diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/actions/gnsearch.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/actions/gnsearch.js
index dd80cf9f3c..384422f905 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/actions/gnsearch.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/actions/gnsearch.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const REQUEST_RESOURCE = 'GEONODE_SEARCH:REQUEST_RESOURCE';
 export const UPDATE_RESOURCES_METADATA = 'GEONODE_SEARCH:UPDATE_RESOURCES_METADATA';
 export const SET_FEATURED_RESOURCES = 'GEONODE:SET_FEATURED_RESOURCES';
 export const UPDATE_FEATURED_RESOURCES = 'GEONODE_SEARCH:UPDATE_FEATURED_RESOURCES';
+export const REDUCE_TOTAL_COUNT = 'GEONODE_REDUCE_TOTAL_COUNT';
 
 /**
 * Actions for GeoNode resource featured items
@@ -80,6 +81,16 @@ export function loadFeaturedResources(action, pageSize = 4) {
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reduce total count of resouces after deletion
+ */
+export function reduceTotalCount() {
+    return {
+        type: REDUCE_TOTAL_COUNT
+    };
+}
+
+
 export default {
     SEARCH_RESOURCES,
     searchResources,
diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/resourceservice.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/resourceservice.js
index 6594bcd59e..0525ae51a0 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/resourceservice.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/epics/resourceservice.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
     downloadResource
 } from '@js/api/geonode/v2';
 import { PROCESS_RESOURCES, DOWNLOAD_RESOURCE, downloadComplete } from '@js/actions/gnresource';
+import { reduceTotalCount } from '@js/actions/gnsearch';
 import { setControlProperty } from '@mapstore/framework/actions/controls';
 import { push } from 'connected-react-router';
 import {
@@ -53,7 +54,14 @@ export const gnMonitorAsyncProcesses = (action$, store) => {
                     )
                         .switchMap((output) => {
                             if (output.error || output.status === ProcessStatus.FINISHED || output.status === ProcessStatus.FAILED) {
-                                return Observable.of(stopAsyncProcess({ ...action.payload, output, completed: true }));
+                                return Observable.of(
+                                    stopAsyncProcess({ ...action.payload, output, completed: true }),
+                                    // reduce total count of resource if an original resource is deleted
+                                    // when cloned resources are removed, the getTotalResources selector already adjusts total count
+                                    ...(action?.payload?.processType === ProcessTypes.DELETE_RESOURCE && !action?.payload?.resource['@temporary']
+                                        ? [reduceTotalCount()]
+                                        : [])
+                                );
                             }
                             return Observable.of(updateAsyncProcess({ ...action.payload, output }));
                         }) : Observable.empty()
diff --git a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/reducers/gnsearch.js b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/reducers/gnsearch.js
index 2c726ba5a5..7ac2901a6e 100644
--- a/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/reducers/gnsearch.js
+++ b/geonode_mapstore_client/client/js/reducers/gnsearch.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import {
     UPDATE_RESOURCES,
     LOADING_RESOURCES,
     UPDATE_RESOURCES_METADATA,
-    SET_FEATURED_RESOURCES
+    SET_FEATURED_RESOURCES,
+    REDUCE_TOTAL_COUNT
 } from '@js/actions/gnsearch';
 
 const defaultState = {
@@ -81,6 +82,12 @@ function gnsearch(state = defaultState, action) {
                 ...action.data
             }
         };
+    case REDUCE_TOTAL_COUNT: {
+        return {
+            ...state,
+            total: state.total - 1
+        };
+    }
     default:
         return state;
     }