diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ee688040..3d6ba3f2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ fn main() {
                 .long("no-percent-bars")
                 .help("No percent bars or percentages will be displayed"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("quantity")
+                .short("q")
+                .long("quantity")
+                .help("Measure directories by the quantity of the files, ignoring their size"),
+        )
         .arg(Arg::with_name("inputs").multiple(true))
         .get_matches();
 
@@ -151,6 +157,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     let no_colors = init_color(options.is_present("no_colors"));
+    let quantity = options.is_present("quantity");
     let use_apparent_size = options.is_present("display_apparent_size");
     let limit_filesystem = options.is_present("limit_filesystem");
     let ignore_directories = match options.values_of("ignore_directory") {
@@ -165,6 +172,7 @@ fn main() {
         use_apparent_size,
         limit_filesystem,
         depth,
+        quantity,
     );
     let sorted_data = sort(nodes);
     let biggest_ones = {
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index 9002008e..e37d5bbc 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ pub fn get_dir_tree<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     apparent_size: bool,
     limit_filesystem: bool,
     max_depth: Option<usize>,
+    quantity: bool,
 ) -> (bool, HashMap<PathBuf, u64>) {
     let (tx, rx) = channel::bounded::<PathData>(1000);
 
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ pub fn get_dir_tree<P: AsRef<Path>>(
                     match maybe_size_and_inode {
                         Some(data) => {
                             let (size, inode_device) = data;
+                            let size = if quantity {1} else {size};
                             txc.send((p.into_path(), size, inode_device)).unwrap();
                         }
                         None => {