diff --git a/core/user.go b/core/user.go
index 6c37c0c6..175375ff 100644
--- a/core/user.go
+++ b/core/user.go
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ type (
 		// Delete deletes a user from the datastore.
 		Delete(context.Context, *User) error
 
-		// Count returns a count of active users.
+		// Count returns a count of human and machine users.
 		Count(context.Context) (int64, error)
+
+		// CountHuman returns a count of human users.
+		CountHuman(context.Context) (int64, error)
 	}
 
 	// UserService provides access to user account
diff --git a/mock/mock_gen.go b/mock/mock_gen.go
index 53ac2fd4..d1bec5b9 100644
--- a/mock/mock_gen.go
+++ b/mock/mock_gen.go
@@ -1880,6 +1880,21 @@ func (mr *MockUserStoreMockRecorder) Count(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Count", reflect.TypeOf((*MockUserStore)(nil).Count), arg0)
 }
 
+// CountHuman mocks base method
+func (m *MockUserStore) CountHuman(arg0 context.Context) (int64, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "CountHuman", arg0)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(int64)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// CountHuman indicates an expected call of CountHuman
+func (mr *MockUserStoreMockRecorder) CountHuman(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "CountHuman", reflect.TypeOf((*MockUserStore)(nil).CountHuman), arg0)
+}
+
 // Create mocks base method
 func (m *MockUserStore) Create(arg0 context.Context, arg1 *core.User) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/store/user/user.go b/store/user/user.go
index dfa7d62c..ebe4f311 100644
--- a/store/user/user.go
+++ b/store/user/user.go
@@ -159,11 +159,31 @@ func (s *userStore) Count(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
 	return out, err
 }
 
+// Count returns a count of active human users.
+func (s *userStore) CountHuman(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
+	var out int64
+	err := s.db.View(func(queryer db.Queryer, binder db.Binder) error {
+		params := toParams(&core.User{Machine: false})
+		stmt, args, err := binder.BindNamed(queryCountHuman, params)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return queryer.QueryRow(stmt, args...).Scan(&out)
+	})
+	return out, err
+}
+
 const queryCount = `
 SELECT COUNT(*)
 FROM users
 `
 
+const queryCountHuman = `
+SELECT COUNT(*)
+FROM users
+WHERE user_machine = :user_machine
+`
+
 const queryBase = `
 SELECT
  user_id
diff --git a/store/user/user_test.go b/store/user/user_test.go
index 778067ab..898720a8 100644
--- a/store/user/user_test.go
+++ b/store/user/user_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ func testUserCount(users *userStore) func(t *testing.T) {
 		if got, want := count, int64(1); got != want {
 			t.Errorf("Want user table count %d, got %d", want, got)
 		}
+
+		count, err = users.CountHuman(noContext)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+		if got, want := count, int64(1); got != want {
+			t.Errorf("Want user table count %d, got %d", want, got)
+		}
 	}
 }