diff --git a/application/Espo/Core/Formula/Functions/RecordGroup/CountType.php b/application/Espo/Core/Formula/Functions/RecordGroup/CountType.php
index c23d1cd24d..83dc288f83 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Core/Formula/Functions/RecordGroup/CountType.php
+++ b/application/Espo/Core/Formula/Functions/RecordGroup/CountType.php
@@ -64,8 +64,13 @@ class CountType extends \Espo\Core\Formula\Functions\Base
 
             $selectManager = $this->getInjection('selectManagerFactory')->create($entityType);
             $selectParams = $selectManager->getEmptySelectParams();
+
             if ($filter) {
-                $selectManager->applyFilter($filter, $selectParams);
+                if (is_string($filter)) {
+                    $selectManager->applyFilter($filter, $selectParams);
+                } else {
+                    throw new Error("Formula record\\count: Bad filter.");
+                }
             }
 
             return $this->getInjection('entityManager')->getRepository($entityType)->count($selectParams);
diff --git a/tests/integration/Espo/Core/Formula/FormulaTest.php b/tests/integration/Espo/Core/Formula/FormulaTest.php
index be8a12dafd..f37e9648f9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Espo/Core/Formula/FormulaTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Espo/Core/Formula/FormulaTest.php
@@ -94,4 +94,69 @@ class FormulaTest extends \tests\integration\Core\BaseTestCase
         $result = $formulaManager->run($script, $contact);
         $this->assertEquals(40, $result);
     }
+
+    public function testRecordExists()
+    {
+        $em = $this->getContainer()->get('entityManager');
+
+        $em->createEntity('Meeting', [
+            'status' => 'Held',
+        ]);
+        $em->createEntity('Meeting', [
+            'status' => 'Planned',
+        ]);
+
+        $fm = $this->getContainer()->get('formulaManager');
+
+        $script = "record\\exists('Meeting', 'status', 'Held')";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+
+        $script = "record\\exists('Meeting', 'status', 'Not Held')";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertFalse($result);
+
+        $script = "record\\exists('Meeting', 'status', list('Held', 'Planned'))";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+
+        $script = "record\\exists('Meeting', 'status', list('Not Held'))";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertFalse($result);
+    }
+
+    public function testRecordCount()
+    {
+        $em = $this->getContainer()->get('entityManager');
+
+        $em->createEntity('Meeting', [
+            'status' => 'Held',
+        ]);
+        $em->createEntity('Meeting', [
+            'status' => 'Planned',
+        ]);
+
+        $fm = $this->getContainer()->get('formulaManager');
+
+        $script = "record\\count('Meeting', 'status', 'Held')";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result);
+
+        $script = "record\\count('Meeting', 'status', 'Not Held')";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $result);
+
+        $script = "record\\count('Meeting', 'status', list('Held', 'Planned'))";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $result);
+
+        $script = "record\\count('Meeting', 'status', list('Not Held'))";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $result);
+
+
+        $script = "record\\count('Meeting', 'planned')";
+        $result = $fm->run($script, $contact);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result);
+    }
 }