diff --git a/authorities/authorities.pl b/authorities/authorities.pl
index 3b4a5d64be..1c2b3d068c 100755
--- a/authorities/authorities.pl
+++ b/authorities/authorities.pl
@@ -557,13 +557,16 @@ if(!$authtypecode) {
     $authtypecode = $authid ? Koha::Authorities->find($authid)->authtypecode : '';
 }
 
+my $authobj = Koha::Authorities->find($authid);
+my $count = $authobj ? $authobj->get_usage_count : 0;
+
 my ($template, $loggedinuser, $cookie)
     = get_template_and_user({template_name => "authorities/authorities.tt",
                             query => $input,
                             type => "intranet",
                             flagsrequired => {editauthorities => 1},
                             });
-$template->param(nonav   => $nonav,index=>$myindex,authtypecode=>$authtypecode,breedingid=>$breedingid);
+$template->param(nonav   => $nonav,index=>$myindex,authtypecode=>$authtypecode,breedingid=>$breedingid, count=>$count);
 
 $tagslib = GetTagsLabels(1,$authtypecode);
 $mandatory_z3950 = GetMandatoryFieldZ3950($authtypecode);
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/authorities/authorities.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/authorities/authorities.tt
index b40b8fb358..2954c8d934 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/authorities/authorities.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/authorities/authorities.tt
@@ -352,7 +352,13 @@
                             </ul>
                         </div>
                     </div> <!-- /#toolbar -->
-
+                    <div id="action">
+                        [% IF count %]
+                                Used in <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?type=intranet&amp;op=do_search&amp;q=an=[% authid | uri %]">[% count | html %] record(s)</a>
+                        [% ELSE %]
+                                This authority is not used in any records.
+                        [% END %]
+                    </div>
                     <div id="authoritytabs" class="toptabs numbered">
                         <ul>
                             [% FOREACH BIG_LOO IN BIG_LOOP %]