diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 8c41c00..1226907 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1780,6 +1780,23 @@ class WatchlistStore:
             },
         }
 
+    def homepage_summary(self):
+        with self.lock, self._connect() as conn:
+            rows = conn.execute(
+                "SELECT category, COUNT(*) AS count FROM watchlist GROUP BY category"
+            ).fetchall()
+        counts = {key: 0 for key in WATCHLIST_CATEGORY_CHOICES}
+        for row in rows:
+            counts[normalize_watchlist_category(row["category"])] = int(row["count"] or 0)
+        total = sum(counts.values())
+        return {
+            "watchlist": counts["watching"],
+            "planned": counts["planned"],
+            "finished": counts["finished"],
+            "dropped": counts["dropped"],
+            "total": total,
+        }
+
     def get(self, show_id):
         with self.lock, self._connect() as conn:
             row = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM watchlist WHERE show_id = ?", (str(show_id).strip(),)).fetchone()
@@ -2407,6 +2424,11 @@ def get_watchlist(page=1, per_page=30, category=None):
     return WATCHLIST.list(page=page, per_page=per_page, category=category)
 
 
+def get_watchlist_homepage_summary():
+    ensure_runtime()
+    return WATCHLIST.homepage_summary()
+
+
 def update_watchlist_status(show_id, _mode=None):
     ensure_runtime()
     item = WATCHLIST.queue_refresh(show_id, source="manual")
@@ -2857,6 +2879,7 @@ Handler = build_handler_class(
         ensure_runtime=ensure_runtime,
         episode_list=episode_list,
         get_config_snapshot=get_config_snapshot,
+        get_watchlist_homepage_summary=get_watchlist_homepage_summary,
         get_watchlist=get_watchlist,
         get_watchlist_refresh_status=get_watchlist_refresh_status,
         http_error=HttpError,
diff --git a/http_handler.py b/http_handler.py
index 09f5d21..2349544 100644
--- a/http_handler.py
+++ b/http_handler.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class HandlerContext:
     ensure_runtime: object
     episode_list: object
     get_config_snapshot: object
+    get_watchlist_homepage_summary: object
     get_watchlist: object
     get_watchlist_refresh_status: object
     http_error: object
@@ -602,6 +603,9 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     return
                 debug_log("thumbnail.route.hit", show_id=show_id, resolved_path=path)
                 self.file(path)
+            elif parsed.path == "/api/watchlist/homepage":
+                Handler._runtime(self)
+                self.json(Handler._context(self).get_watchlist_homepage_summary())
             elif parsed.path in {"/api/watchlist", "/api/watchlist/get"}:
                 Handler._runtime(self)
                 params = parse_qs(parsed.query)
diff --git a/test_app.py b/test_app.py
index 7c86634..46ed758 100644
--- a/test_app.py
+++ b/test_app.py
@@ -3052,6 +3052,16 @@ class HandlerRouteTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(handler.json_payload, payload)
         self.assertEqual(handler.json_status, HTTPStatus.OK)
 
+    def test_watchlist_homepage_route_returns_summary_counts(self):
+        handler = DummyHandler("/api/watchlist/homepage")
+        payload = {"watchlist": 1, "planned": 0, "finished": 2, "dropped": 0, "total": 3}
+        handler.handler_context = mock.Mock(get_watchlist_homepage_summary=mock.Mock(return_value=payload))
+
+        APP.Handler.do_GET(handler)
+
+        self.assertEqual(handler.json_payload, payload)
+        self.assertEqual(handler.json_status, HTTPStatus.OK)
+
     def test_update_all_post_returns_accepted_for_new_job(self):
         handler = DummyHandler("/api/watchlist/update-all", body=b"{}", content_length=2)
         payload = {"message": "Watchlist refresh started.", "job": {"id": "refresh-1"}, "created": True}