diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/fetch/get_search_params.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/fetch/get_search_params.ts
index 33617cf92fea..f32a7f593e6d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/fetch/get_search_params.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/fetch/get_search_params.ts
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ export function getSearchParamsFromRequest(
 ): ISearchRequestParams {
   const { getConfig } = dependencies;
   const searchParams = getSearchParams(getConfig);
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+  const { track_total_hits, ...body } = searchRequest.body;
 
   return {
     index: searchRequest.index.title || searchRequest.index,
-    body: searchRequest.body,
+    body,
+    track_total_hits,
     ...searchParams,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.ts
index ea5d98670a66..e2516456f2b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/search_source.ts
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ export class SearchSource {
       case 'type':
       case 'highlightAll':
         return key && data[key] == null && addToRoot(key, val);
+      case 'trackTotalHits':
+        return addToBody('track_total_hits', val);
       case 'searchAfter':
         return addToBody('search_after', val);
       case 'source':
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/types.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/types.ts
index 2ec4a31d94d8..c5bb4b5619be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/search_source/types.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export interface SearchSourceFields {
   sort?: OpenSearchQuerySortValue | OpenSearchQuerySortValue[];
   highlight?: any;
   highlightAll?: boolean;
+  trackTotalHits?: boolean | number;
   /**
    * {@link AggConfigs}
    */