diff --git a/app/api_topology_test.go b/app/api_topology_test.go
index 1c7eb66c4..0a8df90c2 100644
--- a/app/api_topology_test.go
+++ b/app/api_topology_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ func fixNodeMetadatas(nodes render.RenderableNodes) render.RenderableNodes {
 		if node.NodeMetadata.Metadata == nil {
 			node.NodeMetadata.Metadata = map[string]string{}
 		}
+		if node.NodeMetadata.Counters == nil {
+			node.NodeMetadata.Counters = map[string]int{}
+		}
 		result[id] = node
 	}
 	return result
diff --git a/render/expected/expected.go b/render/expected/expected.go
index 194d99f2b..e69d809d3 100644
--- a/render/expected/expected.go
+++ b/render/expected/expected.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ var (
 		"curl": {
 			ID:         "curl",
 			LabelMajor: "curl",
-			LabelMinor: "",
+			LabelMinor: "2 processes",
 			Rank:       "curl",
 			Pseudo:     false,
 			Adjacency:  report.MakeIDList("apache"),
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ var (
 		"apache": {
 			ID:         "apache",
 			LabelMajor: "apache",
-			LabelMinor: "",
+			LabelMinor: "1 process",
 			Rank:       "apache",
 			Pseudo:     false,
 			Adjacency:  report.MakeIDList(),
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ var (
 		"bash": {
 			ID:         "bash",
 			LabelMajor: "bash",
-			LabelMinor: "",
+			LabelMinor: "1 process",
 			Rank:       "bash",
 			Pseudo:     false,
 			Origins: report.MakeIDList(
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ var (
 		test.ClientContainerImageName: {
 			ID:         test.ClientContainerImageName,
 			LabelMajor: test.ClientContainerImageName,
-			LabelMinor: "",
+			LabelMinor: "1 container",
 			Rank:       test.ClientContainerImageName,
 			Pseudo:     false,
 			Adjacency:  report.MakeIDList(test.ServerContainerImageName),
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ var (
 		test.ServerContainerImageName: {
 			ID:         test.ServerContainerImageName,
 			LabelMajor: test.ServerContainerImageName,
-			LabelMinor: "",
+			LabelMinor: "1 container",
 			Rank:       test.ServerContainerImageName,
 			Pseudo:     false,
 			Adjacency:  report.MakeIDList(),
diff --git a/render/mapping.go b/render/mapping.go
index 8d3369b25..c2a01913a 100644
--- a/render/mapping.go
+++ b/render/mapping.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const (
 
 	TheInternetID    = "theinternet"
 	TheInternetMajor = "The Internet"
+
+	containersKey = "containers"
+	processesKey  = "processes"
 )
 
 // LeafMapFunc is anything which can take an arbitrary NodeMetadata, which is
@@ -250,9 +253,27 @@ func MapProcess2Name(n RenderableNode) (RenderableNode, bool) {
 	node := newDerivedNode(name, n)
 	node.LabelMajor = name
 	node.Rank = name
+	node.NodeMetadata.Counters[processesKey] = 1
 	return node, true
 }
 
+// MapCountProcessName maps 1:1 process name nodes, counting
+// the number of processes grouped together and putting
+// that info in the minor label.
+func MapCountProcessName(n RenderableNode) (RenderableNode, bool) {
+	if n.Pseudo {
+		return n, true
+	}
+
+	processes := n.NodeMetadata.Counters[processesKey]
+	if processes == 1 {
+		n.LabelMinor = "1 process"
+	} else {
+		n.LabelMinor = fmt.Sprintf("%d processes", processes)
+	}
+	return n, true
+}
+
 // MapContainer2ContainerImage maps container RenderableNodes to container
 // image RenderableNodes.
 //
@@ -277,7 +298,10 @@ func MapContainer2ContainerImage(n RenderableNode) (RenderableNode, bool) {
 		return n, false
 	}
 
-	return newDerivedNode(id, n), true
+	// Add container-<id> key to NMD, which will later be counted to produce the minor label
+	result := newDerivedNode(id, n)
+	result.NodeMetadata.Counters[containersKey] = 1
+	return result, true
 }
 
 // MapContainerImage2Name maps container images RenderableNodes to
@@ -304,9 +328,27 @@ func MapContainerImage2Name(n RenderableNode) (RenderableNode, bool) {
 	node := newDerivedNode(name, n)
 	node.LabelMajor = name
 	node.Rank = name
+	node.NodeMetadata = n.NodeMetadata.Copy() // Propagate NMD for container counting.
 	return node, true
 }
 
+// MapCountContainers maps 1:1 container image nodes, counting
+// the number of containers grouped together and putting
+// that info in the minor label.
+func MapCountContainers(n RenderableNode) (RenderableNode, bool) {
+	if n.Pseudo {
+		return n, true
+	}
+
+	containers := n.NodeMetadata.Counters[containersKey]
+	if containers == 1 {
+		n.LabelMinor = "1 container"
+	} else {
+		n.LabelMinor = fmt.Sprintf("%d container(s)", containers)
+	}
+	return n, true
+}
+
 // MapAddress2Host maps address RenderableNodes to host RenderableNodes.
 //
 // Otherthan pseudo nodes, we can assume all nodes have a HostID
diff --git a/render/topologies.go b/render/topologies.go
index 36688b47a..6f6bb079e 100644
--- a/render/topologies.go
+++ b/render/topologies.go
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ func (r ProcessWithContainerNameRenderer) EdgeMetadata(rpt report.Report, localI
 // ProcessRenderer is a Renderer which produces a renderable process
 // name graph by munging the progess graph.
 var ProcessNameRenderer = Map{
-	MapFunc:  MapProcess2Name,
-	Renderer: ProcessRenderer,
+	MapFunc: MapCountProcessName,
+	Renderer: Map{
+		MapFunc:  MapProcess2Name,
+		Renderer: ProcessRenderer,
+	},
 }
 
 // ContainerRenderer is a Renderer which produces a renderable container
@@ -92,18 +95,21 @@ var ContainerRenderer = MakeReduce(
 // ContainerImageRenderer is a Renderer which produces a renderable container
 // image graph by merging the container graph and the container image topology.
 var ContainerImageRenderer = Map{
-	MapFunc: MapContainerImage2Name,
-	Renderer: MakeReduce(
-		Map{
-			MapFunc:  MapContainer2ContainerImage,
-			Renderer: ContainerRenderer,
-		},
-		LeafMap{
-			Selector: report.SelectContainerImage,
-			Mapper:   MapContainerImageIdentity,
-			Pseudo:   PanicPseudoNode,
-		},
-	),
+	MapFunc: MapCountContainers,
+	Renderer: Map{
+		MapFunc: MapContainerImage2Name,
+		Renderer: MakeReduce(
+			Map{
+				MapFunc:  MapContainer2ContainerImage,
+				Renderer: ContainerRenderer,
+			},
+			LeafMap{
+				Selector: report.SelectContainerImage,
+				Mapper:   MapContainerImageIdentity,
+				Pseudo:   PanicPseudoNode,
+			},
+		),
+	},
 }
 
 // AddressRenderer is a Renderer which produces a renderable address
diff --git a/report/merge.go b/report/merge.go
index 406abe6ce..223ffa433 100644
--- a/report/merge.go
+++ b/report/merge.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ func (nm NodeMetadata) Merge(other NodeMetadata) NodeMetadata {
 	for k, v := range other.Metadata {
 		nm.Metadata[k] = v // other takes precedence
 	}
+	for k, v := range other.Counters {
+		nm.Counters[k] = nm.Counters[k] + v
+	}
 	return nm
 }
 
diff --git a/report/topology.go b/report/topology.go
index 346805f60..6c4760ea3 100644
--- a/report/topology.go
+++ b/report/topology.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type EdgeMetadata struct {
 // about a given node in a given topology.
 type NodeMetadata struct {
 	Metadata map[string]string
+	Counters map[string]int
 }
 
 // MakeNodeMetadata creates a new NodeMetadata with no initial metadata.
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ func MakeNodeMetadata() NodeMetadata {
 func MakeNodeMetadataWith(m map[string]string) NodeMetadata {
 	return NodeMetadata{
 		Metadata: m,
+		Counters: map[string]int{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ func (nm NodeMetadata) Copy() NodeMetadata {
 	for k, v := range nm.Metadata {
 		cp.Metadata[k] = v
 	}
+	for k, v := range nm.Counters {
+		cp.Counters[k] = v
+	}
 	return cp
 }