diff --git a/database_client/database_client.py b/database_client/database_client.py
index df493232..81e9245b 100644
--- a/database_client/database_client.py
+++ b/database_client/database_client.py
@@ -1179,11 +1179,12 @@ def _build_column_references(
         right_link_column="location_id",
         linked_relation=Relations.LOCATIONS_EXPANDED,
         linked_relation_linking_column="id",
-        columns_to_retrieve=["state_name", "county_name", "locality_name"],
+        columns_to_retrieve=["state_name", "county_name", "locality_name", "id"],
         alias_mappings={
             "state_name": "state",
             "county_name": "county",
             "locality_name": "locality",
+            "id": "location_id",
         },
     )
 
diff --git a/middleware/schema_and_dto_logic/primary_resource_schemas/search_schemas.py b/middleware/schema_and_dto_logic/primary_resource_schemas/search_schemas.py
index a6050b6f..3eda624f 100644
--- a/middleware/schema_and_dto_logic/primary_resource_schemas/search_schemas.py
+++ b/middleware/schema_and_dto_logic/primary_resource_schemas/search_schemas.py
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ class FollowSearchResponseSchema(Schema):
             "The locality of the search. If empty, all localities for the given county will be searched."
         ),
     )
+    location_id = fields.Int(
+        required=True,
+        metadata=get_json_metadata("The location ID of the search."),
+    )
 
 
 GetUserFollowedSearchesSchema = create_get_many_schema(
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_search.py b/tests/integration/test_search.py
index 694de984..367a1614 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_search.py
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ def follow_extant_location(
                 "state": TEST_STATE,
                 "county": TEST_COUNTY,
                 "locality": TEST_LOCALITY,
+                "location_id": sts.location_id
             }],
             "message": "Followed searches found.",
         },