diff --git a/include/lrglobal.h b/include/lrglobal.h
index e64cd43..3a01927 100644
--- a/include/lrglobal.h
+++ b/include/lrglobal.h
@@ -77,9 +77,16 @@ namespace Const{
     const QString FIELD_RX = "\\$D\\s*\\{\\s*([^{}]*)\\s*\\}";
     const QString VARIABLE_RX = "\\$V\\s*\\{\\s*([^{}]*)\\s*\\}";
     const QString SCRIPT_RX = "\\$S\\s*\\{(.*)\\}";
-    const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_PARAM_RX = "\\(\\s*(((?:\\\"?\\$D\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"?\\$V\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"))(\\w+\\.?\\w+)((?:\\\")|(?:\\s*\\}\\\"?\\s*)))\\s*,\\s*\\\"(\\w+)\\\"\\s*\\)";
-    const int DATASOURCE_INDEX = 6;
+
+    //const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_PARAM_RX = "\\(\\s*(((?:\\\"?\\$D\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"?\\$V\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"))(\\w+\\.?\\w+)((?:\\\")|(?:\\s*\\}\\\"?\\s*)))\\s*,\\s*\\\"(\\w+)\\\"\\s*\\)";
+    //const int DATASOURCE_INDEX = 6;
+    //const int VALUE_INDEX = 2;
+
+    const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_PARAM_RX = "\\(\\s*(?:(?:((?:(?:\\\"?\\$D\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"?\\$V\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"))((?:\\w+\\.?\\w+)|(?:\\w+))(?:(?:\\\")|(?:\\s*\\}\\\"?\\s*)))\\s*,)|(?:))\\s*\\\"(\\w+)\\\"\\s*\\)";
+    const int DATASOURCE_INDEX = 4;
     const int VALUE_INDEX = 2;
+    const int EXPRESSION_ARGUMENT_INDEX = 3;
+
     const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_RX = "(%1\\s*"+GROUP_FUNCTION_PARAM_RX+")";
     const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_NAME_RX = "%1\\s*\\((.*[^\\)])\\)";
     const int SCENE_MARGIN = 50;
diff --git a/limereport/lrglobal.h b/limereport/lrglobal.h
index e64cd43..3a01927 100644
--- a/limereport/lrglobal.h
+++ b/limereport/lrglobal.h
@@ -77,9 +77,16 @@ namespace Const{
     const QString FIELD_RX = "\\$D\\s*\\{\\s*([^{}]*)\\s*\\}";
     const QString VARIABLE_RX = "\\$V\\s*\\{\\s*([^{}]*)\\s*\\}";
     const QString SCRIPT_RX = "\\$S\\s*\\{(.*)\\}";
-    const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_PARAM_RX = "\\(\\s*(((?:\\\"?\\$D\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"?\\$V\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"))(\\w+\\.?\\w+)((?:\\\")|(?:\\s*\\}\\\"?\\s*)))\\s*,\\s*\\\"(\\w+)\\\"\\s*\\)";
-    const int DATASOURCE_INDEX = 6;
+
+    //const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_PARAM_RX = "\\(\\s*(((?:\\\"?\\$D\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"?\\$V\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"))(\\w+\\.?\\w+)((?:\\\")|(?:\\s*\\}\\\"?\\s*)))\\s*,\\s*\\\"(\\w+)\\\"\\s*\\)";
+    //const int DATASOURCE_INDEX = 6;
+    //const int VALUE_INDEX = 2;
+
+    const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_PARAM_RX = "\\(\\s*(?:(?:((?:(?:\\\"?\\$D\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"?\\$V\\s*\\{\\s*)|(?:\\\"))((?:\\w+\\.?\\w+)|(?:\\w+))(?:(?:\\\")|(?:\\s*\\}\\\"?\\s*)))\\s*,)|(?:))\\s*\\\"(\\w+)\\\"\\s*\\)";
+    const int DATASOURCE_INDEX = 4;
     const int VALUE_INDEX = 2;
+    const int EXPRESSION_ARGUMENT_INDEX = 3;
+
     const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_RX = "(%1\\s*"+GROUP_FUNCTION_PARAM_RX+")";
     const QString GROUP_FUNCTION_NAME_RX = "%1\\s*\\((.*[^\\)])\\)";
     const int SCENE_MARGIN = 50;
diff --git a/limereport/lrgroupfunctions.cpp b/limereport/lrgroupfunctions.cpp
index 821b969..d21b4f8 100644
--- a/limereport/lrgroupfunctions.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrgroupfunctions.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ void GroupFunction::slotBandRendered(BandDesignIntf *band)
         ContentItemDesignIntf* item = dynamic_cast<ContentItemDesignIntf*>(band->childByName(m_data));
         if (item)
             m_values.push_back(item->content());
-        else setInvalid(tr("Item \"%1\" not found").arg(m_data));
+        else if (m_name.compare("COUNT",Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
+            m_values.push_back(1);
+        } else setInvalid(tr("Item \"%1\" not found").arg(m_data));
+
         break;
     }
     default:
diff --git a/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp b/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
index e768e10..4158f49 100644
--- a/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void ReportRender::replaceGroupsFunction(BandDesignIntf *band)
                 if (rx.indexIn(content)>=0){
                     int pos = 0;
                     while ( (pos = rx.indexIn(content,pos))!= -1 ){
-                        content.replace(rx.capturedTexts().at(0),QString("%1(%2,%3)").arg(functionName).arg('"'+rx.cap(4)+'"').arg('"'+band->objectName()+'"'));
+                        content.replace(rx.capturedTexts().at(0),QString("%1(%2,%3)").arg(functionName).arg('"'+rx.cap(Const::EXPRESSION_ARGUMENT_INDEX)+'"').arg('"'+band->objectName()+'"'));
                         pos += rx.matchedLength();
                     }
                     contentItem->setContent(content);
diff --git a/limereport/lrscriptenginemanager.cpp b/limereport/lrscriptenginemanager.cpp
index d24de0e..aeca592 100644
--- a/limereport/lrscriptenginemanager.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrscriptenginemanager.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,17 @@ QScriptValue callGroupFunction(const QString& functionName, QScriptContext* pcon
     ScriptEngineManager* sm = qscriptvalue_cast<ScriptEngineManager*>(pcontext->callee().data());
     DataSourceManager* dm = sm->dataManager();
 
-    QString expression = pcontext->argument(0).toString();
-    QString band = pcontext->argument(1).toString();
+    QString expression;
+    QString band;
+
+    if (functionName.compare("COUNT",Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0 && pcontext->argumentCount()==1){
+        expression = " ";
+        band = pcontext->argument(0).toString();
+    } else {
+        expression = pcontext->argument(0).toString();
+        band = pcontext->argument(1).toString();
+    }
+
     QScriptValue res;
     GroupFunction* gf = dm->groupFunction(functionName,expression,band);
     if (gf){