentAbuseModel } from '../abuse/video-comment-abuse.js'
 import { AccountModel } from '../account/account.js'
 import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor.js'
 import { CommentAutomaticTagModel } from '../automatic-tag/comment-automatic-tag.js'
-import { SequelizeModel, buildLocalAccountIdsIn, buildSQLAttributes, throwIfNotValid } from '../shared/index.js'
+import { buildLocalAccountIdsIn, buildSQLAttributes, SequelizeModel, throwIfNotValid } from '../shared/index.js'
 import { ListVideoCommentsOptions, VideoCommentListQueryBuilder } from './sql/comment/video-comment-list-query-builder.js'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from './video-channel.js'
 import { VideoModel } from './video.js'
@@ -222,6 +231,43 @@ export class VideoCommentModel extends SequelizeModel<VideoCommentModel> {
   })
   CommentAutomaticTags: Awaited<CommentAutomaticTagModel>[]
 
+  @AfterCreate
+  @AfterDestroy
+  static incrementCommentCount (instance: VideoCommentModel, options: any) {
+    if (instance.heldForReview) return // Don't count held comments
+
+    return afterCommitIfTransaction(options.transaction, () => this.rebuildCommentsCount(instance.videoId))
+  }
+
+  @AfterUpdate
+  static updateCommentCountOnHeldStatusChange (instance: VideoCommentModel, options: any) {
+    return afterCommitIfTransaction(options.transaction, () => this.rebuildCommentsCount(instance.videoId))
+  }
+
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  static async rebuildCommentsCount (videoId: number) {
+    try {
+      await retryTransactionWrapper(() => {
+        return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async transaction => {
+          const video = await VideoModel.load(videoId, transaction)
+
+          video.comments = await new VideoCommentListQueryBuilder(VideoCommentModel.sequelize, {
+            selectType: 'comment-only',
+            videoId: video.id,
+            heldForReview: false,
+            notDeleted: true,
+            transaction
+          }).countComments()
+
+          await video.save({ transaction })
+        })
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Cannot rebuild comments count for video ' + videoId, { err })
+    }
+  }
+
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   static getSQLAttributes (tableName: string, aliasPrefix = '') {
@@ -442,15 +488,17 @@ export class VideoCommentModel extends SequelizeModel<VideoCommentModel> {
       order: [ [ 'createdAt', order ] ] as Order,
       where: {
         id: {
-          [Op.in]: Sequelize.literal('(' +
-            'WITH RECURSIVE children (id, "inReplyToCommentId") AS ( ' +
+          [Op.in]: Sequelize.literal(
+            '(' +
+              'WITH RECURSIVE children (id, "inReplyToCommentId") AS ( ' +
               `SELECT id, "inReplyToCommentId" FROM "videoComment" WHERE id = ${comment.id} ` +
               'UNION ' +
               'SELECT "parent"."id", "parent"."inReplyToCommentId" FROM "videoComment" "parent" ' +
               'INNER JOIN "children" ON "children"."inReplyToCommentId" = "parent"."id"' +
-            ') ' +
-            'SELECT id FROM children' +
-          ')'),
+              ') ' +
+              'SELECT id FROM children' +
+              ')'
+          ),
           [Op.ne]: comment.id
         }
       },
diff --git a/server/core/models/video/video.ts b/server/core/models/video/video.ts
index 2e5770414..e3f2788a7 100644
--- a/server/core/models/video/video.ts
+++ b/server/core/models/video/video.ts
@@ -507,6 +507,13 @@ export class VideoModel extends SequelizeModel<VideoModel> {
   @Column
   dislikes: number
 
+  @AllowNull(false)
+  @Default(0)
+  @IsInt
+  @Min(0)
+  @Column
+  comments: number
+
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column
   remote: boolean
diff --git a/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml b/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
index 088d3459d..bde99701a 100644
--- a/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -7186,6 +7186,7 @@ components:
           - -publishedAt
           - -views
           - -likes
+          - -comments
           - -trending
           - -hot
           - -best
@@ -8445,6 +8446,9 @@ components:
         dislikes:
           type: integer
           example: 7
+        comments:
+          description: "**PeerTube >= 7.2** Number of comments on the video"
+          type: integer
         nsfw:
           type: boolean
         waitTranscoding: