2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel/nodes/count.rb b/lib/arel/nodes/count.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7c4b60948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/arel/nodes/count.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module Arel
+  module Nodes
+    class Count
+      attr_accessor :expressions, :distinct
+
+      def initialize expr, distinct = false
+        @expressions = expr
+        @distinct    = distinct
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/arel/nodes/sql_literal.rb b/lib/arel/nodes/sql_literal.rb
index 53ff376071..526d088449 100644
--- a/lib/arel/nodes/sql_literal.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/nodes/sql_literal.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 module Arel
   module Nodes
     class SqlLiteral < String
+      def count distinct = false
+        Count.new [self], distinct
+      end
     end
   end
 end