diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/api/apiuser/ManageUsersPageWrapper.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/api/apiuser/ManageUsersPageWrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a47c7669dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/api/apiuser/ManageUsersPageWrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.apiuser;
+
+import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.model.ApiUserWithStatus;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
+
+/**
+ * When the page content contains zero entries, this could be due to either: - zero search results
+ * for the query string - OR due to zero users in the entire organization. The value for total users
+ * in the org helps differentiate this.
+ */
+@Getter
+@Setter
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class ManageUsersPageWrapper {
+
+  Page<ApiUserWithStatus> pageContent;
+
+  int totalUsersInOrg;
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/api/apiuser/UserResolver.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/api/apiuser/UserResolver.java
index 02d5860e5f..4756c6c461 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/api/apiuser/UserResolver.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/api/apiuser/UserResolver.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.graphql.data.method.annotation.Argument;
 import org.springframework.graphql.data.method.annotation.QueryMapping;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ public List<ApiUserWithStatus> usersWithStatus() {
   }
 
   @QueryMapping
-  public Page<ApiUserWithStatus> usersWithStatusPage(
+  public ManageUsersPageWrapper usersWithStatusPage(
       @Argument int pageNumber, @Argument String searchQuery) {
     if (pageNumber < 0) {
       pageNumber = ApiUserService.DEFAULT_OKTA_USER_PAGE_OFFSET;
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/ApiUserService.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/ApiUserService.java
index 87eb6d1f8f..d2cc279dc7 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/ApiUserService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/ApiUserService.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.ApiUserContextHolder;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.CurrentAccountRequestContextHolder;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.WebhookContextHolder;
+import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.apiuser.ManageUsersPageWrapper;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.model.ApiUserWithStatus;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.model.Role;
 import gov.cdc.usds.simplereport.api.model.errors.ConflictingUserException;
@@ -621,7 +622,7 @@ public List<ApiUser> getUsersInCurrentOrg() {
   }
 
   @AuthorizationConfiguration.RequirePermissionManageUsers
-  public Page<ApiUserWithStatus> getPagedUsersAndStatusInCurrentOrg(int pageNumber, int pageSize) {
+  public ManageUsersPageWrapper getPagedUsersAndStatusInCurrentOrg(int pageNumber, int pageSize) {
     Organization org = _orgService.getCurrentOrganization();
 
     final Map<String, UserStatus> emailsToStatus =
@@ -634,15 +635,18 @@ public Page<ApiUserWithStatus> getPagedUsersAndStatusInCurrentOrg(int pageNumber
 
     Integer userCountInOrg = _oktaRepo.getUsersCountInOrganization(org);
     PageRequest pageRequest = PageRequest.of(pageNumber, pageSize);
+    Page<ApiUserWithStatus> pageContent =
+        new PageImpl<>(userWithStatusList, pageRequest, userCountInOrg);
 
-    return new PageImpl<>(userWithStatusList, pageRequest, userCountInOrg);
+    return new ManageUsersPageWrapper(pageContent, userCountInOrg);
   }
 
-  public Page<ApiUserWithStatus> searchUsersAndStatusInCurrentOrgPaged(
+  @AuthorizationConfiguration.RequirePermissionManageUsers
+  public ManageUsersPageWrapper searchUsersAndStatusInCurrentOrgPaged(
       int pageNumber, int pageSize, String searchQuery) {
     List<ApiUserWithStatus> allUsers = getUsersAndStatusInCurrentOrg();
 
-    List<ApiUserWithStatus> filteredUsersList =
+    List<ApiUserWithStatus> totalFilteredUsersList =
         allUsers.stream()
             .filter(
                 u -> {
@@ -655,14 +659,19 @@ public Page<ApiUserWithStatus> searchUsersAndStatusInCurrentOrgPaged(
                 })
             .toList();
 
-    int totalResults = filteredUsersList.size();
+    int totalSearchResults = totalFilteredUsersList.size();
     int startIndex = pageNumber * pageSize;
-    int endIndex = Math.min((startIndex + pageSize), filteredUsersList.size());
+    int endIndex = Math.min((startIndex + pageSize), totalFilteredUsersList.size());
+
+    Organization org = _orgService.getCurrentOrganization();
+    Integer userCountInOrg = _oktaRepo.getUsersCountInOrganization(org);
 
-    List<ApiUserWithStatus> pageContent = filteredUsersList.subList(startIndex, endIndex);
+    List<ApiUserWithStatus> filteredSublist = totalFilteredUsersList.subList(startIndex, endIndex);
     PageRequest pageRequest = PageRequest.of(pageNumber, pageSize);
+    Page<ApiUserWithStatus> pageContent =
+        new PageImpl<>(filteredSublist, pageRequest, totalSearchResults);
 
-    return new PageImpl<>(pageContent, pageRequest, totalResults);
+    return new ManageUsersPageWrapper(pageContent, userCountInOrg);
   }
 
   // To be addressed in #8108