diff --git a/pages/track-first-steps-progress.md b/pages/track-first-steps-progress.md
index e0212565f..b3b68683f 100644
--- a/pages/track-first-steps-progress.md
+++ b/pages/track-first-steps-progress.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
                     Total_PRs();
                     Total_Issues();
                     Merged_PRs();
+                    CountIssueComments(); // Call the new function here
                 })
                 .catch(function(error) {
                     console.log(error);
@@ -111,4 +112,57 @@
                 console.log(error);
             });
     }
+
+    // Function to count comments made by a user in issues
+    function CountIssueComments() {
+    const githubToken = "YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN-HERE"; //insert your access token here
+    const query = `
+        query {
+            repository(owner: "open-learning-exchange", name: "open-learning-exchange.github.io") {
+                issues(states: [OPEN], first: 100) {
+                    edges {
+                        node {
+                            comments(first: 100) {
+                                edges {
+                                    node {
+                                        author {
+                                            login
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    `;
+
+    fetch('https://api.github.com/graphql', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+            'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + githubToken,
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ query })
+    })
+    .then(checkStatus)
+    .then((resp) => resp.json())
+    .then(function(data) {
+        let commentsCount = 0;
+        data.data.repository.issues.edges.forEach(issue => {
+            issue.node.comments.edges.forEach(comment => {
+                if (comment.node.author && comment.node.author.login === user) {
+                    commentsCount++;
+                }
+            });
+        });
+        let p = document.createElement('p');
+        p.innerHTML = "<strong>Number of Comments on Issues:<strong> " + commentsCount;
+        res.appendChild(p);
+    })
+    .catch(function(error) {
+        console.log(error);
+    });
+}
 </script>