diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
index d5d175fc0..b7b77bbd5 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ export default {
       })
       try {
         const [post] = await writeTxResultPromise
+        post.viewedTeaserCount = post.viewedTeaserCount.low
         return post
       } finally {
         session.close()
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/viewedTeaserCount.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/viewedTeaserCount.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c81e272ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/viewedTeaserCount.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { createTestClient } from 'apollo-server-testing'
+import Factory, { cleanDatabase } from '../../db/factories'
+import { gql } from '../../helpers/jest'
+import { getNeode, getDriver } from '../../db/neo4j'
+import createServer from '../../server'
+
+const driver = getDriver()
+const neode = getNeode()
+
+let mutate
+let authenticatedUser
+let variables
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  await cleanDatabase()
+  const { server } = createServer({
+    context: () => {
+      return {
+        driver,
+        neode,
+        user: authenticatedUser,
+      }
+    },
+  })
+  mutate = createTestClient(server).mutate
+})
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await cleanDatabase()
+})
+
+describe('count post teaser views', () => {
+  let aUser, bUser
+  const markTeaserAsViewed = gql`
+    mutation($id: ID!) {
+      markTeaserAsViewed(id: $id) {
+        id
+        viewedTeaserCount
+      }
+    }
+  `
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    Factory.build('post', { id: 'post-to-be-viewed' })
+    aUser = await Factory.build('user', { id: 'a-user' })
+    bUser = await Factory.build('user', { id: 'b-user' })
+    variables = {
+      id: 'post-to-be-viewed',
+    }
+    authenticatedUser = await aUser.toJson()
+  })
+
+  it('marks the post as viewed and increases the viewedTeaserCount', async () => {
+    await expect(mutate({ mutation: markTeaserAsViewed, variables })).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      data: {
+        markTeaserAsViewed: expect.objectContaining({
+          viewedTeaserCount: 1,
+        }),
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('does not increase the viewedTeaserCount when accidently called again', async () => {
+    await expect(mutate({ mutation: markTeaserAsViewed, variables })).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      data: {
+        markTeaserAsViewed: expect.objectContaining({
+          viewedTeaserCount: 1,
+        }),
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('increases the viewedTeaserCount when viewed by another user', async () => {
+    authenticatedUser = await bUser.toJson()
+    await expect(mutate({ mutation: markTeaserAsViewed, variables })).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      data: {
+        markTeaserAsViewed: expect.objectContaining({
+          viewedTeaserCount: 2,
+        }),
+      },
+    })
+  })
+})