diff --git a/siuba/dply/verbs.py b/siuba/dply/verbs.py
index 1a1f6a1c..7d573f78 100644
--- a/siuba/dply/verbs.py
+++ b/siuba/dply/verbs.py
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ def simple_varname(call):
     return None
 
 
+def ordered_union(x, y):
+    # TODO: duplicated in sql file
+    dx = {el: True for el in x}
+    dy = {el: True for el in y}
+
+    return tuple({**dx, **dy})
+
 # Symbolic Wrapper ============================================================
 
 from functools import wraps
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ def _mutate(__data, **kwargs):
 # Group By ====================================================================
 
 @singledispatch2((pd.DataFrame, DataFrameGroupBy))
-def group_by(__data, *args, **kwargs):
+def group_by(__data, *args, add = False, **kwargs):
     tmp_df = mutate(__data, **kwargs) if kwargs else __data
 
     by_vars = list(map(simple_varname, args))
@@ -266,6 +273,11 @@ def group_by(__data, *args, **kwargs):
 
     by_vars.extend(kwargs.keys())
 
+    if isinstance(tmp_df, DataFrameGroupBy) and add:
+        prior_groups = [el.name for el in __data.grouper.groupings]
+        all_groups = ordered_union(prior_groups, by_vars)
+        return tmp_df.obj.groupby(list(all_groups))
+
     return tmp_df.groupby(by = by_vars)
 
 
@@ -767,18 +779,38 @@ def _count_group(data, *args):
     return 
 
 
-@singledispatch2(pd.DataFrame)
+@singledispatch2((pd.DataFrame, DataFrameGroupBy))
 def count(__data, *args, wt = None, sort = False, **kwargs):
-    # TODO: if expr, works like mutate
+    """Return the number of rows for each grouping of data.
+
+    Args:
+        __data: a DataFrame
+        *args: the names of columns to be used for grouping. Passed to group_by.
+        wt: the name of a column to use as a weighted for each row.
+        sort: whether to sort the results in descending order.
+        **kwargs: creates a new named column, and uses for grouping. Passed to group_by.
+
+    """
+    no_grouping_vars = not args and not kwargs and isinstance(__data, pd.DataFrame)
 
-    #group by args
     if wt is None:
-        counts = group_by(__data, *args, **kwargs).size().reset_index()
+        if no_grouping_vars: 
+            # no groups, just use number of rows
+            counts = pd.DataFrame({'tmp': [__data.shape[0]]})
+        else:
+            # tally rows for each group
+            counts = group_by(__data, *args, add = True, **kwargs).size().reset_index()
     else:
         wt_col = simple_varname(wt)
         if wt_col is None:
             raise Exception("wt argument has to be simple column name")
-        counts = group_by(__data, *args, **kwargs)[wt_col].sum().reset_index()
+
+        if no_grouping_vars:
+            # no groups, sum weights
+            counts = pd.DataFrame({'tmp': [__data[wt_col].sum()]})
+        else:
+            # do weighted tally
+            counts = group_by(__data, *args, add = True, **kwargs)[wt_col].sum().reset_index()
 
 
     # count col named, n. If that col already exists, add more "n"s...
@@ -790,7 +822,7 @@ def count(__data, *args, wt = None, sort = False, **kwargs):
     counts.rename(columns = {counts.columns[-1]: out_col}, inplace = True)
 
     if sort:
-        return counts.sort_values(out_col, ascending = False)
+        return counts.sort_values(out_col, ascending = False).reset_index(drop = True)
 
     return counts
 
diff --git a/siuba/sql/verbs.py b/siuba/sql/verbs.py
index a60bb898..178b7672 100644
--- a/siuba/sql/verbs.py
+++ b/siuba/sql/verbs.py
@@ -510,11 +510,14 @@ def _create_order_by_clause(columns, *args):
 
 
 @count.register(LazyTbl)
-def _count(__data, *args, sort = False, **kwargs):
+def _count(__data, *args, sort = False, wt = None, **kwargs):
     # TODO: if already col named n, use name nn, etc.. get logic from tidy.py
     if kwargs:
         raise NotImplementedError("TODO")
 
+    if wt is not None:
+        raise NotImplementedError("TODO")
+
     # similar to filter verb, we need two select statements,
     # an inner one for derived cols, and outer to group by them
     sel = __data.last_op.alias()
diff --git a/siuba/tests/test_verb_count.py b/siuba/tests/test_verb_count.py
index a63b8500..1d8a37f9 100644
--- a/siuba/tests/test_verb_count.py
+++ b/siuba/tests/test_verb_count.py
@@ -5,16 +5,23 @@
 """
     
 from siuba import _, group_by, summarize, count
+import pandas as pd
 
 import pytest
 from .helpers import assert_equal_query, data_frame, backend_notimpl, backend_sql
 
 DATA = data_frame(x = [1,2,3,4], g = ['a', 'a', 'b', 'b'])
+DATA2 = data_frame(x = [1,2,3,4], g = ['a', 'a', 'b', 'b'], h = ['c', 'c', 'd', 'd'])
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope = "module")
 def df(backend):
     return backend.load_df(DATA)
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope = "module")
+def df2(backend):
+    return backend.load_df(DATA2)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("query, output", [
     (count(_.g), data_frame(g = ['a', 'b'], n = [2, 2])),
     (count("g"), data_frame(g = ['a', 'b'], n = [2, 2])),
@@ -42,3 +49,36 @@ def test_count_with_kwarg_expression(df):
             pd.DataFrame({"y": [0], "n": [4]})
             )
 
+@backend_notimpl("sqlite", "postgresql")     # see (#104)
+def test_count_wt(backend, df):
+    assert_equal_query(
+            df,
+            count(_.g, wt = _.x),
+            pd.DataFrame({'g': ['a', 'b'], 'n': [1 + 2, 3 + 4]})
+            )
+
+def test_count_no_groups(df):
+    # count w/ no groups returns ttl
+    assert_equal_query(
+            df,
+            count(),
+            pd.DataFrame({'n': [4]})
+            )
+
+@backend_notimpl("sqlite", "postgresql")   # see (#104)
+def test_count_no_groups_wt(backend, df):
+    assert_equal_query(
+            df,
+            count(wt = _.x),
+            pd.DataFrame({'n': [sum([1,2,3,4])]})
+            )
+
+
+def test_count_on_grouped_df(df2):
+    assert_equal_query(
+            df2,
+            group_by(_.g) >> count(_.h),
+            pd.DataFrame({'g': ['a', 'b'], 'h': ['c', 'd'], 'n': [2,2]})
+            )
+
+