diff --git a/src/Models/ThemeConfig/LayerConfig.ts b/src/Models/ThemeConfig/LayerConfig.ts
index 2921b547fb..8e6a70d08f 100644
--- a/src/Models/ThemeConfig/LayerConfig.ts
+++ b/src/Models/ThemeConfig/LayerConfig.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default class LayerConfig extends WithContextLoader {
         }
         this.minzoomVisible = json.minzoomVisible ?? this.minzoom
         this.shownByDefault = json.shownByDefault ?? true
-        this.doCount = json.isCounted ?? true
+        this.doCount = json.isCounted ?? this.shownByDefault ?? true
         this.forceLoad = json.forceLoad ?? false
         if (json.presets === null) json.presets = undefined
         if (json.presets !== undefined && json.presets?.map === undefined) {