diff --git a/changelog_unreleased/cli/12561.md b/changelog_unreleased/cli/12561.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..625656768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog_unreleased/cli/12561.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#### Print the number of files need change (#12561 by @Harry-Hopkinson)
+
+```console
+# Prettier stable
+$ prettier src --check
+Checking formatting...
+[warn] src/fileA.js
+[warn] Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?
+
+# Prettier main
+$ prettier src --check
+Checking formatting...
+[warn] src/fileA.js
+[warn] src/fileB.js
+[warn] Code style issues found in 2 files. Forgot to run Prettier?
+
+$ prettier src --check
+Checking formatting...
+[warn] src/fileA.js
+[warn] Code style issues found in the above file. Forgot to run Prettier?
+```
diff --git a/docs/cli.md b/docs/cli.md
index 49535d52a..f72895ebd 100644
--- a/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/cli.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Console output if some of the files require re-formatting:
 Checking formatting...
 [warn] src/fileA.js
 [warn] src/fileB.js
-[warn] Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?
+[warn] Code style issues found in 2 files. Forgot to run Prettier?
 ```
 
 The command will return exit code `1` in the second case, which is helpful inside the CI pipelines.
diff --git a/src/cli/format.js b/src/cli/format.js
index bfff5e2cd..5e25bd4ca 100644
--- a/src/cli/format.js
+++ b/src/cli/format.js
@@ -417,11 +417,21 @@ async function formatFiles(context) {
   if (context.argv.check) {
     if (numberOfUnformattedFilesFound === 0) {
       context.logger.log("All matched files use Prettier code style!");
+    } else if (numberOfUnformattedFilesFound === 1) {
+      context.logger.warn(
+        context.argv.write
+          ? "Code style issues fixed in the above file."
+          : "Code style issues found in the above file. Forgot to run Prettier?"
+      );
     } else {
       context.logger.warn(
         context.argv.write
-          ? "Code style issues fixed in the above file(s)."
-          : "Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?"
+          ? "Code style issues found in " +
+              numberOfUnformattedFilesFound +
+              " files."
+          : "Code style issues found in " +
+              numberOfUnformattedFilesFound +
+              " files. Forgot to run Prettier?"
       );
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/check.js.snap b/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/check.js.snap
index f8d19510b..b5c69122a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/check.js.snap
+++ b/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/check.js.snap
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`--checks should print the number of files that need formatting (stderr) 1`] = `
+"[warn] unformatted.js
+[warn] unformatted2.js
+[warn] Code style issues found in 2 files. Forgot to run Prettier?
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`--checks should print the number of files that need formatting (stdout) 1`] = `
+"Checking formatting...
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`--checks should print the number of files that need formatting (write) 1`] = `Array []`;
+
 exports[`--checks works in CI just as in a non-TTY mode (stderr) 1`] = `
 "[warn] unformatted.js
-[warn] Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?
+[warn] Code style issues found in the above file. Forgot to run Prettier?
 "
 `;
 
 exports[`--checks works in CI just as in a non-TTY mode (stderr) 2`] = `
 "[warn] unformatted.js
-[warn] Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?
+[warn] Code style issues found in the above file. Forgot to run Prettier?
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/ignore-unknown.js.snap b/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/ignore-unknown.js.snap
index 3d563676b..7fe86de9f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/ignore-unknown.js.snap
+++ b/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/ignore-unknown.js.snap
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ exports[`ignore-unknown alias (stdout) 1`] = `
 
 exports[`ignore-unknown check (stderr) 1`] = `
 "[warn] javascript.js
-[warn] Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?
+[warn] Code style issues found in the above file. Forgot to run Prettier?
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/infer-parser.js.snap b/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/infer-parser.js.snap
index 75e8fc1f6..21c86bbf1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/infer-parser.js.snap
+++ b/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/infer-parser.js.snap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 exports[`--check with unknown path and no parser multiple files (stderr) 1`] = `
 "[error] No parser could be inferred for file: FOO
 [warn] foo.js
-[warn] Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?
+[warn] Code style issues found in the above file. Forgot to run Prettier?
 "
 `;
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ exports[`--list-different with unknown path and no parser specific file (stderr)
 exports[`--write and --check with unknown path and no parser multiple files (stderr) 1`] = `
 "[error] No parser could be inferred for file: FOO
 [warn] foo.js
-[warn] Code style issues fixed in the above file(s).
+[warn] Code style issues fixed in the above file.
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/piped-output.js.snap b/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/piped-output.js.snap
index abeed4482..5ac545abd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/piped-output.js.snap
+++ b/tests/integration/__tests__/__snapshots__/piped-output.js.snap
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ exports[`no file diffs with --list-different + formatted file (write) 2`] = `Arr
 
 exports[`output with --check + unformatted differs when piped (stderr) 1`] = `
 "[warn] unformatted.js
-[warn] Code style issues fixed in the above file(s).
+[warn] Code style issues fixed in the above file.
 "
 `;
 
 exports[`output with --check + unformatted differs when piped (stderr) 2`] = `
 "[warn] unformatted.js
-[warn] Code style issues fixed in the above file(s).
+[warn] Code style issues fixed in the above file.
 "
 `;
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/__tests__/check.js b/tests/integration/__tests__/check.js
index 76b4acab5..183c48e8e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__tests__/check.js
+++ b/tests/integration/__tests__/check.js
@@ -48,3 +48,11 @@ describe("--checks works in CI just as in a non-TTY mode", () => {
     expect(await result0.stdout).toEqual(await result1.stdout);
   });
 });
+
+describe("--checks should print the number of files that need formatting", () => {
+  runPrettier("cli/write", ["--check", "unformatted.js", "unformatted2.js"], {
+    input: "0",
+  }).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/integration/cli/write/unformatted2.js b/tests/integration/cli/write/unformatted2.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0b797789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/cli/write/unformatted2.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var x      =      1;
diff --git a/website/versioned_docs/version-stable/cli.md b/website/versioned_docs/version-stable/cli.md
index 9b92b425e..4c37ec8e3 100644
--- a/website/versioned_docs/version-stable/cli.md
+++ b/website/versioned_docs/version-stable/cli.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Console output if some of the files require re-formatting:
 Checking formatting...
 [warn] src/fileA.js
 [warn] src/fileB.js
-[warn] Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?
+[warn] Code style issues found in 2 files. Forgot to run Prettier?
 ```
 
 The command will return exit code `1` in the second case, which is helpful inside the CI pipelines.