diff --git a/src/atoms/tableScope/table.ts b/src/atoms/tableScope/table.ts
index dd87eea2..fdf8820c 100644
--- a/src/atoms/tableScope/table.ts
+++ b/src/atoms/tableScope/table.ts
@@ -239,5 +239,8 @@ export type AuditChangeFunction = (
  */
 export const auditChangeAtom = atom<AuditChangeFunction | undefined>(undefined);
 
-/** Store total  number of rows in firestore collection */
-export const serverDocCountAtom = atom(0);
+/**
+ * Store total number of rows in the table, respecting current filters.
+ * If `undefined`, the query hasn’t loaded yet.
+ */
+export const serverDocCountAtom = atom<number | undefined>(undefined);
diff --git a/src/components/TableToolbar/LoadedRowsStatus.tsx b/src/components/TableToolbar/LoadedRowsStatus.tsx
index e1ad6dcb..6a1465fa 100644
--- a/src/components/TableToolbar/LoadedRowsStatus.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TableToolbar/LoadedRowsStatus.tsx
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ function LoadedRowsStatus() {
       <StatusText>
         <SyncIcon style={{ transform: "rotate(45deg)" }} />
         Loaded {!tableNextPage.available && "all "}
-        {tableRows.length} {tableNextPage.available && `of ${serverDocCount}`}{" "}
-        row{serverDocCount !== 1 && "s"}
+        {tableRows.length}
+        {serverDocCount !== undefined && ` of ${serverDocCount}`} row
+        {(serverDocCount ?? tableRows.length) !== 1 && "s"}
       </StatusText>
     </Tooltip>
   );
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFirestoreCollectionWithAtom.ts b/src/hooks/useFirestoreCollectionWithAtom.ts
index 14d1ffc4..fb4ec621 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useFirestoreCollectionWithAtom.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useFirestoreCollectionWithAtom.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ interface IUseFirestoreCollectionWithAtomOptions<T> {
   /** Update this atom when we’re loading the next page, and if there is a next page available. Uses same scope as `dataScope`. */
   nextPageAtom?: PrimitiveAtom<NextPageState>;
   /** Set this atom's value to the number of docs in the collection on each new snapshot */
-  serverDocCountAtom?: PrimitiveAtom<number> | undefined;
+  serverDocCountAtom?: PrimitiveAtom<number | undefined>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export function useFirestoreCollectionWithAtom<T = TableRow>(
     handleError,
     nextPageAtom,
     setNextPageAtom,
+    serverDocCountAtom,
     setServerDocCountAtom,
   ]);