diff --git a/lib/typesense-rails.rb b/lib/typesense-rails.rb
index 33526d5..f1224fa 100644
--- a/lib/typesense-rails.rb
+++ b/lib/typesense-rails.rb
@@ -684,6 +684,10 @@ def typesense_facets
         @typesense_json["facet_counts"]
       end
 
+      def total_hits
+        @typesense_json["found"]
+      end
+
       private
 
       def typesense_init_raw_answer(json)