diff --git a/ckan/logic/action/get.py b/ckan/logic/action/get.py
index 4d296733312..94640e3e56d 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/action/get.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/action/get.py
@@ -744,6 +744,10 @@ def package_show(context, data_dict):
     for item in plugins.PluginImplementations(plugins.IPackageController):
         item.after_show(context, package_dict)
 
+    package_dict['num_followers'] = logic.get_action('dataset_follower_count')(
+        {'model': model, 'session': model.Session},
+        {'id': package_dict['id']})
+
     return package_dict
 
 def resource_show(context, data_dict):
diff --git a/ckan/templates/package/read_base.html b/ckan/templates/package/read_base.html
index 946ac19c339..34a84c27c72 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/package/read_base.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/package/read_base.html
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ <h1 class="heading">{{ pkg.title or pkg.name }}</h1>
         <div class="nums">
           <dl>
             <dt>{{ _('Followers') }}</dt>
-            {# todo get pkg.num_followers to work #}
-            <dd>{{ h.SI_number_span(0) }}</dd>
+            <dd>{{ h.SI_number_span(pkg.num_followers) }}</dd>
           </dl>
         </div>
         <div class="follow_button">