diff --git a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/composite_keys/by_table/user_ratings/user_rating_entity.rs b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/composite_keys/by_table/user_ratings/user_rating_entity.rs
index a100f7df30..305574d170 100644
--- a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/composite_keys/by_table/user_ratings/user_rating_entity.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/composite_keys/by_table/user_ratings/user_rating_entity.rs
@@ -39,4 +39,13 @@ impl UserRatingEntity {
       UserRatingEntity::W2lTemplate(token) => token.as_str(),
     }
   }
+
+  pub fn get_composite_keys(&self) -> (UserRatingEntityType, &str) {
+    match self {
+      UserRatingEntity::MediaFile(token) => (UserRatingEntityType::MediaFile, token.as_str()),
+      UserRatingEntity::ModelWeight(token) => (UserRatingEntityType::ModelWeight, token.as_str()),
+      UserRatingEntity::TtsModel(token) => (UserRatingEntityType::TtsModel, token.as_str()),
+      UserRatingEntity::W2lTemplate(token) => (UserRatingEntityType::W2lTemplate, token.as_str()),
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_ratings/get_total_user_rating_count_for_entity.rs b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_ratings/get_total_user_rating_count_for_entity.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9afcc3dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_ratings/get_total_user_rating_count_for_entity.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use log::warn;
+use sqlx::{Executor, MySql};
+use sqlx::pool::PoolConnection;
+
+use errors::AnyhowResult;
+
+use crate::composite_keys::by_table::user_ratings::user_rating_entity::UserRatingEntity;
+
+pub struct PositiveRatingCount {
+  pub positive_count : usize,
+}
+
+pub async fn get_total_user_rating_count_for_entity(
+  user_rating_entity: &UserRatingEntity,
+  mysql_connection: &mut PoolConnection<MySql>,
+) -> AnyhowResult<PositiveRatingCount> {
+
+  let (entity_type, entity_token) = user_rating_entity.get_composite_keys();
+
+  let maybe_result = sqlx::query_as!(
+      RawRecord,
+        r#"
+SELECT
+    COUNT(*) as positive_count
+FROM
+    user_ratings
+WHERE
+    entity_type = ?
+    AND entity_token = ?
+    AND rating_value = 'positive'
+        "#,
+      entity_type,
+      entity_token
+    )
+      .fetch_one(&mut **mysql_connection)
+      .await;
+
+  match maybe_result {
+    Err(err) => match err {
+      sqlx::Error::RowNotFound => Ok(PositiveRatingCount { positive_count: 0 }),
+      _ => {
+        warn!("get_total_user_rating_count db error: {:?}", err);
+        Err(anyhow!("error with query: {:?}", err))
+      }
+    },
+    Ok(result) => Ok(result.into_public_type()),
+  }
+}
+
+pub struct RawRecord {
+  positive_count: i64,
+}
+
+impl RawRecord {
+  pub fn into_public_type(self) -> PositiveRatingCount {
+    PositiveRatingCount {
+      positive_count: self.positive_count as usize,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_ratings/mod.rs b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_ratings/mod.rs
index 49fd4a41f2..8d77e55649 100644
--- a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_ratings/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_ratings/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod get_total_user_rating_count_for_entity;
 pub mod get_user_rating;
 pub mod update_tts_model_ratings;
 pub mod upsert_user_rating;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/user_ratings/set_user_rating_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/user_ratings/set_user_rating_handler.rs
index 1af6bdc677..30fe8afd02 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/user_ratings/set_user_rating_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/user_ratings/set_user_rating_handler.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use enums::by_table::user_ratings::rating_value::UserRatingValue;
 use http_server_common::request::get_request_ip::get_request_ip;
 use http_server_common::response::serialize_as_json_error::serialize_as_json_error;
 use mysql_queries::composite_keys::by_table::user_ratings::user_rating_entity::UserRatingEntity;
+use mysql_queries::queries::users::user_ratings::get_total_user_rating_count_for_entity::get_total_user_rating_count_for_entity;
 use mysql_queries::queries::users::user_ratings::update_tts_model_ratings::update_tts_model_ratings;
 use mysql_queries::queries::users::user_ratings::upsert_user_rating::{Args, upsert_user_rating};
 use tokens::tokens::media_files::MediaFileToken;
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ pub struct SetUserRatingRequest {
 #[derive(Serialize, ToSchema)]
 pub struct SetUserRatingResponse {
   pub success: bool,
+
+  /// This is the new positive rating count (across all users) for the entity in question.
+  /// This does not include negative ratings.
+  pub new_positive_rating_count_for_entity: usize,
 }
 
 // =============== Error Response ===============
@@ -179,8 +184,16 @@ pub async fn set_user_rating_handler(
     }
   }
 
+  let count = get_total_user_rating_count_for_entity(&entity, &mut mysql_connection)
+      .await
+      .map_err(|err| {
+        error!("Error getting total user rating count for entity: {:?}", err);
+        SetUserRatingError::ServerError
+      })?;
+
   let response = SetUserRatingResponse {
     success: true,
+    new_positive_rating_count_for_entity: count.positive_count,
   };
 
   let body = serde_json::to_string(&response)