diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/count.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/count.ts
index aed28fac94c..9a592c373e0 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/count.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/count.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export const countOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
 
     result = await payload.db.count({
       collection: collectionConfig.slug,
+      locale: req?.locale || undefined,
       req,
       where: fullWhere,
     })
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/countGlobalVersions.ts b/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/countGlobalVersions.ts
index 80604aeb90c..145703680a7 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/countGlobalVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/globals/operations/countGlobalVersions.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export const countGlobalVersionsOperation = async <TSlug extends GlobalSlug>(
 
     const result = await payload.db.countGlobalVersions({
       global: global.slug,
+      locale: req?.locale || undefined,
       req,
       where: fullWhere,
     })
diff --git a/test/localization/int.spec.ts b/test/localization/int.spec.ts
index 487ec51e490..2039baafe2a 100644
--- a/test/localization/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/localization/int.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Payload, User, Where } from 'payload'
 import path from 'path'
 import { createLocalReq } from 'payload'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import type { NextRESTClient } from '../__helpers/shared/NextRESTClient.js'
 import type {
@@ -66,6 +66,60 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
     await payload.destroy()
   })
 
+  describe('count with localized field query', () => {
+    const createdIDs: Array<number | string> = []
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      for (const id of createdIDs) {
+        await payload.delete({ collection: localizedPostsSlug, id })
+      }
+      createdIDs.length = 0
+    })
+
+    it('should respect the requested locale and agree with find', async () => {
+      const doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: localizedPostsSlug,
+        data: { title: 'count-en' },
+        locale: englishLocale,
+      })
+      createdIDs.push(doc.id)
+
+      await payload.update({
+        id: doc.id,
+        collection: localizedPostsSlug,
+        data: { title: 'count-es' },
+        locale: spanishLocale,
+      })
+
+      const englishWhere = { title: { equals: 'count-en' } }
+
+      const { totalDocs: countEn } = await payload.count({
+        collection: localizedPostsSlug,
+        locale: englishLocale,
+        where: englishWhere,
+      })
+
+      const { docs: findEn } = await payload.find({
+        collection: localizedPostsSlug,
+        locale: englishLocale,
+        where: englishWhere,
+      })
+
+      // count must agree with find for a localized-field query
+      expect(countEn).toBe(findEn.length)
+      expect(countEn).toBe(1)
+
+      // The same value must not match in a locale where the field holds a different value
+      const { totalDocs: countEsForEnglishTitle } = await payload.count({
+        collection: localizedPostsSlug,
+        locale: spanishLocale,
+        where: englishWhere,
+      })
+
+      expect(countEsForEnglishTitle).toBe(0)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('Localization with fallback true', () => {
     let post1: LocalizedPost
     let postWithLocalizedData: LocalizedPost
@@ -4558,6 +4612,37 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
       })
       expect(result2.totalDocs).toBe(1)
     })
+
+    it('should count global versions with query on localized field respecting locale', async () => {
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: globalWithDraftsSlug,
+        data: { text: 'global count en', _status: 'published' },
+        locale: defaultLocale,
+      })
+
+      await payload.updateGlobal({
+        slug: globalWithDraftsSlug,
+        data: { text: 'global count es', _status: 'published' },
+        locale: spanishLocale,
+      })
+
+      const englishWhere = { 'version.text': { equals: 'global count en' } }
+
+      const inEnglish = await payload.countGlobalVersions({
+        global: globalWithDraftsSlug,
+        locale: defaultLocale,
+        where: englishWhere,
+      })
+
+      const inSpanish = await payload.countGlobalVersions({
+        global: globalWithDraftsSlug,
+        locale: spanishLocale,
+        where: englishWhere,
+      })
+
+      expect(inEnglish.totalDocs).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      expect(inSpanish.totalDocs).toBe(0)
+    })
   })
 })