diff --git a/.changeset/pretty-timers-drive.md b/.changeset/pretty-timers-drive.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf9f57261e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pretty-timers-drive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-react': patch
+---
+
+Capture analytics even when number of results is not available, since the total result count is not something that is always available for all search engines and configurations.
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.test.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.test.tsx
index 39a9f09ef4..58fde35667 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.test.tsx
@@ -479,4 +479,61 @@ describe('SearchContext', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  it('captures analytics events even if number of results does not exist', async () => {
+    const analyticsApiMock = {
+      captureEvent: jest.fn(),
+    } satisfies typeof analyticsApiRef.T;
+
+    searchApiMock.query.mockResolvedValue({
+      results: [],
+    });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSearch(), {
+      wrapper: ({ children }) => {
+        const configApiMock = new MockConfigApi({});
+        return (
+          <TestApiProvider
+            apis={[
+              [configApiRef, configApiMock],
+              [searchApiRef, searchApiMock],
+              [analyticsApiRef, analyticsApiMock],
+            ]}
+          >
+            <SearchContextProvider initialState={initialState}>
+              {children}
+            </SearchContextProvider>
+          </TestApiProvider>
+        );
+      },
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current).toEqual(expect.objectContaining(initialState));
+    });
+
+    const term = 'term';
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      result.current.setTerm(term);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(searchApiMock.query).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+        term: 'term',
+        types: ['*'],
+        filters: {},
+      });
+      expect(analyticsApiMock.captureEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        action: 'search',
+        subject: 'term',
+        value: undefined,
+        context: {
+          extension: 'App',
+          pluginId: 'root',
+          routeRef: 'unknown',
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.tsx
index 6ce18501d9..f8140e2f19 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.tsx
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ const useSearchContextValue = (
       pageLimit,
       pageCursor,
     });
-    if (term && resultSet.numberOfResults !== undefined) {
+    if (term) {
       analytics.captureEvent('search', term, {
-        value: resultSet.numberOfResults,
+        value: result.value?.numberOfResults ?? undefined,
       });
     }
     return resultSet;