diff --git a/crc/api.yml b/crc/api.yml
index 638eb787..3a0875cc 100644
--- a/crc/api.yml
+++ b/crc/api.yml
@@ -806,12 +806,34 @@ paths:
                 type: array
                 items:
                   $ref: "#/components/schemas/Script"
+  /approval-counts:
+    parameters:
+      - name: as_user
+        in: query
+        required: false
+        description: If provided, returns the approval counts for that user.
+        schema:
+          type: string
+    get:
+      operationId: crc.api.approval.get_approval_counts
+      summary: Provides counts for approvals by status for the given user, or all users if no user is provided
+      tags:
+      - Approvals
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: An dictionary of Approval Statuses and the counts for each
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: array
+                items:
+                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/ApprovalCounts"
   /approval:
     parameters:
       - name: status
         in: query
         required: false
-        description: If set to true, returns all the approvals with any status.
+        description: If provided, returns just approvals for the given status.
         schema:
           type: string
       - name: as_user
@@ -1286,4 +1308,26 @@ components:
           type: number
           format: integer
           example: 5
+    ApprovalCounts:
+      properties:
+        PENDING:
+          type: number
+          format: integer
+          example: 5
+        APPROVED:
+          type: number
+          format: integer
+          example: 5
+        DECLINED:
+          type: number
+          format: integer
+          example: 5
+        CANCELED:
+          type: number
+          format: integer
+          example: 5
+        AWAITING:
+          type: number
+          format: integer
+          example: 5
 
diff --git a/crc/api/approval.py b/crc/api/approval.py
index b23315df..bc20c624 100644
--- a/crc/api/approval.py
+++ b/crc/api/approval.py
@@ -13,6 +13,56 @@ from crc.services.approval_service import ApprovalService
 from crc.services.ldap_service import LdapService
 
 
+# Returns counts of approvals in each status group assigned to the given user.
+# The goal is to return results as quickly as possible.
+def get_approval_counts(as_user=None):
+    uid = as_user or g.user.uid
+
+    db_user_approvals = db.session.query(ApprovalModel)\
+        .filter_by(approver_uid=uid)\
+        .filter(ApprovalModel.status != ApprovalStatus.CANCELED.name)\
+        .all()
+
+    study_ids = [a.study_id for a in db_user_approvals]
+    print('study_ids', study_ids)
+
+    db_other_approvals = db.session.query(ApprovalModel)\
+        .filter(ApprovalModel.study_id.in_(study_ids))\
+        .filter(ApprovalModel.approver_uid != uid)\
+        .filter(ApprovalModel.status != ApprovalStatus.CANCELED.name)\
+        .all()
+
+    # Make a dict of the other approvals where the key is the study id and the value is the approval
+    # TODO: This won't work if there are more than 2 approvals with the same study_id
+    other_approvals = {}
+    for approval in db_other_approvals:
+        other_approvals[approval.study_id] = approval
+
+    counts = {}
+    for status in ApprovalStatus:
+        counts[status.name] = 0
+
+    for approval in db_user_approvals:
+        # Check if another approval has the same study id
+        if approval.study_id in other_approvals:
+            other_approval = other_approvals[approval.study_id]
+
+            # Other approval takes precedence over this one
+            if other_approval.id < approval.id:
+                if other_approval.status == ApprovalStatus.PENDING.name:
+                    counts[ApprovalStatus.AWAITING.name] += 1
+                elif other_approval.status == ApprovalStatus.DECLINED.name:
+                    counts[ApprovalStatus.DECLINED.name] += 1
+                elif other_approval.status == ApprovalStatus.CANCELED.name:
+                    counts[ApprovalStatus.CANCELED.name] += 1
+                elif other_approval.status == ApprovalStatus.APPROVED.name:
+                    counts[approval.status] += 1
+        else:
+            counts[approval.status] += 1
+
+    return counts
+
+
 def get_approvals(status=None, as_user=None):
     #status = ApprovalStatus.PENDING.value
     user = g.user.uid
@@ -31,7 +81,7 @@ def get_approvals_for_study(study_id=None):
     return results
 
 
-# ----- Being decent into madness ---- #
+# ----- Begin descent into madness ---- #
 def get_csv():
     """A damn lie, it's a json file. A huge bit of a one-off for RRT, but 3 weeks of midnight work can convince a
     man to do just about anything"""
@@ -81,12 +131,14 @@ def get_csv():
             errors.append("Error pulling data for workflow #%i: %s" % (approval.workflow_id, str(e)))
     return {"results": output, "errors": errors }
 
+
 def extract_value(task, key):
     if key in task['data']:
         return pickle.loads(b64decode(task['data'][key]['__bytes__']))
     else:
         return ""
 
+
 def find_task(uuid, task):
     if task['id']['__uuid__'] == uuid:
         return task
@@ -96,6 +148,7 @@ def find_task(uuid, task):
             return task
 # ----- come back to the world of the living ---- #
 
+
 def update_approval(approval_id, body):
     if approval_id is None:
         raise ApiError('unknown_approval', 'Please provide a valid Approval ID.')