diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/components/SearchTracePage/SearchForm.js b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/components/SearchTracePage/SearchForm.js
index 0582b55de8..5e3a5630d4 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/components/SearchTracePage/SearchForm.js
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/components/SearchTracePage/SearchForm.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import * as jaegerApiActions from '../../actions/jaeger-api';
 import { formatDate, formatTime } from '../../utils/date';
 import reduxFormFieldAdapter from '../../utils/redux-form-field-adapter';
 import { DEFAULT_OPERATION, DEFAULT_LIMIT, DEFAULT_LOOKBACK } from '../../constants/search-form';
-
+import getConfigValue from '../../utils/config/get-config';
 import './SearchForm.css';
 
 const FormItem = Form.Item;
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ export class SearchFormImpl extends React.PureComponent {
             type="number"
             component={AdaptedInput}
             placeholder="Limit Results"
-            props={{ disabled, min: 1, max: 1500 }}
+            props={{ disabled, min: 1, max: getConfigValue('search.maxLimit') }}
           />
         </FormItem>
 
diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx
index a7b332cb89..5dfe342092 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/constants/default-config.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export default deepFreeze(
           label: '2 Days',
           value: '2d',
         },
+        maxLimit: 1500,
       },
       tracking: {
         gaID: null,
diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/types/config.tsx b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/types/config.tsx
index b700c8a45e..d0fc4a3f5e 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/types/config.tsx
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/types/config.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export type Config = {
   deepDependencies?: { menuEnabled?: boolean };
   dependencies?: { dagMaxServicesLen?: number; menuEnabled?: boolean };
   menu: (ConfigMenuGroup | ConfigMenuItem)[];
-  search?: { maxLookback: { label: string; value: string } };
+  search?: { maxLookback: { label: string; value: string }; maxLimit: number };
   scripts?: TScript[];
   topTagPrefixes?: string[];
   tracking?: {