diff --git a/umap/settings/base.py b/umap/settings/base.py
index e1c009c3..2d8e5b97 100644
--- a/umap/settings/base.py
+++ b/umap/settings/base.py
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ SITE_NAME = 'uMap'
 UMAP_DEMO_SITE = env('UMAP_DEMO_SITE', default=False)
 UMAP_EXCLUDE_DEFAULT_MAPS = False
 UMAP_MAPS_PER_PAGE = 5
+UMAP_MAPS_PER_SEARCH = 25
 UMAP_MAPS_PER_PAGE_OWNER = 10
 UMAP_SEARCH_CONFIGURATION = "simple"
 UMAP_FEEDBACK_LINK = "https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UMap#Feedback_and_help"  # noqa
diff --git a/umap/settings/local.py.sample b/umap/settings/local.py.sample
index de8b8437..1a8a846f 100644
--- a/umap/settings/local.py.sample
+++ b/umap/settings/local.py.sample
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ UMAP_EXCLUDE_DEFAULT_MAPS = False
 
 # How many maps should be showcased on the main page resp. on the user page
 UMAP_MAPS_PER_PAGE = 5
+# How many maps should be looked for when performing a (sub)search
+UMAP_MAPS_PER_SEARCH = 15
 # How many maps should be showcased on the user page, if owner
 UMAP_MAPS_PER_PAGE_OWNER = 10
 
diff --git a/umap/views.py b/umap/views.py
index cdd893a1..5ca3d821 100644
--- a/umap/views.py
+++ b/umap/views.py
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ class Search(TemplateView, PaginatorMixin):
         else:
             return super(Search, self).get_template_names()
 
+    @property
+    def per_page(self):
+        return settings.UMAP_MAPS_PER_SEARCH
+
 
 search = Search.as_view()