diff --git a/protected/humhub/components/SearchProvider.php b/protected/humhub/components/SearchProvider.php
index 0aa6c14d97..b7067c3069 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/components/SearchProvider.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/components/SearchProvider.php
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ abstract class SearchProvider
     abstract public function getName(): string;
 
     /**
-     * Search results
+     * Run search process, result may be cached
      *
-     * @return SearchRecordInterface[]
+     * @return array 'totalCount' - Number of total searched records,
+     *               'results'    - Array of searched records SearchRecordInterface[]
      */
-    abstract public function searchResults(): array;
+    abstract public function runSearch(): array;
 
     /**
      * Run search process and cache results
@@ -61,10 +62,13 @@ abstract class SearchProvider
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->results = Yii::$app->cache->getOrSet(
+        $data = Yii::$app->cache->getOrSet(
             static::class . Yii::$app->user->id . ':search:' . $this->keyword,
-            [$this, 'searchResults'],
+            [$this, 'runSearch'],
             $this->cacheTimeout);
+
+        $this->totalCount = $data['totalCount'] ?? 0;
+        $this->results = $data['results'] ?? [];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/content/search/ContentSearchProvider.php b/protected/humhub/modules/content/search/ContentSearchProvider.php
index 03f85d1608..bcd64656d3 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/content/search/ContentSearchProvider.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/content/search/ContentSearchProvider.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ContentSearchProvider extends SearchProvider
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
-    public function searchResults(): array
+    public function runSearch(): array
     {
         /* @var Module $module */
         $module = Yii::$app->getModule('content');
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ class ContentSearchProvider extends SearchProvider
             'pageSize' => $this->pageSize
         ]));
 
-        $this->totalCount = $resultSet->pagination->totalCount;
-
         $results = [];
         foreach ($resultSet->results as $content) {
             $results[] = new SearchRecord($content);
         }
 
-        return $results;
+        return [
+            'totalCount' => $resultSet->pagination->totalCount,
+            'results' => $results
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/space/search/SpaceSearchProvider.php b/protected/humhub/modules/space/search/SpaceSearchProvider.php
index 9b2a0d3cae..9168f8d0c6 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/space/search/SpaceSearchProvider.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/space/search/SpaceSearchProvider.php
@@ -43,20 +43,21 @@ class SpaceSearchProvider extends SearchProvider
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
-    public function searchResults(): array
+    public function runSearch(): array
     {
         $spaceDirectoryQuery = new SpaceDirectoryQuery([
             'defaultFilters' => ['keyword' => $this->keyword],
             'pageSize' => $this->pageSize
         ]);
 
-        $this->totalCount = $spaceDirectoryQuery->pagination->totalCount;
-
         $results = [];
         foreach ($spaceDirectoryQuery->all() as $space) {
             $results[] = new SearchRecord($space);
         }
 
-        return $results;
+        return [
+            'totalCount' => $spaceDirectoryQuery->pagination->totalCount,
+            'results' => $results
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/user/search/UserSearchProvider.php b/protected/humhub/modules/user/search/UserSearchProvider.php
index afe4448b4e..d1c242f8e6 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/user/search/UserSearchProvider.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/user/search/UserSearchProvider.php
@@ -43,20 +43,21 @@ class UserSearchProvider extends SearchProvider
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
-    public function searchResults(): array
+    public function runSearch(): array
     {
         $peopleQuery = new PeopleQuery([
             'defaultFilters' => ['keyword' => $this->keyword],
             'pageSize' => $this->pageSize
         ]);
 
-        $this->totalCount = $peopleQuery->pagination->totalCount;
-
         $results = [];
         foreach ($peopleQuery->all() as $user) {
             $results[] = new SearchRecord($user);
         }
 
-        return $results;
+        return [
+            'totalCount' => $peopleQuery->pagination->totalCount,
+            'results' => $results
+        ];
     }
 }