diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index abf20c59..b262ad8f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (s *DB) Pluck(column string, value interface{}) *DB {
 }
 
 func (s *DB) Count(value interface{}) *DB {
-	return s.do(s.Value).count(value).db
+	return s.NewScope(s.Value).count(value).db
 }
 
 func (s *DB) Table(name string) *DB {
diff --git a/scope.go b/scope.go
index aef54e51..41362452 100644
--- a/scope.go
+++ b/scope.go
@@ -424,3 +424,9 @@ func (scope *Scope) pluck(column string, value interface{}) *Scope {
 	}
 	return scope
 }
+
+func (scope *Scope) count(value interface{}) *Scope {
+	scope.Search = scope.Search.clone().selects("count(*)")
+	scope.Err(scope.row().Scan(value))
+	return scope
+}