diff --git a/src/app/view.rs b/src/app/view.rs
index e7f7053bb..7b6b69876 100644
--- a/src/app/view.rs
+++ b/src/app/view.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ impl H7CAD {
                     tab.scene.current_layout.clone(),
                     self.layout_rename_state.as_ref(),
                     tab.scene.first_viewport_scale(),
+                    tab.scene.viewport_count(),
                 )
             ]
             .width(Fill)
diff --git a/src/scene/mod.rs b/src/scene/mod.rs
index 9a40c5354..2b84d77bd 100644
--- a/src/scene/mod.rs
+++ b/src/scene/mod.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,24 @@ impl Scene {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Count of user viewports (id > 1) in the current layout.
+    pub fn viewport_count(&self) -> usize {
+        if self.current_layout == "Model" {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        let layout_block = self.current_layout_block_handle();
+        if layout_block.is_null() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        self.document.entities().filter(|e| {
+            if let EntityType::Viewport(vp) = e {
+                vp.id > 1 && vp.common.owner_handle == layout_block
+            } else {
+                false
+            }
+        }).count()
+    }
+
     /// Sorted list of layout names: "Model" first, then paper layouts by tab order.
     pub fn layout_names(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         let mut names = vec!["Model".to_string()];
diff --git a/src/ui/statusbar.rs b/src/ui/statusbar.rs
index a8246d6e0..adcb1d81c 100644
--- a/src/ui/statusbar.rs
+++ b/src/ui/statusbar.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ impl StatusBar {
         rename_state: Option<&'a (String, String)>,
         // Scale of the first user viewport in the active paper layout.
         viewport_scale: Option<f64>,
+        // Number of user viewports in the current paper layout (0 = model space).
+        viewport_count: usize,
     ) -> Element<'a, Message> {
         let menu_btn = button(text("≡").size(14).color(ICON_COLOR))
             .on_press(Message::Command("MENU".into()))
@@ -60,7 +62,12 @@ impl StatusBar {
             "LAYOUT"
         };
         let scale_label = format_scale(viewport_scale);
-        let right_status = row![
+        let vp_label = if viewport_count > 0 {
+            format!("{} VP", viewport_count)
+        } else {
+            String::new()
+        };
+        let mut right_status = row![
             tip(
                 toggle_pill("SNAP", snap_grid_on, Message::ToggleGridSnap),
                 "Snap to Grid\nF9"
@@ -82,6 +89,13 @@ impl StatusBar {
             status_pill(scale_label),
         ]
         .spacing(2);
+        if !vp_label.is_empty() {
+            right_status = right_status.push(tip(
+                status_pill(vp_label).into(),
+                "Viewport count in active layout",
+            ));
+        }
+        let right_status = right_status;
 
         let mut bar = Row::new().align_y(iced::Center).spacing(0);
         bar = bar.push(menu_btn);