diff --git a/app/controllers/avo/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/avo/search_controller.rb
index 9ab23b2801..9e1174d3bb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/avo/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/avo/search_controller.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def search_resource(resource)
       results_count = query.reselect(resource.model_class.primary_key).count
 
       # Get the results
-      query = query.limit(Avo.configuration.search_results_count)
+      query = query.limit(search_results_count(resource))
 
       results = apply_search_metadata(query, resource)
 
@@ -201,5 +201,16 @@ def render_search_error(error)
         }
       }, status: 500
     end
+
+    def search_results_count(resource)
+      if resource.search_results_count
+        Avo::ExecutionContext.new(
+          target: resource.search_results_count,
+          params: params
+        ).handle
+      else
+        Avo.configuration.search_results_count
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/avo/base_resource.rb b/lib/avo/base_resource.rb
index 87df2cafc8..6d9caeb299 100644
--- a/lib/avo/base_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/avo/base_resource.rb
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ def search_query
         search.dig(:query)
       end
 
+      def search_results_count
+        search.dig(:results_count)
+      end
+
       def fetch_search(key, record: nil)
         # self.class.fetch_search
         Avo::ExecutionContext.new(target: search[key], resource: self, record: record).handle
diff --git a/spec/features/avo/search_results_count_spec.rb b/spec/features/avo/search_results_count_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2ac9c3657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/avo/search_results_count_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.feature Avo::SearchController, type: :controller do
+  let!(:courses) do
+    create_list(:course, 10) do |course, idx|
+      course.name = "course_#{idx + 1}"
+      course.save!
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "When results_count is not set in the resource" do
+    it "Returns 8 results by default" do
+      get :show, params: {
+        resource_name: "course",
+        global: false,
+        q: "course"
+      }
+
+      expect(json["courses"]["count"]).to eq 8
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "When results_count is changed in a per resource basis" do
+    after(:example) do
+      Avo::Resources::Course.search[:results_count] = nil
+    end
+
+    it "Return 5 when configured" do
+      Avo::Resources::Course.search[:results_count] = 5
+      get :show, params: {
+        resource_name: "course",
+        global: false,
+        q: "course"
+      }
+
+      expect(json["courses"]["count"]).to eq 5
+    end
+
+    it "Return 2 when configured" do
+      Avo::Resources::Course.search[:results_count] = 2
+      get :show, params: {
+        resource_name: "course",
+        global: false,
+        q: "course"
+      }
+
+      expect(json["courses"]["count"]).to eq 2
+    end
+
+    let!(:post) { create :post, name: "Avi's masterclass" }
+
+    it "is configurable per resource" do
+      Avo::Resources::Post.search[:results_count] = 0
+      get :show, params: {
+        resource_name: "post",
+        global: false,
+        q: "class"
+      }
+
+      expect(json["posts"]["count"]).to eq 0
+
+      res = get :show, params: {
+        resource_name: "course",
+        global: false,
+        q: "course"
+      }
+      expect(JSON.parse(res.body)["courses"]["count"]).to eq 8
+    end
+  end
+end