diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.Tasks.php b/views/bootstrap/class.Tasks.php
index 05887b94c..f28876dc5 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.Tasks.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.Tasks.php
@@ -112,6 +112,38 @@ class SeedDMS_View_Tasks extends SeedDMS_Theme_Style {
 		return $tasks;
 	} /* }}} */
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of tasks 
+	 *
+	 * @return array list of tasks an its number
+	 */
+	function countTasks() { /* {{{ */
+		$dms = $this->params['dms'];
+		$user = $this->params['user'];
+		$enablereceiptworkflow = $this->params['enablereceiptworkflow'];
+		$enablerevisionworkflow = $this->params['enablerevisionworkflow'];
+		$workflowmode = $this->params['workflowmode'];
+		$tasksinmenu = $this->params['tasksinmenu'];
+
+		$startts = microtime(true);
+		$tasks = array();
+		if($workflowmode == 'traditional' || $workflowmode == 'traditional_only_approval')
+			if(!$tasksinmenu || in_array('approval', $tasksinmenu)) {
+				$tasks['approval'] = $dms->countTasks('ApproveByMe', $user);
+			}
+		if($workflowmode == 'traditional')
+			if(!$tasksinmenu || in_array('review', $tasksinmenu)) {
+				$tasks['review'] = $dms->countTasks('ReviewByMe', $user);
+			}
+		if($workflowmode == 'advanced')
+			if(!$tasksinmenu || in_array('workflow', $tasksinmenu)) {
+				$tasks['workflow'] = $dms->countTasks('WorkflowByMe', $user);
+			}
+
+		header('Content-Type: application/json');
+		echo json_encode(array('error'=>0, 'data'=>$tasks, 'processing_time'=>microtime(true)-$startts));
+	} /* }}} */
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the html needed for the task list in the menu
 	 *
diff --git a/views/bootstrap/styles/application.js b/views/bootstrap/styles/application.js
index 42d384e66..ab620ee06 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/styles/application.js
+++ b/views/bootstrap/styles/application.js
@@ -1618,17 +1618,17 @@ $(document).ready(function() { /* {{{ */
 				$.ajax({url: seeddms_webroot+'out/out.Tasks.php',
 					type: 'GET',
 					dataType: "json",
-					data: {action: 'mytasks'},
+					data: {action: 'counttasks'},
 					success: function(data) {
 						if(data) {
-							if((typeof data.data.approval != 'undefined' && approval_count != data.data.approval.length) ||
-								 (typeof data.data.review != 'undefined' && review_count != data.data.review.length) ||
-								 (typeof data.data.workflow != 'undefined' && workflow_count != data.data.workflow.length)) {
+							if((typeof data.data.approval != 'undefined' && approval_count != data.data.approval) ||
+								 (typeof data.data.review != 'undefined' && review_count != data.data.review) ||
+								 (typeof data.data.workflow != 'undefined' && workflow_count != data.data.workflow)) {
 		//						$("#menu-tasks").html('Loading').hide().load('../out/out.Tasks.php?action=menutasks').fadeIn('500')
 								$('#menu-tasks > div.ajax').trigger('update', {folderid: seeddms_folder});
-								approval_count = typeof data.data.approval != 'undefined' ? data.data.approval.length : 0;
-								review_count = typeof data.data.review != 'undefined' ? data.data.review.length : 0;
-								workflow_count = typeof data.data.workflow != 'undefined' ? data.data.workflow.length : 0;
+								approval_count = typeof data.data.approval != 'undefined' ? data.data.approval : 0;
+								review_count = typeof data.data.review != 'undefined' ? data.data.review : 0;
+								workflow_count = typeof data.data.workflow != 'undefined' ? data.data.workflow : 0;
 							}
 						}
 					},
diff --git a/views/bootstrap4/styles/application.js b/views/bootstrap4/styles/application.js
index 6daecdcfb..221cc4b92 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap4/styles/application.js
+++ b/views/bootstrap4/styles/application.js
@@ -1697,17 +1697,17 @@ $(document).ready(function() { /* {{{ */
 				$.ajax({url: seeddms_webroot+'out/out.Tasks.php',
 					type: 'GET',
 					dataType: "json",
-					data: {action: 'mytasks'},
+					data: {action: 'counttasks'},
 					success: function(data) {
 						if(data) {
-							if((typeof data.data.approval != 'undefined' && approval_count != data.data.approval.length) ||
-								 (typeof data.data.review != 'undefined' && review_count != data.data.review.length) ||
-								 (typeof data.data.workflow != 'undefined' && workflow_count != data.data.workflow.length)) {
+							if((typeof data.data.approval != 'undefined' && approval_count != data.data.approval) ||
+								 (typeof data.data.review != 'undefined' && review_count != data.data.review) ||
+								 (typeof data.data.workflow != 'undefined' && workflow_count != data.data.workflow)) {
 		//						$("#menu-tasks").html('Loading').hide().load('../out/out.Tasks.php?action=menutasks').fadeIn('500')
 								$('#menu-tasks > div.ajax').trigger('update', {folderid: seeddms_folder});
-								approval_count = typeof data.data.approval != 'undefined' ? data.data.approval.length : 0;
-								review_count = typeof data.data.review != 'undefined' ? data.data.review.length : 0;
-								workflow_count = typeof data.data.workflow != 'undefined' ? data.data.workflow.length : 0;
+								approval_count = typeof data.data.approval != 'undefined' ? data.data.approval : 0;
+								review_count = typeof data.data.review != 'undefined' ? data.data.review : 0;
+								workflow_count = typeof data.data.workflow != 'undefined' ? data.data.workflow : 0;
 							}
 						}
 					},