diff --git a/app/dao/organisation_dao.py b/app/dao/organisation_dao.py
index 01bc90de4..a667661c2 100644
--- a/app/dao/organisation_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/organisation_dao.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from app.models import (
     Organisation,
     Domain,
     InvitedOrganisationUser,
+    Service,
     User
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +17,14 @@ def dao_get_organisations():
     ).all()
 
 
+def dao_count_organsations_with_live_services():
+    return db.session.query(Organisation.id).join(Organisation.services).filter(
+        Service.active.is_(True),
+        Service.restricted.is_(False),
+        Service.count_as_live.is_(True),
+    ).distinct().count()
+
+
 def dao_get_organisation_services(organisation_id):
     return Organisation.query.filter_by(
         id=organisation_id
diff --git a/app/dao/services_dao.py b/app/dao/services_dao.py
index 0685699a8..b033e9cad 100644
--- a/app/dao/services_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/services_dao.py
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ def dao_fetch_all_services(only_active=False):
     return query.all()
 
 
+def dao_count_live_services():
+    return Service.query.filter_by(
+        active=True,
+        restricted=False,
+        count_as_live=True,
+    ).count()
+
+
 def dao_fetch_service_by_id(service_id, only_active=False):
     query = Service.query.filter_by(
         id=service_id
diff --git a/app/status/healthcheck.py b/app/status/healthcheck.py
index b0c451d0f..4b248ae26 100644
--- a/app/status/healthcheck.py
+++ b/app/status/healthcheck.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from flask import (
 )
 
 from app import db, version
+from app.dao.services_dao import dao_count_live_services
+from app.dao.organisation_dao import dao_count_organsations_with_live_services
 
 status = Blueprint('status', __name__)
 
@@ -23,6 +25,14 @@ def show_status():
             db_version=get_db_version()), 200
 
 
+@status.route('/_status/live-service-and-organisation-counts')
+def live_service_and_organisation_counts():
+    return jsonify(
+        organisations=dao_count_organsations_with_live_services(),
+        services=dao_count_live_services(),
+    ), 200
+
+
 def get_db_version():
     query = 'SELECT version_num FROM alembic_version'
     full_name = db.session.execute(query).fetchone()[0]
diff --git a/tests/app/db.py b/tests/app/db.py
index 94ca9325b..8b3702794 100644
--- a/tests/app/db.py
+++ b/tests/app/db.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def create_service(
         service_name="Sample service",
         service_id=None,
         restricted=False,
+        count_as_live=True,
         service_permissions=[EMAIL_TYPE, SMS_TYPE],
         research_mode=False,
         active=True,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ def create_service(
 
         service.active = active
         service.research_mode = research_mode
+        service.count_as_live = count_as_live
     else:
         if user and user not in service.users:
             dao_add_user_to_service(service, user)
diff --git a/tests/app/status/test_status.py b/tests/app/status/test_status.py
index f96289988..e75639289 100644
--- a/tests/app/status/test_status.py
+++ b/tests/app/status/test_status.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
 from flask import json
 
+from tests.app.db import create_organisation, create_service
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('path', ['/', '/_status'])
 def test_get_status_all_ok(client, notify_db_session, path):
@@ -12,3 +14,55 @@ def test_get_status_all_ok(client, notify_db_session, path):
     assert resp_json['travis_commit']
     assert resp_json['travis_build_number']
     assert resp_json['build_time']
+
+
+def test_empty_live_service_and_organisation_counts(admin_request):
+    assert admin_request.get('status.live_service_and_organisation_counts') == {
+        'organisations': 0,
+        'services': 0,
+    }
+
+
+def test_populated_live_service_and_organisation_counts(admin_request):
+
+    # Org 1 has three real live services and one fake, for a total of 3
+    org_1 = create_organisation('org 1')
+    live_service_1 = create_service(service_name='1')
+    live_service_1.organisation = org_1
+    live_service_2 = create_service(service_name='2')
+    live_service_2.organisation = org_1
+    live_service_3 = create_service(service_name='3')
+    live_service_3.organisation = org_1
+    fake_live_service_1 = create_service(service_name='f1', count_as_live=False)
+    fake_live_service_1.organisation = org_1
+    inactive_service_1 = create_service(service_name='i1', active=False)
+    inactive_service_1.organisation = org_1
+
+    # This service isn’t associated to an org, but should still be counted as live
+    create_service(service_name='4')
+
+    # Org 2 has no real live services
+    org_2 = create_organisation('org 2')
+    trial_service_1 = create_service(service_name='t1', restricted=True)
+    trial_service_1.organisation = org_2
+    fake_live_service_2 = create_service(service_name='f2', count_as_live=False)
+    fake_live_service_2.organisation = org_2
+    inactive_service_2 = create_service(service_name='i2', active=False)
+    inactive_service_2.organisation = org_2
+
+    # Org 2 has no services at all
+    create_organisation('org 3')
+
+    # This service isn’t associated to an org, and should not be counted as live
+    # because it’s marked as not counted
+    create_service(service_name='f3', count_as_live=False)
+
+    # This service isn’t associated to an org, and should not be counted as live
+    # because it’s in trial mode
+    create_service(service_name='t', restricted=True)
+    create_service(service_name='i', restricted=False, active=False)
+
+    assert admin_request.get('status.live_service_and_organisation_counts') == {
+        'organisations': 1,
+        'services': 4,
+    }