diff --git a/src/bika/lims/browser/batchfolder.py b/src/bika/lims/browser/batchfolder.py
index c44bcc8c6d..3ca8432131 100644
--- a/src/bika/lims/browser/batchfolder.py
+++ b/src/bika/lims/browser/batchfolder.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ def __init__(self, context, request):
             ("ClientBatchID", {
                 "title": _("Client Batch ID"),
                 "index": "getClientBatchID", }),
+            ("getNumberOfSamples", {
+                "title": _("Samples"), }),
             ("state_title", {
                 "title": _("State"),
                 "sortable": False, }),
@@ -206,6 +208,9 @@ def folderitem(self, obj, item, index):
         item["BatchDate"] = self.ulocalized_time(date, long_format=True)
         item["BatchLabels"] = ""
 
+        item["getNumberOfSamples"] = str(
+            obj.getNumberOfSamples())
+
         if batch_labels:
             item["BatchLabels"] = ",".join(batch_labels)
             item["replace"]["BatchLabels"] = "".join(map(
diff --git a/src/bika/lims/content/batch.py b/src/bika/lims/content/batch.py
index 833022ab62..89bd35ab5e 100644
--- a/src/bika/lims/content/batch.py
+++ b/src/bika/lims/content/batch.py
@@ -270,5 +270,14 @@ def getProgress(self):
             total_progress = sum(sample_progresses) / total
         return total_progress
 
+    def getNumberOfSamples(self):
+        """
+        Returns the number of samples.
+        :returns: number of samples
+        :rtype: integer
+        """
+        samples = self.getAnalysisRequests()
+        return len(samples)
+
 
 registerType(Batch, PROJECTNAME)