diff --git a/backend/src/index.test.ts b/backend/src/index.test.ts
index 54cbe94..c4ce243 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const eventHistoryMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   getGlobalEvents: vi.fn(),
   countAllEvents: vi.fn(),
   recordEvent: vi.fn(),
+  getStreamEventSummary: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./services/streamStore", () => streamStoreMocks);
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   eventHistoryMocks.getGlobalEvents.mockReset();
   eventHistoryMocks.countAllEvents.mockReset();
   eventHistoryMocks.getStreamHistory.mockReset();
+  eventHistoryMocks.getStreamEventSummary.mockReset();
 });
 
 describe("GET /api/streams", () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index a8b8d2e..00a751e 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -779,6 +779,22 @@ app.get("/api/streams/:id/history", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   res.json({ data, total, limit, offset });
 });
 
+app.get("/api/streams/:id/history/summary", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  const parsedId = parseStreamId(req.params.id);
+  if (!parsedId.ok) {
+    sendValidationError(req, res, parsedId.issues);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const stream = getStream(parsedId.value);
+  if (!stream) {
+    sendApiError(req, res, 404, "Stream not found.", { code: "NOT_FOUND" });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  res.json({ data: getStreamEventSummary(parsedId.value) });
+});
+
 app.get("/api/streams/:id/snapshot", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const parsedId = parseStreamId(req.params.id);
   if (!parsedId.ok) {
diff --git a/backend/src/swagger.ts b/backend/src/swagger.ts
index 04a766c..dd781e3 100644
--- a/backend/src/swagger.ts
+++ b/backend/src/swagger.ts
@@ -918,6 +918,53 @@ export const swaggerDocument = {
         },
       },
     },
+    "/api/streams/{id}/history/summary": {
+      get: {
+        summary: "Get stream event count summary",
+        description: "Returns aggregated event counts per type for a stream. Useful for dashboard badges. Uses a single GROUP BY query; missing event types return 0.",
+        parameters: [
+          {
+            name: "id",
+            in: "path",
+            required: true,
+            description: "The unique ID of the stream.",
+            schema: { type: "string" },
+          },
+        ],
+        responses: {
+          "200": {
+            description: "Event count summary.",
+            content: {
+              "application/json": {
+                schema: {
+                  type: "object",
+                  properties: {
+                    data: {
+                      type: "object",
+                      required: ["created", "claimed", "canceled", "start_time_updated"],
+                      properties: {
+                        created: { type: "integer", example: 1 },
+                        claimed: { type: "integer", example: 3 },
+                        canceled: { type: "integer", example: 0 },
+                        start_time_updated: { type: "integer", example: 1 },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          "404": {
+            description: "Stream not found.",
+            content: {
+              "application/json": {
+                schema: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error" },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
     "/api/streams/{id}/snapshot": {
       get: {
         summary: "Get Stream Snapshot",