diff --git a/book/src/editor.md b/book/src/editor.md
index fbd141b42..e082d21c5 100644
--- a/book/src/editor.md
+++ b/book/src/editor.md
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ Search specific options.
 |--|--|---------|
 | `smart-case` | Enable smart case regex searching (case-insensitive unless pattern contains upper case characters) | `true` |
 | `wrap-around`| Whether the search should wrap after depleting the matches | `true` |
+| `max-matches`| Maximum number of matches that will be counted for the denominator of `search-position`. Possible values are integers or `"none"` for no limit. | `100` |
 
 ### `[editor.whitespace]` Section
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index e45d7a928..0fd5c0568 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ use helix_core::{
     RopeReader, RopeSlice, Selection, SmallVec, Syntax, Tendril, Transaction,
 };
 use helix_view::{
-    document::{FormatterError, Mode, SearchMatch, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
-    editor::Action,
+    document::{FormatterError, Mode, SearchMatch, SearchMatchLimit, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
+    editor::{Action, OptionToml, SearchConfig},
     info::Info,
     input::KeyEvent,
     keyboard::KeyCode,
@@ -2071,12 +2071,13 @@ fn search_impl(
     movement: Movement,
     direction: Direction,
     scrolloff: usize,
-    wrap_around: bool,
+    search_config: &SearchConfig,
     show_warnings: bool,
 ) {
     let (view, doc) = current!(editor);
     let text = doc.text().slice(..);
     let selection = doc.selection(view.id);
+    let wrap_around = search_config.wrap_around;
 
     // Get the right side of the primary block cursor for forward search, or the
     // grapheme before the start of the selection for reverse search.
@@ -2147,9 +2148,38 @@ fn search_impl(
     }
 
     let (idx, mat) = mat.unwrap();
-    let last_idx = match all_matches.last() {
-        None => idx,
-        Some((last_idx, _)) => last_idx,
+    let match_count = match search_config.max_matches {
+        OptionToml::None => match all_matches.last() {
+            None => SearchMatchLimit::Limitless(idx + 1),
+            Some((last_idx, _)) => SearchMatchLimit::Limitless(last_idx + 1),
+        },
+        OptionToml::Some(max) => {
+            if all_matches.peek().is_none() {
+                // Case #1: If we consumed `all_matches`, it means that we have
+                // the last match in `mat`. Hence, we know exactly how many
+                // matches there are. To respect the `max` option, if it goes
+                // beyong `max`, we limit the counter to `max`.
+                if idx + 1 > max {
+                    SearchMatchLimit::Limited(max)
+                } else {
+                    SearchMatchLimit::Limitless(idx + 1)
+                }
+            } else {
+                // Case #2: If we are here, we have at least one match in
+                // `all_matches`. We need to find the last match that's
+                // less than `max`. If we find it, we simply return it as a
+                // `Limitless` denominator because it doesn't go beyong the
+                // user option. The two remaining cases are `last_idx == max`
+                // and `None` (when the remaining matches are all greater than
+                // `max`) for which we return a `Limited` denominator.
+                match all_matches.take_while(|(idx, _)| idx <= &max).last() {
+                    Some((last_idx, _)) if last_idx < max => {
+                        SearchMatchLimit::Limitless(last_idx + 1)
+                    }
+                    _ => SearchMatchLimit::Limited(max),
+                }
+            }
+        }
     };
 
     // Move the cursor to the match.
@@ -2185,7 +2215,7 @@ fn search_impl(
         view.id,
         SearchMatch {
             idx: idx + 1,
-            count: last_idx + 1,
+            count: match_count,
         },
     );
 }
@@ -2211,7 +2241,6 @@ fn searcher(cx: &mut Context, direction: Direction) {
     let reg = cx.register.unwrap_or('/');
     let config = cx.editor.config();
     let scrolloff = config.scrolloff;
-    let wrap_around = config.search.wrap_around;
     let movement = if cx.editor.mode() == Mode::Select {
         Movement::Extend
     } else {
@@ -2244,7 +2273,7 @@ fn searcher(cx: &mut Context, direction: Direction) {
                 movement,
                 direction,
                 scrolloff,
-                wrap_around,
+                &config.search,
                 false,
             );
         },
@@ -2265,7 +2294,6 @@ fn search_next_or_prev_impl(cx: &mut Context, movement: Movement, direction: Dir
         } else {
             false
         };
-        let wrap_around = search_config.wrap_around;
         if let Ok(regex) = rope::RegexBuilder::new()
             .syntax(
                 rope::Config::new()
@@ -2281,7 +2309,7 @@ fn search_next_or_prev_impl(cx: &mut Context, movement: Movement, direction: Dir
                     movement,
                     direction,
                     scrolloff,
-                    wrap_around,
+                    search_config,
                     true,
                 );
             }
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
index 2766b2c22..5ebe86b71 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use helix_core::{coords_at_pos, encoding, Position};
 use helix_lsp::lsp::DiagnosticSeverity;
 use helix_view::document::DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME;
 use helix_view::{
-    document::{Mode, SearchMatch, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
+    document::{Mode, SearchMatch, SearchMatchLimit, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
     graphics::Rect,
     theme::Style,
     Document, Editor, View,
@@ -538,6 +538,10 @@ where
     F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
 {
     if let Some(SearchMatch { idx, count }) = context.doc.get_last_search_match(context.view.id) {
-        write(context, format!(" [{}/{}] ", idx, count), None);
+        let count_str = match count {
+            SearchMatchLimit::Limitless(count) => format!("{}", count),
+            SearchMatchLimit::Limited(max) => format!(">{}", max),
+        };
+        write(context, format!(" [{}/{}] ", idx, count_str), None);
     }
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index f04eb809b..65ed13039 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -130,12 +130,18 @@ pub enum DocumentOpenError {
     IoError(#[from] io::Error),
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum SearchMatchLimit {
+    Limitless(usize),
+    Limited(usize),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct SearchMatch {
     /// nth match from the beginning of the document.
     pub idx: usize,
     /// Total number of matches in the document.
-    pub count: usize,
+    pub count: SearchMatchLimit,
 }
 
 pub struct Document {
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 03ef14d9c..6a1cb8655 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -452,6 +452,14 @@ impl Default for LspConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub enum OptionToml<T> {
+    None,
+    #[serde(untagged)]
+    Some(T),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", default, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct SearchConfig {
@@ -459,6 +467,8 @@ pub struct SearchConfig {
     pub smart_case: bool,
     /// Whether the search should wrap after depleting the matches. Default to true.
     pub wrap_around: bool,
+    /// Maximum number of counted matches when searching in a document. `None` means no limit. Default to 100.
+    pub max_matches: OptionToml<usize>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -994,6 +1004,7 @@ impl Default for SearchConfig {
         Self {
             wrap_around: true,
             smart_case: true,
+            max_matches: OptionToml::Some(100),
         }
     }
 }