diff --git a/src/main/java/apijson/orm/AbstractSQLConfig.java b/src/main/java/apijson/orm/AbstractSQLConfig.java
index 6ef778b1..7a40f285 100755
--- a/src/main/java/apijson/orm/AbstractSQLConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/apijson/orm/AbstractSQLConfig.java
@@ -5221,6 +5221,16 @@ public String gainSelectSQL() throws Exception {
 			return explain + gainOraclePageSQL(sql);
 		}
 
+		// 分组后的 HEAD 要统计组数，不是组内数量，和 Oracle 分支一样用 count(*) 包一层。
+		// 原 SQL 为 count(*) ... GROUP BY ... ，返回多行组内数量，和 total 语义不符。
+		// MySQL 等要求 FROM 的子查询必须有别名。
+		if (StringUtil.isNotEmpty(getGroup(), true) && RequestMethod.isHeadMethod(getMethod(), true)) {
+			String sql = "SELECT " + (getCache() == JSONMap.CACHE_RAM ? "SQL_NO_CACHE " : "")
+					+ column + " FROM " + gainConditionString(tablePath, this);
+			return explain + "SELECT count(*)" + gainAs() + getQuote() + JSONResponse.KEY_COUNT + getQuote()
+					+ " FROM (" + sql + ")" + gainAs() + gainSQLAliasWithQuote();
+		}
+
 		String cSql = "SELECT " + (getCache() == JSONMap.CACHE_RAM ? "SQL_NO_CACHE " : "")
 				+ column + " FROM " + gainConditionString(tablePath, this) + gainLimitString();
 		cSql = buildWithAsExprSql(this, cSql);
diff --git a/src/test/java/apijson/orm/AbstractSQLConfigGroupCountTest.java b/src/test/java/apijson/orm/AbstractSQLConfigGroupCountTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1030b39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/apijson/orm/AbstractSQLConfigGroupCountTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+package apijson.orm;
+
+import apijson.JSON;
+import apijson.JSONMap;
+import apijson.JSONParser;
+import apijson.RequestMethod;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * 复现 issue #624：分组后再分页，total 拿到的是组内数量而不是分组后的总条数。
+ *
+ * HEAD 请求把 SELECT 改成 count(*) 后仍然保留 GROUP BY，
+ * 生成 SELECT count(*) AS count FROM Vehicle GROUP BY vid,sdate，
+ * 数据库返回的是每一组的数量（多行），而不是分组后的组数。
+ *
+ * 正确做法与 Oracle 一致：SELECT count(*) FROM ( SELECT count(*) ... GROUP BY ... ) 。
+ */
+public class AbstractSQLConfigGroupCountTest {
+	private static final String TABLE = "Vehicle";
+	private static JSONParser<? extends Map<String, Object>, ? extends List<Object>> previousJSONParser;
+
+	@BeforeClass
+	public static void installJSONParser() {
+		previousJSONParser = JSON.DEFAULT_JSON_PARSER;
+		JSON.DEFAULT_JSON_PARSER = new JSONParser<Map<String, Object>, List<Object>>() {
+			@Override
+			public Map<String, Object> createJSONObject() {
+				return new LinkedHashMap<>();
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public List<Object> createJSONArray() {
+				return new ArrayList<>();
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public Object parse(Object json) {
+				return json;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			public Map<String, Object> parseObject(Object json) {
+				return (Map<String, Object>) json;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public <T> T parseObject(Object json, Class<T> clazz) {
+				return clazz.cast(json);
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			public List<Object> parseArray(Object json) {
+				return (List<Object>) json;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			public <T> List<T> parseArray(Object json, Class<T> clazz) {
+				return (List<T>) json;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public String toJSONString(Object obj, boolean format) {
+				return String.valueOf(obj);
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	@AfterClass
+	public static void restoreJSONParser() {
+		JSON.DEFAULT_JSON_PARSER = previousJSONParser;
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void countsGroupsInsteadOfRowsInEachGroupForMySQL() throws Exception {
+		assertGroupedCountSelectsOuterCount(SQLConfig.DATABASE_MYSQL, "8.0.32");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void countsGroupsInsteadOfRowsInEachGroupForPostgreSQL() throws Exception {
+		assertGroupedCountSelectsOuterCount(SQLConfig.DATABASE_POSTGRESQL, "14.7");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void countsGroupsInsteadOfRowsInEachGroupForSQLServer() throws Exception {
+		assertGroupedCountSelectsOuterCount(SQLConfig.DATABASE_SQLSERVER, "2022");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void countsGroupsInsteadOfRowsInEachGroupForDB2() throws Exception {
+		assertGroupedCountSelectsOuterCount(SQLConfig.DATABASE_DB2, "11.5");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void keepsPlainCountWhenThereIsNoGroup() throws Exception {
+		String sql = buildHeadSQL(SQLConfig.DATABASE_MYSQL, "8.0.32", null);
+		System.out.println("HEAD without @group: " + oneLine(sql));
+
+		assertTrue("没有 @group 时不应包一层子查询: " + sql, !sql.contains("FROM ("));
+		assertTrue("没有 @group 时应直接 count(*): " + sql, sql.contains("count(*)"));
+		assertTrue("没有 @group 时不应出现 GROUP BY: " + sql, !sql.contains("GROUP BY"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void keepsGroupByForGetRequests() throws Exception {
+		String sql = buildSQL(RequestMethod.GET, SQLConfig.DATABASE_MYSQL, "8.0.32");
+		System.out.println("GET with @group: " + oneLine(sql));
+
+		assertTrue("GET 应保留分组字段: " + sql, sql.contains("vid"));
+		assertTrue("GET 应保留 GROUP BY: " + sql, sql.contains("GROUP BY"));
+		assertTrue("GET 不应改成 count(*): " + sql, !sql.contains("count(*)"));
+	}
+
+	private static void assertGroupedCountSelectsOuterCount(String database, String version)
+			throws Exception {
+		String sql = buildSQL(RequestMethod.HEAD, database, version);
+		System.out.println("HEAD with @group on " + database + ": " + oneLine(sql));
+
+		String flat = oneLine(sql).trim();
+
+		assertTrue("分组后的 HEAD 应统计组数，需要外层 count(*): " + flat, flat.startsWith("SELECT count(*)"));
+		assertTrue("分组后的 HEAD 应把原语句包成子查询: " + flat, flat.contains(" FROM (SELECT"));
+		assertTrue("子查询应保留 GROUP BY: " + flat, flat.contains("GROUP BY"));
+		// 外层不能有 GROUP BY，否则统计的仍然是组内数量
+		assertTrue("外层 count(*) 之后不能再出现 GROUP BY: " + flat, flat.endsWith(") AS \"Vehicle\"")
+				|| flat.endsWith(") AS `Vehicle`"));
+	}
+
+	private static String oneLine(String sql) {
+		return sql.replaceAll("[\\r\\n]+", " ");
+	}
+
+	private static String buildSQL(RequestMethod method, String database, String version)
+			throws Exception {
+		Map<String, Object> request = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+		request.put(JSONMap.KEY_GROUP, "vid,sdate");
+		request.put(JSONMap.KEY_COLUMN, "vid;sdate;max(cnt):maxcnt");
+		request.put(JSONMap.KEY_ORDER, "maxcnt-");
+
+		SQLConfig<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>> config =
+				newSQLConfig(method, database, version, request);
+		config.setCount(5);
+		config.setPage(0);
+
+		return config.gainSQL(false);
+	}
+
+	private static String buildHeadSQL(String database, String version, String group) throws Exception {
+		Map<String, Object> request = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+		if (group != null) {
+			request.put(JSONMap.KEY_GROUP, group);
+		}
+
+		SQLConfig<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>> config =
+				newSQLConfig(RequestMethod.HEAD, database, version, request);
+		return config.gainSQL(false);
+	}
+
+	private static SQLConfig<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>> newSQLConfig(RequestMethod method,
+			String database, String version, Map<String, Object> request) throws Exception {
+		AbstractSQLConfig.Callback<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>> callback =
+				new AbstractSQLConfig.SimpleCallback<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>>() {
+					@Override
+					public SQLConfig<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>> getSQLConfig(RequestMethod method,
+							String database, String datasource, String namespace, String catalog, String schema,
+							String table) {
+						return newConfig(method, table, version);
+					}
+				};
+		SQLConfig<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>> config =
+				AbstractSQLConfig.newSQLConfig(method, TABLE, null, request, null, false, callback);
+		config.setDatabase(database);
+		return config;
+	}
+
+	private static SQLConfig<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>> newConfig(RequestMethod method,
+			String table, final String version) {
+		return new AbstractSQLConfig<Long, Map<String, Object>, List<Object>>(method, table) {
+			@Override
+			public String gainDBVersion() {
+				return version;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public String gainDBUri() {
+				return "jdbc:test://localhost/test";
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public String gainDBAccount() {
+				return "test";
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public String gainDBPassword() {
+				return "test";
+			}
+		};
+	}
+}
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