diff --git a/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.status.ts b/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.status.ts
index 011b99b24f30..8ed283223fc2 100644
--- a/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.status.ts
+++ b/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.status.ts
@@ -560,7 +560,9 @@ export function registerNodesStatusCommands(nodes: Command) {
             return true;
           });
           const filteredLabel =
-            hasFilters && filteredPaired.length !== paired.length ? ` (of ${paired.length})` : "";
+            hasFilters && filteredPaired.length !== effectivePairedRows.length
+              ? ` (of ${effectivePairedRows.length})`
+              : "";
           if (opts.json) {
             defaultRuntime.writeJson({
               pending: pendingRows,
diff --git a/src/cli/program.nodes-basic.e2e.test.ts b/src/cli/program.nodes-basic.e2e.test.ts
index 1a1cb8a74dbe..7fdcf7ac20b5 100644
--- a/src/cli/program.nodes-basic.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program.nodes-basic.e2e.test.ts
@@ -325,6 +325,39 @@ describe("cli program (nodes basics)", () => {
     expect(output).not.toContain("Two");
   });
 
+  it("counts catalog-only paired nodes in the filtered list total", async () => {
+    callGateway.mockImplementation(async (...args: unknown[]) => {
+      const opts = (args[0] ?? {}) as { method?: string };
+      if (opts.method === "node.pair.list") {
+        return {
+          pending: [],
+          paired: [{ nodeId: "paired-store", displayName: "Paired Store" }],
+        };
+      }
+      if (opts.method === "node.list") {
+        return {
+          nodes: [
+            { nodeId: "paired-store", connected: true },
+            {
+              nodeId: "catalog-only",
+              displayName: "Catalog Only",
+              paired: true,
+              connected: true,
+            },
+          ],
+        };
+      }
+      return { ok: true };
+    });
+
+    await runProgram(["nodes", "list", "--connected"]);
+
+    const output = getRuntimeOutput();
+    expect(output).toMatch(/^Pending: 0 · Paired: 2$/m);
+    expect(output).toContain("Paired Store");
+    expect(output).toContain("Catalog Only");
+  });
+
   it("runs nodes status --last-connected and filters by age", async () => {
     const now = Date.now();
     callGateway.mockImplementation(async (...args: unknown[]) => {