diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index a2aff35b..067fe96f 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -5584,6 +5584,8 @@ The following variables are available, where appropriate:
 .It Li "scroll_position" Ta "" Ta "Scroll position in copy mode"
 .It Li "scroll_region_lower" Ta "" Ta "Bottom of scroll region in pane"
 .It Li "scroll_region_upper" Ta "" Ta "Top of scroll region in pane"
+.It Li "search_count" Ta "" Ta "Count of search results"
+.It Li "search_count_partial" Ta "" Ta "1 if search count is partial count"
 .It Li "search_match" Ta "" Ta "Search match if any"
 .It Li "search_present" Ta "" Ta "1 if search started in copy mode"
 .It Li "selection_active" Ta "" Ta "1 if selection started and changes with the cursor in copy mode"
diff --git a/window-copy.c b/window-copy.c
index 2c48c2d2..4d566db5 100644
--- a/window-copy.c
+++ b/window-copy.c
@@ -825,6 +825,10 @@ window_copy_formats(struct window_mode_entry *wme, struct format_tree *ft)
 	}
 
 	format_add(ft, "search_present", "%d", data->searchmark != NULL);
+	if (data->searchcount != -1) {
+		format_add(ft, "search_count", "%d", data->searchcount);
+		format_add(ft, "search_count_partial", "%d", data->searchmore);
+	}
 	format_add_cb(ft, "search_match", window_copy_search_match_cb);
 
 	format_add_cb(ft, "copy_cursor_word", window_copy_cursor_word_cb);