diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useChangeRequestSearch/useChangeRequestSearch.test.tsx b/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useChangeRequestSearch/useChangeRequestSearch.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9c736bf61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useChangeRequestSearch/useChangeRequestSearch.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import type { FC } from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+import { testServerRoute, testServerSetup } from 'utils/testServer';
+import { useChangeRequestSearch } from './useChangeRequestSearch.ts';
+import { useSWRConfig } from 'swr';
+
+const server = testServerSetup();
+
+const TestComponent: FC<{ params: { createdBy?: string; limit?: number } }> = ({
+    params,
+}) => {
+    const { loading, error, changeRequests, total, refetch } =
+        useChangeRequestSearch(params);
+    const { cache } = useSWRConfig();
+    if (loading) {
+        return <div>Loading...</div>;
+    }
+
+    if (error) {
+        return <div>Error: {error}</div>;
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <div>
+            <button type='button' onClick={refetch}>
+                refetch
+            </button>
+            <div>
+                Change Requests:{' '}
+                {changeRequests.map((cr) => cr.title).join(', ')}
+            </div>
+            <div>Total: {total}</div>
+            <div>Cache: {[...cache.keys()]}</div>
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+describe('useChangeRequestSearch', () => {
+    test('should overwrite cache total with 0 if the next result has 0 values', async () => {
+        const createdBy = '789';
+        const url = `/api/admin/search/change-requests?createdBy=${createdBy}`;
+        testServerRoute(server, url, {
+            changeRequests: [
+                {
+                    id: 1,
+                    title: 'Change Request 1',
+                    createdAt: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+                    createdBy: { id: 789, username: 'testuser' },
+                    environment: 'production',
+                    project: 'test-project',
+                    features: ['feature1'],
+                    segments: [],
+                    state: 'Draft',
+                },
+            ],
+            total: 1,
+        });
+
+        const { rerender } = render(<TestComponent params={{ createdBy }} />);
+
+        await screen.findByText(/Total: 1/);
+
+        testServerRoute(server, url, {
+            changeRequests: [],
+            total: 0,
+        });
+
+        // force fetch
+        const button = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: 'refetch' });
+        button.click();
+
+        rerender(<TestComponent params={{ createdBy }} />);
+        await screen.findByText(/Total: 0/);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useChangeRequestSearch/useChangeRequestSearch.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useChangeRequestSearch/useChangeRequestSearch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fca192d487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useChangeRequestSearch/useChangeRequestSearch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import useSWR, { type SWRConfiguration } from 'swr';
+import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { formatApiPath } from 'utils/formatPath';
+import handleErrorResponses from '../httpErrorResponseHandler.js';
+import type {
+    SearchChangeRequestsParams,
+    ChangeRequestSearchResponseSchema,
+} from 'openapi';
+import { useClearSWRCache } from 'hooks/useClearSWRCache';
+
+type UseChangeRequestSearchOutput = {
+    loading: boolean;
+    initialLoad: boolean;
+    error: string;
+    refetch: () => void;
+} & ChangeRequestSearchResponseSchema;
+
+type CacheValue = {
+    total: number;
+    initialLoad: boolean;
+    [key: string]: number | boolean;
+};
+
+type InternalCache = Record<string, CacheValue>;
+
+const fallbackData: ChangeRequestSearchResponseSchema = {
+    changeRequests: [],
+    total: 0,
+};
+
+const SWR_CACHE_SIZE = 10;
+const PATH = 'api/admin/search/change-requests?';
+
+const createChangeRequestSearch = () => {
+    const internalCache: InternalCache = {};
+
+    const initCache = (id: string) => {
+        internalCache[id] = {
+            total: 0,
+            initialLoad: true,
+        };
+    };
+
+    const set = (id: string, key: string, value: number | boolean) => {
+        if (!internalCache[id]) {
+            initCache(id);
+        }
+        internalCache[id][key] = value;
+    };
+
+    const get = (id: string) => {
+        if (!internalCache[id]) {
+            initCache(id);
+        }
+        return internalCache[id];
+    };
+
+    return (
+        params: SearchChangeRequestsParams,
+        options: SWRConfiguration = {},
+        cachePrefix: string = '',
+    ): UseChangeRequestSearchOutput => {
+        const { KEY, fetcher } = getChangeRequestSearchFetcher(params);
+        const swrKey = `${cachePrefix}${KEY}`;
+        const cacheId = 'global';
+        useClearSWRCache(swrKey, PATH, SWR_CACHE_SIZE);
+
+        useEffect(() => {
+            initCache(cacheId);
+        }, []);
+
+        const { data, error, mutate, isLoading } =
+            useSWR<ChangeRequestSearchResponseSchema>(swrKey, fetcher, options);
+
+        const refetch = useCallback(() => {
+            mutate();
+        }, [mutate]);
+
+        const cacheValues = get(cacheId);
+
+        if (data?.total !== undefined) {
+            set(cacheId, 'total', data.total);
+        }
+
+        if (!isLoading && cacheValues.initialLoad) {
+            set(cacheId, 'initialLoad', false);
+        }
+
+        const returnData = data || fallbackData;
+        return {
+            ...returnData,
+            loading: isLoading,
+            error,
+            refetch,
+            total: cacheValues.total,
+            initialLoad: isLoading && cacheValues.initialLoad,
+        };
+    };
+};
+
+export const DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT = 25;
+
+const getChangeRequestSearchFetcher = (params: SearchChangeRequestsParams) => {
+    const urlSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(
+        Array.from(
+            Object.entries(params)
+                .filter(([_, value]) => !!value)
+                .map(([key, value]) => [key, value.toString()]),
+        ),
+    ).toString();
+    const KEY = `${PATH}${urlSearchParams}`;
+    const fetcher = () => {
+        const path = formatApiPath(KEY);
+        return fetch(path, {
+            method: 'GET',
+        })
+            .then(handleErrorResponses('Change request search'))
+            .then((res) => res.json());
+    };
+
+    return {
+        fetcher,
+        KEY,
+    };
+};
+
+export const useChangeRequestSearch = createChangeRequestSearch();
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useFeatureSearch/useFeatureSearch.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useFeatureSearch/useFeatureSearch.ts
index 15b0bc232f..8c45e49612 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useFeatureSearch/useFeatureSearch.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useFeatureSearch/useFeatureSearch.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const createFeatureSearch = () => {
         useClearSWRCache(swrKey, PATH, SWR_CACHE_SIZE);
 
         useEffect(() => {
-            initCache(params.project || '');
+            initCache(cacheId);
         }, []);
 
         const { data, error, mutate, isLoading } = useSWR<SearchFeaturesSchema>(
diff --git a/frontend/src/openapi/models/searchChangeRequestsParams.ts b/frontend/src/openapi/models/searchChangeRequestsParams.ts
index 35d124d6f8..9dec47a76f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/openapi/models/searchChangeRequestsParams.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/openapi/models/searchChangeRequestsParams.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export type SearchChangeRequestsParams = {
     /**
      * The number of change requests to skip when returning a page. By default it is set to 0.
      */
-    offset?: string;
+    offset?: number;
     /**
      * The number of change requests to return in a page. By default it is set to 50. The maximum is 1000.
      */
-    limit?: string;
+    limit?: number;
 };