diff --git a/appbrowse.php b/appbrowse.php
index ac44bb6..3f3afcc 100644
--- a/appbrowse.php
+++ b/appbrowse.php
@@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ if($subs)
         //set row color
         $bgcolor = ($i % 2) ? "color0" : "color1"; 
 	
-	   //get number of apps
-           $appcount = sizeof($oSubCat->aApplicationsIds);
+        //get number of apps in this sub-category
+        $appcount = $oSubCat->getApplicationCount();
 
-	   //format desc
-	   $desc = substr(stripslashes($oSubCat->sDescription),0,70);
+        //format desc
+        $desc = substr(stripslashes($oSubCat->sDescription),0,70);
 
-	   //display row
-	   echo "<tr class=$bgcolor>\n";
-	   echo "    <td><a href='appbrowse.php?catId=$iSubcatId'>".$oSubCat->sName."</a></td>\n";
-	   echo "    <td>$desc &nbsp;</td>\n";
-	   echo "    <td>$appcount &nbsp;</td>\n";
-	   echo "</tr>\n\n";
+        //display row
+        echo "<tr class=$bgcolor>\n";
+        echo "    <td><a href='appbrowse.php?catId=$iSubcatId'>".$oSubCat->sName."</a></td>\n";
+        echo "    <td>$desc &nbsp;</td>\n";
+        echo "    <td>$appcount &nbsp;</td>\n";
+        echo "</tr>\n\n";
     }
     
     echo "</table>\n\n";
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ if($apps)
     {
         $oApp = new Application($iAppId);
 
-	//set row color
-	$bgcolor = ($i % 2) ? "color0" : "color1";
+        //set row color
+        $bgcolor = ($i % 2) ? "color0" : "color1";
         
         //format desc
-	$desc = trim_description($oApp->sDescription);
+        $desc = trim_description($oApp->sDescription);
 	
         //display row
         echo "<tr class=$bgcolor>\n";
diff --git a/include/category.php b/include/category.php
index b1dd916..2ec41c2 100644
--- a/include/category.php
+++ b/include/category.php
@@ -167,6 +167,37 @@ class Category {
         $path[] = array(0, "ROOT");
         return array_reverse($path);
     }
+
+    /* return the total number of applications in this category */
+    function getApplicationCount($depth = null)
+    {
+        $MAX_DEPTH = 5;
+
+        if($depth)
+            $depth++;
+        else
+            $depth = 0;
+
+        /* if we've reached our max depth, just return 0 and stop recursing */
+        if($depth >= $MAX_DEPTH)
+            return 0;
+
+        $totalApps = 0;
+
+        /* add on all apps in each category this category includes */
+        if($this->aSubcatsIds)
+        {
+            while(list($i, $iSubcatId) = each($this->aSubcatsIds))
+            {
+                $subCat = new Category($iSubcatId);
+                $totalApps += $subCat->getApplicationCount($depth);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $totalApps += sizeof($this->aApplicationsIds); /* add on the apps at this category level */
+        
+        return $totalApps;
+    }
 }