diff --git a/lib/Database.php b/lib/Database.php
index a7fea0e..ca98b3d 100644
--- a/lib/Database.php
+++ b/lib/Database.php
@@ -524,6 +524,24 @@ class Database {
         return $this->db->prepare($q->getQuery(), $q->getTypes())->run($q->getValues());
     }
 
+    public function subscriptionCount(string $user, $folder = null): int {
+        if (!Arsse::$user->authorize($user, __FUNCTION__)) {
+            throw new User\ExceptionAuthz("notAuthorized", ["action" => __FUNCTION__, "user" => $user]);
+        }
+        // validate inputs
+        $folder = $this->folderValidateId($user, $folder)['id'];
+        // create a complex query
+        $q = new Query("SELECT count(*) from arsse_subscriptions");
+        $q->setWhere("owner is ?", "str", $user);
+        if ($folder) {
+            // if it does exist, add a common table expression to list it and its children so that we select from the entire subtree
+            $q->setCTE("folders(folder)", "SELECT ? union select id from arsse_folders join folders on parent is folder", "int", $folder);
+            // add a suitable WHERE condition
+            $q->setWhere("folder in (select folder from folders)");
+        }
+        return $this->db->prepare($q->getQuery(), $q->getTypes())->run($q->getValues())->getValue();
+    }
+
     public function subscriptionRemove(string $user, $id): bool {
         if (!Arsse::$user->authorize($user, __FUNCTION__)) {
             throw new User\ExceptionAuthz("notAuthorized", ["action" => __FUNCTION__, "user" => $user]);
diff --git a/lib/REST/TinyTinyRSS/API.php b/lib/REST/TinyTinyRSS/API.php
index 43c8f2c..6e1a71d 100644
--- a/lib/REST/TinyTinyRSS/API.php
+++ b/lib/REST/TinyTinyRSS/API.php
@@ -361,4 +361,22 @@ class API extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\REST\AbstractHandler {
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    public function opGetUnread(array $data): array {
+        // simply sum the unread count of each subscription
+        $out = 0;
+        foreach (Arsse::$db->subscriptionList(Arsse::$user->id) as $sub) {
+            $out += $sub['unread'];
+        }
+        return ['unread' => $out];
+    }
+
+    public function opGetConfig(array $data): array {
+        return [
+            'icons_dir' => "feed-icons",
+            'icons_url' => "feed-icons",
+            'daemon_is_running' => Service::hasCheckedIn(),
+            'num_feeds' => Arsse::$db->subscriptionCount(Arsse::$user->id),
+        ];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/REST/TinyTinyRSS/TestTinyTinyAPI.php b/tests/REST/TinyTinyRSS/TestTinyTinyAPI.php
index 3b4b152..467e359 100644
--- a/tests/REST/TinyTinyRSS/TestTinyTinyAPI.php
+++ b/tests/REST/TinyTinyRSS/TestTinyTinyAPI.php
@@ -583,4 +583,30 @@ class TestTinyTinyAPI extends Test\AbstractTest {
         $this->assertEquals($exp, $this->h->dispatch(new Request("POST", "", json_encode($in[8]))));
         Phake::verify(Arsse::$db, Phake::times(3))->subscriptionPropertiesSet(Arsse::$user->id, $this->anything(), $this->anything());
     }
+
+    public function testRetrieveTheGlobalUnreadCount() {
+        $in = ['op' => "getUnread", 'sid' => "PriestsOfSyrinx"];
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->subscriptionList(Arsse::$user->id)->thenReturn(new Result([
+            ['id' => 1, 'unread' => 2112],
+            ['id' => 2, 'unread' => 42],
+            ['id' => 3, 'unread' => 47],
+        ]));
+        $exp = $this->respGood(['unread' => 2112 + 42 + 47]);
+        $this->assertEquals($exp, $this->h->dispatch(new Request("POST", "", json_encode($in))));
+    }
+
+    public function testRetrieveTheServerConfiguration () {
+        $in = ['op' => "getConfig", 'sid' => "PriestsOfSyrinx"];
+        $interval = Service::interval();
+        $valid = (new \DateTimeImmutable("now", new \DateTimezone("UTC")))->sub($interval);
+        $invalid = $valid->sub($interval)->sub($interval);
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->metaGet("service_last_checkin")->thenReturn(Date::transform($valid, "sql"))->thenReturn(Date::transform($invalid, "sql"));
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$db)->subscriptionCount(Arsse::$user->id)->thenReturn(12)->thenReturn(2);
+        $exp = [
+            ['icons_dir' => "feed-icons", 'icons_url' => "feed-icons", 'daemon_is_running' => true, 'num_feeds' => 12],
+            ['icons_dir' => "feed-icons", 'icons_url' => "feed-icons", 'daemon_is_running' => false, 'num_feeds' => 2],
+        ];
+        $this->assertEquals($this->respGood($exp[0]), $this->h->dispatch(new Request("POST", "", json_encode($in))));
+        $this->assertEquals($this->respGood($exp[1]), $this->h->dispatch(new Request("POST", "", json_encode($in))));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/Database/SeriesSubscription.php b/tests/lib/Database/SeriesSubscription.php
index a40e509..4a1c841 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Database/SeriesSubscription.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Database/SeriesSubscription.php
@@ -282,6 +282,22 @@ trait SeriesSubscription {
         Arsse::$db->subscriptionList($this->user);
     }
 
+    public function testCountSubscriptions() {
+        $this->assertSame(2, Arsse::$db->subscriptionCount($this->user));
+        $this->assertSame(1, Arsse::$db->subscriptionCount($this->user, 2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCountSubscriptionsInAMissingFolder() {
+        $this->assertException("idMissing", "Db", "ExceptionInput");
+        Arsse::$db->subscriptionCount($this->user, 4);
+    }
+
+    public function testCountSubscriptionsWithoutAuthority() {
+        Phake::when(Arsse::$user)->authorize->thenReturn(false);
+        $this->assertException("notAuthorized", "User", "ExceptionAuthz");
+        Arsse::$db->subscriptionCount($this->user);
+    }
+
     public function testGetThePropertiesOfAMissingSubscription() {
         $this->assertException("subjectMissing", "Db", "ExceptionInput");
         Arsse::$db->subscriptionPropertiesGet($this->user, 2112);