diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator.rb
index e60435f75..bc415f3dd 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class BulkUpload::Lettings::Validator
         )
       end
     end
+
+    update_expected_log_count
   end
 
   def create_logs?
@@ -62,6 +64,14 @@ class BulkUpload::Lettings::Validator
 
 private
 
+  def update_expected_log_count
+    bulk_upload.update!(expected_log_count:)
+  end
+
+  def expected_log_count
+    row_parsers.count { |row| !row.blank_row? }
+  end
+
   def over_column_error_threshold?
     fields = ("field_1".."field_134").to_a
     percentage_threshold = (row_parsers.size * COLUMN_PERCENTAGE_ERROR_THRESHOLD).ceil
diff --git a/db/migrate/20230320163945_add_expected_log_count.rb b/db/migrate/20230320163945_add_expected_log_count.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca77fe012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20230320163945_add_expected_log_count.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddExpectedLogCount < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :bulk_uploads, :expected_log_count, :integer
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 225129dfd..463d7da59 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2023_03_20_084057) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2023_03_20_163945) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2023_03_20_084057) do
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.text "filename"
     t.integer "needstype"
+    t.integer "expected_log_count"
     t.index ["identifier"], name: "index_bulk_uploads_on_identifier", unique: true
     t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_bulk_uploads_on_user_id"
   end
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator_spec.rb
index f7048fa27..1b77f8f43 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator_spec.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Validator do
 
         expect(error.category).to eql("setup")
       end
+
+      it "updates expected_log_count" do
+        expect { validator.call }.to change(bulk_upload, :expected_log_count).from(nil).to(3)
+      end
     end
 
     context "with arbitrary ordered 23/24 csv" do