diff --git a/edgraph/server.go b/edgraph/server.go
index 3dc554c0730..0b5327c3580 100644
--- a/edgraph/server.go
+++ b/edgraph/server.go
@@ -984,6 +984,11 @@ func processQuery(ctx context.Context, qc *queryContext) (*api.Response, error)
 	resp.Metrics = &api.Metrics{
 		NumUids: er.Metrics,
 	}
+	var total uint64
+	for _, num := range resp.Metrics.NumUids {
+		total += num
+	}
+	resp.Metrics.NumUids["_total"] = total
 
 	return resp, err
 }
diff --git a/query/query4_test.go b/query/query4_test.go
index 52a13a5e38c..3200a7ff181 100644
--- a/query/query4_test.go
+++ b/query/query4_test.go
@@ -1545,4 +1545,5 @@ func TestNumUids(t *testing.T) {
 	metrics := processQueryForMetrics(t, query)
 	require.Equal(t, metrics.NumUids["friend"], uint64(10))
 	require.Equal(t, metrics.NumUids["name"], uint64(16))
+	require.Equal(t, metrics.NumUids["_total"], uint64(26))
 }