diff --git a/bin/git-count b/bin/git-count
index 5b2861cb4..c0aea1c83 100755
--- a/bin/git-count
+++ b/bin/git-count
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if test "$1" = "--all"; then
+if test "$1" = "--all" || test "$1" = "-a"; then
   git shortlog -n -s | awk '{print substr($0,index($0,$2)) " (" $1 ")"}'
-  echo
+elif test "$1" = "--full" || test "$1" = "-f"; then
+  git rev-list --all --tags --branches --full-history --no-max-parents --no-min-parents --count
+else
+  echo total "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)"
 fi
-
-echo total "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)"
diff --git a/etc/bash_completion.sh b/etc/bash_completion.sh
index 6d4b3bdda..11325fc42 100644
--- a/etc/bash_completion.sh
+++ b/etc/bash_completion.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ _git_contrib(){
 }
 
 _git_count(){
-  __gitcomp "--all"
+  __gitcomp "--all --full -a -f"
 }
 
 __git_cp(){
diff --git a/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh b/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
index 33c8c195b..42e76edec 100644
--- a/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
+++ b/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ _git-contrib() {
         ':author:__gitex_author_names'
 }
 
-
 _git-count() {
     _arguments \
-        '--all[detailed commit count]'
+        '(-a --all)'{-a,--all}'[detailed commit count]' \
+        '(-f --full)'{-f,--full}'[output a full commits count including all, branches, tags, ...]'
 }
 
 _git-create-branch() {
diff --git a/etc/git-extras.fish b/etc/git-extras.fish
index 0a0b49d2e..76e0a371a 100644
--- a/etc/git-extras.fish
+++ b/etc/git-extras.fish
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ end
 complete -c git -f -n '__fish_git_using_command coauthor; and __fish_git_arg_number 2' -a '(__fish_git_extra_coauthor_name)'
 complete -c git -f -n '__fish_git_using_command coauthor; and __fish_git_arg_number 3' -a '(__fish_git_extra_coauthor_email)'
 # count
-complete -c git -f -n '__fish_git_using_command count' -l all -d 'detailed commit count'
+complete -c git -f -n '__fish_git_using_command count' -s a -l all -d 'detailed commit count'
+complete -c git -f -n '__fish_git_using_command count' -s f -l full -d 'output a full commits count including all, branches, tags, ...'
 # create-branch
 complete -c git -x -n '__fish_git_using_command create-branch' -s r -l remote -a '(__fish_git_unique_remote_branches)' -d 'setup remote tracking branch'
 # delete-branch
diff --git a/man/git-count.1 b/man/git-count.1
index 7deace3e2..41be67922 100644
--- a/man/git-count.1
+++ b/man/git-count.1
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 \fBgit\-count\fR \- Show commit count
 .
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
-\fBgit\-count\fR [\-\-all]
+\fBgit\-count\fR [\-a\|\-\-all] [\-f\|\-\-full]
 .
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 Show commit count\.
 .
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 \-\-all
+\-\-full
 .
 .P
 Show commit count details\.
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ $ git count \-\-all
 .
 .fi
 .
+.nf
+
+$ git count \-\-full
+
+  1904
+.
+.fi
+.
 .IP "" 0
 .
 .SH "AUTHOR"
diff --git a/man/git-count.html b/man/git-count.html
index 6afd1e1e0..c26371a04 100644
--- a/man/git-count.html
+++ b/man/git-count.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ <h2 id="NAME">NAME</h2>
 
 <h2 id="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</h2>
 
-<p><code>git-count</code> [--all]</p>
+<p><code>git-count</code> [-a|--all] [-f|--full]</p>
 
 <h2 id="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</h2>
 
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ <h2 id="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</h2>
 <h2 id="OPTIONS">OPTIONS</h2>
 
 <p>  --all</p>
+<p>  --full</p>
 
 <p>  Show commit count details.</p>
 
@@ -123,6 +124,11 @@ <h2 id="EXAMPLES">EXAMPLES</h2>
   total 1844
 </code></pre>
 
+<pre><code>$ git count --full
+
+  1904
+</code></pre>
+
 <h2 id="AUTHOR">AUTHOR</h2>
 
 <p>Written by Tj Holowaychuk &lt;<a href="&#109;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;&#111;&#x3a;&#x74;&#106;&#64;&#x76;&#x69;&#x73;&#x69;&#111;&#x6e;&#45;&#x6d;&#x65;&#x64;&#105;&#x61;&#46;&#x63;&#x61;" data-bare-link="true">&#x74;&#106;&#x40;&#118;&#x69;&#x73;&#x69;&#x6f;&#110;&#45;&#x6d;&#101;&#100;&#x69;&#97;&#46;&#99;&#97;</a>&gt;</p>
diff --git a/man/git-count.md b/man/git-count.md
index cd15df570..37862667c 100644
--- a/man/git-count.md
+++ b/man/git-count.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-count(1) -- Show commit count
 
 ## SYNOPSIS
 
-`git-count` [--all]
+`git-count` [-a|--all] [-f|--full]
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ git-count(1) -- Show commit count
 ## OPTIONS
 
   --all
+  --full
 
   Show commit count details.
 
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ git-count(1) -- Show commit count
     $ git count
 
     total 1844
+ 
+ Output full commits total:
+
+    $ git count --full
+
+    1904
 
  Output verbose commit count details: