diff --git a/addon/chrome/content/overlay.xul b/addon/chrome/content/overlay.xul
index 5d07e24..dd0b07a 100644
--- a/addon/chrome/content/overlay.xul
+++ b/addon/chrome/content/overlay.xul
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
         <menuitem id="menu_treeview" class="menu-type-betternotes" type="checkbox" label="&zotero.__addonRef__.workspace.menu.treeview;" command="cmd_treeview_betternotes" />
         <menuitem id="menu_mindmap" class="menu-type-betternotes" type="checkbox" label="&zotero.__addonRef__.workspace.menu.mindmap;" command="cmd_mindmap_betternotes" />
         <menuitem id="menu_bubblemap" class="menu-type-betternotes" type="checkbox" label="&zotero.__addonRef__.workspace.menu.bubblemap;" command="cmd_bubblemap_betternotes" />
+        <menuseparator class="menu-type-betternotes" />
+        <menuitem id="menu_wordcount_betternotes" class="menu-type-betternotes" disabled="true" />
     </menupopup>
 
     <menupopup id="menu_HelpPopup">
diff --git a/addon/chrome/content/workspace.xul b/addon/chrome/content/workspace.xul
index 5dbcad7..a1e9387 100644
--- a/addon/chrome/content/workspace.xul
+++ b/addon/chrome/content/workspace.xul
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@
                         <menuitem id="view-menuitem-note-font-size-reset" label="&zotero.general.reset;" oncommand="Zotero.Prefs.clear('note.fontSize');" />
                     </menupopup>
                 </menu>
+                <menuseparator />
+                <menuitem id="menu_wordcount_betternotes" disabled="true" />
             </menupopup>
         </menu>
 
diff --git a/src/events.ts b/src/events.ts
index cb0511e..9fd3e95 100644
--- a/src/events.ts
+++ b/src/events.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class AddonEvents extends AddonBase {
           ) {
             Zotero.debug("Knowledge4Zotero: main knowledge modify check.");
             this._Addon.views.updateOutline();
+            this._Addon.views.updateWordCount();
           }
           // Check Note Sync
           const syncIds = this._Addon.sync.getSyncNoteIds();
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class AddonEvents extends AddonBase {
             _tabCover.hidden = true;
             this._Addon.views.switchRealMenuBar(false);
             this._Addon.views.switchKey(false);
+            this._Addon.views.updateWordCount();
           } else {
             this._Addon.views.switchRealMenuBar(true);
             this._Addon.views.switchKey(true);
diff --git a/src/views.ts b/src/views.ts
index 5f6a1f7..7ae34c0 100644
--- a/src/views.ts
+++ b/src/views.ts
@@ -872,6 +872,21 @@ class AddonViews extends AddonBase {
     });
   }
 
+  updateWordCount() {
+    const _window = this._Addon.knowledge.workspaceTabId
+      ? window
+      : this._Addon.knowledge.getWorkspaceWindow();
+    Zotero.debug("updateWordCount");
+
+    const menuitem = _window.document.getElementById(
+      "menu_wordcount_betternotes"
+    );
+    menuitem.setAttribute(
+      "label",
+      `Word Count: ${this._Addon.knowledge.parseNoteHTML().innerText.length}`
+    );
+  }
+
   showProgressWindow(
     header: string,
     context: string,