diff --git a/querydsl-hql/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/hql/AbstractHqlQuery.java b/querydsl-hql/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/hql/AbstractHqlQuery.java
index a3301fa4b..4c9304061 100644
--- a/querydsl-hql/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/hql/AbstractHqlQuery.java
+++ b/querydsl-hql/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/hql/AbstractHqlQuery.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.mysema.query.grammar.HqlGrammar;
 import com.mysema.query.grammar.HqlOps;
 import com.mysema.query.grammar.HqlQueryBase;
 import com.mysema.query.grammar.types.Expr;
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ public class AbstractHqlQuery<A extends AbstractHqlQuery<A>> extends HqlQueryBas
         }
     }
     
+    public long count(){
+        return uniqueResult(HqlGrammar.count());
+    }
+    
+    public long count(Expr<?> expr){
+        return uniqueResult(HqlGrammar.count(expr));
+    }
+    
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public <RT> RT uniqueResult(Expr<RT> expr) {
         select(expr);