diff --git a/src/HttpApi/Controllers/FetchChannelsController.php b/src/HttpApi/Controllers/FetchChannelsController.php
index 192a52c..c57efe7 100644
--- a/src/HttpApi/Controllers/FetchChannelsController.php
+++ b/src/HttpApi/Controllers/FetchChannelsController.php
@@ -5,15 +5,23 @@ namespace BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\HttpApi\Controllers;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
-use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\WebSockets\Channels\PresenceChannel;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 
 class FetchChannelsController extends Controller
 {
     public function __invoke(Request $request)
     {
-        $channels = Collection::make($this->channelManager->getChannels($request->appId))->filter(function ($channel) {
-            return $channel instanceof PresenceChannel;
-        });
+        $attributes = [];
+
+        if ($request->has('info')) {
+            $attributes = explode(',', trim($request->info));
+
+            if (in_array('user_count', $attributes) && ! Str::startsWith($request->filter_by_prefix, 'presence-')) {
+                throw new HttpException(400, 'Request must be limited to presence channels in order to fetch user_count');
+            }
+        }
+
+        $channels = Collection::make($this->channelManager->getChannels($request->appId));
 
         if ($request->has('filter_by_prefix')) {
             $channels = $channels->filter(function ($channel, $channelName) use ($request) {
@@ -22,10 +30,13 @@ class FetchChannelsController extends Controller
         }
 
         return [
-            'channels' => $channels->map(function ($channel) {
-                return [
-                    'user_count' => count($channel->getUsers()),
-                ];
+            'channels' => $channels->map(function ($channel) use ($attributes) {
+                $info = new \stdClass;
+                if (in_array('user_count', $attributes)) {
+                    $info->user_count = count($channel->getUsers());
+                }
+
+                return $info;
             })->toArray() ?: new \stdClass,
         ];
     }
diff --git a/tests/HttpApi/FetchChannelsTest.php b/tests/HttpApi/FetchChannelsTest.php
index 8092507..9d750e4 100644
--- a/tests/HttpApi/FetchChannelsTest.php
+++ b/tests/HttpApi/FetchChannelsTest.php
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class FetchChannelsTest extends TestCase
     public function it_returns_the_channel_information()
     {
         $this->joinPresenceChannel('presence-channel');
-        $this->joinPresenceChannel('presence-channel');
-        $this->joinPresenceChannel('presence-channel');
 
         $connection = new Connection();
 
@@ -61,9 +59,7 @@ class FetchChannelsTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->assertSame([
             'channels' => [
-                'presence-channel' => [
-                    'user_count' => 3,
-                ],
+                'presence-channel' => [],
             ],
         ], json_decode($response->getContent(), true));
     }
@@ -96,6 +92,43 @@ class FetchChannelsTest extends TestCase
         /** @var JsonResponse $response */
         $response = array_pop($connection->sentRawData);
 
+        $this->assertSame([
+            'channels' => [
+                'presence-global.1' => [],
+                'presence-global.2' => [],
+            ],
+        ], json_decode($response->getContent(), true));
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_returns_the_channel_information_for_prefix_with_user_count()
+    {
+        $this->joinPresenceChannel('presence-global.1');
+        $this->joinPresenceChannel('presence-global.1');
+        $this->joinPresenceChannel('presence-global.2');
+        $this->joinPresenceChannel('presence-notglobal.2');
+
+        $connection = new Connection();
+
+        $requestPath = '/apps/1234/channels';
+        $routeParams = [
+            'appId' => '1234',
+        ];
+
+        $queryString = Pusher::build_auth_query_string('TestKey', 'TestSecret', 'GET', $requestPath, [
+            'filter_by_prefix' => 'presence-global',
+            'info' => 'user_count',
+        ]);
+
+        $request = new Request('GET', "{$requestPath}?{$queryString}&".http_build_query($routeParams));
+
+        $controller = app(FetchChannelsController::class);
+
+        $controller->onOpen($connection, $request);
+
+        /** @var JsonResponse $response */
+        $response = array_pop($connection->sentRawData);
+
         $this->assertSame([
             'channels' => [
                 'presence-global.1' => [
@@ -108,6 +141,33 @@ class FetchChannelsTest extends TestCase
         ], json_decode($response->getContent(), true));
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function can_not_get_non_presence_channel_user_count()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(HttpException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Request must be limited to presence channels in order to fetch user_count');
+
+        $connection = new Connection();
+
+        $requestPath = '/apps/1234/channels';
+        $routeParams = [
+            'appId' => '1234',
+        ];
+
+        $queryString = Pusher::build_auth_query_string('TestKey', 'TestSecret', 'GET', $requestPath, [
+            'info' => 'user_count',
+        ]);
+
+        $request = new Request('GET', "{$requestPath}?{$queryString}&".http_build_query($routeParams));
+
+        $controller = app(FetchChannelsController::class);
+
+        $controller->onOpen($connection, $request);
+
+        /** @var JsonResponse $response */
+        $response = array_pop($connection->sentRawData);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_returns_empty_object_for_no_channels_found()
     {