diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9e4f8ea..2dbc4649 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,3 +84,4 @@ Our guide to [contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) outlines other aspects of how to co
 
 
 
+
diff --git a/internal/server/store.go b/internal/server/store.go
index ee7cc64e..be91cecf 100644
--- a/internal/server/store.go
+++ b/internal/server/store.go
@@ -1476,12 +1476,16 @@ func (s *Store) ExecuteTransaction(transaction *Transaction) error {
 	txn := s.database.NewTransaction(true)
 	defer txn.Discard()
 
+	updateCountsPerDataset := make(map[string]int64)
+
 	for k, ds := range datasets {
 		entities := transaction.DatasetEntities[k]
-		_, err := ds.StoreEntitiesWithTransaction(entities, txnTime, txn)
+		newItems, err := ds.StoreEntitiesWithTransaction(entities, txnTime, txn)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		updateCountsPerDataset[k] = newItems
 	}
 
 	err := s.commitIDTxn()
@@ -1494,5 +1498,18 @@ func (s *Store) ExecuteTransaction(transaction *Transaction) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// update the txn counts
+	for k, v := range updateCountsPerDataset {
+		ds, ok := s.datasets.Load(k)
+		if !ok {
+			return errors.New("no dataset " + k)
+		}
+
+		err = ds.(*Dataset).updateDataset(v, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/server/store_test.go b/internal/server/store_test.go
index 150f271c..5074659e 100644
--- a/internal/server/store_test.go
+++ b/internal/server/store_test.go
@@ -1798,12 +1798,57 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Scoped storage functions", func() {
 		txn.DatasetEntities["people"] = entities
 		txn.DatasetEntities["places"] = entities1
 
+		// get counts before txn
+		dsInfo, err := store.NamespaceManager.GetDatasetNamespaceInfo()
+
+		// check counts after txn
+		datasets := []string{"core.Dataset"}
+		dsEntity, err := store.GetEntity(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", dsInfo.DatasetPrefix, "people"), datasets)
+		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+
+		if dsEntity != nil {
+			items, ok := dsEntity.Properties[dsInfo.ItemsKey]
+			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(items).To(Equal(float64(5)))
+		}
+
+		// check that the item counts have been updated	for places
+		dsEntity, err = store.GetEntity(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", dsInfo.DatasetPrefix, "places"), datasets)
+		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+
+		if dsEntity != nil {
+			items, ok := dsEntity.Properties[dsInfo.ItemsKey]
+			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(items).To(Equal(float64(0)))
+		}
+
 		err = store.ExecuteTransaction(txn)
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 
 		people := dsm.GetDataset("people")
 		peopleEntities, _ := people.GetEntities("", 100)
 		Expect(len(peopleEntities.Entities)).To(Equal(6))
+
+		// check counts after txn
+		datasets = []string{"core.Dataset"}
+		dsEntity, err = store.GetEntity(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", dsInfo.DatasetPrefix, people.ID), datasets)
+		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+
+		if dsEntity != nil {
+			items, ok := dsEntity.Properties[dsInfo.ItemsKey]
+			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(items).To(Equal(float64(6)))
+		}
+
+		// check that the item counts have been updated	for places
+		dsEntity, err = store.GetEntity(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", dsInfo.DatasetPrefix, "places"), datasets)
+		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+
+		if dsEntity != nil {
+			items, ok := dsEntity.Properties[dsInfo.ItemsKey]
+			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(items).To(Equal(float64(1)))
+		}
 	})
 
 	ginkgo.It("should find deleted version of entity with lookup", func() {