diff --git a/internal/olsrd/hosts_parser.go b/internal/olsrd/hosts_parser.go
index 14707168..7cb5f7a5 100644
--- a/internal/olsrd/hosts_parser.go
+++ b/internal/olsrd/hosts_parser.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 )
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ import (
 const hostsFile = "/var/run/hosts_olsr"
 
 type HostsParser struct {
-	currentHosts []*AREDNHost
-	isParsing    atomic.Bool
+	currentHosts    []*AREDNHost
+	arednNodesCount int
+	isParsing       atomic.Bool
 }
 
 func NewHostsParser() *HostsParser {
@@ -28,6 +30,10 @@ func (p *HostsParser) GetHostsCount() int {
 	return len(p.currentHosts)
 }
 
+func (p *HostsParser) GetAREDNHostsCount() int {
+	return p.arednNodesCount
+}
+
 func (p *HostsParser) GetHostsPaginated(page int, limit int, filter string) []*AREDNHost {
 	ret := []*AREDNHost{}
 	for _, host := range p.currentHosts {
@@ -54,10 +60,11 @@ func (p *HostsParser) Parse() (err error) {
 	}
 	p.isParsing.Store(true)
 	defer p.isParsing.Store(false)
-	hosts, err := parseHosts()
+	hosts, arednCount, err := parseHosts()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	p.arednNodesCount = arednCount
 	p.currentHosts = hosts
 	return
 }
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@ func (h *AREDNHost) String() string {
 // Lines with only whitespace or that are empty are ignored
 //
 //nolint:golint,gocyclo
-func parseHosts() (ret []*AREDNHost, err error) {
+func parseHosts() (ret []*AREDNHost, arednCount int, err error) {
 	hostsFile, err := os.ReadFile(hostsFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -147,6 +154,9 @@ func parseHosts() (ret []*AREDNHost, err error) {
 		}
 
 		if strings.Contains(split[1], ".") {
+			if regexp.MustCompile(`mid\d+\.`).MatchString(split[1]) {
+				arednCount++
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/server/api/controllers/v1/olsr.go b/internal/server/api/controllers/v1/olsr.go
index a1c46062..d79f6fee 100644
--- a/internal/server/api/controllers/v1/olsr.go
+++ b/internal/server/api/controllers/v1/olsr.go
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ func GETOLSRHosts(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"nodes": nodes, "total": total})
 }
 
+func GETOLSRHostsCount(c *gin.Context) {
+	olsrdParser, ok := c.MustGet("OLSRDHostParser").(*olsrd.HostsParser)
+	if !ok {
+		fmt.Println("POSTLogin: OLSRDHostParser not found in context")
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Try again later"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"nodes": olsrdParser.GetAREDNHostsCount(), "total": olsrdParser.GetHostsCount()})
+}
+
 func GETOLSRRunning(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"running": olsrd.IsRunning()})
 }
diff --git a/internal/server/api/routes.go b/internal/server/api/routes.go
index d14c8c2d..34f644c9 100644
--- a/internal/server/api/routes.go
+++ b/internal/server/api/routes.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func v1(group *gin.RouterGroup, config *config.Config) {
 
 	v1OLSR := group.Group("/olsr")
 	v1OLSR.GET("/hosts", v1Controllers.GETOLSRHosts)
+	v1OLSR.GET("/hosts/count", v1Controllers.GETOLSRHostsCount)
 	v1OLSR.GET("/running", v1Controllers.GETOLSRRunning)
 
 	v1VTun := group.Group("/vtun")