diff --git a/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE b/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
index 966088838b..729df665cd 100644
--- a/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
+++ b/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   * #1535:  Ignore Subscription::q when matching subscriptions for deletion of an entity
   * #1542:  Array Reduction (arrays of one single element are "flattened" to that very element)
   * #1551:  format=simplified for distribute GET /entities gave Normalized for entities from other brokers
+  * #1557:  Cannot count entities if geo query with $near - mongodb doesn't allow it
   * #1573:  pagination not working when entities have the exact same creation date (sort also by entity id)
   * #1583:  If a 'q' contains an ampersand, that ampersand needs to be forwarded as a semicolon
   * #1593:  Modify the type of an entity in a Replace operation (only working in legacy mode)
diff --git a/src/lib/orionld/mongoc/mongocEntitiesQuery.cpp b/src/lib/orionld/mongoc/mongocEntitiesQuery.cpp
index fa5d65dd86..653ed9954b 100644
--- a/src/lib/orionld/mongoc/mongocEntitiesQuery.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/orionld/mongoc/mongocEntitiesQuery.cpp
@@ -777,6 +777,18 @@ KjNode* mongocEntitiesQuery
   {
     if (geoFilter(&mongoFilter, geoInfoP) == false)
       return NULL;
+
+    //
+    // NOTE
+    //   Counting doesn't work with $near|$nearSphere
+    //   Must cancel the count in case it's requested, if it's a geo query with $near
+    //
+    if ((geoInfoP->georel == GeorelNear) && (countP != NULL))
+    {
+      LM_W(("Cannot count entities if georel is 'near'. MongoDB doesn't allow it"));
+      *countP = -2;    // Mark the 'absense' of a count
+      countP  = NULL;  // This inhibits the count
+    }
   }
 
   bson_append_document(&options, "projection", 10, &projection);