diff --git a/CRM/Contact/Selector.php b/CRM/Contact/Selector.php
index 0561812fa8e..c54c02bd594 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/Selector.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/Selector.php
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ public function buildPrevNextCache($sort) {
     $sortByCharacter = CRM_Utils_Request::retrieve('sortByCharacter', 'String');
 
     //for text field pagination selection save
-    $countRow = CRM_Core_BAO_PrevNextCache::getCount($cacheKey, NULL, "entity_table = 'civicrm_contact'");
+    $countRow = Civi::service('prevnext')->getCount($cacheKey);
     // $sortByCharacter triggers a refresh in the prevNext cache
     if ($sortByCharacter && $sortByCharacter != 'all') {
       $cacheKey .= "_alphabet";
diff --git a/CRM/Core/PrevNextCache/Interface.php b/CRM/Core/PrevNextCache/Interface.php
index 55b4058c585..60c68c8aeb5 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/PrevNextCache/Interface.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/PrevNextCache/Interface.php
@@ -121,4 +121,12 @@ public function getPositions($cacheKey, $id1, $id2);
    */
   public function deleteItem($id = NULL, $cacheKey = NULL, $entityTable = 'civicrm_contact');
 
+  /**
+   * Get count of matching rows.
+   *
+   * @param string $cacheKey
+   * @return int
+   */
+  public function getCount($cacheKey);
+
 }
diff --git a/CRM/Core/PrevNextCache/Sql.php b/CRM/Core/PrevNextCache/Sql.php
index 2eaf698f487..2d414c6f659 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/PrevNextCache/Sql.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/PrevNextCache/Sql.php
@@ -231,4 +231,14 @@ public function deleteItem($id = NULL, $cacheKey = NULL, $entityTable = 'civicrm
     CRM_Core_BAO_PrevNextCache::deleteItem($id, $cacheKey, $entityTable);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get count of matching rows.
+   *
+   * @param string $cacheKey
+   * @return int
+   */
+  public function getCount($cacheKey) {
+    return CRM_Core_BAO_PrevNextCache::getCount($cacheKey, NULL, "entity_table = 'civicrm_contact'");
+  }
+
 }