diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types.CursorPagination.Extensions/PageConnection.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types.CursorPagination.Extensions/PageConnection.cs
index d1dd52f0826..d9bc6a95404 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types.CursorPagination.Extensions/PageConnection.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types.CursorPagination.Extensions/PageConnection.cs
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ public override IReadOnlyList<PageEdge<TNode>>? Edges
     /// Identifies the total count of items in the connection.
     /// </summary>
     [GraphQLDescription("Identifies the total count of items in the connection.")]
-    public int TotalCount => _page.TotalCount ?? -1;
+    public int TotalCount => _page.TotalCount ?? 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/IntegrationTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/IntegrationTests.cs
index 885f6bbcde4..4077fa54ed7 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/IntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/IntegrationTests.cs
@@ -536,6 +536,39 @@ ... on Brand {
             """);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Query_ProductTypes_TotalCount_Zero_When_No_Results_Due_To_FilterCondition()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        using var interceptor = new TestQueryInterceptor();
+
+        // act
+        var result = await ExecuteAsync(
+            """
+            {
+                productTypes(first: 100, order: { name: ASC } where: { name: { eq: "Not Existing" } }) {
+                    totalCount
+                    nodes {
+                        name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            """);
+
+        // assert
+        result.MatchInlineSnapshot(
+            """
+            {
+              "data": {
+                "productTypes": {
+                  "totalCount": 0,
+                  "nodes": []
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            """);
+    }
+
     private static ServiceProvider CreateServer(string connectionString)
     {
         var services = new ServiceCollection();
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/Types/Products/ProductTypeQueries.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/Types/Products/ProductTypeQueries.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1644b1f707b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/Types/Products/ProductTypeQueries.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using GreenDonut.Data;
+using HotChocolate.Data.Data;
+using HotChocolate.Data.Models;
+using HotChocolate.Types;
+using HotChocolate.Types.Pagination;
+
+namespace HotChocolate.Data.Types.Products;
+
+[QueryType]
+public static partial class ProductTypeQueries
+{
+    [UseConnection(IncludeTotalCount = true)]
+    [UseFiltering]
+    [UseSorting]
+    public static async ValueTask<PageConnection<ProductType>> GetProductTypesAsync(
+        PagingArguments pagingArguments,
+        QueryContext<ProductType> queryContext,
+        CatalogContext context,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return new PageConnection<ProductType>(
+            await context.ProductTypes
+                .With(queryContext)
+                .ToPageAsync(pagingArguments, cancellationToken));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/__snapshots__/IntegrationTests.CreateSchema.graphql b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/__snapshots__/IntegrationTests.CreateSchema.graphql
index c7b9d31034a..c46323aa4b4 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/__snapshots__/IntegrationTests.CreateSchema.graphql
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.PostgreSQL.Tests/__snapshots__/IntegrationTests.CreateSchema.graphql
@@ -123,6 +123,25 @@ type ProductType {
   products: [Product!]!
 }
 
+"A connection to a list of items."
+type ProductTypeConnection @shareable {
+  "A list of edges."
+  edges: [ProductTypeEdge!]
+  "A flattened list of the nodes"
+  nodes: [ProductType!]
+  "Information to aid in pagination."
+  pageInfo: PageInfo!
+  "Identifies the total count of items in the connection."
+  totalCount: Int! @cost(weight: "10")
+}
+
+type ProductTypeEdge @shareable {
+  "The item at the end of the edge."
+  node: ProductType!
+  "A cursor for use in pagination."
+  cursor: String!
+}
+
 type Query {
   "Fetches an object given its ID."
   node("ID of the object." id: ID!): Node @lookup @shareable @cost(weight: "10")
@@ -134,6 +153,7 @@ type Query {
   products("Returns the first _n_ elements from the list." first: Int "Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor." after: String "Returns the last _n_ elements from the list." last: Int "Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor." before: String where: ProductFilterInput @cost(weight: "10") order: [ProductSortInput!] @cost(weight: "10")): ProductConnection! @listSize(assumedSize: 50, slicingArguments: [ "first", "last" ], slicingArgumentDefaultValue: 10, sizedFields: [ "edges", "nodes" ], requireOneSlicingArgument: false) @cost(weight: "10")
   productById(id: ID!): Product @lookup @internal @cost(weight: "10")
   productsNonRelative("Returns the first _n_ elements from the list." first: Int "Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor." after: String "Returns the last _n_ elements from the list." last: Int "Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor." before: String where: ProductFilterInput @cost(weight: "10") order: [ProductSortInput!] @cost(weight: "10")): ProductConnection! @listSize(assumedSize: 50, slicingArguments: [ "first", "last" ], slicingArgumentDefaultValue: 10, sizedFields: [ "edges", "nodes" ], requireOneSlicingArgument: false) @cost(weight: "10")
+  productTypes("Returns the first _n_ elements from the list." first: Int "Returns the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor." after: String "Returns the last _n_ elements from the list." last: Int "Returns the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor." before: String where: ProductTypeFilterInput @cost(weight: "10") order: [ProductTypeSortInput!] @cost(weight: "10")): ProductTypeConnection! @listSize(assumedSize: 50, slicingArguments: [ "first", "last" ], slicingArgumentDefaultValue: 10, sizedFields: [ "edges", "nodes" ], requireOneSlicingArgument: false) @cost(weight: "10")
   singleProperties: [SingleProperty!]! @cost(weight: "10")
 }
 
@@ -226,6 +246,11 @@ input ProductTypeFilterInput {
   products: ListFilterInputTypeOfProductFilterInput
 }
 
+input ProductTypeSortInput {
+  id: SortEnumType @cost(weight: "10")
+  name: SortEnumType @cost(weight: "10")
+}
+
 input StringOperationFilterInput {
   and: [StringOperationFilterInput!]
   or: [StringOperationFilterInput!]
@@ -278,8 +303,8 @@ composite schema.
 
 
 type User @internal {
-  id: ID!
-  name: String!
+id: ID!
+name: String!
 }
 
 directive @internal on OBJECT | FIELD_DEFINITION