diff --git a/changelog/75_UNRELEASED_xxxx-xx-xx.md b/changelog/75_UNRELEASED_xxxx-xx-xx.md
index 7396b76d..12c1770d 100644
--- a/changelog/75_UNRELEASED_xxxx-xx-xx.md
+++ b/changelog/75_UNRELEASED_xxxx-xx-xx.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 ### Shopping list
 
-- xxx
+- The shopping lists dropdown on the shopping list page now also shows the number of items on the corresponding shopping list
 
 ### Recipes
 
diff --git a/controllers/StockController.php b/controllers/StockController.php
index 6fb49820..fecd6e80 100644
--- a/controllers/StockController.php
+++ b/controllers/StockController.php
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class StockController extends BaseController
 			'products' => $this->getDatabase()->products()->where('active = 1')->orderBy('name', 'COLLATE NOCASE'),
 			'quantityunits' => $this->getDatabase()->quantity_units()->orderBy('name', 'COLLATE NOCASE'),
 			'missingProducts' => $this->getStockService()->GetMissingProducts(),
-			'shoppingLists' => $this->getDatabase()->shopping_lists()->orderBy('name', 'COLLATE NOCASE'),
+			'shoppingLists' => $this->getDatabase()->shopping_lists_view()->orderBy('name', 'COLLATE NOCASE'),
 			'selectedShoppingListId' => $listId,
 			'quantityUnitConversionsResolved' => $this->getDatabase()->cache__quantity_unit_conversions_resolved(),
 			'productUserfields' => $this->getUserfieldsService()->GetFields('products'),
diff --git a/migrations/0235.sql b/migrations/0235.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d58eb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/0235.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CREATE VIEW shopping_lists_view
+AS
+SELECT
+	*,
+	(SELECT IFNULL(COUNT(*), 0) FROM shopping_list WHERE shopping_list_id = sl.id) AS item_count
+FROM shopping_lists sl;
diff --git a/views/shoppinglist.blade.php b/views/shoppinglist.blade.php
index 33b785fd..cadc1b9c 100644
--- a/views/shoppinglist.blade.php
+++ b/views/shoppinglist.blade.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 					<select class="custom-control custom-select custom-select-sm"
 						id="selected-shopping-list">
 						@foreach($shoppingLists as $shoppingList)
-						<option @if($shoppingList->id == $selectedShoppingListId) selected="selected" @endif value="{{ $shoppingList->id }}">{{ $shoppingList->name }}</option>
+						<option @if($shoppingList->id == $selectedShoppingListId) selected="selected" @endif value="{{ $shoppingList->id }}">{{ $shoppingList->name }} ({{ $shoppingList->item_count }})</option>
 						@endforeach
 					</select>
 				</div>