diff --git a/lib/ash/actions/read/read.ex b/lib/ash/actions/read/read.ex
index 3338aea7..f7704cf9 100644
--- a/lib/ash/actions/read/read.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/actions/read/read.ex
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.Read do
            pre_authorization_query <- query,
            {:ok, query} <- authorize_query(query, opts),
            query_before_pagination <- query,
-           {:ok, query} <- paginate(query, action, opts[:page], opts[:skip_pagination?]),
            query <-
              Ash.Actions.Read.Calculations.deselect_known_forbidden_fields(
                query,
@@ -376,6 +375,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.Read do
              ),
            query <- Map.put(query, :filter, filter),
            query <- Ash.Query.unset(query, :calculations),
+           {%{valid?: true} = query, before_notifications} <- run_before_action(query),
            {:ok, count} <-
              fetch_count(
                query,
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.Read do
                relationship_path_filters,
                opts
              ),
-           {%{valid?: true} = query, before_notifications} <- run_before_action(query),
+           {:ok, query} <- paginate(query, action, opts[:page], opts[:skip_pagination?]),
            {:ok, data_layer_query} <-
              Ash.Query.data_layer_query(query, data_layer_calculations: data_layer_calculations),
            {:ok, results} <-
diff --git a/test/actions/pagination_test.exs b/test/actions/pagination_test.exs
index fe5f0c06..394c089d 100644
--- a/test/actions/pagination_test.exs
+++ b/test/actions/pagination_test.exs
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.PaginationTest do
         pagination keyset?: true, countable: true
       end
 
+      read :keyset_before_action do
+        prepare(before_action(&Ash.Query.filter(&1, name in ["0", "1", "2"])))
+        pagination keyset?: true, countable: true
+      end
+
       read :optional_keyset do
         pagination keyset?: true, countable: true, required?: false
       end
@@ -483,6 +488,17 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.PaginationTest do
                Api.read!(User, action: :keyset, page: [count: true, limit: 1, after: keyset])
     end
 
+    test "can get the full count when asking for records after a specific keyset use the query after applying `before_action` hooks" do
+      %{results: [%{__metadata__: %{keyset: keyset}}], count: 3} =
+        Api.read!(User, action: :keyset_before_action, page: [count: true, limit: 1])
+
+      assert %{count: 3} =
+               Api.read!(User,
+                 action: :keyset_before_action,
+                 page: [count: true, limit: 1, after: keyset]
+               )
+    end
+
     test "an invalid keyset returns an appropriate error" do
       assert_raise(Ash.Error.Invalid, ~r/Invalid value provided as a keyset/, fn ->
         Api.read!(User, action: :keyset, page: [limit: 1, after: "~"])