diff --git a/doc/src/fix_deposit.rst b/doc/src/fix_deposit.rst
index 7d2d28bfa9..08711001c5 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_deposit.rst
+++ b/doc/src/fix_deposit.rst
@@ -289,10 +289,11 @@ operation of the fix continues in an uninterrupted fashion.
    The fix will try to detect it and stop with an error.
 
 None of the :doc:`fix_modify <fix_modify>` options are relevant to this
-fix.  No global or per-atom quantities are stored by this fix for
-access by various :doc:`output commands <Howto_output>`.  No parameter
-of this fix can be used with the *start/stop* keywords of the
-:doc:`run <run>` command.  This fix is not invoked during :doc:`energy minimization <minimize>`.
+fix.  This fix computes a global scalar, which can be accessed by various
+output commands.  The scalar is the cumulative number of insertions.  The
+scalar value calculated by this fix is “intensive”.  No parameter of this
+fix can be used with the *start/stop* keywords of the :doc:`run <run>`
+command.  This fix is not invoked during :doc:`energy minimization <minimize>`.
 
 Restrictions
 """"""""""""
diff --git a/doc/src/fix_pour.rst b/doc/src/fix_pour.rst
index eca1f70c41..0ad369bf29 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_pour.rst
+++ b/doc/src/fix_pour.rst
@@ -245,8 +245,9 @@ produce the same behavior if you adjust the fix pour parameters
 appropriately.
 
 None of the :doc:`fix_modify <fix_modify>` options are relevant to this
-fix.  No global or per-atom quantities are stored by this fix for
-access by various :doc:`output commands <Howto_output>`.  No parameter
+fix.  This fix computes a global scalar, which can be accessed by various
+output commands.  The scalar is the cumulative number of insertions.  The
+scalar value calculated by this fix is “intensive”.  No parameter
 of this fix can be used with the *start/stop* keywords of the
 :doc:`run <run>` command.  This fix is not invoked during :doc:`energy minimization <minimize>`.
 
diff --git a/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.cpp b/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.cpp
index f92bca5073..cc5f0567e8 100644
--- a/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.cpp
+++ b/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ FixPour::FixPour(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
 
   if (lmp->kokkos) error->all(FLERR, "Cannot yet use fix pour with the KOKKOS package");
 
+  scalar_flag = 1;
   time_depend = 1;
 
   if (!atom->radius_flag || !atom->rmass_flag)
@@ -1030,6 +1031,15 @@ void FixPour::options(int narg, char **arg)
   }
 }
 
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   output number of successful insertions
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+double FixPour::compute_scalar()
+{
+  return ninserted;
+}
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void FixPour::reset_dt()
diff --git a/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.h b/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.h
index 4a6e4abdae..57db2541df 100644
--- a/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.h
+++ b/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class FixPour : public Fix {
   void init() override;
   void setup_pre_exchange() override;
   void pre_exchange() override;
+  double compute_scalar() override;
   void reset_dt() override;
   void *extract(const char *, int &) override;
 
diff --git a/src/fix_deposit.cpp b/src/fix_deposit.cpp
index 35bc48fe89..d2bcb3e855 100644
--- a/src/fix_deposit.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_deposit.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ FixDeposit::FixDeposit(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
 {
   if (narg < 7) error->all(FLERR,"Illegal fix deposit command");
 
+  scalar_flag = 1;
   restart_global = 1;
   time_depend = 1;
 
@@ -816,6 +817,15 @@ void FixDeposit::options(int narg, char **arg)
   }
 }
 
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   output number of successful insertions
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+double FixDeposit::compute_scalar()
+{
+  return ninserted;
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    pack entire state of Fix into one write
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/fix_deposit.h b/src/fix_deposit.h
index ba5078dbbe..2b866dc068 100644
--- a/src/fix_deposit.h
+++ b/src/fix_deposit.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class FixDeposit : public Fix {
   void init() override;
   void setup_pre_exchange() override;
   void pre_exchange() override;
+  double compute_scalar() override;
   void write_restart(FILE *) override;
   void restart(char *) override;
   void *extract(const char *, int &) override;