diff --git a/app/controllers/custom_fields_controller.rb b/app/controllers/custom_fields_controller.rb
index 26e9b04..71e4394 100644
--- a/app/controllers/custom_fields_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/custom_fields_controller.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class CustomFieldsController < ApplicationController
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html {
         @custom_fields_by_type = CustomField.all.group_by {|f| f.class.name }
+        @custom_fields_projects_count =
+          IssueCustomField.where(is_for_all: false).joins(:projects).group(:custom_field_id).count
       }
       format.api {
         @custom_fields = CustomField.all
diff --git a/app/views/custom_fields/_index.html.erb b/app/views/custom_fields/_index.html.erb
index 7a5d372..0a5ff3e 100644
--- a/app/views/custom_fields/_index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/custom_fields/_index.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       <td><%= checked_image custom_field.is_required? %></td>
       <% if tab[:name] == 'IssueCustomField' %>
       <td><%= checked_image custom_field.is_for_all? %></td>
-      <td><%= l(:label_x_projects, :count => custom_field.projects.count) if custom_field.is_a? IssueCustomField and !custom_field.is_for_all? %></td>
+      <td><%= l(:label_x_projects, :count => @custom_fields_projects_count[custom_field.id]) if custom_field.is_a? IssueCustomField and !custom_field.is_for_all? %></td>
       <% end %>
       <td class="buttons">
         <%= reorder_handle(custom_field, :url => custom_field_path(custom_field), :param => 'custom_field') %>