diff --git a/workspaces/backend/api/suite_test.go b/workspaces/backend/api/suite_test.go
index ce03bdada..9c0c77fef 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/api/suite_test.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/api/suite_test.go
@@ -455,5 +455,34 @@ func NewExampleWorkspaceKind(name string) *kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceKind {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		Status: kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceKindStatus{
+			Workspaces: 1,
+			PodTemplateOptions: kubefloworgv1beta1.PodTemplateOptionsMetrics{
+				ImageConfig: []kubefloworgv1beta1.OptionMetric{
+					{
+						Id:         "jupyterlab_scipy_180",
+						Workspaces: 1,
+					},
+					{
+						Id:         "jupyterlab_scipy_190",
+						Workspaces: 0,
+					},
+				},
+				PodConfig: []kubefloworgv1beta1.OptionMetric{
+					{
+						Id:         "tiny_cpu",
+						Workspaces: 1,
+					},
+					{
+						Id:         "small_cpu",
+						Workspaces: 0,
+					},
+					{
+						Id:         "big_gpu",
+						Workspaces: 0,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspacekinds/funcs.go b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspacekinds/funcs.go
index 98c77f0f4..268b458ed 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspacekinds/funcs.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspacekinds/funcs.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func NewWorkspaceKindModelFromWorkspaceKind(wsk *kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceKin
 			podAnnotations[k] = v
 		}
 	}
+	statusImageConfigMap := buildOptionMetricsMap(wsk.Status.PodTemplateOptions.ImageConfig)
+	statusPodConfigMap := buildOptionMetricsMap(wsk.Status.PodTemplateOptions.PodConfig)
 
 	// TODO: icons can either be a remote URL or read from a ConfigMap.
 	//       in BOTH cases, we should cache and serve the image under a path on the backend API:
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ func NewWorkspaceKindModelFromWorkspaceKind(wsk *kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceKin
 		Hidden:             ptr.Deref(wsk.Spec.Spawner.Hidden, false),
 		Icon:               iconRef,
 		Logo:               logoRef,
+		// TODO: in the future will need to support including exactly one of clusterMetrics or namespaceMetrics based on request context
+		ClusterMetrics: clusterMetrics{
+			Workspaces: wsk.Status.Workspaces,
+		},
 		PodTemplate: PodTemplate{
 			PodMetadata: PodMetadata{
 				Labels:      podLabels,
@@ -71,18 +77,26 @@ func NewWorkspaceKindModelFromWorkspaceKind(wsk *kubefloworgv1beta1.WorkspaceKin
 			Options: PodTemplateOptions{
 				ImageConfig: ImageConfig{
 					Default: wsk.Spec.PodTemplate.Options.ImageConfig.Spawner.Default,
-					Values:  buildImageConfigValues(wsk.Spec.PodTemplate.Options.ImageConfig),
+					Values:  buildImageConfigValues(wsk.Spec.PodTemplate.Options.ImageConfig, statusImageConfigMap),
 				},
 				PodConfig: PodConfig{
 					Default: wsk.Spec.PodTemplate.Options.PodConfig.Spawner.Default,
-					Values:  buildPodConfigValues(wsk.Spec.PodTemplate.Options.PodConfig),
+					Values:  buildPodConfigValues(wsk.Spec.PodTemplate.Options.PodConfig, statusPodConfigMap),
 				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
 }
 
-func buildImageConfigValues(imageConfig kubefloworgv1beta1.ImageConfig) []ImageConfigValue {
+func buildOptionMetricsMap(metrics []kubefloworgv1beta1.OptionMetric) map[string]int32 {
+	resultMap := make(map[string]int32)
+	for _, metric := range metrics {
+		resultMap[metric.Id] = metric.Workspaces
+	}
+	return resultMap
+}
+
+func buildImageConfigValues(imageConfig kubefloworgv1beta1.ImageConfig, statusImageConfigMap map[string]int32) []ImageConfigValue {
 	imageConfigValues := make([]ImageConfigValue, len(imageConfig.Values))
 	for i := range imageConfig.Values {
 		option := imageConfig.Values[i]
@@ -93,12 +107,16 @@ func buildImageConfigValues(imageConfig kubefloworgv1beta1.ImageConfig) []ImageC
 			Labels:      buildOptionLabels(option.Spawner.Labels),
 			Hidden:      ptr.Deref(option.Spawner.Hidden, false),
 			Redirect:    buildOptionRedirect(option.Redirect),
+			// TODO: in the future will need to support including exactly one of clusterMetrics or namespaceMetrics based on request context
+			ClusterMetrics: clusterMetrics{
+				Workspaces: statusImageConfigMap[option.Id],
+			},
 		}
 	}
 	return imageConfigValues
 }
 
-func buildPodConfigValues(podConfig kubefloworgv1beta1.PodConfig) []PodConfigValue {
+func buildPodConfigValues(podConfig kubefloworgv1beta1.PodConfig, statusPodConfigMap map[string]int32) []PodConfigValue {
 	podConfigValues := make([]PodConfigValue, len(podConfig.Values))
 	for i := range podConfig.Values {
 		option := podConfig.Values[i]
@@ -109,6 +127,10 @@ func buildPodConfigValues(podConfig kubefloworgv1beta1.PodConfig) []PodConfigVal
 			Labels:      buildOptionLabels(option.Spawner.Labels),
 			Hidden:      ptr.Deref(option.Spawner.Hidden, false),
 			Redirect:    buildOptionRedirect(option.Redirect),
+			// TODO: in the future will need to support including exactly one of clusterMetrics or namespaceMetrics based on request context
+			ClusterMetrics: clusterMetrics{
+				Workspaces: statusPodConfigMap[option.Id],
+			},
 		}
 	}
 	return podConfigValues
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspacekinds/types.go b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspacekinds/types.go
index c7947ea8a..2996f4666 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspacekinds/types.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/workspacekinds/types.go
@@ -17,15 +17,20 @@ limitations under the License.
 package workspacekinds
 
 type WorkspaceKind struct {
-	Name               string      `json:"name"`
-	DisplayName        string      `json:"displayName"`
-	Description        string      `json:"description"`
-	Deprecated         bool        `json:"deprecated"`
-	DeprecationMessage string      `json:"deprecationMessage"`
-	Hidden             bool        `json:"hidden"`
-	Icon               ImageRef    `json:"icon"`
-	Logo               ImageRef    `json:"logo"`
-	PodTemplate        PodTemplate `json:"podTemplate"`
+	Name               string         `json:"name"`
+	DisplayName        string         `json:"displayName"`
+	Description        string         `json:"description"`
+	Deprecated         bool           `json:"deprecated"`
+	DeprecationMessage string         `json:"deprecationMessage"`
+	Hidden             bool           `json:"hidden"`
+	Icon               ImageRef       `json:"icon"`
+	Logo               ImageRef       `json:"logo"`
+	ClusterMetrics     clusterMetrics `json:"clusterMetrics,omitempty"`
+	PodTemplate        PodTemplate    `json:"podTemplate"`
+}
+
+type clusterMetrics struct {
+	Workspaces int32 `json:"workspacesCount"`
 }
 
 type ImageRef struct {
@@ -58,12 +63,13 @@ type ImageConfig struct {
 }
 
 type ImageConfigValue struct {
-	Id          string          `json:"id"`
-	DisplayName string          `json:"displayName"`
-	Description string          `json:"description"`
-	Labels      []OptionLabel   `json:"labels"`
-	Hidden      bool            `json:"hidden"`
-	Redirect    *OptionRedirect `json:"redirect,omitempty"`
+	Id             string          `json:"id"`
+	DisplayName    string          `json:"displayName"`
+	Description    string          `json:"description"`
+	Labels         []OptionLabel   `json:"labels"`
+	Hidden         bool            `json:"hidden"`
+	Redirect       *OptionRedirect `json:"redirect,omitempty"`
+	ClusterMetrics clusterMetrics  `json:"clusterMetrics,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PodConfig struct {
@@ -72,12 +78,13 @@ type PodConfig struct {
 }
 
 type PodConfigValue struct {
-	Id          string          `json:"id"`
-	DisplayName string          `json:"displayName"`
-	Description string          `json:"description"`
-	Labels      []OptionLabel   `json:"labels"`
-	Hidden      bool            `json:"hidden"`
-	Redirect    *OptionRedirect `json:"redirect,omitempty"`
+	Id             string          `json:"id"`
+	DisplayName    string          `json:"displayName"`
+	Description    string          `json:"description"`
+	Labels         []OptionLabel   `json:"labels"`
+	Hidden         bool            `json:"hidden"`
+	Redirect       *OptionRedirect `json:"redirect,omitempty"`
+	ClusterMetrics clusterMetrics  `json:"clusterMetrics,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type OptionLabel struct {
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/openapi/docs.go b/workspaces/backend/openapi/docs.go
index ba09bcc6a..7fa3f97dd 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/openapi/docs.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/openapi/docs.go
@@ -778,6 +778,9 @@ const docTemplate = `{
         "workspacekinds.ImageConfigValue": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "clusterMetrics": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/workspacekinds.clusterMetrics"
+                },
                 "description": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -848,6 +851,9 @@ const docTemplate = `{
         "workspacekinds.PodConfigValue": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "clusterMetrics": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/workspacekinds.clusterMetrics"
+                },
                 "description": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -948,6 +954,9 @@ const docTemplate = `{
         "workspacekinds.WorkspaceKind": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "clusterMetrics": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/workspacekinds.clusterMetrics"
+                },
                 "deprecated": {
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
@@ -977,6 +986,14 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 }
             }
         },
+        "workspacekinds.clusterMetrics": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "workspacesCount": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "workspaces.Activity": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/openapi/swagger.json b/workspaces/backend/openapi/swagger.json
index 31c2b5548..b5c0e0857 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/openapi/swagger.json
+++ b/workspaces/backend/openapi/swagger.json
@@ -776,6 +776,9 @@
         "workspacekinds.ImageConfigValue": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "clusterMetrics": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/workspacekinds.clusterMetrics"
+                },
                 "description": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -846,6 +849,9 @@
         "workspacekinds.PodConfigValue": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "clusterMetrics": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/workspacekinds.clusterMetrics"
+                },
                 "description": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -946,6 +952,9 @@
         "workspacekinds.WorkspaceKind": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "clusterMetrics": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/workspacekinds.clusterMetrics"
+                },
                 "deprecated": {
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
@@ -975,6 +984,14 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "workspacekinds.clusterMetrics": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "workspacesCount": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "workspaces.Activity": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {