diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a414ba5e0..942605f28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Mastodon API: Unsubscribe followers when they unfollow a user
 - AdminAPI: Add "godmode" while fetching user statuses (i.e. admin can see private statuses)
 - Improve digest email template
-– Pagination: (optional) return `total` alongside with `items` when paginating
+- Pagination: (optional) return `total` alongside with `items` when paginating
+- Admin API: Return `total` when querying for reports
 
 ### Fixed
 - Following from Osada
diff --git a/docs/api/admin_api.md b/docs/api/admin_api.md
index d79c342be..5a090c720 100644
--- a/docs/api/admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/api/admin_api.md
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 
 ```json
 {
+  "total" : 1,
   "reports": [
     {
       "account": {
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
index 544b9d7d8..2a1cc59e5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
@@ -442,11 +442,9 @@ def list_reports(conn, params) do
       params
       |> Map.put("type", "Flag")
       |> Map.put("skip_preload", true)
+      |> Map.put("total", true)
 
-    reports =
-      []
-      |> ActivityPub.fetch_activities(params)
-      |> Enum.reverse()
+    reports = ActivityPub.fetch_activities([], params)
 
     conn
     |> put_view(ReportView)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/report_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/report_view.ex
index a25f3f1fe..0b8745b2e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/report_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/report_view.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.ReportView do
 
   def render("index.json", %{reports: reports}) do
     %{
-      reports: render_many(reports, __MODULE__, "show.json", as: :report)
+      reports: render_many(reports[:items], __MODULE__, "show.json", as: :report),
+      total: reports[:total]
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
index 4e2c27431..b1ddd898b 100644
--- a/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ test "returns empty response when no reports created", %{conn: conn} do
         |> json_response(:ok)
 
       assert Enum.empty?(response["reports"])
+      assert response["total"] == 0
     end
 
     test "returns reports", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -1331,6 +1332,8 @@ test "returns reports", %{conn: conn} do
 
       assert length(response["reports"]) == 1
       assert report["id"] == report_id
+
+      assert response["total"] == 1
     end
 
     test "returns reports with specified state", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -1364,6 +1367,8 @@ test "returns reports with specified state", %{conn: conn} do
       assert length(response["reports"]) == 1
       assert open_report["id"] == first_report_id
 
+      assert response["total"] == 1
+
       response =
         conn
         |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/reports", %{
@@ -1376,6 +1381,8 @@ test "returns reports with specified state", %{conn: conn} do
       assert length(response["reports"]) == 1
       assert closed_report["id"] == second_report_id
 
+      assert response["total"] == 1
+
       response =
         conn
         |> get("/api/pleroma/admin/reports", %{
@@ -1384,6 +1391,7 @@ test "returns reports with specified state", %{conn: conn} do
         |> json_response(:ok)
 
       assert Enum.empty?(response["reports"])
+      assert response["total"] == 0
     end
 
     test "returns 403 when requested by a non-admin" do