diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index cca5a1ea70..091ed7a083 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 		if ( $this->hierarchical_display ) {
 			$total_items = $wp_query->post_count;
+		} elseif ( isset( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
+			$total_items = $wp_query->found_posts;
 		} else {
 			$post_counts = (array) wp_count_posts( $post_type, 'readable' );