diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/IQuestionService.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/IQuestionService.java
index 633478fd05377f74204b4f9c6e4f1287af036ea7..43137b1ff48456d6b5495ee54ca2c8d5afc9c232 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/IQuestionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/IQuestionService.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package de.thm.arsnova.services;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleEntry;
 
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Answer;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.InterposedQuestion;
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ public interface IQuestionService {
 	int getFlashcardCount(String sessionkey);
 
 	int getPreparationQuestionCount(String sessionkey);
+	
+	SimpleEntry<String,Integer> getAnswerCountByQuestion(String questionid);
 
 	int countLectureQuestionAnswers(String sessionkey);
 
@@ -123,5 +126,4 @@ public interface IQuestionService {
 	void deleteAllPreparationAnswers(String sessionkey);
 
 	void deleteAllLectureAnswers(String sessionkey);
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/QuestionService.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/QuestionService.java
index 9484450063b0acec0519561ea9acffa7bfcbfd38..407162723cf02dc40e0e6a25cbb8ae796c5339ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/QuestionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/QuestionService.java
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 
 package de.thm.arsnova.services;
 
+import java.util.AbstractMap;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleEntry;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -220,7 +222,6 @@ public class QuestionService implements IQuestionService, ApplicationEventPublis
 		databaseDao.deleteAnswers(question);
 	}
 
-
 	@Override
 	@PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
 	public List<String> getUnAnsweredQuestionIds(final String sessionKey) {
@@ -501,6 +502,13 @@ public class QuestionService implements IQuestionService, ApplicationEventPublis
 	public int getPreparationQuestionCount(final String sessionkey) {
 		return databaseDao.getPreparationQuestionCount(getSession(sessionkey));
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	@PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
+	public SimpleEntry<String,Integer> getAnswerCountByQuestion(final String questionid) {
+		final int questioncount = getAnswerCount(questionid);
+		return new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<String, Integer>(questionid, questioncount);
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	@PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
index b7dbfd3c364bec9593f153efa5bdd74e2489535f..5507524ac74cf2feda787f8dfaf873fe4ebec805 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer implements ApplicationListener<NovaEvent>, No
 	public void visit(NewAnswerEvent event) {
 		final String sessionKey = event.getSession().getKeyword();
 		this.reportAnswersToLecturerQuestionAvailable(event.getSession(), new Question(event.getQuestion()));
+		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "countQuestionAnswersByQuestion", questionService.getAnswerCountByQuestion(event.getQuestion().get_id()));
 		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "countLectureQuestionAnswers", questionService.countLectureQuestionAnswersInternal(sessionKey));
 		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "countPreparationQuestionAnswers", questionService.countPreparationQuestionAnswersInternal(sessionKey));
 		sendToUser(event.getUser(), "unansweredLecturerQuestions", questionService.getUnAnsweredLectureQuestionIds(sessionKey, event.getUser()));