diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
index 5b6bf9855..cba7e56f1 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* [#7601](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7601) - Correct devices count for locations within global search results
 * [#7612](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7612) - Strip HTML from custom field descriptions
 * [#7628](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7628) - Fix `load_yaml` method for custom scripts
 * [#7643](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7643) - Fix circuit assignment when creating multiple terminations simultaneously
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/constants.py b/netbox/netbox/constants.py
index ec6daa021..3e935e722 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/constants.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/constants.py
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ SEARCH_TYPES = OrderedDict((
     }),
     ('location', {
         'queryset': Location.objects.add_related_count(
-            Location.objects.all(),
+            Location.objects.add_related_count(
+                Location.objects.all(),
+                Device,
+                'location',
+                'device_count',
+                cumulative=True
+            ),
             Rack,
             'location',
             'rack_count',