diff --git a/packages/apify/src/actor.ts b/packages/apify/src/actor.ts
index 41f3c7275b..d83143d821 100644
--- a/packages/apify/src/actor.ts
+++ b/packages/apify/src/actor.ts
@@ -818,7 +818,12 @@ export class Actor<Data extends Dictionary = Dictionary> {
 
         this._ensureActorInit('openRequestQueue');
 
-        return this._openStorage(RequestQueue, queueIdOrName, options);
+        const queue = await this._openStorage(RequestQueue, queueIdOrName, options);
+
+        // eslint-disable-next-line dot-notation
+        queue['initialCount'] = (await queue.client.get())?.totalRequestCount ?? 0;
+
+        return queue;
     }
 
     /**