diff --git a/app/Model/ProjectModel.php b/app/Model/ProjectModel.php
index 34e11c13f..7382537ef 100644
--- a/app/Model/ProjectModel.php
+++ b/app/Model/ProjectModel.php
@@ -294,10 +294,12 @@ class ProjectModel extends Base
     public function getColumnStats(array &$project)
     {
         $project['columns'] = $this->columnModel->getAll($project['id']);
+        $project['nb_active_tasks'] = 0;
         $stats = $this->boardModel->getColumnStats($project['id']);
 
         foreach ($project['columns'] as &$column) {
             $column['nb_tasks'] = isset($stats[$column['id']]) ? $stats[$column['id']] : 0;
+            $project['nb_active_tasks'] += $column['nb_tasks'];
         }
 
         return $project;
diff --git a/app/Template/dashboard/projects.php b/app/Template/dashboard/projects.php
index 5bf92980a..962e4d832 100644
--- a/app/Template/dashboard/projects.php
+++ b/app/Template/dashboard/projects.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
             <th class="column-5"><?= $paginator->order('Id', 'id') ?></th>
             <th class="column-3"><?= $paginator->order('<i class="fa fa-lock fa-fw" title="'.t('Private project').'"></i>', 'is_private') ?></th>
             <th class="column-25"><?= $paginator->order(t('Project'), \Kanboard\Model\ProjectModel::TABLE.'.name') ?></th>
+            <th class="column-10"><?= t('Tasks') ?></th>
             <th><?= t('Columns') ?></th>
         </tr>
         <?php foreach ($paginator->getCollection() as $project): ?>
@@ -36,12 +37,16 @@
                     </span>
                 <?php endif ?>
             </td>
+            <td>
+                <?= $project['nb_active_tasks'] ?>
+            </td>
             <td class="dashboard-project-stats">
                 <?php foreach ($project['columns'] as $column): ?>
                     <strong title="<?= t('Task count') ?>"><?= $column['nb_tasks'] ?></strong>
                     <span><?= $this->text->e($column['title']) ?></span>
                 <?php endforeach ?>
             </td>
+
         </tr>
         <?php endforeach ?>
     </table>