diff --git a/src/terminal.go b/src/terminal.go
index 5187fa04..295c363c 100644
--- a/src/terminal.go
+++ b/src/terminal.go
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) environImpl(forPreview bool) []string {
 		}
 	}
 	env = append(env, "FZF_INPUT_STATE="+inputState)
-	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("FZF_TOTAL_COUNT=%d", max(0, t.count-t.headerLines)))
+	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("FZF_TOTAL_COUNT=%d", t.count))
 	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("FZF_MATCH_COUNT=%d", t.resultMerger.Length()))
 	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("FZF_SELECT_COUNT=%d", len(t.selected)))
 	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("FZF_LINES=%d", t.areaLines))
diff --git a/test/test_core.rb b/test/test_core.rb
index 2ca9e26e..c3c1fff2 100644
--- a/test/test_core.rb
+++ b/test/test_core.rb
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ class TestCore < TestInteractive
       end
     end
 
-    tmux.send_keys %(seq 100 | #{FZF} --multi --reverse --preview-window 0 --preview 'env | grep ^FZF_ | sort > #{tempname}' --no-input --bind enter:show-input+refresh-preview,space:disable-search+refresh-preview), :Enter
+    tmux.send_keys %({ echo foo; seq 100; } | #{FZF} --header-lines 1 --multi --reverse --preview-window 0 --preview 'env | grep ^FZF_ | sort > #{tempname}' --no-input --bind enter:show-input+refresh-preview,space:disable-search+refresh-preview), :Enter
     expected = {
       FZF_DIRECTION: 'down',
       FZF_TOTAL_COUNT: '100',