diff --git a/cmd/api-server/main.go b/cmd/api-server/main.go
index 4c06dab..a6d49c7 100644
--- a/cmd/api-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api-server/main.go
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	// 3.3. CORS
 	e.Use(middleware.CORSWithConfig(middleware.CORSConfig{
-		AllowOrigins: []string{"*"},
+		AllowOrigins:  []string{"*"},
+		ExposeHeaders: []string{"X-Total-Count"},
 	}))
 
 	// 3.4. register implemented handlers
diff --git a/docs/openapi.yaml b/docs/openapi.yaml
index dbc32cb..a21c86f 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.yaml
+++ b/docs/openapi.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ paths:
             application/json:
               schema:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/Transactions"
+          headers:
+            X-Total-Count:
+              description: Total number of transactions
+              schema:
+                type: integer
         "204":
           description: No transactions
     post:
diff --git a/internal/api/impl.go b/internal/api/impl.go
index 63468ac..a8cc21c 100644
--- a/internal/api/impl.go
+++ b/internal/api/impl.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"git.rosemyrtle.work/personal-finance/server/internal/dal"
 	"git.rosemyrtle.work/personal-finance/server/internal/entity"
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func (server *ServerImpl) GetTransactions(ctx echo.Context, params GetTransactio
 		offset = int(*params.Offset)
 	}
 
-	transactions, err := server.Dal.Transactions(limit, offset, params.Category)
+	transactions, totalCount, err := server.Dal.Transactions(limit, offset, params.Category)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ func (server *ServerImpl) GetTransactions(ctx echo.Context, params GetTransactio
 		return ctx.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
 	}
 
+	ctx.Response().Header().Set("X-Total-Count", strconv.FormatUint(uint64(totalCount), 10))
 	return ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, convertTransactions(transactions))
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/api/impl_test.go b/internal/api/impl_test.go
index 828efb7..cfa185d 100644
--- a/internal/api/impl_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/impl_test.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestServerImpl_GetTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 
 			mock_dal.EXPECT().
 				Transactions(int(*tt.args.params.Limit), int(*tt.args.params.Offset), tt.args.params.Category).
-				Return(tt.mocks, nil).
+				Return(tt.mocks, uint(1), nil).
 				Times(1)
 
 			if err := pf.GetTransactions(ctx, tt.args.params); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
diff --git a/internal/api/server.gen.go b/internal/api/server.gen.go
index c035835..9df54c1 100644
--- a/internal/api/server.gen.go
+++ b/internal/api/server.gen.go
@@ -276,24 +276,25 @@ func RegisterHandlersWithBaseURL(router EchoRouter, si ServerInterface, baseURL
 // Base64 encoded, gzipped, json marshaled Swagger object
 var swaggerSpec = []string{
 
-	"H4sIAAAAAAAC/8RXTXPbNhD9Kxi0R4akLU8PPLW2Jx7NdFxPk5zSHCBySSElAQZYSNV49N87ACgZ/Irk",
-	"OnYvNiksdt++XTwsH2kum1YKEKhp9kh1voaGucdrJv62/1slW1DIwf3KC/sXdy3QjGpUXFR0H1HBGphe",
-	"kKrgFYil21dK1TCkGTWGFzQamu8jquCb4QoKmn2mzsR5/nI0lauvkKP1bPF5SAiNe/hZQUkz+lPylFPS",
-	"JZS4bPZHN0wptrPvNwyhkmo3zrRS0rSn3B623znjgIhzNt1b22HSs/n2Q43gzlTgud7v5wr5UTGhWY5c",
-	"inHwPGDx/MwjWjCEXl+4H6Jx9AJ0rnh7iD5a5/324gJ/uaIRbbjgjWlolh59coFQgbKbNqw2/fBlLRk+",
-	"xRemWVnTAYkdyBDTwdkUtQFz5/drSPeobS0gLkrpqJcCWY72ERrGa5sFF0zk8GtjFLK4gM2IQfoASkvB",
-	"avLe25IPoDag/rKZ1DwHoeGpqejd/SdyBwIUq8mDWdU8J797I7JZxCmRitQMQdGIGmURrBFbnSXJdruN",
-	"K2Fiqaqkc6uTqq3fLeL0nUYmClZLAfEam9qlybGGKXjvyB8tiN8elmQRp5ZtUNpnksYXcWr3yhYEaznN",
-	"6CJO4wWNaMtw7YhOVgetqMAxZXuXWSqsLNE7QC8mtsy6lRaltbpM0wPDINw+1rY1z93O5Kv2vegrdo7+",
-	"aF+5fiU+mDwHrUtTkyMqm85lemV99o3vJVl1jiKqTdMwe+bon4CKwwYI/MM1clEFVj735NH+Wxb7UyRc",
-	"75aFo06xBhCUptnnIYrlLZGlC0FQEgVolO0bbtcs5wfVzqgPSsPjg8pAFJA21Ksvr1yE59TgysceZC82",
-	"rOYFWd4SbSwUKLztRL1sQCIkklIaUQyq9p6LwrO42pHlra9Wp6SHO2imUjdPVi+k6ywxOl6Sk0r0sn4O",
-	"Ep5o6rCnB5YJDnR1jqye/p5o7ZLXCMoWJPBOjtdb1+TfDLiXrsuD5fP6cDgADFH4e8cesjDH8WEb4Kh5",
-	"w7EHooCSmRppdpGmUe96XFyeuB7HqGRZakBSKtmQ7RoUdIC89GCf5Sl83sE0wJfD86qEa3BnagZCtzQv",
-	"P9G4I6AuiN1uu2K75vna5q2lwpkY3dL/I3G9Zv8BxxP7/r5/6/SNI9pKPXEkbxQwhHDA8fcDaLyWxe41",
-	"qLBM7EesX7xWqCHpH0MtcdkXs9dLaGtvjqN9j3vPIWFEwDakfayMyWPwdmIACGKfPweEQnliHOgh+e5U",
-	"MJrkR+f/jQ7Rm44Lw9rPTg0h593wENHWTFT1U1uMDtvzi2ra7pvnLYr635TgR3yQ7kdfb1OycaJwnquC",
-	"6GOX1LvZ7riXuHbKeeT4Jb3hi02YmJRkl82/AQAA///XEvLj8REAAA==",
+	"H4sIAAAAAAAC/8RXTW/jNhD9KwTboyJp46AHndok2MBAkQbdLFBguwdaGtncSqSWHNo1Av/3gqRsU1+x",
+	"0zTpJbGt4cybN4+P1BPNZd1IAQI1zZ6ozldQM/fxmom/7P9GyQYUcnC/8sL+xW0DNKMaFRdLuouoYDWM",
+	"P5Cq4EsQc7eulKpmSDNqDC9o1A/fRVTBd8MVFDT7Ql2Iy/z1ECoX3yBHm9ni85AQavfhRwUlzegPybGn",
+	"pG0ocd3sDmmYUmxrv98whKVU22GnSyVNcyrtfvmdCw6IOGfRvY3tNz3Zb7fUAO7EBF6a/X5qkI+KCc1y",
+	"5FIMi+cBi+d3HtGCIXR04X6IhtUL0Lnizb764DnvyosL/OmKRrTmgtempll6yMkFwhKUXbRmlemWLyvJ",
+	"8FhfmHphQ3sktiBDTPtkY9QGzJ2v15DugWwtIC5K6aiXAlmO9iPUjFe2Cy6YyOHn2ihkcQHrAYP0AZSW",
+	"glXko48ln0CtQf1pO6l4DkLDUVT07v4zuQMBilXkwSwqnpNffRBZz+KUSEUqhqBoRI2yCFaIjc6SZLPZ",
+	"xEthYqmWSZtWJ8umupjF6YVGJgpWSQHxCuvKtcmxgjF4F+S3BsQvD3Myi1PLNijtO0njD3Fq18oGBGs4",
+	"zegsTuMZjWjDcOWIThZ7r1iCY8pql1kqrC3RO0BvJnbMupEWpY26TNM9wyDcOtY0Fc/dyuSb9lr0EzvH",
+	"f7SfXHcSn0yeg9alqcgBlW3nMr2yObvB95Is2kQR1aaumd1z9HdAxWENBP7mGrlYBlG+9+TJ/psXu1Mk",
+	"XG/nhaNOsRoQlKbZlz6K+S2RpStBUBIFaJTVDbfPLOd7186oL0rD7YPKQBSQ1verr288hJfM4MrX7nUv",
+	"1qziBZnfEm0sFCh87Mi8bEEiJJJSGlH0pvaRi8KzuNiS+a2fVuuk+zNoYlI3x6hX0nWWGR0OyVEnep2e",
+	"g4ZHRB1quheZYM9Xp8jq+O8JaZe8QlB2IEF2cjjeWpF/N+C+tCoPHp+nw/4FoI/Cnzt2k4U9DjdbD0fF",
+	"a44dEAWUzFRIsw9pGnWOx9nlieNxiEqWpQYkpZI12axAQQvIWw92WR7D5xOMA3w9PO9KuAK3pyYgtI+m",
+	"7ScaKgKqgtjlVhWbFc9Xtm8tFU7UaB/9PxbXEfu52zOiK2CF2xFP9I+LR4msuriRxoPpJnAPybhCx7o+",
+	"Tmz3jAtgF/bzh1s3OKKN1CM7/0YBQwjvUf4YAo3Xsti+BeNtk73hfnirUv3ZPoaW5bovJk+xMNYeUIf4",
+	"DveeQ8KIgE1I+9CAk6fg24l7RlD7/OtG6Mcnbh0dJM9ePgYvDAPRvtNefddbSX/2k5eTkPP2jhLRxoxM",
+	"9XNTDDbby4dqmvbV6j2G+u+c4L94790NXhLHbOPE4DxXBdEHlVTbSXXcS1w55zxw/Bpt+GETJkYt2XXz",
+	"TwAAAP//vC0lzlgSAAA=",
 }
 
 // GetSwagger returns the content of the embedded swagger specification file
diff --git a/internal/dal/dal.go b/internal/dal/dal.go
index ef9bd86..13cb06e 100644
--- a/internal/dal/dal.go
+++ b/internal/dal/dal.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "git.rosemyrtle.work/personal-finance/server/internal/entity"
 
 type DAL interface {
 	Transaction(transactionId int64) (*entity.Transaction, error)
-	Transactions(limit, offset int, category *string) (entity.Transactions, error)
+	Transactions(limit, offset int, category *string) (entity.Transactions, uint, error)
 	InsertTransaction(entity.Transaction) (entity.Transaction, error)
 	UpdateTransaction(entity.TransactionId, *entity.CategoryName) (bool, error)
 	TransactionExists(uint64) (bool, error)
diff --git a/internal/dal/impl.go b/internal/dal/impl.go
index 6dcd483..cf0ff16 100644
--- a/internal/dal/impl.go
+++ b/internal/dal/impl.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.rosemyrtle.work/personal-finance/server/internal/entity"
+	"github.com/shopspring/decimal"
 )
 
 type DalImpl struct {
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ func (dal *DalImpl) Transaction(transactionId int64) (*entity.Transaction, error
 	return &transactions[0], nil
 }
 
-func (dal *DalImpl) Transactions(limit, offset int, category *string) (entity.Transactions, error) {
+func (dal *DalImpl) Transactions(limit, offset int, category *string) (entity.Transactions, uint, error) {
 	log.Print("DAL::Transactions", "limit", limit, "offset", offset, "category", category)
 
 	if dal.Db == nil {
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ func (dal *DalImpl) Transactions(limit, offset int, category *string) (entity.Tr
 	}
 
 	stmts := []string{
-		"SELECT t.id, t.date, t.description, t.amount, tc.name",
+		"SELECT t.id, t.date, t.description, t.amount, tc.name, count(*) OVER() AS total_count",
 		"FROM pfbudget.transactions t",
 		"LEFT JOIN pfbudget.transactions_categorized tc ON t.id = tc.id",
 	}
@@ -71,10 +73,29 @@ func (dal *DalImpl) Transactions(limit, offset int, category *string) (entity.Tr
 
 	rows, err := dal.Db.Query(stmt, args...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return entity.Transactions{}, err
+		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 
-	return convert[entity.Transaction](rows), nil
+	type TransactionWithCount struct {
+		Id          entity.TransactionId
+		Date        time.Time
+		Description string
+		Value       decimal.Decimal
+		Category    *entity.CategoryName
+		TotalCount  uint
+	}
+
+	transactions_with_count := convert[TransactionWithCount](rows)
+	if len(transactions_with_count) == 0 {
+		return nil, 0, nil
+	}
+
+	var ans entity.Transactions
+	for _, twc := range transactions_with_count {
+		t := entity.Transaction{Id: twc.Id, Date: twc.Date, Description: twc.Description, Value: twc.Value, Category: twc.Category}
+		ans = append(ans, t)
+	}
+	return ans, transactions_with_count[0].TotalCount, nil
 }
 
 func (dal *DalImpl) InsertTransaction(t entity.Transaction) (entity.Transaction, error) {
diff --git a/internal/dal/impl_test.go b/internal/dal/impl_test.go
index 5435ccb..e275428 100644
--- a/internal/dal/impl_test.go
+++ b/internal/dal/impl_test.go
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ func TestDalImpl_Transactions(t *testing.T) {
 			fields{db},
 			args{limit: 30, offset: 0, category: nil},
 			[][]driver.Value{
-				{1, date, "income", 1000, nil},
-				{2, date, "expense", -10.50, nil},
+				{1, date, "income", 1000, nil, 2},
+				{2, date, "expense", -10.50, nil, 2},
 			},
 			entity.Transactions{
 				{Id: 1, Date: date, Description: "income", Value: decimal.NewFromInt(1000)},
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ func TestDalImpl_Transactions(t *testing.T) {
 			fields{db},
 			args{limit: 30, offset: 0, category: golang.Ptr("C1")},
 			[][]driver.Value{
-				{1, date, "income", 1000, "C1"},
-				{2, date, "expense", -10.50, nil},
+				{1, date, "income", 1000, "C1", 2},
+				{2, date, "expense", -10.50, nil, 2},
 			},
 			entity.Transactions{
 				{Id: 1, Date: date, Description: "income", Value: decimal.NewFromInt(1000), Category: golang.Ptr("C1")},
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestDalImpl_Transactions(t *testing.T) {
 
 			args := []driver.Value{tt.args.limit, tt.args.offset}
 			stmt := `
-			^SELECT \w+\.id, \w+\.date, \w+\.description, \w+\.amount, \w+\.name
+			^SELECT \w+\.id, \w+\.date, \w+\.description, \w+\.amount, \w+\.name, count\(\*\) OVER\(\) AS total_count
 			FROM \w+\.transactions \w+
 			LEFT JOIN \w+\.transactions_categorized \w+
 			ON \w+\.id = \w+\.id
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ func TestDalImpl_Transactions(t *testing.T) {
 				ExpectQuery(stmt).
 				WithArgs(args...).
 				WillReturnRows(
-					mock.NewRows([]string{"id", "date", "description", "amount", "category"}).AddRows(tt.mocks...),
+					mock.NewRows([]string{"id", "date", "description", "amount", "category", "total_count"}).AddRows(tt.mocks...),
 				)
 
-			got, err := dal.Transactions(tt.args.limit, tt.args.offset, tt.args.category)
+			got, _, err := dal.Transactions(tt.args.limit, tt.args.offset, tt.args.category)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("DalImpl.Transactions() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
diff --git a/internal/mock/mock_dal.gen.go b/internal/mock/mock_dal.gen.go
index 582c274..da6ea6c 100644
--- a/internal/mock/mock_dal.gen.go
+++ b/internal/mock/mock_dal.gen.go
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ func (mr *MockDALMockRecorder) Bank(bankId any) *gomock.Call {
 }
 
 // Banks mocks base method.
-func (m *MockDAL) Banks() ([]entity.Bank, error) {
+func (m *MockDAL) Banks() (entity.Banks, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "Banks")
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].([]entity.Bank)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(entity.Banks)
 	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
 	return ret0, ret1
 }
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ func (mr *MockDALMockRecorder) Banks() *gomock.Call {
 }
 
 // Categories mocks base method.
-func (m *MockDAL) Categories() ([]entity.Category, error) {
+func (m *MockDAL) Categories() (entity.Categories, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "Categories")
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].([]entity.Category)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(entity.Categories)
 	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
 	return ret0, ret1
 }
@@ -131,12 +131,13 @@ func (mr *MockDALMockRecorder) TransactionExists(arg0 any) *gomock.Call {
 }
 
 // Transactions mocks base method.
-func (m *MockDAL) Transactions(limit, offset int, category *string) ([]entity.Transaction, error) {
+func (m *MockDAL) Transactions(limit, offset int, category *string) (entity.Transactions, uint, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "Transactions", limit, offset, category)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].([]entity.Transaction)
-	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
-	return ret0, ret1
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(entity.Transactions)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(uint)
+	ret2, _ := ret[2].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1, ret2
 }
 
 // Transactions indicates an expected call of Transactions.
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func (mr *MockDALMockRecorder) Transactions(limit, offset, category any) *gomock
 }
 
 // UpdateTransaction mocks base method.
-func (m *MockDAL) UpdateTransaction(arg0 uint64, arg1 *string) (bool, error) {
+func (m *MockDAL) UpdateTransaction(arg0 entity.TransactionId, arg1 *entity.CategoryName) (bool, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "UpdateTransaction", arg0, arg1)
 	ret0, _ := ret[0].(bool)