diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 2cb759918b..9f24efa5c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -377,3 +377,30 @@ def main(names: list[str] = typer.Option(None)):
     result = runner.invoke(app, [], default_map={"names": "not-a-list"})
     assert result.exit_code == 2
     assert "Invalid value" in result.output
+
+
+def test_count_option_help_no_metavar() -> None:
+    """Regression test for https://github.com/fastapi/typer/issues/1869.
+
+    count=True options should not show INTEGER in help since they don't take a value.
+    """
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def main(verbose: int = typer.Option(0, count=True)):
+        """Count verbosity."""
+        typer.echo(f"verbose={verbose}")
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["--help"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    # The help must not show INTEGER for a count option
+    assert "INTEGER" not in result.output
+    assert "--verbose" in result.output
+
+    # Behaviour: --verbose increments
+    assert runner.invoke(app, ["--verbose"]).exit_code == 0
+
+    # Behaviour: --verbose 3 is rejected (count doesn't accept a value)
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["--verbose", "3"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 2
+    assert "unexpected extra argument" in result.output
diff --git a/typer/core.py b/typer/core.py
index 6868ab4355..a6c414b20e 100644
--- a/typer/core.py
+++ b/typer/core.py
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ def _extract_default_help_str(
         return _extract_default_help_str(self, ctx=ctx)
 
     def make_metavar(self, ctx: _click.Context) -> str:
+        if self.count:
+            return ""
         return super().make_metavar(ctx=ctx)
 
     def get_help_record(self, ctx: _click.Context) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
diff --git a/typer/rich_utils.py b/typer/rich_utils.py
index de68f60644..2202f98bb4 100644
--- a/typer/rich_utils.py
+++ b/typer/rich_utils.py
@@ -397,9 +397,10 @@ def _print_options_panel(
         types_data = Text(style=STYLE_TYPES, overflow="fold")
 
         # Fetch type
+        is_count_option: bool = isinstance(param, TyperOption) and param.count
         if metavar_type and metavar_type != "BOOLEAN":
             types_data.append(metavar_type)
-        else:
+        elif not is_count_option:
             type_str = param.type.name.upper()
             if type_str != "BOOLEAN":
                 types_data.append(type_str)