diff --git a/portal/fetch_posts.php b/portal/fetch_posts.php
index fd22bbf9..b5d5d24e 100644
--- a/portal/fetch_posts.php
+++ b/portal/fetch_posts.php
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ class fetch_posts
 			'icon_id'				=> $row['icon_id'],
 			'topic_status'			=> $row['topic_status'],
 			'forum_id'				=> $row['forum_id'],
-			'topic_replies'			=> $row['topic_posts_approved'] + $row['topic_posts_unapproved'] + $row['topic_posts_softdeleted'],
-			'topic_replies_real'	=> $row['topic_posts_approved'],
+			'topic_replies'			=> $row['topic_posts_approved'] + $row['topic_posts_unapproved'] + $row['topic_posts_softdeleted'] - 1,
+			'topic_replies_real'	=> $row['topic_posts_approved'] - 1,
 			'topic_time'			=> $this->user->format_date($row['post_time']),
 			'topic_last_post_time'	=> $row['topic_last_post_time'],
 			'topic_title'			=> $row['topic_title'],
diff --git a/tests/unit/functions/fetch_news_test.php b/tests/unit/functions/fetch_news_test.php
index 30cc04ba..434a267b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/functions/fetch_news_test.php
+++ b/tests/unit/functions/fetch_news_test.php
@@ -264,4 +264,12 @@ class phpbb_functions_fetch_news_test extends \board3\portal\tests\testframework
 		$fetch_posts = phpbb_fetch_posts(5, '2', true, 5, 150, time(), 'announcements');
 		$this->assertSame(array(), $fetch_posts);
 	}
+
+	public function test_number_replies()
+	{
+		$fetch_posts = phpbb_fetch_posts(5, '', false, 5, 150, time(), 'news');
+		// Topic has 2 posts which means there is only one reply
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $fetch_posts[0]['topic_replies']);
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $fetch_posts[0]['topic_replies_real']);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/portal/fetch_posts_test.php b/tests/unit/portal/fetch_posts_test.php
index 48ec0ce1..ef04a258 100644
--- a/tests/unit/portal/fetch_posts_test.php
+++ b/tests/unit/portal/fetch_posts_test.php
@@ -266,4 +266,13 @@ class phpbb_portal_fetch_posts_test extends \board3\portal\tests\testframework\d
 		$fetch_posts = $this->fetch_posts->get_posts('2', true, 5, 150, time(), 'announcements');
 		$this->assertSame(array(), $fetch_posts);
 	}
+
+	public function test_number_replies()
+	{
+		$this->fetch_posts->set_module_id(5);
+		$fetch_posts = $this->fetch_posts->get_posts('', false, 5, 150, time(), 'news');
+		// Topic has 2 posts which means there is only one reply
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $fetch_posts[0]['topic_replies']);
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $fetch_posts[0]['topic_replies_real']);
+	}
 }