diff --git a/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go b/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
index 62ba4393aa..550c40d385 100644
--- a/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
+++ b/api/core/v1alpha2/virtual_machine.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const (
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Migratable",priority=1,type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type=='Migratable')].status",description="Is it possible to migrate a virtual machine."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Node",type="string",JSONPath=".status.nodeName",description="The node where the virtual machine is running."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="IPAddress",type="string",JSONPath=".status.ipAddress",description="The IP address of the virtual machine."
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="BlockDevicesCount",priority=1,type="integer",JSONPath=".status.blockDevicesCount",description="The number of block devices attached to the virtual machine."
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp",description="Time of creation resource."
 // +genclient
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
@@ -298,6 +299,8 @@ type VirtualMachineStatus struct {
 	Stats *VirtualMachineStats `json:"stats,omitempty"`
 	// Migration info.
 	MigrationState *VirtualMachineMigrationState `json:"migrationState,omitempty"`
+	// The number of block devices attached to the virtual machine.
+	BlockDevicesCount int `json:"blockDevicesCount,omitempty"`
 	// Generating a resource that was last processed by the controller.
 	ObservedGeneration int64 `json:"observedGeneration,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/crds/virtualmachines.yaml b/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
index da6d232bdc..ae9bad6d91 100644
--- a/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
+++ b/crds/virtualmachines.yaml
@@ -1256,6 +1256,9 @@ spec:
                   items:
                     type: object
                     x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
+                blockDevicesCount:
+                  type: integer
+                  description: Number of block devices attached to the virtual machine.
                 observedGeneration:
                   type: integer
                   description: Resource generation last processed by the controller.
@@ -1460,6 +1463,11 @@ spec:
           jsonPath: .status.ipAddress
           name: IPAddress
           type: string
+        - description: The number of block devices attached to the virtual machine.
+          jsonPath: .status.blockDevicesCount
+          name: BlockDevicesCount
+          priority: 1
+          type: integer
         - description: Time of resource creation.
           jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
           name: Age
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/block_device_handler.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/block_device_handler.go
index de3166476d..552e7daf09 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/block_device_handler.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/block_device_handler.go
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ func (h *BlockDeviceHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, s state.VirtualMachineS
 	if err != nil {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get block device status refs: %w", err)
 	}
+	blockDeviceCount := 0
+	for _, bd := range changed.Status.BlockDeviceRefs {
+		if bd.Attached {
+			blockDeviceCount++
+		}
+	}
+	changed.Status.BlockDevicesCount = blockDeviceCount
 
 	shouldStop, err = h.handleBlockDeviceConflicts(ctx, s, log)
 	if err != nil {