diff --git a/docs/admin/engines/configured_engines.rst b/docs/admin/engines/configured_engines.rst
index 3e4aa7a29..4898cd5ea 100644
--- a/docs/admin/engines/configured_engines.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/engines/configured_engines.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Explanation of the :ref:`general engine configuration` shown in the table
 
 .. jinja:: searx
 
+   SearXNG supports {{engines | length}} search engines (of which {{enabled_engine_count}} are enabled by default).
+
    {% for category, engines in engines.items() | groupby('1.categories.0') %}
 
    {{category}} search engines
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c755b8406..a319762e2 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jinja_contexts = {
         'version': {
             'node': os.getenv('NODE_MINIMUM_VERSION')
         },
+        'enabled_engine_count': sum(not x.disabled for x in searx.engines.engines.values()),
     },
 }
 jinja_filters = {