diff --git a/client/src/app/core/local-storage/custom-indexeddb-database.ts b/client/src/app/core/local-storage/custom-indexeddb-database.ts
index 1bc4cca19..9be5c5fbc 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/local-storage/custom-indexeddb-database.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/local-storage/custom-indexeddb-database.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class CustomIndexedDBDatabase extends IndexedDBDatabase {
                 } else {
                     // Storing the database connection for further access
                     this.database.next(db);
-                    this.storageLock.OK();
+                    this.storageLock.OK(true);
                 }
             },
             () => {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class CustomIndexedDBDatabase extends IndexedDBDatabase {
     public setFallback(prefix: string): void {
         console.log('uses localStorage as IndexedDB fallback!');
         super.setFallback(prefix);
-        this.storageLock.OK();
+        this.storageLock.OK(false);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/local-storage/storagelock.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/local-storage/storagelock.service.ts
index 810ed9302..6218367d8 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/local-storage/storagelock.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/local-storage/storagelock.service.ts
@@ -9,16 +9,22 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 export class StoragelockService {
     private lock: Promise<void>;
     private resolve: () => void;
+    private _indexedDBUsed = false;
 
     public get promise(): Promise<void> {
         return this.lock;
     }
 
+    public get indexedDBUsed(): boolean {
+        return this._indexedDBUsed;
+    }
+
     public constructor() {
         this.lock = new Promise<void>(resolve => (this.resolve = resolve));
     }
 
-    public OK(): void {
+    public OK(indexedDBUsed: boolean): void {
+        this._indexedDBUsed = indexedDBUsed;
         this.resolve();
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/ui-services/count-users.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/ui-services/count-users.service.ts
index fb2698a2e..d983e8af3 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/ui-services/count-users.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/ui-services/count-users.service.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { NotifyService } from '../core-services/notify.service';
 import { OperatorService } from '../core-services/operator.service';
+import { StoragelockService } from '../local-storage/storagelock.service';
 
 interface CountUserRequest {
     token: string;
 }
 
-interface CountUserResponse extends CountUserRequest {
+export interface CountUserData {
     userId: number;
+    usesIndexedDB: boolean;
+}
+
+interface CountUserResponse extends CountUserRequest {
+    data: CountUserData;
 }
 
 const REQUEST_NAME = 'count-user-request';
@@ -25,7 +31,7 @@ const RESPONSE_NAME = 'count-user-response';
     providedIn: 'root'
 })
 export class CountUsersService {
-    private activeCounts: { [token: string]: Subject<number> } = {};
+    private activeCounts: { [token: string]: Subject<CountUserData> } = {};
 
     private currentUserId: number;
 
@@ -35,15 +41,22 @@ export class CountUsersService {
      * @param notifyService
      * @param operator
      */
-    public constructor(private notifyService: NotifyService, operator: OperatorService) {
+    public constructor(
+        private notifyService: NotifyService,
+        operator: OperatorService,
+        storageLockService: StoragelockService
+    ) {
         // Listen for requests to send an answer.
         this.notifyService.getMessageObservable<CountUserRequest>(REQUEST_NAME).subscribe(request => {
             if (request.content.token) {
-                this.notifyService.sendToChannels(
+                this.notifyService.sendToChannels<CountUserResponse>(
                     RESPONSE_NAME,
                     {
                         token: request.content.token,
-                        userId: this.currentUserId
+                        data: {
+                            userId: this.currentUserId,
+                            usesIndexedDB: storageLockService.indexedDBUsed
+                        }
                     },
                     request.senderChannelName
                 );
@@ -52,8 +65,8 @@ export class CountUsersService {
 
         // Listen for responses and distribute them through `activeCounts`
         this.notifyService.getMessageObservable<CountUserResponse>(RESPONSE_NAME).subscribe(response => {
-            if (response.content.userId && response.content.token && this.activeCounts[response.content.token]) {
-                this.activeCounts[response.content.token].next(response.content.userId);
+            if (response.content.data && response.content.token && this.activeCounts[response.content.token]) {
+                this.activeCounts[response.content.token].next(response.content.data);
             }
         });
 
@@ -80,9 +93,9 @@ export class CountUsersService {
      * counting with `stopCounting`. The second entry is an observable, where all user
      * ids will be published.
      */
-    public countUsers(): [string, Observable<number>] {
+    public countUsers(): [string, Observable<CountUserData>] {
         const trackToken = this.generateTrackToken();
-        const subject = new Subject<number>();
+        const subject = new Subject<CountUserData>();
         this.activeCounts[trackToken] = subject;
         this.notifyService.sendToAllUsers<CountUserRequest>(REQUEST_NAME, {
             token: trackToken
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/common/components/count-users/count-users.component.html b/client/src/app/site/common/components/count-users/count-users.component.html
index 4b088e3e8..7350ec698 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/common/components/count-users/count-users.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/common/components/count-users/count-users.component.html
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     <div *ngIf="stats">
         <p>
             {{ userIds().length }} <span translate>active users</span>
+            ({{ stats.usesIndexedDB }} <span translate>with indexedDB</span>,
+            {{ stats.activeUserHandles-stats.usesIndexedDB }} <span translate>with local storage</span>)
             ({{ stats.activeUserHandles }} <span translate>connections</span>)
         </p>
         <h3 translate>Groups</h3>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/common/services/count-user-statistics.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/common/services/count-user-statistics.service.ts
index 6180af78a..3bdf33679 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/common/services/count-user-statistics.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/common/services/count-user-statistics.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { CountUsersService } from 'app/core/ui-services/count-users.service';
+import { CountUsersService, CountUserData } from 'app/core/ui-services/count-users.service';
 import { Observable, BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { UserRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/users/user-repository.service';
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { UserRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/users/user-reposito
  */
 export interface CountUserStatistics {
     activeUserHandles: number;
+    usesIndexedDB: number;
     activeUsers: {
         [id: number]: number;
     };
@@ -42,25 +43,31 @@ export class CountUsersStatisticsService {
      */
     public countUsers(): [string, Observable<CountUserStatistics>] {
         let token: string;
-        let userIdObservable: Observable<number>;
+        let userDataObservable: Observable<CountUserData>;
 
         // Start counting
         // TODO: maybe we shold bet the observable bofore the actual countig was
         // started. We might miss some user ids.
-        [token, userIdObservable] = this.countUserService.countUsers();
+        [token, userDataObservable] = this.countUserService.countUsers();
         this.runningCounts[token] = new BehaviorSubject<CountUserStatistics>({
             activeUserHandles: 0,
+            usesIndexedDB: 0,
             activeUsers: {},
             groups: {}
         });
 
         // subscribe to responses
-        userIdObservable.subscribe(userId => {
+        userDataObservable.subscribe(data => {
+            const userId = !!data.userId ? data.userId : 0;
+
             const stats = this.runningCounts[token].getValue();
             const user = this.userRepo.getViewModel(userId);
 
             // Add to user stats
             stats.activeUserHandles++;
+            if (data.usesIndexedDB) {
+                stats.usesIndexedDB++;
+            }
             if (!stats.activeUsers[userId]) {
                 stats.activeUsers[userId] = 0;
             }