diff --git a/examples/flask_sqlalchemy/schema.py b/examples/flask_sqlalchemy/schema.py
index 5d9d3b72..e851ee73 100644
--- a/examples/flask_sqlalchemy/schema.py
+++ b/examples/flask_sqlalchemy/schema.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class Role(SQLAlchemyObjectType):
     class Meta:
         model = RoleModel
         interfaces = (relay.Node, )
+        # Disable the total count on this connection
+        total_count = False
 
 
 class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
diff --git a/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/test_query.py b/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/test_query.py
index 12dd1fad..411646c8 100644
--- a/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/test_query.py
@@ -365,3 +365,33 @@ class Mutation(graphene.ObjectType):
     result = schema.execute(query, context_value={'session': session})
     assert not result.errors
     assert result.data == expected
+
+
+def test_should_return_total_count(session):
+    setup_fixtures(session)
+
+    class ReporterNode(SQLAlchemyObjectType):
+
+        class Meta:
+            model = Reporter
+            interfaces = (Node, )
+
+    class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
+        all_article = SQLAlchemyConnectionField(ReporterNode)
+
+    query = '''
+        {
+          allArticle {
+            totalCount
+          }
+        }
+    '''
+    expected = {
+        'allArticle': {
+            'totalCount': session.query(Reporter).count()
+        },
+    }
+    schema = graphene.Schema(query=Query)
+    result = schema.execute(query, context_value={'session': session})
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == expected
diff --git a/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/test_types.py b/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/test_types.py
index 3f017aae..6639be9a 100644
--- a/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/test_types.py
+++ b/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/test_types.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 
 from graphene import Field, Int, Interface, ObjectType
-from graphene.relay import Node, is_node
+from graphene.relay import Node, is_node, Connection
 import six
 
 from ..registry import Registry
-from ..types import SQLAlchemyObjectType
+from ..types import SQLAlchemyObjectType, ConnectionWithCount
 from .models import Article, Reporter
 
 registry = Registry()
@@ -116,3 +116,22 @@ def test_custom_objecttype_registered():
         'pets',
         'articles',
         'favorite_article']
+
+def test_total_count():
+    class TotalCount(SQLAlchemyObjectType):
+        class Meta:
+            model = Article
+            interfaces = (Node, )
+            registry = registry
+
+    class NoTotalCount(SQLAlchemyObjectType):
+        class Meta:
+            model = Reporter
+            interfaces = (Node, )
+            registry = registry
+            total_count = False
+
+    assert issubclass(TotalCount._meta.connection, ConnectionWithCount)
+    assert not issubclass(NoTotalCount._meta.connection, ConnectionWithCount)
+    assert issubclass(TotalCount._meta.connection, Connection)
+    assert issubclass(NoTotalCount._meta.connection, Connection)
diff --git a/graphene_sqlalchemy/types.py b/graphene_sqlalchemy/types.py
index 04d1a8a6..88864e9f 100644
--- a/graphene_sqlalchemy/types.py
+++ b/graphene_sqlalchemy/types.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_property
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 
-from graphene import Field  # , annotate, ResolveInfo
+from graphene import Field, Int, NonNull
 from graphene.relay import Connection, Node
 from graphene.types.objecttype import ObjectType, ObjectTypeOptions
 from graphene.types.utils import yank_fields_from_attrs
@@ -86,11 +86,22 @@ class SQLAlchemyObjectTypeOptions(ObjectTypeOptions):
     id = None  # type: str
 
 
+class ConnectionWithCount(Connection):
+    '''Class that adds `totalCount` to a connection field'''
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True
+
+    total_count = NonNull(Int)
+
+    def resolve_total_count(self, info, **kwargs):
+        return self.length
+
+
 class SQLAlchemyObjectType(ObjectType):
     @classmethod
     def __init_subclass_with_meta__(cls, model=None, registry=None, skip_registry=False,
                                     only_fields=(), exclude_fields=(), connection=None,
-                                    use_connection=None, interfaces=(), id=None, **options):
+                                    use_connection=None, interfaces=(), id=None, total_count=True, **options):
         assert is_mapped_class(model), (
             'You need to pass a valid SQLAlchemy Model in '
             '{}.Meta, received "{}".'
@@ -114,7 +125,8 @@ def __init_subclass_with_meta__(cls, model=None, registry=None, skip_registry=Fa
 
         if use_connection and not connection:
             # We create the connection automatically
-            connection = Connection.create_type('{}Connection'.format(cls.__name__), node=cls)
+            connection_class = ConnectionWithCount if total_count else Connection
+            connection = connection_class.create_type('{}Connection'.format(cls.__name__), node=cls)
 
         if connection is not None:
             assert issubclass(connection, Connection), (