diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
index e7e70c508b..b0c6829de2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ add_executable(dolphin-emu
   FIFO/FIFOAnalyzer.h
   FIFO/FIFOPlayerWindow.cpp
   FIFO/FIFOPlayerWindow.h
+  GameCount.cpp
+  GameCount.h
   GameList/GameList.cpp
   GameList/GameList.h
   GameList/GameListModel.cpp
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj
index a9459c971a..1a3cdfef23 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="EmulatedUSB\WiiSpeakWindow.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="FIFO\FIFOAnalyzer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="FIFO\FIFOPlayerWindow.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="GameCount.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="GameList\GameList.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="GameList\GameListModel.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="GameList\GameTracker.cpp" />
@@ -395,6 +396,7 @@
     <QtMoc Include="EmulatedUSB\WiiSpeakWindow.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="FIFO\FIFOAnalyzer.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="FIFO\FIFOPlayerWindow.h" />
+    <QtMoc Include="GameCount.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="GameList\GameList.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="GameList\GameListModel.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="GameList\GameTracker.h" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameCount.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameCount.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..081d8a26df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameCount.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include "DolphinQt/GameCount.h"
+
+#include <QFontMetrics>
+#include <QLayout>
+#include <QStatusBar>
+
+GameCount::GameCount(QWidget* const parent) : QStatusBar(parent)
+{
+  setSizeGripEnabled(false);
+  QFontMetrics font_metrics(font());
+  const int margin = font_metrics.height() / 5;
+  layout()->setContentsMargins(margin, margin, margin, margin);
+}
+
+void GameCount::OnGameCountUpdated(const int total_games, const int visible_games)
+{
+  const int filtered_games = total_games - visible_games;
+
+  if (filtered_games > 0)
+  {
+    showMessage(tr("%1 game(s) in your collection (%2 visible, %3 filtered)")
+                    .arg(total_games)
+                    .arg(visible_games)
+                    .arg(filtered_games));
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    showMessage(tr("%1 game(s) in your collection").arg(total_games));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameCount.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameCount.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19ad0c1a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameCount.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QStatusBar>
+
+class GameCount : public QStatusBar
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+public:
+  explicit GameCount(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+
+  void OnGameCountUpdated(int total_games, int visible_games);
+};
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.cpp
index c63230aa55..dad4bc2681 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ GameList::GameList(QWidget* parent) : QStackedWidget(parent), m_model(this)
   connect(m_grid, &QListView::doubleClicked, this, &GameList::GameSelected);
   connect(&m_model, &QAbstractItemModel::rowsInserted, this, &GameList::ConsiderViewChange);
   connect(&m_model, &QAbstractItemModel::rowsRemoved, this, &GameList::ConsiderViewChange);
+  connect(&m_model, &QAbstractItemModel::rowsInserted, this, &GameList::UpdateGameCount);
+  connect(&m_model, &QAbstractItemModel::rowsRemoved, this, &GameList::UpdateGameCount);
 
   addWidget(m_list);
   addWidget(m_grid);
@@ -1043,6 +1045,8 @@ void GameList::OnGameListVisibilityChanged()
 {
   m_list_proxy->invalidate();
   m_grid_proxy->invalidate();
+
+  UpdateGameCount();
 }
 
 void GameList::OnSectionResized(int index, int, int)
@@ -1171,6 +1175,15 @@ void GameList::SetSearchTerm(const QString& term)
   m_grid_proxy->invalidate();
 
   UpdateColumnVisibility();
+  UpdateGameCount();
+}
+
+void GameList::UpdateGameCount() const
+{
+  const int total_games = m_model.rowCount(QModelIndex{});
+  const int visible_games = m_list_proxy->rowCount();
+
+  emit GameCountUpdated(total_games, visible_games);
 }
 
 void GameList::ZoomIn()
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.h
index df771bba87..94de2eec35 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public:
   void OnColumnVisibilityToggled(const QString& row, bool visible);
   void OnGameListVisibilityChanged();
 
+  void UpdateGameCount() const;
+
   void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event) override;
 
   void PurgeCache();
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
   void GameSelected();
+  void GameCountUpdated(int total_games, int visible_games) const;
   void OnStartWithRiivolution(const UICommon::GameFile& game);
   void NetPlayHost(const UICommon::GameFile& game);
   void SelectionChanged(std::shared_ptr<const UICommon::GameFile> game_file);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
index 962f75e96c..c3f5b4148c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 #include "DolphinQt/EmulatedUSB/WiiSpeakWindow.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/FIFO/FIFOPlayerWindow.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/GCMemcardManager.h"
+#include "DolphinQt/GameCount.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/Host.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/HotkeyScheduler.h"
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ void MainWindow::CreateComponents()
   m_menu_bar = new MenuBar(this);
   m_tool_bar = new ToolBar(this);
   m_search_bar = new SearchBar(this);
+  m_game_count = new GameCount(this);
   m_game_list = new GameList(this);
   m_render_widget = new RenderWidget;
   m_stack = new QStackedWidget(this);
@@ -738,9 +740,30 @@ void MainWindow::ConnectStack()
 
   layout->addWidget(m_game_list);
   layout->addWidget(m_search_bar);
+  layout->addWidget(m_game_count);
+  layout->setSpacing(0);
   layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
   connect(m_search_bar, &SearchBar::Search, m_game_list, &GameList::SetSearchTerm);
+  connect(m_game_list, &GameList::GameCountUpdated, m_game_count, &GameCount::OnGameCountUpdated);
+
+  m_game_list->UpdateGameCount();
+
+  const auto update_spacing = [this](const bool game_count_is_visible) {
+    // The bottom margin of the search bar and the top margin of the game count are both suitable
+    // when the other widget is hidden, but when both are visible the gap created by the combination
+    // is too large. To fix this we set the bottom margin of the search bar to 0 when the game count
+    // is visible and set it to the top margin when the game count is hidden.
+    m_game_count->setVisible(game_count_is_visible);
+    auto* const search_layout = m_search_bar->layout();
+    QMargins search_margins = search_layout->contentsMargins();
+    const int new_bottom_margin = game_count_is_visible ? 0 : search_margins.top();
+    search_margins.setBottom(new_bottom_margin);
+    search_layout->setContentsMargins(search_margins);
+  };
+  update_spacing(Settings::Instance().IsGameCountVisible());
+
+  connect(&Settings::Instance(), &Settings::GameCountVisibilityChanged, update_spacing);
 
   m_stack->addWidget(widget);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.h
index c0d5bd110e..93490eaad6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class CodeWidget;
 class DiscordHandler;
 class DragEnterEvent;
 class FreeLookWindow;
+class GameCount;
 class GameList;
 class GBATASInputWindow;
 class GCTASInputWindow;
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ private:
   MenuBar* m_menu_bar;
   SearchBar* m_search_bar;
   GameList* m_game_list;
+  GameCount* m_game_count;
   RenderWidget* m_render_widget = nullptr;
   bool m_rendering_to_main;
   bool m_stop_confirm_showing = false;
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MenuBar.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MenuBar.cpp
index 04c1b3eecd..5015eb5fee 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -595,6 +595,13 @@ void MenuBar::AddViewMenu()
   AddShowPlatformsMenu(view_menu);
   AddShowRegionsMenu(view_menu);
 
+  view_menu->addSeparator();
+  QAction* const show_game_count = view_menu->addAction(tr("Show Game Count"));
+  show_game_count->setCheckable(true);
+  show_game_count->setChecked(Settings::Instance().IsGameCountVisible());
+  connect(show_game_count, &QAction::toggled, &Settings::Instance(),
+          &Settings::SetGameCountVisible);
+
   view_menu->addSeparator();
   QAction* const purge_action =
       view_menu->addAction(tr("Purge Game List Cache"), this, &MenuBar::PurgeGameListCache);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings.cpp
index 3046009fbb..396cd14ae5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings.cpp
@@ -514,6 +514,21 @@ void Settings::SetAutoRefreshEnabled(bool enabled)
   emit AutoRefreshToggled(enabled);
 }
 
+bool Settings::IsGameCountVisible() const
+{
+  return GetQSettings().value(QStringLiteral("GameCount/Visible"), true).toBool();
+}
+
+void Settings::SetGameCountVisible(const bool visible)
+{
+  if (IsGameCountVisible() == visible)
+    return;
+
+  GetQSettings().setValue(QStringLiteral("GameCount/Visible"), visible);
+
+  emit GameCountVisibilityChanged(visible);
+}
+
 QString Settings::GetDefaultGame() const
 {
   return QString::fromStdString(Config::Get(Config::MAIN_DEFAULT_ISO));
@@ -815,6 +830,7 @@ void Settings::RefreshWidgetVisibility()
   emit DebugModeToggled(IsDebugModeEnabled());
   emit LogVisibilityChanged(IsLogVisible());
   emit LogConfigVisibilityChanged(IsLogConfigVisible());
+  emit GameCountVisibilityChanged(IsGameCountVisible());
 }
 
 void Settings::SetDebugFont(QFont font)
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings.h
index 97d3b751cd..2c721a8489 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ public:
   void ReloadTitleDB();
   bool IsAutoRefreshEnabled() const;
   void SetAutoRefreshEnabled(bool enabled);
+  bool IsGameCountVisible() const;
+  void SetGameCountVisible(bool visible);
 
   // Emulation
   int GetStateSlot() const;
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ signals:
   void DevicesChanged();
   void WiiSpeakMuteChanged(bool muted);
   void EnableGfxModsChanged(bool enabled);
+  void GameCountVisibilityChanged(bool visible);
 
 private:
   Settings();