diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/repository_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/repository_types.go
index d4ad5265..276b99dc 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/repository_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/repository_types.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ type RepositorySpec struct {
 
 // RepositoryStatus defines the observed state of Repository
 type RepositoryStatus struct {
-	Phase string `json:"phase,omitempty"`
+	Images int    `json:"images,omitempty"`
+	Phase  string `json:"phase,omitempty"`
 	//+listType=map
 	//+listMapKey=type
 	//+patchStrategy=merge
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type RepositoryStatus struct {
 //+kubebuilder:subresource:status
 //+kubebuilder:resource:scope=Cluster,shortName=repo
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Status",type="string",JSONPath=".status.phase"
+//+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Images",type="string",JSONPath=".status.images"
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Age",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp"
 
 // Repository is the Schema for the repositories API
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/kuik.enix.io_repositories.yaml b/config/crd/bases/kuik.enix.io_repositories.yaml
index 53adb727..545e1bc8 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/kuik.enix.io_repositories.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/kuik.enix.io_repositories.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .status.phase
       name: Status
       type: string
+    - jsonPath: .status.images
+      name: Images
+      type: string
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
@@ -129,6 +132,8 @@ spec:
                 x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
                 - type
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
+              images:
+                type: integer
               phase:
                 type: string
             type: object
diff --git a/controllers/repository_controller.go b/controllers/repository_controller.go
index a76a230c..2af43cec 100644
--- a/controllers/repository_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/repository_controller.go
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ func (r *RepositoryReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 
 	log.Info("reconciling repository")
 
+	var cachedImageList kuikv1alpha1.CachedImageList
+	if err := r.List(ctx, &cachedImageList, client.MatchingFields{repositoryOwnerKey: repository.Name}); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+	}
+	repository.Status.Images = len(cachedImageList.Items)
+
 	if !repository.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
 		r.UpdateStatus(ctx, &repository, []metav1.Condition{{
 			Type:    typeReadyRepository,
@@ -64,10 +70,6 @@ func (r *RepositoryReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 		}})
 
 		if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(&repository, repositoryFinalizerName) {
-			var cachedImageList kuikv1alpha1.CachedImageList
-			if err := r.List(ctx, &cachedImageList, client.MatchingFields{repositoryOwnerKey: repository.Name}); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-				return ctrl.Result{}, err
-			}
 
 			log.Info("repository is deleting", "cachedImages", len(cachedImageList.Items))
 			if len(cachedImageList.Items) > 0 {
@@ -163,6 +165,15 @@ func (r *RepositoryReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(r.repositoryWithDeletingCachedImages),
 			builder.WithPredicates(p),
 		).
+		Watches(
+			&source.Kind{Type: &kuikv1alpha1.CachedImage{}},
+			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(requestRepositoryFromCachedImage),
+			builder.WithPredicates(predicate.Funcs{
+				CreateFunc: func(e event.CreateEvent) bool {
+					return true
+				},
+			}),
+		).
 		Complete(r)
 }
 
@@ -174,6 +185,11 @@ func (r *RepositoryReconciler) repositoryWithDeletingCachedImages(obj client.Obj
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	return requestRepositoryFromCachedImage(cachedImage)
+}
+
+func requestRepositoryFromCachedImage(obj client.Object) []ctrl.Request {
+	cachedImage := obj.(*kuikv1alpha1.CachedImage)
 	repositoryName, ok := cachedImage.Labels[kuikv1alpha1.RepositoryLabelName]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil
diff --git a/helm/kube-image-keeper/templates/repository-crd.yaml b/helm/kube-image-keeper/templates/repository-crd.yaml
index d7caeb94..11a3ee1c 100644
--- a/helm/kube-image-keeper/templates/repository-crd.yaml
+++ b/helm/kube-image-keeper/templates/repository-crd.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .status.phase
       name: Status
       type: string
+    - jsonPath: .status.images
+      name: Images
+      type: string
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ spec:
                 x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
                 - type
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
+              images:
+                type: integer
               phase:
                 type: string
             type: object