diff --git a/src/order_base.h b/src/order_base.h
--- a/src/order_base.h
+++ b/src/order_base.h
@@ -272,17 +272,18 @@ private:
 	friend void AfterLoadVehicles(bool part_of_load); ///< For instantiating the shared vehicle chain
 	friend const struct SaveLoad *GetOrderListDescription(); ///< Saving and loading of order lists.
 
-	Order *first;                   ///< First order of the order list
-	VehicleOrderID num_orders;      ///< NOSAVE: How many orders there are in the list
-	uint num_vehicles;              ///< NOSAVE: Number of vehicles that share this order list
-	Vehicle *first_shared;          ///< NOSAVE: pointer to the first vehicle in the shared order chain
+	Order *first;                     ///< First order of the order list.
+	VehicleOrderID num_orders;        ///< NOSAVE: How many orders there are in the list.
+	VehicleOrderID num_manual_orders; ///< NOSAVE: How many manually added orders are there in the list.
+	uint num_vehicles;                ///< NOSAVE: Number of vehicles that share this order list.
+	Vehicle *first_shared;            ///< NOSAVE: pointer to the first vehicle in the shared order chain.
 
-	Ticks timetable_duration;       ///< NOSAVE: Total duration of the order list
+	Ticks timetable_duration;         ///< NOSAVE: Total duration of the order list
 
 public:
 	/** Default constructor producing an invalid order list. */
 	OrderList(VehicleOrderID num_orders = INVALID_VEH_ORDER_ID)
-		: first(NULL), num_orders(num_orders), num_vehicles(0), first_shared(NULL),
+		: first(NULL), num_orders(num_orders), num_manual_orders(0), num_vehicles(0), first_shared(NULL),
 		  timetable_duration(0) { }
 
 	/**
@@ -328,6 +329,12 @@ public:
 	inline VehicleOrderID GetNumOrders() const { return this->num_orders; }
 
 	/**
+	 * Get number of manually added orders in the order list.
+	 * @return number of manual orders in the chain.
+	 */
+	inline VehicleOrderID GetNumManualOrders() const { return this->num_manual_orders; }
+
+	/**
 	 * Insert a new order into the order chain.
 	 * @param new_order is the order to insert into the chain.
 	 * @param index is the position where the order is supposed to be inserted.
diff --git a/src/order_cmd.cpp b/src/order_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/order_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/order_cmd.cpp
@@ -212,11 +212,13 @@ void OrderList::Initialize(Order *chain,
 	this->first_shared = v;
 
 	this->num_orders = 0;
+	this->num_manual_orders = 0;
 	this->num_vehicles = 1;
 	this->timetable_duration = 0;
 
 	for (Order *o = this->first; o != NULL; o = o->next) {
 		++this->num_orders;
+		if (!o->IsType(OT_AUTOMATIC)) ++this->num_manual_orders;
 		this->timetable_duration += o->wait_time + o->travel_time;
 	}
 
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ void OrderList::FreeChain(bool keep_orde
 	if (keep_orderlist) {
 		this->first = NULL;
 		this->num_orders = 0;
+		this->num_manual_orders = 0;
 		this->timetable_duration = 0;
 	} else {
 		delete this;
@@ -277,6 +280,7 @@ void OrderList::InsertOrderAt(Order *new
 		}
 	}
 	++this->num_orders;
+	if (!new_order->IsType(OT_AUTOMATIC)) ++this->num_manual_orders;
 	this->timetable_duration += new_order->wait_time + new_order->travel_time;
 }
 
@@ -296,6 +300,7 @@ void OrderList::DeleteOrderAt(int index)
 		prev->next = to_remove->next;
 	}
 	--this->num_orders;
+	if (!to_remove->IsType(OT_AUTOMATIC)) --this->num_manual_orders;
 	this->timetable_duration -= (to_remove->wait_time + to_remove->travel_time);
 	delete to_remove;
 }
@@ -362,6 +367,7 @@ bool OrderList::IsCompleteTimetable() co
 void OrderList::DebugCheckSanity() const
 {
 	VehicleOrderID check_num_orders = 0;
+	VehicleOrderID check_num_manual_orders = 0;
 	uint check_num_vehicles = 0;
 	Ticks check_timetable_duration = 0;
 
@@ -369,9 +375,11 @@ void OrderList::DebugCheckSanity() const
 
 	for (const Order *o = this->first; o != NULL; o = o->next) {
 		++check_num_orders;
+		if (!o->IsType(OT_AUTOMATIC)) ++check_num_manual_orders;
 		check_timetable_duration += o->wait_time + o->travel_time;
 	}
 	assert(this->num_orders == check_num_orders);
+	assert(this->num_manual_orders == check_num_manual_orders);
 	assert(this->timetable_duration == check_timetable_duration);
 
 	for (const Vehicle *v = this->first_shared; v != NULL; v = v->NextShared()) {
@@ -379,8 +387,9 @@ void OrderList::DebugCheckSanity() const
 		assert(v->orders.list == this);
 	}
 	assert(this->num_vehicles == check_num_vehicles);
-	DEBUG(misc, 6, "... detected %u orders, %u vehicles, %i ticks", (uint)this->num_orders,
-	      this->num_vehicles, this->timetable_duration);
+	DEBUG(misc, 6, "... detected %u orders (%u manual), %u vehicles, %i ticks",
+			(uint)this->num_orders, (uint)this->num_manual_orders,
+			this->num_vehicles, this->timetable_duration);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/vehicle_base.h b/src/vehicle_base.h
--- a/src/vehicle_base.h
+++ b/src/vehicle_base.h
@@ -549,6 +549,12 @@ public:
 	inline VehicleOrderID GetNumOrders() const { return (this->orders.list == NULL) ? 0 : this->orders.list->GetNumOrders(); }
 
 	/**
+	 * Get the number of manually added orders this vehicle has.
+	 * @return the number of manually added orders this vehicle has.
+	 */
+	inline VehicleOrderID GetNumManualOrders() const { return (this->orders.list == NULL) ? 0 : this->orders.list->GetNumManualOrders(); }
+
+	/**
 	 * Copy certain configurations and statistics of a vehicle after successful autoreplace/renew
 	 * The function shall copy everything that cannot be copied by a command (like orders / group etc),
 	 * and that shall not be resetted for the new vehicle.
diff --git a/src/vehicle_gui.cpp b/src/vehicle_gui.cpp
--- a/src/vehicle_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/vehicle_gui.cpp
@@ -2447,7 +2447,7 @@ public:
 					/* FALL THROUGH, if aircraft. Does this even happen? */
 
 				default:
-					if (v->GetNumOrders() == 0) {
+					if (v->GetNumManualOrders() == 0) {
 						str = STR_VEHICLE_STATUS_NO_ORDERS + _settings_client.gui.vehicle_speed;
 						SetDParam(0, v->GetDisplaySpeed());
 					} else {