diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/ClsiManager.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/ClsiManager.coffee
index 22598d7dfa..f5c79f12df 100755
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/ClsiManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/ClsiManager.coffee
@@ -105,4 +105,19 @@ module.exports = ClsiManager =
 								rootResourcePath: rootResourcePath
 								resources: resources
 						}
-		
+
+	wordCount: (project_id, file, options, callback = (error, response) ->) ->
+		ClsiManager._buildRequest project_id, options, (error, req) ->
+			compilerUrl = ClsiManager._getCompilerUrl(options?.compileGroup)
+			filename = file || req.compile.rootResourcePath
+			request.get {
+				url:  "#{compilerUrl}/project/#{project_id}/wordcount?file=#{filename}"
+			}, (error, response, body) ->
+				return callback(error) if error?
+				if 200 <= response.statusCode < 300
+					callback null, body
+				else
+					error = new Error("CLSI returned non-success code: #{response.statusCode}")
+					logger.error err: error, project_id: project_id, "CLSI returned failure code"
+					callback error, body
+
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/CompileController.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/CompileController.coffee
index 667accd65a..d00a4375c7 100755
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/CompileController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/CompileController.coffee
@@ -102,3 +102,11 @@ module.exports = CompileController =
 		proxy.pipe(res)
 		proxy.on "error", (error) ->
 			logger.warn err: error, url: url, "CLSI proxy error"
+
+	wordCount: (req, res, next) ->
+		project_id = req.params.Project_id
+		file   = req.query.file || false
+		CompileManager.wordCount project_id, file, (error, body) ->
+			return next(error) if error?
+			res.contentType("application/json")
+			res.send 200, body
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/CompileManager.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/CompileManager.coffee
index 6e7056813d..7cac827789 100755
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/CompileManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Compile/CompileManager.coffee
@@ -91,3 +91,7 @@ module.exports = CompileManager =
 			else
 				ProjectRootDocManager.setRootDocAutomatically project_id, callback
 		
+	wordCount: (project_id, file, callback = (error) ->) ->
+		CompileManager.getProjectCompileLimits project_id, (error, limits) ->
+			return callback(error) if error?
+			ClsiManager.wordCount project_id, file, limits, callback
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/router.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/router.coffee
index 22c1fbfe54..cbad929e67 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/router.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/router.coffee
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ module.exports = class Router
 		webRouter.delete "/project/:Project_id/output", SecurityManager.requestCanAccessProject, CompileController.deleteAuxFiles
 		webRouter.get "/project/:Project_id/sync/code", SecurityManager.requestCanAccessProject, CompileController.proxySync
 		webRouter.get "/project/:Project_id/sync/pdf", SecurityManager.requestCanAccessProject, CompileController.proxySync
+		webRouter.get "/project/:Project_id/wordcount", SecurityManager.requestCanAccessProject, CompileController.wordCount
 
 		webRouter.delete '/Project/:Project_id', SecurityManager.requestIsOwner, ProjectController.deleteProject
 		webRouter.post '/Project/:Project_id/restore', SecurityManager.requestIsOwner, ProjectController.restoreProject
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/ClsiManagerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/ClsiManagerTests.coffee
index 8eda10fa56..66c21c2400 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/ClsiManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/ClsiManagerTests.coffee
@@ -259,4 +259,31 @@ describe "ClsiManager", ->
 					url: url
 					json: @req
 					jar: false
-				}).should.equal true
\ No newline at end of file
+				}).should.equal true
+
+	describe "wordCount", ->
+		beforeEach ->
+			@request.get = sinon.stub().callsArgWith(1, null, {statusCode: 200}, @body = { mock: "foo" })
+			@ClsiManager._buildRequest = sinon.stub().callsArgWith(2, null, { compile: { rootResourcePath: "rootfile.text" } })
+			@ClsiManager._getCompilerUrl = sinon.stub().returns "compiler.url"
+
+		describe "with root file", ->
+			beforeEach ->
+				@ClsiManager.wordCount @project_id, false, {}, @callback
+
+			it "should call wordCount with root file", ->
+				@request.get
+					.calledWith({ url: "compiler.url/project/#{@project_id}/wordcount?file=rootfile.text" })
+					.should.equal true
+
+			it "should call the callback", ->
+				@callback.called.should.equal true
+				
+		describe "with param file", ->
+			beforeEach ->
+				@ClsiManager.wordCount @project_id, "main.tex", {}, @callback
+
+			it "should call wordCount with param file", ->
+				@request.get
+					.calledWith({ url: "compiler.url/project/#{@project_id}/wordcount?file=main.tex" })
+					.should.equal true
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/CompileControllerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/CompileControllerTests.coffee
index 33239f53a6..7ac3bb0006 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/CompileControllerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/CompileControllerTests.coffee
@@ -352,3 +352,22 @@ describe "CompileController", ->
 			@CompileController.compileAndDownloadPdf @req, @res
 			@CompileController.proxyToClsi.calledWith(@project_id, "/project/#{@project_id}/output/output.pdf", @req, @res).should.equal true
 			done()
+
+	describe "wordCount", ->
+		beforeEach ->
+			@CompileManager.wordCount = sinon.stub().callsArgWith(2, null, {content:"body"})
+			@req.params =
+				Project_id: @project_id
+			@res.send = sinon.stub()
+			@res.contentType = sinon.stub()
+			@CompileController.wordCount @req, @res, @next
+
+		it "should proxy to the CLSI", ->
+			@CompileManager.wordCount
+				.calledWith(@project_id, false)
+				.should.equal true
+
+		it "should return a 200 and body", ->
+			@res.send
+				.calledWith(200, {content:"body"})
+				.should.equal true
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/CompileManagerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/CompileManagerTests.coffee
index 9f4031e776..e68f5fa422 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/CompileManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Compile/CompileManagerTests.coffee
@@ -259,3 +259,22 @@ describe "CompileManager", ->
 			@CompileManager._checkIfAutoCompileLimitHasBeenHit true, (err, canCompile)=>
 				canCompile.should.equal false
 				done()
+
+	describe "wordCount", ->
+		beforeEach ->
+			@CompileManager.getProjectCompileLimits = sinon.stub().callsArgWith 1, null, @limits = { compileGroup: "mock-compile-group" }
+			@ClsiManager.wordCount = sinon.stub().callsArg(3)
+			@CompileManager.wordCount @project_id, false, @callback
+			
+		it "should look up the compile group to use", ->
+			@CompileManager.getProjectCompileLimits
+				.calledWith(@project_id)
+				.should.equal true
+				
+		it "should call wordCount for project", ->
+			@ClsiManager.wordCount
+				.calledWith(@project_id, false, @limits)
+				.should.equal true
+				
+		it "should call the callback", ->
+			@callback.called.should.equal true