diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
index f315ffbf7..23d655c6c 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## v3.0.6 (FUTURE)
 
+### Enhancements
+
+* [#7462](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7462) - Include count of assigned virtual machines under platform view
+
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * [#7442](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7442) - Fix missing actions column on user-configured tables
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/views.py b/netbox/dcim/views.py
index a82d7dadf..16f88b9c3 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/views.py
@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ class PlatformView(generic.ObjectView):
 
         return {
             'devices_table': devices_table,
+            'virtualmachine_count': VirtualMachine.objects.filter(platform=instance).count()
         }
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/templates/dcim/platform.html b/netbox/templates/dcim/platform.html
index 3a45905e9..7229d8078 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/dcim/platform.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/dcim/platform.html
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
               <a href="{% url 'dcim:device_list' %}?platform_id={{ object.pk }}">{{ devices_table.rows|length }}</a>
             </td>
           </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <th scope="row">Virtual Machines</th>
+            <td>
+              <a href="{% url 'virtualization:virtualmachine_list' %}?platform_id={{ object.pk }}">{{ virtualmachine_count }}</a>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
         </table>
       </div>
     </div>