diff --git a/rsky-pds/src/apis/app/bsky/actor/get_profile.rs b/rsky-pds/src/apis/app/bsky/actor/get_profile.rs
index 46041951..0a1718ea 100644
--- a/rsky-pds/src/apis/app/bsky/actor/get_profile.rs
+++ b/rsky-pds/src/apis/app/bsky/actor/get_profile.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn get_profile_munge(
             if original.did != requester {
                 return Ok(original);
             }
-            Ok(local_viewer.update_profile_detailed(original, profile.record))
+            Ok(local_viewer.update_profile_detailed(original, profile.record, local.posts.len()))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/rsky-pds/src/apis/app/bsky/actor/get_profiles.rs b/rsky-pds/src/apis/app/bsky/actor/get_profiles.rs
index f974ccc5..477c5f7f 100644
--- a/rsky-pds/src/apis/app/bsky/actor/get_profiles.rs
+++ b/rsky-pds/src/apis/app/bsky/actor/get_profiles.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ pub fn get_profiles_munge(
                     if prof.did != requester {
                         prof
                     } else {
-                        local_viewer.update_profile_detailed(prof, profile.record.clone())
+                        local_viewer.update_profile_detailed(
+                            prof,
+                            profile.record.clone(),
+                            local.posts.len(),
+                        )
                     }
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<ProfileViewDetailed>>();
diff --git a/rsky-pds/src/read_after_write/viewer.rs b/rsky-pds/src/read_after_write/viewer.rs
index 0e2e5f06..43fcce1b 100644
--- a/rsky-pds/src/read_after_write/viewer.rs
+++ b/rsky-pds/src/read_after_write/viewer.rs
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ impl LocalViewer {
         &self,
         view: ProfileViewDetailed,
         record: Profile,
+        local_posts_count: usize,
     ) -> ProfileViewDetailed {
         let ProfileViewDetailed {
             did,
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ impl LocalViewer {
             },
             followers_count,
             follows_count,
-            posts_count,
+            posts_count: apply_local_posts_count(posts_count, local_posts_count),
             associated,
             joined_via_starter_pack,
             viewer,
@@ -653,6 +654,32 @@ impl LocalViewer {
     }
 }
 
+/// Adds locally written posts to an upstream posts_count.
+/// Returns None if the upstream count is unknown.
+pub fn apply_local_posts_count(upstream: Option<usize>, local_posts: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+    upstream.map(|c| c + local_posts)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn local_posts_added_to_upstream_count() {
+        assert_eq!(apply_local_posts_count(Some(5), 3), Some(8));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn zero_local_posts_leaves_count_unchanged() {
+        assert_eq!(apply_local_posts_count(Some(10), 0), Some(10));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_upstream_count_stays_none() {
+        assert_eq!(apply_local_posts_count(None, 5), None);
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn get_records_since_rev(actor_store: &ActorStore, rev: String) -> Result<LocalRecords> {
     use crate::schema::pds::record::dsl as RecordSchema;
     use crate::schema::pds::repo_block::dsl as RepoBlockSchema;