diff --git a/classes/core/PKPApplication.php b/classes/core/PKPApplication.php
index f949e54d3dc..525627d2f2f 100644
--- a/classes/core/PKPApplication.php
+++ b/classes/core/PKPApplication.php
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public function getReviewStages(): array;
      * Define if the application has customizable reviewer recommendation functionality
      */
     public function hasCustomizableReviewerRecommendation(): bool;
+
+    /**
+     * Define if the application has continuous publication functionality
+     */
+    public function hasContinuousPublication(): bool;
 }
 
 abstract class PKPApplication implements iPKPApplicationInfoProvider
diff --git a/locale/en/manager.po b/locale/en/manager.po
index 8013a6896d0..9eed3627d64 100644
--- a/locale/en/manager.po
+++ b/locale/en/manager.po
@@ -1080,6 +1080,9 @@ msgstr "The following appears on the <a href=\"{$url}\">submissions</a> page whe
 msgid "manager.setup.disableSubmissions"
 msgstr "Disable Submissions"
 
+msgid "manager.setup.continuousPublication"
+msgstr "Continuous Publication"
+
 msgid "manager.setup.checklist"
 msgstr "Checklist"
 
diff --git a/pages/dashboard/PKPDashboardHandler.php b/pages/dashboard/PKPDashboardHandler.php
index 2278942c874..4335dbacd4d 100644
--- a/pages/dashboard/PKPDashboardHandler.php
+++ b/pages/dashboard/PKPDashboardHandler.php
@@ -164,10 +164,16 @@ public function index($args, $request)
                 'filtersForm' => $filtersForm->getConfig(),
                 'views' => $this->getViews(),
                 'contextMinReviewsPerSubmission' => $context->getData('numReviewsPerSubmission') ?: 0,
+                'issueCount' => Repo::issue()
+                    ->getCollector()
+                    ->filterByContextIds([$context->getId()])
+                    ->getQueryBuilder()
+                    ->count(),
                 'publicationSettings' => [
                     'supportsCitations' => !!$context->getData('citations'),
                     'identifiersEnabled' => $identifiersEnabled,
                     'isReviewerSuggestionEnabled' => (bool)$context->getData('reviewerSuggestionEnabled'),
+                    'isContinuousPublicationEnabled' => (bool)$context->getData('continuousPublication'),
                 ],
                 'componentForms' => [
                     'contributorForm' => $contributorForm->getConfig(),