diff --git a/public/locales/en/common.json b/public/locales/en/common.json
index 2da02110c..d3eb43cc8 100755
--- a/public/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/common.json
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
     },
     "plex": {
         "streams": "Active Streams",
+        "albums": "Albums",
         "movies": "Movies",
         "tv": "TV Shows"
     },
diff --git a/src/widgets/plex/component.jsx b/src/widgets/plex/component.jsx
index 6fe15bd57..bd01230f0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/plex/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/plex/component.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
     return (
       <Container service={service}>
         <Block label="plex.streams" />
+        <Block label="plex.albums" />
         <Block label="plex.movies" />
         <Block label="plex.tv" />
       </Container>
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   return (
     <Container service={service}>
       <Block label="plex.streams" value={t("common.number", { value: plexData.streams })} />
+      <Block label="plex.albums" value={t("common.number", { value: plexData.albums })} />
       <Block label="plex.movies" value={t("common.number", { value: plexData.movies })} />
       <Block label="plex.tv" value={t("common.number", { value: plexData.tv })} />
     </Container>
diff --git a/src/widgets/plex/proxy.js b/src/widgets/plex/proxy.js
index 135b2b081..0297a30ea 100644
--- a/src/widgets/plex/proxy.js
+++ b/src/widgets/plex/proxy.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import widgets from "widgets/widgets";
 
 const proxyName = "plexProxyHandler";
 const librariesCacheKey = `${proxyName}__libraries`;
+const albumsCacheKey = `${proxyName}__albums`;
 const moviesCacheKey = `${proxyName}__movies`;
 const tvCacheKey = `${proxyName}__tv`;
 const logger = createLogger(proxyName);
@@ -87,9 +88,20 @@ export default async function plexProxyHandler(req, res) {
     }
   }
 
+  let albums = cache.get(`${albumsCacheKey}.${service}`);
   let movies = cache.get(`${moviesCacheKey}.${service}`);
   let tv = cache.get(`${tvCacheKey}.${service}`);
-  if (movies === null || tv === null) {
+  if (albums === null || movies === null || tv === null) {
+    albums = 0;
+    logger.debug("Getting album counts from Plex API");
+    const albumLibraries = libraries.filter(l => ["artist"].includes(l._attributes.type));
+    await Promise.all(albumLibraries.map(async (library) => {
+      [status, apiData] = await fetchFromPlexAPI(`/library/sections/${library._attributes.key}/albums`, widget);
+      if (apiData && apiData.MediaContainer) {
+        const size = parseInt(apiData.MediaContainer._attributes.size, 10);
+        albums += size;
+      }
+    }));
     movies = 0;
     tv = 0;
     logger.debug("Getting movie + tv counts from Plex API");
@@ -105,14 +117,16 @@ export default async function plexProxyHandler(req, res) {
         }
       }
     }));
+    cache.put(`${albumsCacheKey}.${service}`, albums, 1000 * 60 * 10);
     cache.put(`${tvCacheKey}.${service}`, tv, 1000 * 60 * 10);
     cache.put(`${moviesCacheKey}.${service}`, movies, 1000 * 60 * 10);
   }
   
   const data = {
     streams,
+    albums,
+    movies,
     tv,
-    movies
   };
 
   return res.status(status).send(data);