diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/mod.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/mod.rs
index a9a10a2976..0fdbd85c54 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/mod.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/mod.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn elastic_api_handlers(
 ///
 /// When set to `Count` with an integer value `n`, the response accurately tracks the total
 /// hit count that match the query up to `n` documents.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 pub enum TrackTotalHits {
     /// Track the number of hits that match the query accurately.
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/rest_handler.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/rest_handler.rs
index 2ba222238d..e26ce41aaa 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/rest_handler.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-serve/src/elasticsearch_api/rest_handler.rs
@@ -269,7 +269,10 @@ fn build_request_for_es_api(
 
     let max_hits = search_params.size.or(search_body.size).unwrap_or(10);
     let start_offset = search_params.from.or(search_body.from).unwrap_or(0);
-    let count_hits = match search_params.track_total_hits {
+    let count_hits = match search_params
+        .track_total_hits
+        .or(search_body.track_total_hits)
+    {
         None => CountHits::Underestimate,
         Some(TrackTotalHits::Track(false)) => CountHits::Underestimate,
         Some(TrackTotalHits::Count(count)) if count <= max_hits as i64 => CountHits::Underestimate,