diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html
index 9b26e258..d291468e 100644
--- a/www/index.html
+++ b/www/index.html
@@ -652,6 +652,11 @@
                                             <input type="text" name="omegaChar" id="omegaCharTxt" value="Z" style="width:2em;color:steelblue;">
                                             (these are used to set appropriate alphabet for the Archive Index)
                                         </label>
+                                        <label class="text">
+                                            <b>Set max number of search results</b> to display:
+                                            <input type="text" name="maxResults" id="maxResults" value="20" style="width:2em;color:steelblue;">
+                                            (higher number will result in slower search performance)
+                                        </label>
                                         <label class="checkbox">
                                             <input type="checkbox" name="allowHTMLExtraction" id="allowHTMLExtractionCheck">
                                             <span class="checkmark"></span>
diff --git a/www/js/app.js b/www/js/app.js
index 3bf48316..df0473be 100644
--- a/www/js/app.js
+++ b/www/js/app.js
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
 define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'utf8', 'images', 'cookies', 'q', 'transformStyles', 'kiwixServe'],
     function ($, zimArchiveLoader, uiUtil, util, utf8, images, cookies, q, transformStyles, kiwixServe) {
 
-        /**
-         * Maximum number of articles to display in a search
-         * @type Integer
-         */
-        var MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE = params.results; //This value is controlled in init.js, as are all parameters
         /**
          * The delay (in milliseconds) between two "keepalive" messages
          * sent to the ServiceWorker (so that it is not stopped by
@@ -897,6 +892,12 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'utf8', 'images', 'cooki
             this.value = params.omegaChar;
             cookies.setItem('omegaChar', params.omegaChar, Infinity);
         });
+        $('input:text[name=maxResults]').on('change', function (e) {
+            params.maxResults = this.value > 5 ? this.value : 5;
+            params.maxResults = params.maxResults < 50 ? params.maxResults : 50;
+            this.value = params.maxResults;
+            cookies.setItem('maxResults', params.maxResults, Infinity);
+        });
         $('input:checkbox[name=hideToolbar]').on('change', function (e) {
             params.hideToolbar = this.checked ? true : false;
             cookies.setItem('hideToolbar', params.hideToolbar, Infinity);
@@ -2106,7 +2107,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'utf8', 'images', 'cooki
                     }
                     showZIMIndex(null, sel);
                 } else {
-                    state.selectedArchive.findDirEntriesWithPrefix(prefix.trim(), MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE, populateListOfArticles);
+                    state.selectedArchive.findDirEntriesWithPrefix(prefix.trim(), params.maxResults, populateListOfArticles);
                 }
             } else {
                 $('#searchingArticles').hide();
@@ -2119,7 +2120,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'utf8', 'images', 'cooki
         }
 
         /**
-         * Extracts and displays in htmlArticle the first MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE articles beginning with start
+         * Extracts and displays in htmlArticle the first params.maxResults articles beginning with start
          * @param {String} start Optional index number to begin the list with
          * @param {String} prefix Optional search prefix from which to start an alphabetical search
          */
@@ -2131,7 +2132,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'utf8', 'images', 'cooki
                 prefix = start > 0 ? '' : prefix;
             }
             if (state.selectedArchive !== null && state.selectedArchive.isReady()) {
-                state.selectedArchive.findDirEntriesWithPrefixCaseSensitive(prefix, MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE, function (dirEntryArray, nextStart) {
+                state.selectedArchive.findDirEntriesWithPrefixCaseSensitive(prefix, params.maxResults, function (dirEntryArray, nextStart) {
                     var docBody = document.getElementById('largeModal');
                     var newHtml = "";
                     for (var i = 0; i < dirEntryArray.length; i++) {
@@ -2140,10 +2141,10 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'utf8', 'images', 'cooki
                             "'>" + (dirEntry.getTitleOrUrl()) + "</a>";
                     }
                     start = start ? start : 0;
-                    var back = start ? '<a href="#" data-start="' + (start - MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE) +
-                        '" class="continueAnchor">&lt;&lt; Previous ' + MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE + '</a>' : '';
-                    var next = dirEntryArray.length === MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE ? '<a href="#" data-start="' + nextStart +
-                        '" class="continueAnchor">Next ' + MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE + ' &gt;&gt;</a>' : '';
+                    var back = start ? '<a href="#" data-start="' + (start - params.maxResults) +
+                        '" class="continueAnchor">&lt;&lt; Previous ' + params.maxResults + '</a>' : '';
+                    var next = dirEntryArray.length === params.maxResults ? '<a href="#" data-start="' + nextStart +
+                        '" class="continueAnchor">Next ' + params.maxResults + ' &gt;&gt;</a>' : '';
                     var backNext = back ? next ? back + ' | ' + next : back : next;
                     backNext = '<div style="float:right;">' + backNext + '</div>\n';
                     var alphaSelector = [];
@@ -2240,8 +2241,8 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'utf8', 'images', 'cooki
             var articleListHeaderMessageDiv = $('#articleListHeaderMessage');
             var nbDirEntry = dirEntryArray ? dirEntryArray.length : 0;
             var message;
-            if (nbDirEntry >= MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE) {
-                message = 'First ' + MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE + ' articles below (refine your search).';
+            if (nbDirEntry >= params.maxResults) {
+                message = 'First ' + params.maxResults + ' articles below (refine your search).';
             } else {
                 message = nbDirEntry + ' articles found.';
             }
@@ -2253,7 +2254,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'util', 'utf8', 'images', 'cooki
 
             var articleListDiv = document.getElementById('articleList');
             var articleListDivHtml = '';
-            var listLength = dirEntryArray.length < MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE ? dirEntryArray.length : MAX_SEARCH_RESULT_SIZE;
+            var listLength = dirEntryArray.length < params.maxResults ? dirEntryArray.length : params.maxResults;
             for (var i = 0; i < listLength; i++) {
                 var dirEntry = dirEntryArray[i];
                 var dirEntryStringId = uiUtil.htmlEscapeChars(dirEntry.toStringId());
diff --git a/www/js/init.js b/www/js/init.js
index 0bece9ee..d6c7fd84 100644
--- a/www/js/init.js
+++ b/www/js/init.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ params['cachedStartPage'] = false; //If you have cached the start page for quick
 params['kiwixDownloadLink'] = "https://download.kiwix.org/zim/"; //Include final slash
 
 params['cookieSupport'] = checkCookies();
-params['results'] = 20; //Number of search results to display
+params['maxResults'] = ~~(getCookie('maxResults') || 20); //Number of search results to display
 params['relativeFontSize'] = ~~(getCookie('relativeFontSize') || 100); //Sets the initial font size for articles (as a percentage) - user can adjust using zoom buttons
 params['relativeUIFontSize'] = ~~(getCookie('relativeUIFontSize') || 100); //Sets the initial font size for UI (as a percentage) - user can adjust using slider in Config
 params['cssSource'] = getCookie('cssSource') || "auto"; //Set default to "auto", "desktop" or "mobile"
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ document.getElementById('hideActiveContentWarningCheck').checked = params.hideAc
 document.getElementById('allowHTMLExtractionCheck').checked = params.allowHTMLExtraction;
 document.getElementById('alphaCharTxt').value = params.alphaChar;
 document.getElementById('omegaCharTxt').value = params.omegaChar;
+document.getElementById('maxResults').value = params.maxResults;
 
 var versionSpans = document.getElementsByClassName('version');
 for (var i = 0; i < versionSpans.length; i++) {