diff --git a/service/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/api/registry/search/SearchRequestFactory.java b/service/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/api/registry/search/SearchRequestFactory.java
index 4cf45960..ebd39a09 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/api/registry/search/SearchRequestFactory.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/api/registry/search/SearchRequestFactory.java
@@ -103,9 +103,12 @@ public SearchRequest build(RequestBuildContext context, String index) {
       ProductQueryBuilderUtil.addPresetCriteria(this.base, context.getPresetCriteria());
     }
 
-    return new SearchRequest().indices(index)
-        .source(new SearchSourceBuilder().query(this.base).fetchSource(
-            context.getFields().toArray(new String[0]),
-            SearchRequestFactory.excludes(context.getFields())));
+    return new SearchRequest()
+        .indices(index)
+        .source(new SearchSourceBuilder()
+            .query(this.base)
+            .fetchSource(context.getFields().toArray(new String[0]),
+                         SearchRequestFactory.excludes(context.getFields()))
+            .trackTotalHits(true));
   }
 }