diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/hooks/test/use-entity-records.js b/packages/core-data/src/hooks/test/use-entity-records.js
index 2547cda890b05e..f1d69e85a051dc 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/hooks/test/use-entity-records.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/hooks/test/use-entity-records.js
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ describe( 'useEntityRecords', () => {
 			hasStarted: true,
 			isResolving: false,
 			status: 'SUCCESS',
-			totalItems: null,
-			totalPages: null,
+			totalItems: 3,
+			totalPages: 1,
 		} );
 	} );
 } );
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js b/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
index 2cec1997c0efd9..11079dbf091971 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ export const getEntityRecords =
 				};
 			} else {
 				records = Object.values( await apiFetch( { path } ) );
+				meta = {
+					totalItems: records.length,
+					totalPages: 1,
+				};
 			}
 
 			// If we request fields but the result doesn't contain the fields,
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/test/resolvers.js b/packages/core-data/src/test/resolvers.js
index 240d6b1e1a29c2..5e36abd2659122 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/test/resolvers.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/test/resolvers.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe( 'getEntityRecords', () => {
 			{},
 			false,
 			undefined,
-			undefined
+			{ totalItems: 2, totalPages: 1 }
 		);
 	} );