diff --git a/java.editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/editor/fold/JavaElementFoldManager.java b/java.editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/editor/fold/JavaElementFoldManager.java
--- a/java.editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/editor/fold/JavaElementFoldManager.java
+++ b/java.editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/editor/fold/JavaElementFoldManager.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.prefs.Preferences;
+import java.util.regex.*;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent;
 import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
@@ -396,11 +397,16 @@
                                 //added:
                                 int start = currentNew.start.getOffset();
                                 int end   = currentNew.end.getOffset();
+                                String text = operation.getHierarchy().getComponent().getDocument().getText(start, end-start);
+                                // FIXME needs much memory 
+                                int countTokens = text.split("\r\n|\r|\n").length;
+                                // TODO move to bundle
+                                String newText = ""+countTokens+" line(s)";
 
                                 if (end > start &&
                                         (end - start) > (currentNew.template.getStartGuardedLength() + currentNew.template.getEndGuardedLength())) {
                                     Fold f = operation.addToHierarchy(currentNew.template.getType(),
-                                            currentNew.template.getDescription(),
+                                            newText,
                                             mergeSpecialFoldState(currentNew),
                                             start,
                                             end,