diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9404018..597fd90 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 Observes [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) standard and [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) convention.
 
+## [0.5.1] - TBD
+
+- Added - apply restrictions to `get_key_source_count` in worker
+
+
 ## [0.5.0] - 2024-11-08
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/datajoint_utilities/dj_worker/worker_schema.py b/datajoint_utilities/dj_worker/worker_schema.py
index b65e093..a70d408 100644
--- a/datajoint_utilities/dj_worker/worker_schema.py
+++ b/datajoint_utilities/dj_worker/worker_schema.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 
 from datajoint.user_tables import Part, UserTable
+from datajoint.condition import AndList
 
 logger = dj.logger
 
@@ -155,15 +156,7 @@ def _rename_attributes(table, props):
                 else table.proj()
             )
 
-        def _remove_enclosed_parentheses(input_string):
-            pattern = r"\([^()]*\)"
-            # Use a while loop to recursively remove nested parentheses
-            while re.search(pattern, input_string):
-                # Replace all occurrences of the pattern with an {}
-                input_string = re.sub(pattern, "{}", input_string)
-            return input_string
-
-        target = dj.FreeTable(full_table_name=target_full_table_name, conn=dj.conn())
+        target = dj.FreeTable(full_table_name=target_full_table_name, conn=cls.connection)
 
         try:
             len(target)
@@ -189,14 +182,39 @@ def _remove_enclosed_parentheses(input_string):
         return incomplete_sql
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_key_source_count(cls, key_source_sql, target_full_table_name):
+    def get_key_source_count(cls, key_source_sql: str,
+                             target_full_table_name: str,
+                             andlist_restriction: AndList = None,
+                             return_sql=False):
         """
         From `key_source_sql`, count the total and incomplete key_source entries in the target table
+        Args:
+            key_source_sql (str): SQL statement for the key_source of the table
+            target_full_table_name (str): full table name of the target table
+            andlist_restriction (list|AndList): list of additional restrictions to be added to the key_source_sql
+             - the `restriction` property of QueryExpression - e.g. (table & key).restriction
+            return_sql (bool): if True, return the SQL statement instead of the count
         """
         incomplete_sql = cls.get_incomplete_key_source_sql(key_source_sql, target_full_table_name)
+
+        if andlist_restriction:
+            restriction_str = ")AND(".join(str(s) for s in andlist_restriction)
+
+            AND_or_WHERE = (
+                "AND"
+                if "WHERE" in _remove_enclosed_parentheses(key_source_sql)
+                else " WHERE "
+            )
+
+            key_source_sql += f" {AND_or_WHERE} ({restriction_str})"
+            incomplete_sql += f" AND ({restriction_str})"
+
+        if return_sql:
+            return key_source_sql, incomplete_sql
+
         try:
-            total = len(dj.conn().query(key_source_sql).fetchall())
-            incomplete = len(dj.conn().query(incomplete_sql).fetchall())
+            total = len(cls.connection.query(key_source_sql).fetchall())
+            incomplete = len(cls.connection.query(incomplete_sql).fetchall())
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
                 f"Error retrieving key_source for: {target_full_table_name}. \n{e}"
@@ -222,7 +240,7 @@ class WorkerLog(dj.Manual):
     @classmethod
     def log_process_job(cls, process, worker_name="", db_prefix=("",)):
         process_name = get_process_name(process, db_prefix)
-        user = dj.conn().get_user()
+        user = cls.connection.get_user()
 
         if not worker_name:
             frame = inspect.currentframe()
@@ -381,3 +399,12 @@ def is_djtable(obj, base_class=None) -> bool:
 
 def is_djparttable(obj) -> bool:
     return is_djtable(obj, Part)
+
+
+def _remove_enclosed_parentheses(input_string):
+    pattern = r"\([^()]*\)"
+    # Use a while loop to recursively remove nested parentheses
+    while re.search(pattern, input_string):
+        # Replace all occurrences of the pattern with an {}
+        input_string = re.sub(pattern, "{}", input_string)
+    return input_string
diff --git a/datajoint_utilities/version.py b/datajoint_utilities/version.py
index 3bbff80..bb762f8 100644
--- a/datajoint_utilities/version.py
+++ b/datajoint_utilities/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Package metadata."""
 
-__version__ = "0.5.0"
+__version__ = "0.5.1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index be35fcd..6d30d4a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "datajoint-utilities"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 description = "A general purpose repository containing all generic tools/utilities surrounding the DataJoint ecosystem"
 requires-python = ">=3.9, <3.12"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }