diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/entities.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/entities.rb
index ad7983d..b484c16 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/entities.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ module Noosfero
         expose :end_date, :documentation => {type: 'DateTime', desc: 'The date of finish of the article'}
         expose :tag_list
         expose :children_count
+        expose :followers_count
       end
 
       class Article < ArticleBase
diff --git a/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb b/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
index 9088b2a..f18eb84 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ class ArticlesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal true, json['success']
   end
 
+  should 'return the followers count of an article' do
+    article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => @person.id, :name => "Some thing")
+
+    article.person_followers << @person
+
+    get "/api/v1/articles/#{article.id}"
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    assert_equal 1, json['article']['followers_count']
+  end
+
   should 'return the followers of a article identified by id' do
     article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => @person.id, :name => "Some thing")
 
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