diff --git a/backend/internal/api/readingroom.go b/backend/internal/api/readingroom.go
index 9a8f02a..0db4950 100644
--- a/backend/internal/api/readingroom.go
+++ b/backend/internal/api/readingroom.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type ReadingRoomPublicResponse struct {
 	Featured     []interface{}    `json:"featured"`
 	Recent       []interface{}    `json:"recent"`
 	TotalCount   int              `json:"totalCount"`
+	TypeCounts   map[string]int   `json:"typeCounts"`
 }
 
 type BillingStatusResponse struct {
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ func (h *Handler) GetPublicReadingRoom(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	totalCount, _ := h.db.CountNotesByAuthor(r.Context(), did, excludeExternal)
+	typeCounts, _ := h.db.CountNotesByAuthorByType(r.Context(), did, excludeExternal)
 
 	customDomain := ""
 	if rrConfig.DomainStatus == "active" {
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ func (h *Handler) GetPublicReadingRoom(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Featured:     featured,
 		Recent:       recent,
 		TotalCount:   totalCount,
+		TypeCounts:   typeCounts,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/db/filter.go b/backend/internal/db/filter.go
index a19be75..339a57e 100644
--- a/backend/internal/db/filter.go
+++ b/backend/internal/db/filter.go
@@ -145,6 +145,43 @@ AND uri NOT LIKE '%community.lexicon.bookmarks.bookmark%'`
 	return count, err
 }
 
+func (db *DB) CountNotesByAuthorByType(ctx context.Context, did string, excludeExternal bool) (map[string]int, error) {
+	query := `SELECT motivation, COUNT(*) FROM unified_notes WHERE author_did = $1`
+	if excludeExternal {
+		query += ` AND uri NOT LIKE '%network.cosmik%'
+AND uri NOT LIKE '%semble%'
+AND uri NOT LIKE '%wiki.lichen.bookmark%'
+AND uri NOT LIKE '%community.lexicon.bookmarks.bookmark%'`
+	}
+	query += ` GROUP BY motivation`
+	rows, err := db.pool.Query(ctx, query, did)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	counts := map[string]int{
+		"highlight": 0,
+		"note":      0,
+		"bookmark":  0,
+	}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var motivation string
+		var count int
+		if err := rows.Scan(&motivation, &count); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		switch motivation {
+		case "highlighting":
+			counts["highlight"] = count
+		case "bookmarking":
+			counts["bookmark"] = count
+		default:
+			counts["note"] = count
+		}
+	}
+	return counts, nil
+}
+
 func (db *DB) GetNoteByURIFromUnified(ctx context.Context, uri string) (*Note, error) {
 	query := `
 		SELECT uri, author_did, motivation, color, description, body_value, body_format, body_uri,
diff --git a/web/src/api/client.ts b/web/src/api/client.ts
index f6e230b..ad5d6c4 100644
--- a/web/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/client.ts
@@ -1505,6 +1505,7 @@ export interface ReadingRoomPublic {
   featured: AnnotationItem[];
   recent: AnnotationItem[];
   totalCount: number;
+  typeCounts?: { highlight: number; note: number; bookmark: number };
 }
 
 export interface BillingStatus {
diff --git a/web/src/views/reading-room/ReadingRoom.tsx b/web/src/views/reading-room/ReadingRoom.tsx
index ab8723e..bf29d90 100644
--- a/web/src/views/reading-room/ReadingRoom.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/reading-room/ReadingRoom.tsx
@@ -197,13 +197,10 @@ function ReadingRoomView({ handle }: { handle?: string }) {
 
   const typeCounts: Record<string, number> = {
     all: data.totalCount,
-    highlight: 0,
-    note: 0,
-    bookmark: 0,
+    highlight: data.typeCounts?.highlight ?? 0,
+    note: data.typeCounts?.note ?? 0,
+    bookmark: data.typeCounts?.bookmark ?? 0,
   };
-  notes.forEach((n) => {
-    typeCounts[noteKind(n)]++;
-  });
   const typeOptions = TYPE_ORDER.filter(
     (k) => k === "all" || typeCounts[k] > 0,
   );
@@ -307,9 +304,7 @@ function ReadingRoomView({ handle }: { handle?: string }) {
                   }
                 >
                   {t(`readingRoom.filter.${FILTER_KEY[k]}`)}
-                  <span className="ml-1.5 opacity-70">
-                    {k === "all" ? typeCounts[k] : `${typeCounts[k]}+`}
-                  </span>
+                  <span className="ml-1.5 opacity-70">{typeCounts[k]}</span>
                 </button>
               );
             })}