diff --git a/controllers/grid/users/userSelect/UserSelectGridCellProvider.php b/controllers/grid/users/userSelect/UserSelectGridCellProvider.php
index a48817045b1..b5cde55fb52 100644
--- a/controllers/grid/users/userSelect/UserSelectGridCellProvider.php
+++ b/controllers/grid/users/userSelect/UserSelectGridCellProvider.php
@@ -16,12 +16,17 @@
 
 namespace PKP\controllers\grid\users\userSelect;
 
+use APP\facades\Repo;
+use APP\submission\Submission;
 use PKP\controllers\grid\DataObjectGridCellProvider;
 use PKP\controllers\grid\GridColumn;
 use PKP\user\User;
 
 class UserSelectGridCellProvider extends DataObjectGridCellProvider
 {
+    /** @var int ID of the current context */
+    public $_contextId;
+
     /** @var int User ID of already-selected user */
     public $_userId;
 
@@ -30,8 +35,9 @@ class UserSelectGridCellProvider extends DataObjectGridCellProvider
      *
      * @param int $userId ID of preselected user.
      */
-    public function __construct($userId = null)
+    public function __construct($contextId, $userId = null)
     {
+        $this->_contextId = $contextId;
         $this->_userId = $userId;
     }
 
@@ -57,7 +63,22 @@ public function getTemplateVarsFromRowColumn($row, $column)
 
             case 'name': // User's name
                 return ['label' => $element->getFullName()];
+
+            case 'assignments': //User's assignments count
+                $countUserAssignments = $this->getCountUserAssignments($element->getId());
+                return ['label' => $countUserAssignments];
         }
         assert(false);
     }
+
+    private function getCountUserAssignments($userId)
+    {
+        $countAssignedSubmissions = Repo::submission()->getCollector()
+            ->filterByContextIds([$this->_contextId])
+            ->filterByStatus([Submission::STATUS_QUEUED])
+            ->assignedTo([$userId])
+            ->getCount();
+
+        return $countAssignedSubmissions;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/controllers/grid/users/userSelect/UserSelectGridHandler.php b/controllers/grid/users/userSelect/UserSelectGridHandler.php
index 1210dbd4949..6affead1f82 100644
--- a/controllers/grid/users/userSelect/UserSelectGridHandler.php
+++ b/controllers/grid/users/userSelect/UserSelectGridHandler.php
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ public function initialize($request, $args = null)
     {
         parent::initialize($request, $args);
 
+        $contextId = $request->getContext()->getId();
         $stageId = $this->getAuthorizedContextObject(Application::ASSOC_TYPE_WORKFLOW_STAGE);
 
         $userGroups = Repo::userGroup()->getUserGroupsByStage(
-            $request->getContext()->getId(),
+            $contextId,
             $stageId
         );
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ public function initialize($request, $args = null)
         $this->setTitle('editor.submission.findAndSelectUser');
 
         // Columns
-        $cellProvider = new UserSelectGridCellProvider();
+        $cellProvider = new UserSelectGridCellProvider($contextId);
         $this->addColumn(
             new GridColumn(
                 'select',
@@ -109,9 +110,20 @@ public function initialize($request, $args = null)
                 ]
             )
         );
+        $this->addColumn(
+            new GridColumn(
+                'assignments',
+                'common.assignments',
+                null,
+                null,
+                $cellProvider,
+                [
+                    'alignment' => GridColumn::COLUMN_ALIGNMENT_LEFT,
+                    'width' => 30
+                ]
+            )
+        );
     }
-    
-
 
     //
     // Overridden methods from GridHandler
diff --git a/locale/en/common.po b/locale/en/common.po
index 276a06fdb78..86c08a4ded1 100644
--- a/locale/en/common.po
+++ b/locale/en/common.po
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ msgstr "Assigned"
 msgid "common.assigned.date"
 msgstr "Assigned: {$dateAssigned}"
 
+msgid "common.assignments"
+msgstr "Assignments"
+
 msgid "common.available"
 msgstr "Available"
 
diff --git a/locale/es/common.po b/locale/es/common.po
index 8c68522c07d..266d7fbb037 100644
--- a/locale/es/common.po
+++ b/locale/es/common.po
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ msgstr "Asignado"
 msgid "common.assigned.date"
 msgstr "Asignado: {$dateAssigned}"
 
+msgid "common.assignments"
+msgstr "Asignaciones"
+
 msgid "common.available"
 msgstr "Disponible"
 
diff --git a/locale/pt_BR/common.po b/locale/pt_BR/common.po
index 6e09921cf3c..79574b122ed 100644
--- a/locale/pt_BR/common.po
+++ b/locale/pt_BR/common.po
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ msgstr "Designado"
 msgid "common.assigned.date"
 msgstr "Designado em: {$dateAssigned}"
 
+msgid "common.assignments"
+msgstr "Designações"
+
 msgid "common.available"
 msgstr "Disponível"