diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc2a712..429025e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
 
 ## Development
 
-After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake rspec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
+After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rspec spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
 
 To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
 
diff --git a/jsonapi-utils.gemspec b/jsonapi-utils.gemspec
index a8c63d5..33bcebd 100644
--- a/jsonapi-utils.gemspec
+++ b/jsonapi-utils.gemspec
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'smart_rspec', '~> 0.1.6'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry', '~> 0.10.3'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov'
 end
diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination.rb b/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination.rb
index c8f1eaf..925a9c8 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination.rb
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module JSONAPI
   module Utils
     module Support
       module Pagination
+        autoload :RecordCounter, 'jsonapi/utils/support/pagination/record_counter'
+
         RecordCountError = Class.new(ArgumentError)
 
         # Apply proper pagination to the records.
@@ -150,11 +152,8 @@ def pagination_range
         def count_records(records, options)
           return options[:count].to_i if options[:count].is_a?(Numeric)
 
-          case records
-          when ActiveRecord::Relation then count_records_from_database(records, options)
-          when Array                  then records.length
-          else raise RecordCountError, "Can't count records with the given options"
-          end
+          records = apply_filter(records, options) if params[:filter].present?
+          RecordCounter.count( records, params, options )
         end
 
         # Count pages in order to build a proper pagination and to fill up the "page_count" response's member.
@@ -170,45 +169,9 @@ def page_count_for(record_count)
           return 0 if record_count.to_i < 1
 
           size = (page_params['size'] || page_params['limit']).to_i
-          size = JSONAPI.configuration.default_page_size unless size.nonzero?
+          size = JSONAPI.configuration.default_page_size if size.zero?
           (record_count.to_f / size).ceil
         end
-
-        # Count records from the datatase applying the given request filters
-        # and skipping things like eager loading, grouping and sorting.
-        #
-        # @param records [ActiveRecord::Relation, Array] collection of records
-        #   e.g.: User.all or [{ id: 1, name: 'Tiago' }, { id: 2, name: 'Doug' }]
-        #
-        # @param options [Hash] JU's options
-        #   e.g.: { resource: V2::UserResource, count: 100 }
-        #
-        # @return [Integer]
-        #   e.g.: 42
-        #
-        # @api private
-        def count_records_from_database(records, options)
-          records = apply_filter(records, options) if params[:filter].present?
-          count   = -> (records, except:) do
-            records.except(*except).count(distinct_count_sql(records))
-          end
-          count.(records, except: %i(includes group order))
-        rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
-          count.(records, except: %i(group order))
-        end
-
-        # Build the SQL distinct count with some reflection on the "records" object.
-        #
-        # @param records [ActiveRecord::Relation] collection of records
-        #   e.g.: User.all
-        #
-        # @return [String]
-        #   e.g.: "DISTINCT users.id"
-        #
-        # @api private
-        def distinct_count_sql(records)
-          "DISTINCT #{records.table_name}.#{records.primary_key}"
-        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination/record_counter.rb b/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination/record_counter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f5357e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination/record_counter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+module JSONAPI
+  module Utils
+    module Support
+      module Pagination
+        module RecordCounter
+          # mapping of record collenction types to classes responsible for counting them
+          #
+          # @api private
+          @counter_mappings = {}
+
+          class << self
+
+            # Add a new counter class to the mappings hash
+            #
+            # @param counter_class [ < BaseCounter] class to register with RecordCounter
+            #   e.g.: ActiveRecordCounter
+            #
+            # @api public
+            def add(counter_class)
+              @counter_mappings ||= {}
+              @counter_mappings[counter_class.type] = counter_class
+            end
+
+            # Execute the appropriate counting call for a collection with controller params and opts
+            #
+            # @param records [ActiveRecord::Relation, Array] collection of records
+            #   e.g.: User.all or [{ id: 1, name: 'Tiago' }, { id: 2, name: 'Doug' }]
+            #
+            # @param params [Hash] Rails params
+            #
+            # @param options [Hash] JU's options
+            #   e.g.: { resource: V2::UserResource, count: 100 }
+            #
+            # @return [Integer]
+            #   e.g.: 42
+            #
+            #@api public
+            def count(records, params = {}, options = {})
+              # Go through the counter types to see if there's a counter class that
+              #   knows how to handle the current record set type
+              @counter_mappings.each do |counted_class, counter_class|
+                if records.is_a? counted_class
+                  # counter class found; execute the call
+                  return counter_class.new(records, params, options).count
+                end
+              end
+
+              raise RecordCountError, "Can't count records with the given options"
+            end
+          end
+
+          class BaseCounter
+            attr_accessor :records, :params, :options
+
+            def initialize(records, params = {}, options = {})
+              @records = records
+              @params  = params
+              @options = options
+            end
+
+            class << self
+
+              attr_accessor :type
+
+
+              # Register the class with RecordCounter to let it know that this class
+              # is responsible for counting the type
+              #
+              # @param @type: [String] snake_cased modultarized name of the record type the
+              #     counter class is responsible for handling
+              #   e.g.: 'arcive_record/relation'
+              #
+              # @api public
+              def counts(type)
+                self.type = type.camelize.constantize
+                Rails.logger.info "Registered #{self} to count #{type.camelize}" if Rails.logger.present?
+                RecordCounter.add self
+              rescue NameError
+                Rails.logger.warn "Unable to register #{self}: uninitialized constant #{type.camelize}" if Rails.logger.present?
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          class ArrayCounter < BaseCounter
+            counts "array"
+
+            delegate :count, to: :records
+          end
+
+
+          class ActiveRecordCounter < BaseCounter
+            counts "active_record/relation"
+
+            # Count records from the datatase applying the given request filters
+            # and skipping things like eager loading, grouping and sorting.
+            #
+            # @param records [ActiveRecord::Relation, Array] collection of records
+            #   e.g.: User.all or [{ id: 1, name: 'Tiago' }, { id: 2, name: 'Doug' }]
+            #
+            # @param options [Hash] JU's options
+            #   e.g.: { resource: V2::UserResource, count: 100 }
+            #
+            # @return [Integer]
+            #   e.g.: 42
+            #
+            # @api public
+            def count
+              count   = -> (records, except:) do
+                records.except(*except).count(distinct_count_sql(records))
+              end
+              count.(@records, except: %i(includes group order))
+            rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
+              count.(@records, except: %i(group order))
+            end
+
+            # Build the SQL distinct count with some reflection on the "records" object.
+            #
+            # @param records [ActiveRecord::Relation] collection of records
+            #   e.g.: User.all
+            #
+            # @return [String]
+            #   e.g.: "DISTINCT users.id"
+            #
+            # @api private
+            def distinct_count_sql(records)
+              "DISTINCT #{records.table_name}.#{records.primary_key}"
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/sort.rb b/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/sort.rb
index 520e10a..abac2fb 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/sort.rb
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/utils/support/sort.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ def apply_sort(records)
         records.sort { |a, b| comp = 0; eval(sort_criteria) }
       elsif records.respond_to?(:order)
         records.order(sort_params)
+      else
+        records
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination_spec.rb b/spec/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination_spec.rb
index c1b2632..cb613b9 100644
--- a/spec/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jsonapi/utils/support/pagination_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       let(:records) { User.all.to_a }
 
       it 'applies memoization on the record count' do
-        expect(records).to receive(:length).and_return(records.length).once
+        expect(records).to receive(:count).and_return(records.count).once
         2.times { subject.record_count_for(records, options) }
       end
     end
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
     context 'with array' do
       let(:records) { User.all.to_a }
-      let(:count)   { records.length }
+      let(:count)   { records.count }
       it_behaves_like 'counting records'
     end
 
@@ -113,8 +113,13 @@
       it_behaves_like 'counting pages'
     end
   end
+end
 
-  describe '#count_records_from_database' do
+describe JSONAPI::Utils::Support::Pagination::RecordCounter::ActiveRecordCounter do
+  let(:options) { {} }
+
+  subject { described_class.new( records, options ) }
+  describe '#count' do
     shared_examples_for 'skipping eager load SQL when counting records' do
       it 'skips any eager load for the SQL count query (default)' do
         expect(records).to receive(:except)
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@
           .and_return(User.all)
           .exactly(0)
           .times
-        subject.send(:count_records_from_database, records, options)
+        subject.send(:count)
       end
     end
 
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@
           .with(:group, :order)
           .and_return(User.all)
           .once
-        subject.send(:count_records_from_database, records, options)
+        subject.send(:count)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -165,3 +170,42 @@
     end
   end
 end
+
+describe JSONAPI::Utils::Support::Pagination::RecordCounter do
+
+  describe '#add' do
+    context 'when adding an unusable counter type' do
+      it "doesn't explode" do
+        expect{ described_class.add( BogusCounter ) }.to_not raise_error( )
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when adding good counter type' do
+      subject { described_class.add( StringCounter ) }
+      it 'should add it' do
+        expect{ subject }.to_not( raise_error )
+      end
+      it 'should count' do
+        expect( described_class.send( :count, "lol" ) ).to eq( 3 )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  describe "#count" do
+    context "when params are present" do
+      let( :params ){ { a: :b } }
+      it "passes them into the counters" do
+        described_class.add HashParamCounter
+
+        expect( described_class.send( :count, {}, params, {} ) ).to eq( { a: :b } )
+      end
+    end
+    context "when options are present" do
+      let( :options ) { { a: :b } }
+      it "passes them into the counters" do
+        described_class.add HashOptionsCounter
+
+        expect( described_class.send( :count, {}, {}, options ) ).to eq( { a: :b } )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index d6c565f..f4310ff 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require 'smart_rspec'
 require 'factory_girl'
 require 'support/helpers'
+require 'simplecov'
+SimpleCov.start
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
diff --git a/spec/support/paginators.rb b/spec/support/paginators.rb
index 608a4b4..e68c1dd 100644
--- a/spec/support/paginators.rb
+++ b/spec/support/paginators.rb
@@ -5,3 +5,32 @@ def pagination_range(page_params)
     offset..offset + limit - 1
   end
 end
+
+
+class BogusCounter < JSONAPI::Utils::Support::Pagination::RecordCounter::BaseCounter
+  counts "junk"
+end
+
+class StringCounter < JSONAPI::Utils::Support::Pagination::RecordCounter::BaseCounter
+  counts "string"
+
+  def count
+    @records.length
+  end
+end
+
+class HashParamCounter < JSONAPI::Utils::Support::Pagination::RecordCounter::BaseCounter
+  counts "Hash"
+
+  def count
+    @params
+  end
+end
+
+class HashOptionsCounter < JSONAPI::Utils::Support::Pagination::RecordCounter::BaseCounter
+  counts "Hash"
+
+  def count
+    @options
+  end
+end
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