diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/action/count/HttpCountAction.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/action/count/HttpCountAction.java
index f53693bd36f..4bf7e95564e 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/action/count/HttpCountAction.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/action/count/HttpCountAction.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public class HttpCountAction extends BaseHttpServerHandler {
 
     @Inject public HttpCountAction(Settings settings, HttpServer httpService, Client client) {
         super(settings, client);
+        httpService.registerHandler(HttpRequest.Method.POST, "/_count", this);
+        httpService.registerHandler(HttpRequest.Method.GET, "/_count", this);
         httpService.registerHandler(HttpRequest.Method.POST, "/{index}/_count", this);
         httpService.registerHandler(HttpRequest.Method.GET, "/{index}/_count", this);
         httpService.registerHandler(HttpRequest.Method.POST, "/{index}/{type}/_count", this);