diff --git a/apps/explorer/config/runtime/test.exs b/apps/explorer/config/runtime/test.exs
index a47fbb6180..7d587b3713 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/config/runtime/test.exs
+++ b/apps/explorer/config/runtime/test.exs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config :explorer, Explorer.Chain.Transaction.History.Historian, enabled: false
 config :explorer, Explorer.Market.History.Historian, enabled: false
 
 config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.AddressesCounter, enabled: false, enable_consolidation: false
+config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.ContractsCounter, enabled: false, enable_consolidation: false
 
 config :explorer, Explorer.Market.History.Cataloger, enabled: false
 
diff --git a/apps/explorer/test/explorer/counters/contracts_counter_test.exs b/apps/explorer/test/explorer/counters/contracts_counter_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22980059bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer/test/explorer/counters/contracts_counter_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+defmodule Explorer.Counters.ContractsCounterTest do
+  use Explorer.DataCase
+
+  alias Explorer.Counters.ContractsCounter
+  alias Explorer.Chain
+  alias Explorer.Chain.Transaction
+
+  test "populates the cache with the number of all contracts" do
+    insert(:address, contract_code: "0x608060")
+    insert(:address, contract_code: "0x608060")
+    insert(:address, contract_code: "0x608060", inserted_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), days: -2))
+    insert(:smart_contract)
+
+    start_supervised!(ContractsCounter)
+    ContractsCounter.consolidate()
+
+    assert Chain.count_contracts_from_cache() == 4
+  end
+
+  test "populates the cache with the number of new contracts (last 24h)" do
+    :transaction
+    |> insert(created_contract_code_indexed_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), hours: -1))
+    |> with_block(status: :ok)
+
+    :transaction
+    |> insert(created_contract_code_indexed_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), hours: -25))
+    |> with_block(status: :ok)
+
+    :transaction
+    |> insert(created_contract_code_indexed_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), hours: -23))
+    |> with_block(status: :ok)
+
+    :transaction
+    |> insert(created_contract_code_indexed_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), hours: -30))
+    |> with_block(status: :ok)
+
+    start_supervised!(ContractsCounter)
+    ContractsCounter.consolidate()
+
+    assert Chain.count_new_contracts_from_cache() == 2
+  end
+
+  test "populates the cache with the number of verified contracts" do
+    insert(:smart_contract)
+    insert(:smart_contract)
+    insert(:smart_contract, inserted_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), days: -2))
+
+    start_supervised!(ContractsCounter)
+    ContractsCounter.consolidate()
+
+    assert Chain.count_verified_contracts_from_cache() == 3
+  end
+
+  test "populates the cache with the number of new verified contracts (last 24h)" do
+    insert(:smart_contract, inserted_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), hours: -25))
+    insert(:smart_contract, inserted_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), hours: -1))
+    insert(:smart_contract, inserted_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), hours: -23))
+    insert(:smart_contract, inserted_at: Timex.shift(Timex.now(), hours: -30))
+
+    start_supervised!(ContractsCounter)
+    ContractsCounter.consolidate()
+
+    assert Chain.count_new_verified_contracts_from_cache() == 2
+  end
+end