diff --git a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-buttons-dropdown.gjs b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-buttons-dropdown.gjs
index 06871de3e67..457c4209a7e 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-buttons-dropdown.gjs
+++ b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-buttons-dropdown.gjs
@@ -35,6 +35,20 @@ const buttonOptionsMap = {
     icon: "lock",
     action: "toggleStatus",
   },
+  showTally: {
+    className: "btn-default show-tally",
+    label: "poll.show-tally.label",
+    title: "poll.show-tally.title",
+    icon: "info",
+    action: "toggleDisplayMode",
+  },
+  showPercentage: {
+    className: "btn-default show-percentage",
+    label: "poll.show-percentage.label",
+    title: "poll.show-percentage.title",
+    icon: "info",
+    action: "toggleDisplayMode",
+  },
 };
 
 export default class PollButtonsDropdownComponent extends Component {
@@ -68,8 +82,15 @@ export default class PollButtonsDropdownComponent extends Component {
       topicArchived,
       groupableUserFields,
       isAutomaticallyClosed,
+      availableDisplayMode,
     } = this.args;
 
+    if (availableDisplayMode) {
+      const option = { ...buttonOptionsMap[availableDisplayMode] };
+      option.id = option.action;
+      contents.push(option);
+    }
+
     if (groupableUserFields.length && voters > 0) {
       const option = { ...buttonOptionsMap.showBreakdown };
       option.id = option.action;
diff --git a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-results-standard.gjs b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-results-standard.gjs
index b244563e122..1b0eec3b631 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-results-standard.gjs
+++ b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-results-standard.gjs
@@ -76,10 +76,17 @@ export default class PollResultsStandardComponent extends Component {
           <div class="option">
             <p>
               {{#unless @isRankedChoice}}
-                <span class="percentage">{{i18n
-                    "number.percent"
-                    count=option.percentage
-                  }}</span>
+                {{#if @showTally}}
+                  <span class="absolute">{{i18n
+                      "poll.votes"
+                      count=option.votes
+                    }}</span>
+                {{else}}
+                  <span class="percentage">{{i18n
+                      "number.percent"
+                      count=option.percentage
+                    }}</span>
+                {{/if}}
               {{/unless}}
               <span class="option-text">{{htmlSafe option.html}}</span>
             </p>
diff --git a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-results-tabs.gjs b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-results-tabs.gjs
index 67187829b19..c210a4fe9d5 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-results-tabs.gjs
+++ b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll-results-tabs.gjs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export default class TabsComponent extends Component {
             @voters={{@voters}}
             @votersCount={{@votersCount}}
             @fetchVoters={{@fetchVoters}}
+            @showTally={{@showTally}}
           />
         {{/if}}
 
diff --git a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll.gjs b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll.gjs
index c555c5b7510..6baf80ab27b 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll.gjs
+++ b/plugins/poll/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/poll.gjs
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ import icon from "discourse-common/helpers/d-icon";
 import i18n from "discourse-common/helpers/i18n";
 import I18n from "discourse-i18n";
 import PollBreakdownModal from "../components/modal/poll-breakdown";
-import { PIE_CHART_TYPE } from "../components/modal/poll-ui-builder";
+import {
+  MULTIPLE_POLL_TYPE,
+  PIE_CHART_TYPE,
+  REGULAR_POLL_TYPE,
+} from "../components/modal/poll-ui-builder";
 import PollButtonsDropdown from "../components/poll-buttons-dropdown";
 import PollInfo from "../components/poll-info";
 import PollOptions from "../components/poll-options";
@@ -48,6 +52,8 @@ export default class PollComponent extends Component {
     (this.topicArchived && !this.staffOnly) ||
     (this.closed && !this.staffOnly);
 
+  @tracked showTally = false;
+
   checkUserGroups = (user, poll) => {
     const pollGroups =
       poll && poll.groups && poll.groups.split(",").map((g) => g.toLowerCase());
@@ -452,6 +458,17 @@ export default class PollComponent extends Component {
     return htmlSafe(I18n.t("poll.average_rating", { average }));
   }
 
+  get availableDisplayMode() {
+    if (
+      !this.showResults ||
+      this.poll.chart_type === PIE_CHART_TYPE ||
+      ![REGULAR_POLL_TYPE, MULTIPLE_POLL_TYPE].includes(this.poll.type)
+    ) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return this.showTally ? "showPercentage" : "showTally";
+  }
+
   @action
   updatedVoters() {
     this.preloadedVoters = this.defaultPreloadedVoters();
@@ -640,6 +657,12 @@ export default class PollComponent extends Component {
         }
       });
   }
+
+  @action
+  toggleDisplayMode() {
+    this.showTally = !this.showTally;
+  }
+
   <template>
     <div
       {{didUpdate this.updatedVoters @preloadedVoters}}
@@ -669,6 +692,7 @@ export default class PollComponent extends Component {
                 @votersCount={{this.poll.voters}}
                 @fetchVoters={{this.fetchVoters}}
                 @rankedChoiceOutcome={{this.rankedChoiceOutcome}}
+                @showTally={{this.showTally}}
               />
             {{/if}}
           {{/if}}
@@ -754,6 +778,7 @@ export default class PollComponent extends Component {
         @groupableUserFields={{this.groupableUserFields}}
         @isAutomaticallyClosed={{this.isAutomaticallyClosed}}
         @dropDownClick={{this.dropDownClick}}
+        @availableDisplayMode={{this.availableDisplayMode}}
       />
     </div>
   </template>
diff --git a/plugins/poll/assets/stylesheets/common/poll.scss b/plugins/poll/assets/stylesheets/common/poll.scss
index 52fcc440932..188300f28d4 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/assets/stylesheets/common/poll.scss
+++ b/plugins/poll/assets/stylesheets/common/poll.scss
@@ -347,7 +347,9 @@ div.poll-outer {
     .poll-buttons-dropdown,
     .export-results,
     .toggle-status,
-    .show-breakdown {
+    .show-breakdown,
+    .show-tally,
+    .show-percentage {
       // we want these controls to be separated
       // from voting controls
       margin-left: auto;
@@ -367,7 +369,8 @@ div.poll-outer {
         }
       }
 
-      .percentage {
+      .percentage,
+      .absolute {
         float: right;
         color: var(--primary-medium);
         margin-left: 0.25em;
diff --git a/plugins/poll/config/locales/client.en.yml b/plugins/poll/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 850ec5714c2..437a5919f90 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/plugins/poll/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ en:
       total_votes:
         one: "total vote"
         other: "total votes"
+      votes:
+        one: "%{count} vote"
+        other: "%{count} votes"
 
       average_rating: "Average rating: <strong>%{average}</strong>."
 
@@ -46,6 +49,14 @@ en:
         title: "Display the poll results"
         label: "Results"
 
+      show-tally:
+        title: "Show voting results by number of votes"
+        label: "Display tally"
+
+      show-percentage:
+        title: "Show voting results as percentage"
+        label: "Display as percentage"
+
       remove-vote:
         title: "Remove your vote"
         label: "Undo vote"
diff --git a/plugins/poll/test/javascripts/component/poll-buttons-dropdown-test.js b/plugins/poll/test/javascripts/component/poll-buttons-dropdown-test.js
index c06d523fd84..f48bb87e175 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/test/javascripts/component/poll-buttons-dropdown-test.js
+++ b/plugins/poll/test/javascripts/component/poll-buttons-dropdown-test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module("Poll | Component | poll-buttons-dropdown", function (hooks) {
 
     await click(".widget-dropdown-header");
 
-    assert.strictEqual(count("li.dropdown-menu__item"), 2);
+    assert.dom("li.dropdown-menu__item").exists({ count: 2 });
 
     assert.strictEqual(
       query("li.dropdown-menu__item span").textContent.trim(),
@@ -46,6 +46,43 @@ module("Poll | Component | poll-buttons-dropdown", function (hooks) {
     );
   });
 
+  test("Renders a show-tally button when poll is a bar chart", async function (assert) {
+    this.setProperties({
+      closed: false,
+      voters: 2,
+      isStaff: false,
+      isMe: false,
+      topicArchived: false,
+      groupableUserFields: ["stuff"],
+      isAutomaticallyClosed: false,
+      dropDownClick: () => {},
+      availableDisplayMode: "showTally",
+    });
+
+    await render(hbs`<PollButtonsDropdown
+      @closed={{this.closed}}
+      @voters={{this.voters}}
+      @isStaff={{this.isStaff}}
+      @isMe={{this.isMe}}
+      @topicArchived={{this.topicArchived}}
+      @groupableUserFields={{this.groupableUserFields}}
+      @isAutomaticallyClosed={{this.isAutomaticallyClosed}}
+      @dropDownClick={{this.dropDownClick}}
+      @availableDisplayMode={{this.availableDisplayMode}}
+    />`);
+
+    await click(".widget-dropdown-header");
+
+    assert.strictEqual(count("li.dropdown-menu__item"), 2);
+
+    assert
+      .dom(query("li.dropdown-menu__item span"))
+      .hasText(
+        I18n.t("poll.show-tally.label"),
+        "displays the show absolute button"
+      );
+  });
+
   test("Renders a single button when there is only one authorised action", async function (assert) {
     this.setProperties({
       closed: false,
diff --git a/plugins/poll/test/javascripts/component/poll-results-standard-test.js b/plugins/poll/test/javascripts/component/poll-results-standard-test.js
index 70125f0cea2..7db77e930c3 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/test/javascripts/component/poll-results-standard-test.js
+++ b/plugins/poll/test/javascripts/component/poll-results-standard-test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import hbs from "htmlbars-inline-precompile";
 import { module, test } from "qunit";
 import { setupRenderingTest } from "discourse/tests/helpers/component-test";
 import { exists, queryAll } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
+import I18n from "discourse-i18n";
 
 const TWO_OPTIONS = [
   { id: "1ddc47be0d2315b9711ee8526ca9d83f", html: "This", votes: 5, rank: 0 },
@@ -160,4 +161,40 @@ module("Poll | Component | poll-results-standard", function (hooks) {
       "b"
     );
   });
+
+  test("options in ascending order, showing absolute vote number", async function (assert) {
+    this.setProperties({
+      options: FIVE_OPTIONS,
+      pollName: "Five Multi Option Poll",
+      pollType: "multiple",
+      postId: 123,
+      vote: ["1ddc47be0d2315b9711ee8526ca9d83f"],
+      voters: PRELOADEDVOTERS,
+      votersCount: 12,
+      fetchVoters: () => {},
+      showTally: true,
+    });
+
+    await render(hbs`<PollResultsStandard
+      @options={{this.options}}
+      @pollName={{this.pollName}}
+      @pollType={{this.pollType}}
+      @postId={{this.postId}}
+      @vote={{this.vote}}
+      @voters={{this.voters}}
+      @votersCount={{this.votersCount}}
+      @fetchVoters={{this.fetchVoters}}
+      @showTally={{this.showTally}}
+    />`);
+
+    let percentages = queryAll(".option .absolute");
+    assert.dom(percentages[0]).hasText(I18n.t("poll.votes", { count: 5 }));
+    assert.dom(percentages[1]).hasText(I18n.t("poll.votes", { count: 4 }));
+    assert.dom(percentages[2]).hasText(I18n.t("poll.votes", { count: 2 }));
+    assert.dom(percentages[3]).hasText(I18n.t("poll.votes", { count: 1 }));
+
+    assert.dom(queryAll(".option")[3].querySelectorAll("span")[1]).hasText("a");
+    assert.dom(percentages[4]).hasText(I18n.t("poll.votes", { count: 1 }));
+    assert.dom(queryAll(".option")[4].querySelectorAll("span")[1]).hasText("b");
+  });
 });