diff --git a/app/Formatter/BoardFormatter.php b/app/Formatter/BoardFormatter.php
index a43790b05..30e335f86 100644
--- a/app/Formatter/BoardFormatter.php
+++ b/app/Formatter/BoardFormatter.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class BoardFormatter extends BaseFormatter implements FormatterInterface
     public function format()
     {
         $swimlanes = $this->swimlaneModel->getAllByStatus($this->projectId, SwimlaneModel::ACTIVE);
-        $columns = $this->columnModel->getAll($this->projectId);
+        $columns = $this->columnModel->getAllWithTaskCount($this->projectId);
 
         if (empty($swimlanes) || empty($columns)) {
             return array();
diff --git a/app/Formatter/BoardSwimlaneFormatter.php b/app/Formatter/BoardSwimlaneFormatter.php
index c2f5a3b51..dbc2190fb 100644
--- a/app/Formatter/BoardSwimlaneFormatter.php
+++ b/app/Formatter/BoardSwimlaneFormatter.php
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class BoardSwimlaneFormatter extends BaseFormatter implements FormatterInterface
             foreach ($swimlane['columns'] as $columnIndex => &$column) {
                 $column['column_nb_tasks'] = $this->swimlanes[0]['columns'][$columnIndex]['column_nb_tasks'];
                 $column['column_nb_score'] = $this->swimlanes[0]['columns'][$columnIndex]['column_score'];
+                // add number of open tasks to each column, ignoring the current filter
+                $column['column_nb_open_tasks'] = $this->columns[array_search($column['id'], array_column($this->columns, 'id'))]['nb_open_tasks'];
             }
         }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class BoardSwimlaneFormatter extends BaseFormatter implements FormatterInterface
     }
 
     /**
-     * Calculate stats for each column acrosss all swimlanes
+     * Calculate stats for each column across all swimlanes
      *
      * @access protected
      * @param  array $columns
diff --git a/app/Template/board/table_column.php b/app/Template/board/table_column.php
index 0ede0db3e..b1c361b23 100644
--- a/app/Template/board/table_column.php
+++ b/app/Template/board/table_column.php
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@
                 <?php endif ?>
             </span>
 
-            <?php if (! empty($column['column_nb_tasks'])): ?>
+            <?php if (! empty($column['column_nb_open_tasks'])): ?>
             <span title="<?= t('Total number of tasks in this column across all swimlanes') ?>" class="board-column-header-task-count">
                 <?php if ($column['task_limit'] > 0): ?>
-                    (<span><?= $column['column_nb_tasks'] ?></span> / <span title="<?= t('Task limit') ?>"><?= $this->text->e($column['task_limit']) ?></span>)
+                    (<span><?= $column['column_nb_open_tasks'] ?></span> / <span title="<?= t('Task limit') ?>"><?= $this->text->e($column['task_limit']) ?></span>)
                 <?php else: ?>
-                    (<span><?= $column['column_nb_tasks'] ?></span>)
+                    (<span><?= $column['column_nb_open_tasks'] ?></span>)
                 <?php endif ?>
             </span>
             <?php endif ?>
diff --git a/app/Template/board/table_tasks.php b/app/Template/board/table_tasks.php
index 82e90bc93..1b846c731 100644
--- a/app/Template/board/table_tasks.php
+++ b/app/Template/board/table_tasks.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <?php foreach ($swimlane['columns'] as $column): ?>
         <td class="
             board-column-<?= $column['id'] ?>
-            <?= $column['task_limit'] > 0 && $column['column_nb_tasks'] > $column['task_limit'] ? 'board-task-list-limit' : '' ?>
+            <?= $column['task_limit'] > 0 && $column['column_nb_open_tasks'] > $column['task_limit'] ? 'board-task-list-limit' : '' ?>
             "
         >