diff --git a/sources/Users/ITopUserCountingRepository.php b/sources/Users/ITopUserCountingRepository.php
index 0ad0d9ddc2..e2356b9047 100644
--- a/sources/Users/ITopUserCountingRepository.php
+++ b/sources/Users/ITopUserCountingRepository.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ITopUserCountingRepository
 	 * @throws MySQLException
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public function GetConsoleUsers(array $aExcludedUsers = [], array $aExcludedProfiles = ['Portal user'], bool $bAllData = true, array $aExcludedFinalClasses = ['UserToken', 'UserRemoteSaaS']): array
+	public function GetConsoleUsers(array $aExcludedUsers = [], array $aExcludedProfiles = ['Portal user', 'Business partner user'], bool $bAllData = true, array $aExcludedFinalClasses = ['UserToken', 'UserRemoteSaaS']): array
 	{
 		$sExcludedUsers = $this->ArrayToOQLStringParameter($aExcludedUsers);
 		$sExcludedProfiles = $this->ArrayToOQLStringParameter($aExcludedProfiles);
@@ -89,6 +89,29 @@ class ITopUserCountingRepository
 		return $this->GetUsersFromFilter($oFilter);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public function GetBusinessPartnerUsers(bool $bAllData = true, array $aExcludedFinalClasses = ['UserToken', 'UserRemoteSaaS']): array
+	{
+		$sExcludedFinalClasses = $this->ArrayToOQLStringParameter($aExcludedFinalClasses);
+
+		$sOQLPortalUser = "
+        SELECT User AS u
+        JOIN URP_UserProfile AS uup ON uup.userid = u.id
+        JOIN URP_Profiles AS up ON uup.profileid = up.id
+		WHERE up.id = '40' AND u.status != 'disabled' AND u.finalclass NOT IN ($sExcludedFinalClasses)";
+
+		try {
+			$oFilter = $bAllData ? DBObjectSearch::FromOQL_AllData($sOQLPortalUser) : DBObjectSearch::FromOQL($sOQLPortalUser);
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			IssueLog::Error(Dict::Format('Core:GetCountingUsers:Error', Dict::S('Core:CountingUsers:BusinessPartnerUser')).' - error details : '.$e->getMessage());
+			throw new Exception(Dict::Format('Core:GetCountingUsers:Error', Dict::S('Core:CountingUsers:BusinessPartnerUser')).'.');
+		}
+
+		return $this->GetUsersFromFilter($oFilter);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @throws DictExceptionMissingString
 	 * @throws CoreException
diff --git a/tests/php-unit-tests/src/BaseTestCase/ItopDataTestCase.php b/tests/php-unit-tests/src/BaseTestCase/ItopDataTestCase.php
index 88d4ab0a18..82e0e129f9 100644
--- a/tests/php-unit-tests/src/BaseTestCase/ItopDataTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/php-unit-tests/src/BaseTestCase/ItopDataTestCase.php
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ abstract class ItopDataTestCase extends ItopTestCase
 		'Service Manager'       => 10,
 		'Document author'       => 11,
 		'Portal power user'     => 12,
+		'Business partner user'     => 40,
 		'REST Services User'    => 1024,
 		'Configuration ReadOnly' => 5500,
 		'Ticket ReadOnly' => 5501,
diff --git a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/sources/Users/ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest.php b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/sources/Users/ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest.php
index a603327009..71cda244d4 100644
--- a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/sources/Users/ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/sources/Users/ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest extends ItopDataTestCase
 		$this->CreatePortalUsers();
 		$this->CreateTokenUsers();
 		$this->CreateConsoleUsers();
+		$this->CreateBusinessPartnerUser();
 
 	}
 
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ class ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest extends ItopDataTestCase
 		$this->GivenUserInDB('qpf_z17H3232*"ré$"é', ['Administrator'], false);
 	}
 
+	private function CreateBusinessPartnerUser()
+	{
+		$this->GivenUserInDB('qpf_z17H3232*"ré$"é', ['Business partner user'], false);
+		$this->GivenUserInDB('qpf_z17H3232*"ré$"é', ['Business partner user'], false);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @throws \CoreUnexpectedValue
 	 * @throws \DictExceptionMissingString
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ class ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest extends ItopDataTestCase
 			'disabled' => $oITopUserRepository->GetDisabledUsers(),
 			'readonly' => $oITopUserRepository->GetReadOnlyUsers(),
 			'application' => $oITopUserRepository->GetApplicationUsers(),
+			'businesspartner' => $oITopUserRepository->GetBusinessPartnerUsers(),
 		];
 
 		$aCountedUserFormated = [];
@@ -119,12 +127,40 @@ class ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest extends ItopDataTestCase
 		$aDisabledUsers = $oITopUserRepository->GetDisabledUsers();
 		$aReadOnlyUsers = $oITopUserRepository->GetReadOnlyUsers();
 		$aApplicationUsers = $oITopUserRepository->GetApplicationUsers();
+		$aBusinessPartnerUsers = $oITopUserRepository->GetBusinessPartnerUsers();
 
-		$aAllUsersFromMergedCounts = array_merge($aConsoleUsers, $aPortalUsers, $aDisabledUsers, $aReadOnlyUsers, $aApplicationUsers);
+		$aAllUsersFromMergedCounts = array_merge($aConsoleUsers, $aPortalUsers, $aDisabledUsers, $aReadOnlyUsers, $aApplicationUsers, $aBusinessPartnerUsers);
 
 		$aAllUsersFromOQL = $oITopUserRepository->GetAllUsers();
 
-		$this->assertEmpty(array_merge(array_diff($aAllUsersFromMergedCounts, $aAllUsersFromOQL), array_diff($aAllUsersFromOQL, $aAllUsersFromMergedCounts)));
+		$this->assertEmpty( // asserts that all users are in both arrays
+			array_merge(
+				array_diff(
+					$aAllUsersFromMergedCounts,
+					$aAllUsersFromOQL
+				),
+				array_diff(
+					$aAllUsersFromOQL,
+					$aAllUsersFromMergedCounts
+				)
+			)
+		);
+
+		// check for cardinality
+		$aMergedCountingUsersIds = [];
+		foreach ($aAllUsersFromMergedCounts as $oUser) {
+			$aMergedCountingUsersIds[] = (int) $oUser->GetKey();
+		}
+
+		$aOqlUsersIds = [];
+		foreach ($aAllUsersFromOQL as $oUser) {
+			$aOqlUsersIds[] = (int) $oUser->GetKey();
+		}
+
+		sort($aMergedCountingUsersIds, SORT_NUMERIC);
+		sort($aOqlUsersIds, SORT_NUMERIC);
+
+		$this->assertSame($aOqlUsersIds, $aMergedCountingUsersIds);
 	}
 
 	public function testAllCountedUsersAreUsersObjects()
@@ -136,6 +172,7 @@ class ITopUserCountingRepositoryTest extends ItopDataTestCase
 		$aDisabledUsers = $oITopUserRepository->GetDisabledUsers();
 		$aReadOnlyUsers = $oITopUserRepository->GetReadOnlyUsers();
 		$aApplicationUsers = $oITopUserRepository->GetApplicationUsers();
+		$aBusinessPartnerUsers = $oITopUserRepository->GetBusinessPartnerUsers();
 
 		$aCountedUsers = array_merge($aConsoleUsers, $aPortalUsers, $aDisabledUsers, $aReadOnlyUsers, $aApplicationUsers);