diff --git a/src/components/Collections/CollectionsList.jsx b/src/components/Collections/CollectionsList.jsx
index bed120e1c..1bb5ab638 100644
--- a/src/components/Collections/CollectionsList.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Collections/CollectionsList.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
-import { Checkbox, MenuItem, TableCell, TableRow, Typography, Table } from '@mui/material';
+import { Box, Checkbox, MenuItem, TableCell, TableRow, Tooltip, Typography, Table } from '@mui/material';
 import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import {
   StyledTableBody,
@@ -74,6 +74,44 @@ CollectionNameCell.propTypes = {
   collection: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 };
 
+// With custom sharding `shard_number` is only the *default* number of shards per shard key:
+// every shard key can be created with its own `shards_number`. So the total number of shards
+// comes from the collection cluster info, and is never derived from `shard_number`.
+const ShardsCell = ({ collectionParams, shardCount, shardKeysCount }) => {
+  const shardNumber = collectionParams.shard_number;
+
+  if (collectionParams.sharding_method !== 'custom') {
+    return <Typography>{shardNumber}</Typography>;
+  }
+
+  if (shardCount == null) {
+    return (
+      <Tooltip arrow title={`Custom sharding: ${shardNumber} shard(s) per shard key by default, keys may differ`}>
+        <Typography>{`${shardNumber} / key`}</Typography>
+      </Tooltip>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const keysLabel = shardKeysCount === 1 ? '1 shard key' : `${shardKeysCount} shard keys`;
+
+  return (
+    <Tooltip arrow title={`Custom sharding: ${shardCount} shard(s) across ${keysLabel}`}>
+      <Box>
+        <Typography>{shardCount}</Typography>
+        <Typography component={'p'} variant="caption" color="text.secondary" sx={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+          {keysLabel}
+        </Typography>
+      </Box>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+};
+
+ShardsCell.propTypes = {
+  collectionParams: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  shardCount: PropTypes.number,
+  shardKeysCount: PropTypes.number,
+};
+
 const CollectionTableRow = ({
   collection,
   getCollectionsCall,
@@ -145,7 +183,11 @@ const CollectionTableRow = ({
         <Typography>{collection.segments_count}</Typography>
       </TableCell>
       <TableCell align="center">
-        <Typography>{collection.config.params.shard_number}</Typography>
+        <ShardsCell
+          collectionParams={collection.config.params}
+          shardCount={collection.shard_count}
+          shardKeysCount={collection.shard_keys_count}
+        />
       </TableCell>
       <TableCell align="center">
         <VectorsConfigChips collectionConfigParams={collection.config.params} collectionName={collection.name} />
diff --git a/src/components/Collections/collectionList.test.jsx b/src/components/Collections/collectionList.test.jsx
index a1d1507bc..a2806c8c6 100644
--- a/src/components/Collections/collectionList.test.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Collections/collectionList.test.jsx
@@ -60,6 +60,65 @@ const COLLECTIONS = [
   },
 ];
 
+const CUSTOM_SHARDED_COLLECTIONS = [
+  {
+    name: 'Custom sharded',
+    status: 'green',
+    points_count: 100,
+    segments_count: 7,
+    config: {
+      params: {
+        shard_number: 2,
+        sharding_method: 'custom',
+        vectors: {
+          size: 128,
+          distance: 'cosine',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    shard_count: 6,
+    shard_keys_count: 3,
+    aliases: [],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Custom sharded without cluster info',
+    status: 'green',
+    points_count: 200,
+    segments_count: 8,
+    config: {
+      params: {
+        shard_number: 4,
+        sharding_method: 'custom',
+        vectors: {
+          size: 128,
+          distance: 'cosine',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    aliases: [],
+  },
+  {
+    // shard keys created with their own `shards_number`: 2 + 2 + 1 shards
+    name: 'Custom sharded with uneven shard keys',
+    status: 'green',
+    points_count: 300,
+    segments_count: 9,
+    config: {
+      params: {
+        shard_number: 2,
+        sharding_method: 'custom',
+        vectors: {
+          size: 128,
+          distance: 'cosine',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    shard_count: 5,
+    shard_keys_count: 3,
+    aliases: [],
+  },
+];
+
 const DEFAULT_SELECTION_PROPS = {
   selectedCollections: new Set(),
   handleToggleSelect: vi.fn(),
@@ -222,4 +281,69 @@ describe('CollectionsList', () => {
       expect(btn.closest('li')).toHaveAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
     });
   });
+  it('should render shard_number as-is for automatic sharding', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <CollectionsList
+          collections={COLLECTIONS}
+          getCollectionsCall={() => {}}
+          refreshCollection={vi.fn()}
+          isRefreshing={false}
+          {...DEFAULT_SELECTION_PROPS}
+        />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText('2')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/shard keys/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('should render the total number of shards for custom sharding', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <CollectionsList
+          collections={CUSTOM_SHARDED_COLLECTIONS}
+          getCollectionsCall={() => {}}
+          refreshCollection={vi.fn()}
+          isRefreshing={false}
+          {...DEFAULT_SELECTION_PROPS}
+        />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+    // 6 shards in total (3 shard keys x 2 shards per key), not the `shard_number` of 2
+    expect(screen.getByText('6')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('3 shard keys')).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(screen.queryByText('2')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('should mark shard_number as per-key when the total is unknown for custom sharding', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <CollectionsList
+          collections={CUSTOM_SHARDED_COLLECTIONS}
+          getCollectionsCall={() => {}}
+          refreshCollection={vi.fn()}
+          isRefreshing={false}
+          {...DEFAULT_SELECTION_PROPS}
+        />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText('4 / key')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('should not derive the total from shard_number when shard keys have different shard counts', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <CollectionsList
+          collections={CUSTOM_SHARDED_COLLECTIONS}
+          getCollectionsCall={() => {}}
+          refreshCollection={vi.fn()}
+          isRefreshing={false}
+          {...DEFAULT_SELECTION_PROPS}
+        />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+    // 3 shard keys with 2 + 2 + 1 shards, which is not `shard_keys_count` * `shard_number`
+    expect(screen.getByText('5')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText(/5 shard\(s\) across 3 shard keys/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/pages/Collections.jsx b/src/pages/Collections.jsx
index b60b84ba5..9a9ff3be6 100644
--- a/src/pages/Collections.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/Collections.jsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function Collections() {
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
   const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState(null);
   const [isRefreshing, setIsRefreshing] = useState(false);
-  const { client: qdrantClient } = useClient();
+  const { client: qdrantClient, isRestricted } = useClient();
   const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(1);
   const PAGE_SIZE = 5;
   const [selectedCollections, setSelectedCollections] = useState(new Set());
@@ -44,6 +44,35 @@ function Collections() {
     [qdrantClient]
   );
 
+  // `shard_number` is only the *default* number of shards per shard key for custom sharding
+  // (each shard key can be created with its own `shards_number`), so the actual total shard
+  // count has to be read from the collection cluster info.
+  const getShardInfo = useCallback(
+    async (collectionName, collectionData) => {
+      if (isRestricted || collectionData.config?.params?.sharding_method !== 'custom') {
+        return {};
+      }
+      try {
+        const res = await qdrantClient.api('cluster').collectionClusterInfo({ collection_name: collectionName });
+        const clusterInfo = res.data?.result ?? {};
+        const shards = [...(clusterInfo.local_shards ?? []), ...(clusterInfo.remote_shards ?? [])];
+        const shardKeys = new Set(shards.filter((shard) => shard.shard_key != null).map((shard) => shard.shard_key));
+        const shardCount = Number(clusterInfo.shard_count);
+        if (!Number.isFinite(shardCount)) {
+          return {};
+        }
+        return {
+          shard_count: shardCount,
+          shard_keys_count: shardKeys.size,
+        };
+      } catch {
+        // Cluster info is unavailable (e.g. insufficient permissions), fall back to `shard_number`
+        return {};
+      }
+    },
+    [qdrantClient, isRestricted]
+  );
+
   const getCollectionsCall = useCallback(
     async (page = 1) => {
       try {
@@ -61,9 +90,11 @@ function Collections() {
               .map((alias) => alias.alias_name);
             try {
               const collectionData = await qdrantClient.getCollection(collection.name);
+              const shardInfo = await getShardInfo(collection.name, collectionData);
               return {
                 name: collection.name,
                 ...collectionData,
+                ...shardInfo,
                 aliases: [...collectionAliases],
               };
             } catch (error) {
@@ -84,7 +115,7 @@ function Collections() {
         setRawCollections(null);
       }
     },
-    [qdrantClient, getErrorMessageWithApiKey]
+    [qdrantClient, getErrorMessageWithApiKey, getShardInfo]
   );
 
   const getFilteredCollectionsCall = useCallback(
@@ -97,9 +128,11 @@ function Collections() {
           filtered.map(async (collection) => {
             try {
               const collectionData = await qdrantClient.getCollection(collection.name);
+              const shardInfo = await getShardInfo(collection.name, collectionData);
               return {
                 name: collection.name,
                 ...collectionData,
+                ...shardInfo,
               };
             } catch (error) {
               return {
@@ -118,7 +151,7 @@ function Collections() {
         setRawCollections(null);
       }
     },
-    [collections, qdrantClient, getErrorMessageWithApiKey]
+    [collections, qdrantClient, getErrorMessageWithApiKey, getShardInfo]
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -150,8 +183,9 @@ function Collections() {
       setIsRefreshing(true);
       try {
         const collectionData = await qdrantClient.getCollection(collectionName);
+        const shardInfo = await getShardInfo(collectionName, collectionData);
         setRawCollections((prev) =>
-          prev.map((c) => (c.name === collectionName ? { ...c, ...collectionData, error: null } : c))
+          prev.map((c) => (c.name === collectionName ? { ...c, ...collectionData, ...shardInfo, error: null } : c))
         );
         setErrorMessage(null);
       } catch (error) {
@@ -161,7 +195,7 @@ function Collections() {
         setIsRefreshing(false);
       }
     },
-    [qdrantClient, getErrorMessageWithApiKey]
+    [qdrantClient, getErrorMessageWithApiKey, getShardInfo]
   );
 
   const handlePageChange = (event, value) => {