diff --git a/src/quotes/mod.rs b/src/quotes/mod.rs
index 234286d..4c0fc72 100644
--- a/src/quotes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/quotes/mod.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,18 @@ impl Quote {
         Ok(quotes)
     }
 
+    pub async fn search_query_count(
+        conn: &mut PgConnection,
+        query: &str,
+    ) -> Result<i64, QuoteError> {
+        let count: i64 =
+            sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM quotes WHERE fts ILIKE '%' || $1 || '%'")
+                .bind(query)
+                .fetch_one(&mut *conn)
+                .await?;
+        Ok(count)
+    }
+
     pub async fn get_by_search_query(
         conn: &mut PgConnection,
         query: &str,
diff --git a/src/web/pages/quotes.rs b/src/web/pages/quotes.rs
index 861d661..b94c7a2 100644
--- a/src/web/pages/quotes.rs
+++ b/src/web/pages/quotes.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ pub async fn page(
         "" => Quote::get_chronological_offset(&mut *conn, offset, per_page).await?,
         _ => Quote::get_by_search_query(&mut *conn, search, offset, per_page).await?,
     };
-    let total_quotes = Quote::total_count(&mut *conn).await?;
+    let total_quotes = match search {
+        "" => Quote::total_count(&mut *conn).await?,
+        _ => Quote::search_query_count(&mut *conn, search).await?,
+    };
     let total_pages = (total_quotes as f64 / per_page as f64).ceil() as i64;
 
     let s_qs = if search.is_empty() {