diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
index 7595b710..f48c34e4 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
@@ -1272,6 +1272,7 @@ L.U.Search = L.PhotonSearch.extend({
   initialize: function (map, input, options) {
     L.PhotonSearch.prototype.initialize.call(this, map, input, options)
     this.options.url = map.options.urls.search
+    if (map.options.maxBounds) this.options.bbox = map.options.maxBounds.toBBoxString()
   },
 
   onBlur: function (e) {