diff --git a/lib/AbstractApiModule.js b/lib/AbstractApiModule.js
index aab6a5e6..0603aa8e 100644
--- a/lib/AbstractApiModule.js
+++ b/lib/AbstractApiModule.js
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ class AbstractApiModule extends AbstractModule {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Validates and sets the relevant pagination options (limit, skip) and HTTP headers (X-Adapt-Page, X-Adapt-PageTotal, Link).
+   * Validates and sets the relevant pagination options (limit, skip) and HTTP headers (X-Adapt-Page, X-Adapt-PageTotal, X-Adapt-Total, Link).
    * @param {external:ExpressRequest} req
    * @param {external:ExpressResponse} res
    * @param {Object} mongoOpts The MongoDB options
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ class AbstractApiModule extends AbstractModule {
     res.set('X-Adapt-Page', page)
     res.set('X-Adapt-PageSize', pageSize)
     res.set('X-Adapt-PageTotal', pageTotal)
+    res.set('X-Adapt-Total', docCount)
 
     if (pageTotal > 1) {
       // absolute URL with paging params removed