diff --git a/app/Resources/static/themes/material/css/main.css b/app/Resources/static/themes/material/css/main.css
index 68f3f2ee5..f4230734c 100755
--- a/app/Resources/static/themes/material/css/main.css
+++ b/app/Resources/static/themes/material/css/main.css
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ nav input {
   margin: 0 1rem;
 }
 
+span.numberItems {
+  float: right;
+}
+
 /* ==========================================================================
  * 3 = Filters slider
  * ========================================================================== */
diff --git a/app/config/config.yml b/app/config/config.yml
index 30fd60636..31bd8a8c0 100644
--- a/app/config/config.yml
+++ b/app/config/config.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ wallabag_core:
     language: en
     rss_limit: 50
     reading_speed: 1
+    cache_lifetime: 10
 
 wallabag_user:
     registration_enabled: "%fosuser_registration%"
diff --git a/app/config/config_dev.yml b/app/config/config_dev.yml
index 77840682d..3b67d8f69 100644
--- a/app/config/config_dev.yml
+++ b/app/config/config_dev.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@ swiftmailer:
     transport: smtp
     host: 'localhost'
     port: 1025
+
+# If you want to use cache for queries used in WallabagExtension
+# Uncomment the following lines
+#doctrine:
+#    orm:
+#        metadata_cache_driver: apcu
+#        result_cache_driver: apcu
+#        query_cache_driver: apcu
diff --git a/app/config/services.yml b/app/config/services.yml
index 480408d91..95b8f26f5 100644
--- a/app/config/services.yml
+++ b/app/config/services.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ services:
     wallabag.twig_extension:
         class: Wallabag\CoreBundle\Twig\WallabagExtension
         public: false
+        arguments:
+            - "@wallabag_core.entry_repository"
+            - "@security.token_storage"
         tags:
             - { name: twig.extension }
 
diff --git a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index d1bb9820b..d8141eea9 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class Configuration implements ConfigurationInterface
                 ->end()
                 ->scalarNode('paypal_url')
                 ->end()
+                ->integerNode('cache_lifetime')
+                    ->defaultValue(10)
+                ->end()
             ->end()
         ;
 
diff --git a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/WallabagCoreExtension.php b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/WallabagCoreExtension.php
index 7d08b73b7..0cbde908d 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/WallabagCoreExtension.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/DependencyInjection/WallabagCoreExtension.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class WallabagCoreExtension extends Extension
         $container->setParameter('wallabag_core.reading_speed', $config['reading_speed']);
         $container->setParameter('wallabag_core.version', $config['version']);
         $container->setParameter('wallabag_core.paypal_url', $config['paypal_url']);
+        $container->setParameter('wallabag_core.cache_lifetime', $config['cache_lifetime']);
 
         $loader = new Loader\YamlFileLoader($container, new FileLocator(__DIR__.'/../Resources/config'));
         $loader->load('services.yml');
diff --git a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Repository/EntryRepository.php b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Repository/EntryRepository.php
index e5c216799..24d1a57af 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Repository/EntryRepository.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Repository/EntryRepository.php
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 namespace Wallabag\CoreBundle\Repository;
 
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityRepository;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Query;
 use Pagerfanta\Adapter\DoctrineORMAdapter;
 use Pagerfanta\Pagerfanta;
 use Wallabag\CoreBundle\Entity\Tag;
 
 class EntryRepository extends EntityRepository
 {
+    private $lifeTime;
+
     /**
      * Return a query builder to used by other getBuilderFor* method.
      *
@@ -308,4 +311,25 @@ class EntryRepository extends EntityRepository
 
         return $qb->getQuery()->getSingleScalarResult();
     }
+
+    public function setLifeTime($lifeTime)
+    {
+        $this->lifeTime = $lifeTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable cache for a query.
+     *
+     * @param Query $query
+     *
+     * @return Query
+     */
+    public function enableCache(Query $query)
+    {
+        $query->useQueryCache(true);
+        $query->useResultCache(true);
+        $query->setResultCacheLifetime($this->lifeTime);
+
+        return $query;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Resources/config/services.yml b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
index e95ef4520..1c1457e70 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
+++ b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ services:
         factory: [ "@doctrine.orm.default_entity_manager", getRepository ]
         arguments:
             - WallabagCoreBundle:Entry
+        calls:
+            - [ setLifeTime, [ "%wallabag_core.cache_lifetime%" ] ]
 
     wallabag_core.tag_repository:
         class: Wallabag\CoreBundle\Repository\TagRepository
diff --git a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Resources/views/themes/material/layout.html.twig b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Resources/views/themes/material/layout.html.twig
index 50134357f..f64c3da28 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Resources/views/themes/material/layout.html.twig
+++ b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Resources/views/themes/material/layout.html.twig
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@
             {% set currentRoute = app.request.attributes.get('_route') %}
 
             <li class="bold {% if currentRoute == 'unread' or currentRoute == 'homepage' %}active{% endif %}">
-                <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('unread') }}">{{ 'menu.left.unread'|trans }}</a>
+                <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('unread') }}">{{ 'menu.left.unread'|trans }} <span class="numberItems grey-text">{{ unreadEntries }}</span></a>
             </li>
             <li class="bold {% if currentRoute == 'starred' %}active{% endif %}">
-                <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('starred') }}">{{ 'menu.left.starred'|trans }}</a>
+                <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('starred') }}">{{ 'menu.left.starred'|trans }} <span class="numberItems grey-text">{{ starredEntries }}</span></a>
             </li>
             <li class="bold {% if currentRoute == 'archive' %}active{% endif %}">
-                <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('archive') }}">{{ 'menu.left.archive'|trans }}</a>
+                <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('archive') }}">{{ 'menu.left.archive'|trans }} <span class="numberItems grey-text">{{ archivedEntries }}</span></a>
             </li>
             <li class="bold border-bottom {% if currentRoute == 'all' %}active{% endif %}">
-                <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('all') }}">{{ 'menu.left.all_articles'|trans }}</a>
+                <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('all') }}">{{ 'menu.left.all_articles'|trans }} <span class="numberItems grey-text">{{ allEntries }}</span></a>
             </li>
             <li class="bold border-bottom {% if currentRoute == 'tags' %}active{% endif %}">
                 <a class="waves-effect" href="{{ path('tag') }}">{{ 'menu.left.tags'|trans }}</a>
diff --git a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Twig/WallabagExtension.php b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Twig/WallabagExtension.php
index 1a3080706..5c475d614 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Twig/WallabagExtension.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Twig/WallabagExtension.php
@@ -2,8 +2,20 @@
 
 namespace Wallabag\CoreBundle\Twig;
 
-class WallabagExtension extends \Twig_Extension
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInterface;
+use Wallabag\CoreBundle\Repository\EntryRepository;
+
+class WallabagExtension extends \Twig_Extension implements \Twig_Extension_GlobalsInterface
 {
+    private $tokenStorage;
+    private $repository;
+
+    public function __construct(EntryRepository $repository = null, TokenStorageInterface $tokenStorage = null)
+    {
+        $this->repository = $repository;
+        $this->tokenStorage = $tokenStorage;
+    }
+
     public function getFilters()
     {
         return [
@@ -16,6 +28,38 @@ class WallabagExtension extends \Twig_Extension
         return preg_replace('/^www\./i', '', $url);
     }
 
+    public function getGlobals()
+    {
+        $user = $this->tokenStorage->getToken() ? $this->tokenStorage->getToken()->getUser() : null;
+
+        if (null === $user || !is_object($user)) {
+            return array();
+        }
+
+        $unreadEntries = $this->repository->enableCache(
+            $this->repository->getBuilderForUnreadByUser($user->getId())->getQuery()
+        );
+
+        $starredEntries = $this->repository->enableCache(
+            $this->repository->getBuilderForStarredByUser($user->getId())->getQuery()
+        );
+
+        $archivedEntries = $this->repository->enableCache(
+            $this->repository->getBuilderForArchiveByUser($user->getId())->getQuery()
+        );
+
+        $allEntries = $this->repository->enableCache(
+            $this->repository->getBuilderForAllByUser($user->getId())->getQuery()
+        );
+
+        return array(
+            'unreadEntries' => count($unreadEntries->getResult()),
+            'starredEntries' => count($starredEntries->getResult()),
+            'archivedEntries' => count($archivedEntries->getResult()),
+            'allEntries' => count($allEntries->getResult()),
+        );
+    }
+
     public function getName()
     {
         return 'wallabag_extension';