diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d3c8465ec..862678e10 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
  * Fixed edge case bug in `as_result_df` where rows of the table have only `"root"` as path index.
  * Fixed `sort_at_path` pathing to ignore leading `"root"` element (regardless of actual root element name) to match current `tt_at_path` behavior.
  * Fixed `section_div` for analysis of multiple variables (`AnalyzeMultiVars`).
+ 
+### Miscellaneous
+ * Added `add_counts_to_same_line` to `tt_to_flextable()` to be able to set the position of the column counts.
 
 ### Miscellaneous
 * Removed deprecated functions `add_analyzed_var` and `trim_zero_rows`.
diff --git a/R/tt_export.R b/R/tt_export.R
index 6583f73cc..c88b334cd 100644
--- a/R/tt_export.R
+++ b/R/tt_export.R
@@ -741,6 +741,8 @@ margins_landscape <- function() {
 #'   object to change its layout and style. If `NULL`, it will produce a table similar to `rtables` default. Defaults
 #'   to `theme_docx_default(tt)`.
 #' @param border (`officer` border object)\cr defaults to `officer::fp_border(width = 0.5)`.
+#' @param counts_in_newline (`flag`)\cr defaults to `TRUE` for printing the counts on a new line. Otherwise,
+#'   `FALSE` will print the counts in the same line as the column name (see [add_colcounts()]).
 #' @param indent_size (`integer(1)`)\cr if `NULL`, the default indent size of the table (see [matrix_form()]
 #'   `indent_size`) is used. To work with `docx`, any size is multiplied by 2 mm (5.67 pt) by default.
 #' @param titles_as_header (`flag`)\cr defaults to `TRUE` for [tt_to_flextable()], so the table is self-contained
@@ -750,9 +752,6 @@ margins_landscape <- function() {
 #' @param footers_as_text (`flag`)\cr defaults to `FALSE` for [tt_to_flextable()], so the table is self-contained with
 #'   the `flextable` definition of footnotes. `TRUE` is used for [export_as_docx()] to add the footers as a new
 #'   paragraph after the table. The same style is applied, but with a smaller font.
-#' @param counts_in_newline (`flag`)\cr defaults to `FALSE`. In `rtables` text printing ([formatters::toString()]),
-#'   the column counts, i.e. `(N=xx)`, are always on a new line. For `docx` exports it could be necessary to print it
-#'   on the same line.
 #' @param paginate (`flag`)\cr when exporting `.docx` documents using `export_as_docx`, we suggest relying on the
 #'   Microsoft Word pagination system. If `TRUE`, this option splits `tt` into different "pages" as multiple
 #'   `flextables`. Cooperation between the two mechanisms is not guaranteed. Defaults to `FALSE`.
@@ -856,10 +855,10 @@ tt_to_flextable <- function(tt,
   # IMPORTANT: Fix of (N=xx) which is by default on a new line but we usually do not
   # want this, and it depends on the size of the table, it is not another
   # row with different columns -> All of this should be fixed at source (in toString)
-  if (hnum > 1) { # otherwise nothing to do
+  if (hnum > 1) { # otherwise nothing to do (it is one line header already)
     det_nclab <- apply(hdr, 2, grepl, pattern = "\\(N=[0-9]+\\)$")
     has_nclab <- apply(det_nclab, 1, any)
-    if (isFALSE(counts_in_newline) && any(has_nclab)) {
+    if (!counts_in_newline && any(has_nclab)) {
       whsnc <- which(has_nclab) # which rows have it
       what_is_nclab <- det_nclab[whsnc, ]
 
diff --git a/man/tt_to_flextable.Rd b/man/tt_to_flextable.Rd
index 075e9355e..8c67a81fd 100644
--- a/man/tt_to_flextable.Rd
+++ b/man/tt_to_flextable.Rd
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ The same style is applied.}
 the \code{flextable} definition of footnotes. \code{TRUE} is used for \code{\link[=export_as_docx]{export_as_docx()}} to add the footers as a new
 paragraph after the table. The same style is applied, but with a smaller font.}
 
-\item{counts_in_newline}{(\code{flag})\cr defaults to \code{FALSE}. In \code{rtables} text printing (\code{\link[formatters:tostring]{formatters::toString()}}),
-the column counts, i.e. \code{(N=xx)}, are always on a new line. For \code{docx} exports it could be necessary to print it
-on the same line.}
+\item{counts_in_newline}{(\code{flag})\cr defaults to \code{TRUE} for printing the counts on a new line. Otherwise,
+\code{FALSE} will print the counts in the same line as the column name (see \code{\link[=add_colcounts]{add_colcounts()}}).}
 
 \item{paginate}{(\code{flag})\cr when exporting \code{.docx} documents using \code{export_as_docx}, we suggest relying on the
 Microsoft Word pagination system. If \code{TRUE}, this option splits \code{tt} into different "pages" as multiple
diff --git a/tests/testthat/setup-fakedata.R b/tests/testthat/setup-fakedata.R
index f22111193..08abc4afc 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/setup-fakedata.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/setup-fakedata.R
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ## Loading relevant libraries for tests
-library(testthat)
 library(xml2)
 library(tibble)
-library(rtables)
 library(dplyr)
 
 # # Load and flag for pdftools to check for it
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-exporters.R b/tests/testthat/test-exporters.R
index ec10f6793..017706a29 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-exporters.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-exporters.R
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ test_that("export_as_rtf works", {
 
 # Flextable and docx support ---------------------------------------------------
 test_that("Can create flextable object that works with different styles", {
+  skip_if_not_installed(c("flextable", "officer"))
   analysisfun <- function(x, ...) {
     in_rows(
       row1 = 5,
@@ -374,14 +375,14 @@ test_that("Can create flextable object that works with different styles", {
   topleft_t1 <- topleft_t1 %>%
     analyze("BMRKR1") %>%
     build_table(DM)
-  topleft_t1a <- tt_to_flextable(topleft_t1, counts_in_newline = FALSE)
-  topleft_t1b <- tt_to_flextable(topleft_t1, counts_in_newline = TRUE)
+  topleft_t1a <- tt_to_flextable(topleft_t1, add_counts_to_same_line = TRUE)
+  topleft_t1b <- tt_to_flextable(topleft_t1, add_counts_to_same_line = FALSE)
 
   topleft_t2 <- topleft_t2 %>%
     split_rows_by("SEX", label_pos = "topleft") %>%
     analyze("BMRKR1") %>%
     build_table(DM) %>%
-    tt_to_flextable(counts_in_newline = FALSE)
+    tt_to_flextable(add_counts_to_same_line = TRUE)
 
   expect_equal(flextable::nrow_part(topleft_t2, part = "header"), 2L)
   expect_equal(flextable::nrow_part(topleft_t1a, part = "header"), 1L)
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ test_that("Can create flextable object that works with different styles", {
 })
 
 test_that("export_as_doc works thanks to tt_to_flextable", {
+  skip_if_not_installed(c("flextable", "officer"))
   lyt <- make_big_lyt()
   tbl <- build_table(lyt, rawdat)
   top_left(tbl) <- "Ethnicity"
@@ -431,3 +433,22 @@ test_that("export_as_doc works thanks to tt_to_flextable", {
 
   expect_true(file.exists(doc_file))
 })
+
+test_that("tt_to_flextable works with add_counts_to_same_line", {
+  skip_if_not_installed(c("flextable", "officer"))
+  lyt <- basic_table(show_colcounts = TRUE) %>%
+    split_cols_by("ARM") %>%
+    analyze("BMRKR1")
+  tbl <- build_table(lyt, DM)
+
+  expect_silent(flx <- tt_to_flextable(tbl, add_counts_to_same_line = FALSE))
+  expect_equal(flextable::nrow_part(flx, part = "header"), 2)
+  expect_silent(flx <- tt_to_flextable(tbl, add_counts_to_same_line = TRUE))
+  expect_equal(flextable::nrow_part(flx, part = "header"), 1)
+
+  lyt <- basic_table(show_colcounts = FALSE) %>%
+    split_cols_by("ARM") %>%
+    analyze("BMRKR1")
+  tbl <- build_table(lyt, DM)
+  expect_warning(flx <- tt_to_flextable(tbl, add_counts_to_same_line = FALSE))
+})