diff --git a/internal/temporalcli/commands.gen.go b/internal/temporalcli/commands.gen.go
index ca95a64b2..ee980cf6e 100644
--- a/internal/temporalcli/commands.gen.go
+++ b/internal/temporalcli/commands.gen.go
@@ -3570,6 +3570,7 @@ func NewTemporalWorkerCommand(cctx *CommandContext, parent *TemporalCommand) *Te
 		s.Command.Long = "Modify or read state associated with a Worker, for example,\nusing Worker Deployments commands:\n\n```\ntemporal worker deployment\n```"
 	}
 	s.Command.Args = cobra.NoArgs
+	s.Command.AddCommand(&NewTemporalWorkerCountCommand(cctx, &s).Command)
 	s.Command.AddCommand(&NewTemporalWorkerDeploymentCommand(cctx, &s).Command)
 	s.Command.AddCommand(&NewTemporalWorkerDescribeCommand(cctx, &s).Command)
 	s.Command.AddCommand(&NewTemporalWorkerListCommand(cctx, &s).Command)
@@ -3577,6 +3578,35 @@ func NewTemporalWorkerCommand(cctx *CommandContext, parent *TemporalCommand) *Te
 	return &s
 }
 
+type TemporalWorkerCountCommand struct {
+	Parent               *TemporalWorkerCommand
+	Command              cobra.Command
+	Query                string
+	IncludeSystemWorkers bool
+}
+
+func NewTemporalWorkerCountCommand(cctx *CommandContext, parent *TemporalWorkerCommand) *TemporalWorkerCountCommand {
+	var s TemporalWorkerCountCommand
+	s.Parent = parent
+	s.Command.DisableFlagsInUseLine = true
+	s.Command.Use = "count [flags]"
+	s.Command.Short = "Count workers in a namespace (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	if hasHighlighting {
+		s.Command.Long = "Show a count of workers in a namespace. Use \x1b[1m--query\x1b[0m to count a subset:\n\n\x1b[1mtemporal worker count --namespace YourNamespace --query 'TaskQueue=\"YourTaskQueue\"'\x1b[0m"
+	} else {
+		s.Command.Long = "Show a count of workers in a namespace. Use `--query` to count a subset:\n\n```\ntemporal worker count --namespace YourNamespace --query 'TaskQueue=\"YourTaskQueue\"'\n```"
+	}
+	s.Command.Args = cobra.NoArgs
+	s.Command.Flags().StringVarP(&s.Query, "query", "q", "", "Content for an SQL-like `QUERY` List Filter.")
+	s.Command.Flags().BoolVar(&s.IncludeSystemWorkers, "include-system-workers", false, "Include system workers created by the server.")
+	s.Command.Run = func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if err := s.run(cctx, args); err != nil {
+			cctx.Options.Fail(err)
+		}
+	}
+	return &s
+}
+
 type TemporalWorkerDeploymentCommand struct {
 	Parent  *TemporalWorkerCommand
 	Command cobra.Command
diff --git a/internal/temporalcli/commands.worker.go b/internal/temporalcli/commands.worker.go
index ce737da11..574a5d1ea 100644
--- a/internal/temporalcli/commands.worker.go
+++ b/internal/temporalcli/commands.worker.go
@@ -84,6 +84,30 @@ type workerDescribeDetail struct {
 	Plugins                    []pluginInfo `cli:",cardOmitEmpty"`
 }
 
+func (c *TemporalWorkerCountCommand) run(cctx *CommandContext, args []string) error {
+	cl, err := dialClient(cctx, &c.Parent.ClientOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer cl.Close()
+
+	resp, err := cl.WorkflowService().CountWorkers(cctx, &workflowservice.CountWorkersRequest{
+		Namespace:            c.Parent.Namespace,
+		Query:                c.Query,
+		IncludeSystemWorkers: c.IncludeSystemWorkers,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if cctx.JSONOutput {
+		return cctx.Printer.PrintStructured(resp, printer.StructuredOptions{})
+	}
+
+	cctx.Printer.Printlnf("%v", resp.Count)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *TemporalWorkerDescribeCommand) run(cctx *CommandContext, args []string) error {
 	cl, err := dialClient(cctx, &c.Parent.ClientOptions)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/temporalcli/commands.worker_test.go b/internal/temporalcli/commands.worker_test.go
index 3c52eb272..7c1b1ecc5 100644
--- a/internal/temporalcli/commands.worker_test.go
+++ b/internal/temporalcli/commands.worker_test.go
@@ -64,6 +64,38 @@ func (s *SharedServerSuite) TestWorkerHeartbeat_List() {
 	s.ContainsOnSameLine(res.Stdout.String(), heartbeat.WorkerInstanceKey, heartbeat.TaskQueue, heartbeat.WorkerIdentity)
 }
 
+func (s *SharedServerSuite) TestWorkerCount() {
+	heartbeat, err := s.recordWorkerHeartbeat()
+	s.NoError(err)
+
+	// Wait for worker to be visible
+	s.waitForWorkerListJSON(heartbeat.TaskQueue, heartbeat.WorkerInstanceKey)
+
+	// Count with query filter
+	res := s.Execute(
+		"worker", "count",
+		"--address", s.Address(),
+		"--query", fmt.Sprintf("TaskQueue=\"%s\"", heartbeat.TaskQueue),
+	)
+	s.NoError(res.Err)
+	s.Contains(res.Stdout.String(), "1")
+
+	// JSON output
+	res = s.Execute(
+		"worker", "count",
+		"--address", s.Address(),
+		"--query", fmt.Sprintf("TaskQueue=\"%s\"", heartbeat.TaskQueue),
+		"--output", "json",
+	)
+	s.NoError(res.Err)
+
+	var parsed struct {
+		Count json.Number `json:"count"`
+	}
+	s.NoError(json.Unmarshal(res.Stdout.Bytes(), &parsed))
+	s.Equal("1", parsed.Count.String())
+}
+
 func (s *SharedServerSuite) TestWorkerHeartbeat_List_IncludeSystemWorkers() {
 	var lastRequestLock sync.Mutex
 	var listWorkersRequest *workflowservice.ListWorkersRequest
diff --git a/internal/temporalcli/commands.yaml b/internal/temporalcli/commands.yaml
index 542ded558..b3e40397c 100644
--- a/internal/temporalcli/commands.yaml
+++ b/internal/temporalcli/commands.yaml
@@ -1706,6 +1706,23 @@ commands:
         type: bool
         description: Include system workers that are created implicitly by the server. By default, system workers are excluded.
 
+  - name: temporal worker count
+    summary: Count workers in a namespace (EXPERIMENTAL)
+    description: |
+      Show a count of workers in a namespace. Use `--query` to count a subset:
+
+      ```
+      temporal worker count --namespace YourNamespace --query 'TaskQueue="YourTaskQueue"'
+      ```
+    options:
+      - name: query
+        short: q
+        type: string
+        description: Content for an SQL-like `QUERY` List Filter.
+      - name: include-system-workers
+        type: bool
+        description: Include system workers created by the server.
+
   - name: temporal worker describe
     summary: Returns information about a specific worker (EXPERIMENTAL)
     description: |