diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupNodeViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupNodeViewModel.java
index 8b53deaca03..e3effaa582e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupNodeViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupNodeViewModel.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.jabref.model.groups.GroupEntryChanger;
 import org.jabref.model.groups.GroupTreeNode;
 import org.jabref.model.strings.StringUtil;
+import org.jabref.preferences.PreferencesService;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Enums;
 import com.tobiasdiez.easybind.EasyBind;
@@ -57,13 +58,15 @@ public class GroupNodeViewModel {
     private final TaskExecutor taskExecutor;
     private final CustomLocalDragboard localDragBoard;
     private final ObservableList<BibEntry> entriesList;
+    private final PreferencesService preferencesService;
 
-    public GroupNodeViewModel(BibDatabaseContext databaseContext, StateManager stateManager, TaskExecutor taskExecutor, GroupTreeNode groupNode, CustomLocalDragboard localDragBoard) {
+    public GroupNodeViewModel(BibDatabaseContext databaseContext, StateManager stateManager, TaskExecutor taskExecutor, GroupTreeNode groupNode, CustomLocalDragboard localDragBoard, PreferencesService preferencesService) {
         this.databaseContext = Objects.requireNonNull(databaseContext);
         this.taskExecutor = Objects.requireNonNull(taskExecutor);
         this.stateManager = Objects.requireNonNull(stateManager);
         this.groupNode = Objects.requireNonNull(groupNode);
         this.localDragBoard = Objects.requireNonNull(localDragBoard);
+        this.preferencesService = preferencesService;
 
         displayName = new LatexToUnicodeFormatter().format(groupNode.getName());
         isRoot = groupNode.isRoot();
@@ -95,16 +98,16 @@ public GroupNodeViewModel(BibDatabaseContext databaseContext, StateManager state
         allSelectedEntriesMatched = selectedEntriesMatchStatus.isEmptyBinding().not().and(selectedEntriesMatchStatus.allMatch(matched -> matched));
     }
 
-    public GroupNodeViewModel(BibDatabaseContext databaseContext, StateManager stateManager, TaskExecutor taskExecutor, AbstractGroup group, CustomLocalDragboard localDragboard) {
-        this(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, new GroupTreeNode(group), localDragboard);
+    public GroupNodeViewModel(BibDatabaseContext databaseContext, StateManager stateManager, TaskExecutor taskExecutor, AbstractGroup group, CustomLocalDragboard localDragboard, PreferencesService preferencesService) {
+        this(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, new GroupTreeNode(group), localDragboard, preferencesService);
     }
 
-    static GroupNodeViewModel getAllEntriesGroup(BibDatabaseContext newDatabase, StateManager stateManager, TaskExecutor taskExecutor, CustomLocalDragboard localDragBoard) {
-        return new GroupNodeViewModel(newDatabase, stateManager, taskExecutor, DefaultGroupsFactory.getAllEntriesGroup(), localDragBoard);
+    static GroupNodeViewModel getAllEntriesGroup(BibDatabaseContext newDatabase, StateManager stateManager, TaskExecutor taskExecutor, CustomLocalDragboard localDragBoard, PreferencesService preferencesService) {
+        return new GroupNodeViewModel(newDatabase, stateManager, taskExecutor, DefaultGroupsFactory.getAllEntriesGroup(), localDragBoard, preferencesService);
     }
 
     private GroupNodeViewModel toViewModel(GroupTreeNode child) {
-        return new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, child, localDragBoard);
+        return new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, child, localDragBoard, preferencesService);
     }
 
     public List<FieldChange> addEntriesToGroup(List<BibEntry> entries) {
@@ -251,13 +254,15 @@ private void updateMatchedEntries() {
         // We calculate the new hit value
         // We could be more intelligent and try to figure out the new number of hits based on the entry change
         // for example, a previously matched entry gets removed -> hits = hits - 1
-        BackgroundTask
-                .wrap(() -> groupNode.findMatches(databaseContext.getDatabase()))
-                .onSuccess(entries -> {
-                    matchedEntries.clear();
-                    matchedEntries.addAll(entries);
-                })
-                .executeWith(taskExecutor);
+        if (preferencesService.getDisplayGroupCount()) {
+            BackgroundTask
+                    .wrap(() -> groupNode.findMatches(databaseContext.getDatabase()))
+                    .onSuccess(entries -> {
+                        matchedEntries.clear();
+                        matchedEntries.addAll(entries);
+                    })
+                    .executeWith(taskExecutor);
+        }
     }
 
     public GroupTreeNode addSubgroup(AbstractGroup subgroup) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupTreeViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupTreeViewModel.java
index 8d58b990143..a5d51cc7328 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupTreeViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupTreeViewModel.java
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ private void onActiveDatabaseChanged(Optional<BibDatabaseContext> newDatabase) {
             GroupNodeViewModel newRoot = newDatabase
                     .map(BibDatabaseContext::getMetaData)
                     .flatMap(MetaData::getGroups)
-                    .map(root -> new GroupNodeViewModel(newDatabase.get(), stateManager, taskExecutor, root, localDragboard))
-                    .orElse(GroupNodeViewModel.getAllEntriesGroup(newDatabase.get(), stateManager, taskExecutor, localDragboard));
+                    .map(root -> new GroupNodeViewModel(newDatabase.get(), stateManager, taskExecutor, root, localDragboard, preferences))
+                    .orElse(GroupNodeViewModel.getAllEntriesGroup(newDatabase.get(), stateManager, taskExecutor, localDragboard, preferences));
 
             rootGroup.setValue(newRoot);
             selectedGroups.setAll(
                     stateManager.getSelectedGroup(newDatabase.get()).stream()
-                                .map(selectedGroup -> new GroupNodeViewModel(newDatabase.get(), stateManager, taskExecutor, selectedGroup, localDragboard))
+                                .map(selectedGroup -> new GroupNodeViewModel(newDatabase.get(), stateManager, taskExecutor, selectedGroup, localDragboard, preferences))
                                 .collect(Collectors.toList()));
         } else {
             rootGroup.setValue(null);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupNodeViewModelTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupNodeViewModelTest.java
index c3bfb662aaf..dd07a08fc38 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupNodeViewModelTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupNodeViewModelTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.jabref.model.groups.GroupHierarchyType;
 import org.jabref.model.groups.GroupTreeNode;
 import org.jabref.model.groups.WordKeywordGroup;
+import org.jabref.preferences.PreferencesService;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ void entriesAreAddedCorrectly() {
         BibEntry entry = new BibEntry();
         databaseContext.getDatabase().insertEntry(entry);
 
-        GroupNodeViewModel model = new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard());
+        GroupNodeViewModel model = new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard(), mock(PreferencesService.class));
         model.addEntriesToGroup(databaseContext.getEntries());
 
         assertEquals(databaseContext.getEntries(), model.getGroupNode().getEntriesInGroup(databaseContext.getEntries()));
@@ -167,10 +168,10 @@ void entriesAreAddedCorrectly() {
     }
 
     private GroupNodeViewModel getViewModelForGroup(AbstractGroup group) {
-        return new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard());
+        return new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard(), mock(PreferencesService.class));
     }
 
     private GroupNodeViewModel getViewModelForGroup(GroupTreeNode group) {
-        return new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard());
+        return new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard(), mock(PreferencesService.class));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupTreeViewModelTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupTreeViewModelTest.java
index 7eb1c213f4f..0cbf15a1bde 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupTreeViewModelTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupTreeViewModelTest.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void setUp() throws Exception {
     @Test
     void rootGroupIsAllEntriesByDefault() throws Exception {
         AllEntriesGroup allEntriesGroup = new AllEntriesGroup("All entries");
-        assertEquals(new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, allEntriesGroup, new CustomLocalDragboard()), groupTree.rootGroupProperty().getValue());
+        assertEquals(new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, allEntriesGroup, new CustomLocalDragboard(), mock(PreferencesService.class)), groupTree.rootGroupProperty().getValue());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void explicitGroupsAreRemovedFromEntriesOnDelete() {
         BibEntry entry = new BibEntry();
         databaseContext.getDatabase().insertEntry(entry);
 
-        GroupNodeViewModel model = new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard());
+        GroupNodeViewModel model = new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard(), mock(PreferencesService.class));
         model.addEntriesToGroup(databaseContext.getEntries());
         groupTree.removeGroupsAndSubGroupsFromEntries(model);
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void keywordGroupsAreNotRemovedFromEntriesOnDelete() {
         BibEntry entry = new BibEntry();
         databaseContext.getDatabase().insertEntry(entry);
 
-        GroupNodeViewModel model = new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard());
+        GroupNodeViewModel model = new GroupNodeViewModel(databaseContext, stateManager, taskExecutor, group, new CustomLocalDragboard(), mock(PreferencesService.class));
         model.addEntriesToGroup(databaseContext.getEntries());
         groupTree.removeGroupsAndSubGroupsFromEntries(model);