diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtils.java
index abcb0373de4..5b3c14fc6a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtils.java
@@ -9231,6 +9231,215 @@ public static short[] toPrimitive(final Short[] array, final short valueForNull)
         }
         return result;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occures in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     * @since 3.21.0
+     */
+    public static int countMatches(final boolean[] array, final boolean value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(boolean i : array){
+            if(i == value){
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occures in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static int countMatches(final byte[] array, final byte value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(byte i : array){
+            if(i == value){
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occures in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static int countMatches(final char[] array, final char value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(char i : array){
+            if(i == value){
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occurs in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static int countMatches(final short[] array, final short value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(short i : array){
+            if(i == value){
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occures in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static int countMatches(final int[] array, final int value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(int i : array){
+            if(i == value){
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occures in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static int countMatches(final long[] array, final long value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(long i : array){
+            if(i == value){
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occures in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static int countMatches(final float[] array, final float value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(float i : array){
+            if(Float.compare(i, value) == 0){
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occurs in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static int countMatches(final double[] array, final double value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(double i : array){
+            if(Double.compare(i, value) == 0)
+            {
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts how many times the specified number or value occurs in the given array.
+     * <p>
+     * A {@code null} array returns {@code 0}.
+     * </p>
+     * @param array  the array to search, may be {@code null}
+     * @param value  the value to count.
+     * @return the number of matches, may be {@code 0} if array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static <T> int countMatches(final T[] array, final T value)
+    {   
+        if(array == null){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        for(T element : array){
+            if(value == null ? element == null : element.equals(value)){
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Outputs an array as a String, treating {@code null} as an empty array.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtilsTest.java
index edd4af9b13f..15ac3175d1e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtilsTest.java
@@ -6830,6 +6830,87 @@ void testToPrimitiveArrayViaObjectArray() {
         assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "a" }, (String[]) ArrayUtils.toPrimitive(new String[] { "a" }));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesBooleanArray()
+    {   
+        /* boolean array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((boolean[])null, true));
+        assertEquals(2, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new boolean[]{true, false, true}, true));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new boolean[]{true,true,true}, false)); 
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesByteArray()
+    {   
+        /* byte array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((byte[])null, (byte)1));
+        assertEquals(2, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new byte[]{1,2,2,4,5}, (byte)2));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new byte[]{1,3,2,4,6,5}, (byte)7)); 
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesCharArray()
+    {   
+        /* char array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((char[])null, 'a'));
+        assertEquals(3, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new char[]{'a','e','e','u','e'}, 'e'));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new char[]{'a','e','e','u','e'}, 'i')); 
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesShortArray()
+    {   
+        /* short array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((short[])null, (short)5));
+        assertEquals(3, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new short[]{1,5,5,2,5,7}, (short)5));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new short[]{1,2,2,2,3,7}, (short)5)); 
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesIntArray()
+    {   
+        /* int array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((int[])null, 5));
+        assertEquals(3, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new int[]{1,5,5,2,5,7}, 5));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new int[]{1,2,2,2,3,7}, 5)); 
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesLongArray()
+    {   
+        /* long array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((long[])null, 5L));
+        assertEquals(3, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new long[]{1L,5L,5L,2L,5L,7L}, 5L));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new long[]{1L,2L,3L,7L}, 5L)); 
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesFloatArray()
+    {   
+        /* float array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((float[])null, 5f));
+        assertEquals(3, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new float[]{1f,5f,5f,2f,5f,7f}, 5f));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new float[]{1f,2f,2f,2f,3f,7f}, 5f)); 
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesDoubleArray()
+    {   
+        /* double array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((double[])null, 5d));
+        assertEquals(2, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new double[]{1d,5.7d,5d,2d,5d,7d}, 5d));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new double[]{1d,2d,2d,3d,7d}, 5)); 
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void countMatchesObjectArray()
+    {   
+        /* object array tests */
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches((String[])null, "a"));
+        assertEquals(2, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new String[]{"a","e","i","e"}, "e"));
+        assertEquals(0, ArrayUtils.countMatches(new String[]{"a","e","i","e","u"}, "x")); 
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testToString() {
         assertEquals("{}", ArrayUtils.toString(null));