diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts
index 800cc29ceb..63ce12f0ab 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function searchView(
     user: sdk.users.getUserContextBindings(ctx.user),
   })
 
-  const searchOptions: RequiredKeys<Omit<SearchViewRowRequest, "countRows">> &
+  const searchOptions: RequiredKeys<SearchViewRowRequest> &
     RequiredKeys<Pick<RowSearchParams, "tableId" | "query" | "fields">> = {
     tableId: view.tableId,
     query: enrichedQuery,
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export async function searchView(
     limit: body.limit,
     bookmark: body.bookmark,
     paginate: body.paginate,
+    countRows: body.countRows,
   }
 
   const result = await sdk.rows.search(searchOptions)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/row.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/row.ts
index f1aa39a461..e443b2daeb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/row.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/row.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ router
 
 router.post(
   "/api/v2/views/:viewId/search",
+  internalSearchValidator(),
   authorizedResource(PermissionType.VIEW, PermissionLevel.READ, "viewId"),
   rowController.views.searchView
 )
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts
index a63b29fe5a..671ce95038 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export function internalSearchValidator() {
       sortOrder: OPTIONAL_STRING,
       sortType: OPTIONAL_STRING,
       paginate: Joi.boolean(),
+      countRows: Joi.boolean(),
       bookmark: Joi.alternatives()
         .try(OPTIONAL_STRING, OPTIONAL_NUMBER)
         .optional(),
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d71dd4da78..7f7def28b3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -21102,7 +21102,7 @@ tar@6.1.15:
     mkdirp "^1.0.3"
     yallist "^4.0.0"
 
-tar@^6.1.11, tar@^6.1.2:
+tar@6.2.1, tar@^6.1.11, tar@^6.1.2:
   version "6.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tar/-/tar-6.2.1.tgz#717549c541bc3c2af15751bea94b1dd068d4b03a"
   integrity sha512-DZ4yORTwrbTj/7MZYq2w+/ZFdI6OZ/f9SFHR+71gIVUZhOQPHzVCLpvRnPgyaMpfWxxk/4ONva3GQSyNIKRv6A==