diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 67131b1465b..088e611b0ca 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ var _ = ginkgo.ReportAfterEach(func(report ginkgo.SpecReport) {
 	progressReporter.ProcessSpecReport(report)
 })
 
+var _ = ginkgo.ReportBeforeSuite(func(report ginkgo.Report) {
+	progressReporter.SetTestsTotal(report.PreRunStats.SpecsThatWillRun)
+})
+
 var _ = ginkgo.ReportAfterSuite("Kubernetes e2e suite report", func(report ginkgo.Report) {
 	var err error
 	// The DetailsRepoerter will output details about every test (name, files, lines, etc) which helps
diff --git a/test/e2e/reporters/progress.go b/test/e2e/reporters/progress.go
index e06a5532e30..3547ee5f8d5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/reporters/progress.go
+++ b/test/e2e/reporters/progress.go
@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ import (
 // ProgressReporter is a ginkgo reporter which tracks the total number of tests to be run/passed/failed/skipped.
 // As new tests are completed it updates the values and prints them to stdout and optionally, sends the updates
 // to the configured URL.
-// TODO: Number of test specs is not available now, we can add it back when this is fixed in the Ginkgo V2.
-// pls see: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/109744
 type ProgressReporter struct {
 	LastMsg string `json:"msg"`
 
+	TestsTotal     int `json:"total"`
 	TestsCompleted int `json:"completed"`
 	TestsSkipped   int `json:"skipped"`
 	TestsFailed    int `json:"failed"`
@@ -109,6 +108,11 @@ func (reporter *ProgressReporter) SetStartMsg() {
 	reporter.SendUpdates()
 }
 
+func (reporter *ProgressReporter) SetTestsTotal(totalSpec int) {
+	reporter.TestsTotal = totalSpec
+	reporter.SendUpdates()
+}
+
 // ProcessSpecReport summarizes the report state and sends the state to the configured endpoint if set.
 func (reporter *ProgressReporter) ProcessSpecReport(report ginkgo.SpecReport) {
 	testName := strings.Join(report.ContainerHierarchyTexts, " ")