diff --git a/src/detection/packages/packages.h b/src/detection/packages/packages.h
index d92bfce1b8..0a2c4040b5 100644
--- a/src/detection/packages/packages.h
+++ b/src/detection/packages/packages.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ typedef struct FFPackagesResult {
     uint32_t appimage;
     uint32_t brew;
     uint32_t brewCask;
+    uint32_t cards;
     uint32_t choco;
     uint32_t dpkg;
     uint32_t emerge;
diff --git a/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c b/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
index 042557d065..98a01b23a0 100644
--- a/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
@@ -537,6 +537,9 @@ static void getPackageCounts(FFstrbuf* baseDir, FFPackagesResult* packageCounts,
     if (!(options->disabled & FF_PACKAGES_FLAG_MOSS_BIT)) {
         packageCounts->moss += getSQLite3Int(baseDir, "/.moss/db/state", "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM state_selections WHERE state_id = (SELECT MAX(id) FROM state)", "moss");
     }
+    if (!(options->disabled & FF_PACKAGES_FLAG_CARDS_BIT)) {
+        packageCounts->cards += getNumElements(baseDir, "/var/lib/pkg/DB", true);
+    }
 }
 
 static void getPackageCountsRegular(FFstrbuf* baseDir, FFPackagesResult* packageCounts, FFPackagesOptions* options) {
diff --git a/src/modules/packages/option.h b/src/modules/packages/option.h
index cac1f35f24..6018494374 100644
--- a/src/modules/packages/option.h
+++ b/src/modules/packages/option.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ typedef enum FF_A_PACKED FFPackagesFlags {
     FF_PACKAGES_FLAG_KISS_BIT = 1ULL << 31,
     FF_PACKAGES_FLAG_MOSS_BIT = 1ULL << 32,
     FF_PACKAGES_FLAG_APPIMAGE_BIT = 1ULL << 33,
+    FF_PACKAGES_FLAG_CARDS_BIT = 1ULL << 34,
     FF_PACKAGES_FLAG_FORCE_UNSIGNED = UINT64_MAX,
 } FFPackagesFlags;
 static_assert(sizeof(FFPackagesFlags) == sizeof(uint64_t), "");
diff --git a/src/modules/packages/packages.c b/src/modules/packages/packages.c
index 2120b7dc9b..a0012047a8 100644
--- a/src/modules/packages/packages.c
+++ b/src/modules/packages/packages.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ bool ffPrintPackages(FFPackagesOptions* options) {
             FF_PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME(brew, "brew")
             FF_PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME(brewCask, "brew-cask")
         }
+        FF_PRINT_PACKAGE(cards)
         FF_PRINT_PACKAGE(choco)
         FF_PRINT_PACKAGE(dpkg)
         FF_PRINT_PACKAGE(emerge)
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ bool ffPrintPackages(FFPackagesOptions* options) {
                 FF_ARG(counts.brew, "brew"),
                 FF_ARG(brewAll, "brew-all"),
                 FF_ARG(counts.brewCask, "brew-cask"),
+                FF_ARG(counts.cards, "cards"),
                 FF_ARG(counts.choco, "choco"),
                 FF_ARG(counts.dpkg, "dpkg"),
                 FF_ARG(counts.emerge, "emerge"),
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ void ffParsePackagesJsonObject(FFPackagesOptions* options, yyjson_val* module) {
                         case 'C':
                             if (false)
                                 ;
+                            FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(CARDS)
                             FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(CHOCO)
                             break;
                         case 'D':
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@ void ffGeneratePackagesJsonConfig(FFPackagesOptions* options, yyjson_mut_doc* do
     FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(APK)
     FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(APPIMAGE)
     FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(BREW)
+    FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(CARDS)
     FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(CHOCO)
     FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(DPKG)
     FF_TEST_PACKAGE_NAME(EMERGE)
@@ -429,6 +433,7 @@ bool ffGeneratePackagesJsonResult(FF_A_UNUSED FFPackagesOptions* options, yyjson
     FF_APPEND_PACKAGE_COUNT(apk)
     FF_APPEND_PACKAGE_COUNT(brew)
     FF_APPEND_PACKAGE_COUNT(brewCask)
+    FF_APPEND_PACKAGE_COUNT(cards)
     FF_APPEND_PACKAGE_COUNT(choco)
     FF_APPEND_PACKAGE_COUNT(dpkg)
     FF_APPEND_PACKAGE_COUNT(emerge)
@@ -502,6 +507,7 @@ FFModuleBaseInfo ffPackagesModuleInfo = {
         { "Number of brew packages", "brew" },
         { "Total number of all brew packages", "brew-all" },
         { "Number of brew-cask packages", "brew-cask" },
+        { "Number of cards packages", "cards" },
         { "Number of choco packages", "choco" },
         { "Number of dpkg packages", "dpkg" },
         { "Number of emerge packages", "emerge" },