diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboards_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboards_controller.rb
index f5ef4f6f3..d7cbd3fa9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboards_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboards_controller.rb
@@ -51,27 +51,32 @@ class DashboardsController < ApplicationController
   def following_tags
     fetch_and_authorize_user
     @followed_tags = follows_for(user: @user, type: "ActsAsTaggableOn::Tag", order_by: :points)
+    @collections_count = collections_count(@user)
   end
 
   def following_users
     fetch_and_authorize_user
     @follows = follows_for(user: @user, type: "User")
+    @collections_count = collections_count(@user)
   end
 
   def following_organizations
     fetch_and_authorize_user
     @followed_organizations = follows_for(user: @user, type: "Organization")
+    @collections_count = collections_count(@user)
   end
 
   def following_podcasts
     fetch_and_authorize_user
     @followed_podcasts = follows_for(user: @user, type: "Podcast")
+    @collections_count = collections_count(@user)
   end
 
   def followers
     fetch_and_authorize_user
     @follows = Follow.followable_user(@user.id)
       .includes(:follower).order(created_at: :desc).limit(follows_limit)
+    @collections_count = collections_count(@user)
   end
 
   def analytics
@@ -125,4 +130,8 @@ class DashboardsController < ApplicationController
 
     per_page
   end
+
+  def collections_count(user)
+    user.collections.non_empty.count
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/system/dashboards/user_visits_dashboard_spec.rb b/spec/system/dashboards/user_visits_dashboard_spec.rb
index aef259c64..7cbdd67c4 100644
--- a/spec/system/dashboards/user_visits_dashboard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/dashboards/user_visits_dashboard_spec.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ require "rails_helper"
 RSpec.describe "Dashboard", type: :system, js: true do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:listing) { create(:listing) }
-
-  before do
-    sign_in user
-  end
+  let(:collection) { create(:collection, :with_articles) }
+  let(:collection_user) { collection.user }
 
   context "when looking at analytics counters" do
+    before do
+      sign_in user
+    end
+
     it "shows the count of unspent credits" do
       Credit.add_to(user, 2)
 
@@ -27,4 +29,29 @@ RSpec.describe "Dashboard", type: :system, js: true do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context "when looking at actions panel" do
+    before do
+      sign_in collection_user
+    end
+
+    it "shows the user-collections count on current dashboard tab", :aggregate_failures do
+      dashboard_paths = [
+        dashboard_path,
+        dashboard_following_path,
+        dashboard_following_tags_path,
+        dashboard_following_users_path,
+        dashboard_following_organizations_path,
+        dashboard_following_podcasts_path,
+      ]
+
+      dashboard_paths.each do |path|
+        visit path
+
+        within "main#main-content nav" do
+          expect(page).to have_text(/Series\n1/)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end