diff --git a/alerts/alerts.go b/alerts/alerts.go
index a14d460b6..1ebebbc80 100644
--- a/alerts/alerts.go
+++ b/alerts/alerts.go
@@ -72,16 +72,21 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	AlertsResponse struct {
-		Alerts        []Alert `json:"alerts"`
-		HasMore       bool    `json:"hasMore"`
-		Total         int     `json:"total"`
-		TotalInfo     int     `json:"totalInfo"`
-		TotalWarning  int     `json:"totalWarning"`
-		TotalError    int     `json:"totalError"`
-		TotalCritical int     `json:"totalCritical"`
+		Alerts  []Alert `json:"alerts"`
+		HasMore bool    `json:"hasMore"`
+		Totals  struct {
+			Info     int `json:"info"`
+			Warning  int `json:"warning"`
+			Error    int `json:"error"`
+			Critical int `json:"critical"`
+		} `json:"total"`
 	}
 )
 
+func (ar AlertsResponse) Total() int {
+	return ar.Totals.Info + ar.Totals.Warning + ar.Totals.Error + ar.Totals.Critical
+}
+
 // String implements the fmt.Stringer interface.
 func (s Severity) String() string {
 	switch s {
@@ -194,15 +199,14 @@ func (m *Manager) Alerts(_ context.Context, opts AlertsOpts) (AlertsResponse, er
 
 	alerts := make([]Alert, 0, len(m.alerts))
 	for _, a := range m.alerts {
-		resp.Total++
 		if a.Severity == SeverityInfo {
-			resp.TotalInfo++
+			resp.Totals.Info++
 		} else if a.Severity == SeverityWarning {
-			resp.TotalWarning++
+			resp.Totals.Warning++
 		} else if a.Severity == SeverityError {
-			resp.TotalError++
+			resp.Totals.Error++
 		} else if a.Severity == SeverityCritical {
-			resp.TotalCritical++
+			resp.Totals.Critical++
 		}
 		if opts.Severity != 0 && a.Severity != opts.Severity {
 			continue // filter by severity
diff --git a/internal/testing/cluster_test.go b/internal/testing/cluster_test.go
index 69b318f66..6b5f88769 100644
--- a/internal/testing/cluster_test.go
+++ b/internal/testing/cluster_test.go
@@ -1992,24 +1992,24 @@ func TestAlerts(t *testing.T) {
 	for severity := alerts.SeverityInfo; severity <= alerts.SeverityCritical; severity++ {
 		ar, err = b.Alerts(context.Background(), alerts.AlertsOpts{Severity: severity})
 		tt.OK(err)
-		if ar.Total != 32 {
-			t.Fatal("expected 32 alerts", ar.Total)
-		} else if ar.TotalInfo != 3 {
-			t.Fatal("expected 3 info alerts", ar.TotalInfo)
-		} else if ar.TotalWarning != 6 {
-			t.Fatal("expected 6 warning alerts", ar.TotalWarning)
-		} else if ar.TotalError != 9 {
-			t.Fatal("expected 9 error alerts", ar.TotalError)
-		} else if ar.TotalCritical != 14 {
-			t.Fatal("expected 14 critical alerts", ar.TotalCritical)
-		} else if severity == alerts.SeverityInfo && len(ar.Alerts) != ar.TotalInfo {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %v info alerts, got %v", ar.TotalInfo, len(ar.Alerts))
-		} else if severity == alerts.SeverityWarning && len(ar.Alerts) != ar.TotalWarning {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %v warning alerts, got %v", ar.TotalWarning, len(ar.Alerts))
-		} else if severity == alerts.SeverityError && len(ar.Alerts) != ar.TotalError {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %v error alerts, got %v", ar.TotalError, len(ar.Alerts))
-		} else if severity == alerts.SeverityCritical && len(ar.Alerts) != ar.TotalCritical {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %v critical alerts, got %v", ar.TotalCritical, len(ar.Alerts))
+		if ar.Total() != 32 {
+			t.Fatal("expected 32 alerts", ar.Total())
+		} else if ar.Totals.Info != 3 {
+			t.Fatal("expected 3 info alerts", ar.Totals.Info)
+		} else if ar.Totals.Warning != 6 {
+			t.Fatal("expected 6 warning alerts", ar.Totals.Warning)
+		} else if ar.Totals.Error != 9 {
+			t.Fatal("expected 9 error alerts", ar.Totals.Error)
+		} else if ar.Totals.Critical != 14 {
+			t.Fatal("expected 14 critical alerts", ar.Totals.Critical)
+		} else if severity == alerts.SeverityInfo && len(ar.Alerts) != ar.Totals.Info {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v info alerts, got %v", ar.Totals.Info, len(ar.Alerts))
+		} else if severity == alerts.SeverityWarning && len(ar.Alerts) != ar.Totals.Warning {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v warning alerts, got %v", ar.Totals.Warning, len(ar.Alerts))
+		} else if severity == alerts.SeverityError && len(ar.Alerts) != ar.Totals.Error {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v error alerts, got %v", ar.Totals.Error, len(ar.Alerts))
+		} else if severity == alerts.SeverityCritical && len(ar.Alerts) != ar.Totals.Critical {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v critical alerts, got %v", ar.Totals.Critical, len(ar.Alerts))
 		}
 	}
 }