diff --git a/config/schema/linkit.schema.yml b/config/schema/linkit.schema.yml
index 882a2f1cb84fdaeb2434ef20af2efc154ca06726..c6e3f1d10c38df8719df05c3339946cda6988c70 100644
--- a/config/schema/linkit.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/linkit.schema.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ linkit.matcher.entity:
       type: boolean
     substitution_type:
       type: string
+    limit:
+      type: integer
 
 linkit.matcher.entity:*:
   type: linkit.matcher.entity
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Linkit/Matcher/EntityMatcher.php b/src/Plugin/Linkit/Matcher/EntityMatcher.php
index a8a85c8f3cf5178a85909f6bd7a837828c8afd32..4231b509afdf94ee9055c03ba2e72e57b73c3b3c 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Linkit/Matcher/EntityMatcher.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Linkit/Matcher/EntityMatcher.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ class EntityMatcher extends ConfigurableMatcherBase {
 
   use MatcherTokensTrait;
 
+  /**
+   * The default limit for matches.
+   */
+  const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 100;
+
   /**
    * The database connection.
    *
@@ -161,6 +166,12 @@ class EntityMatcher extends ConfigurableMatcherBase {
       $summery[] = $this->t('Group by bundle: @bundle_grouping', [
         '@bundle_grouping' => $this->configuration['group_by_bundle'] ? $this->t('Yes') : $this->t('No'),
       ]);
+
+      if(!empty($configuration['limit'])){
+        $summery[] = $this->t('Limit: @limit', [
+          '@limit' => $this->configuration['limit'],
+        ]);
+      }
     }
 
     return $summery;
@@ -175,6 +186,7 @@ class EntityMatcher extends ConfigurableMatcherBase {
       'bundles' => [],
       'group_by_bundle' => FALSE,
       'substitution_type' => SubstitutionManagerInterface::DEFAULT_SUBSTITUTION,
+      'limit' => static::DEFAULT_LIMIT,
     ] + parent::defaultConfiguration();
   }
 
@@ -257,6 +269,25 @@ class EntityMatcher extends ConfigurableMatcherBase {
       '#description' => $this->t('Configure how the selected entity should be transformed into a URL for insertion.'),
     ];
 
+    $form['limit'] = [
+      '#type' => 'details',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Limit'),
+      '#open' => TRUE,
+    ];
+
+    $form['limit']['limit'] = [
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#options' => [
+        0 => $this->t('Unlimited'),
+        20 => 20,
+        50 => 50,
+        100 => 100,
+        200 => 200,
+      ],
+      '#title' => $this->t('Limit search results'),
+      '#description' => $this->t('Limit the amount of results displayed when searching.'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->configuration['limit'],
+    ];
     return $form;
   }
 
@@ -274,6 +305,7 @@ class EntityMatcher extends ConfigurableMatcherBase {
     $this->configuration['bundles'] = $form_state->getValue('bundles');
     $this->configuration['group_by_bundle'] = $form_state->getValue('group_by_bundle');
     $this->configuration['substitution_type'] = $form_state->getValue('substitution_type');
+    $this->configuration['limit'] = $form_state->getValue('limit');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -353,6 +385,9 @@ class EntityMatcher extends ConfigurableMatcherBase {
       $query->condition($bundle_key, $this->configuration['bundles'], 'IN');
     }
 
+    if($this->configuration['limit']){
+      $query->range(0, $this->configuration['limit']);
+    }
     $this->addQueryTags($query);
 
     return $query;
diff --git a/tests/src/Kernel/LinkitAutocompleteTest.php b/tests/src/Kernel/LinkitAutocompleteTest.php
index 912d777d2a415b25cb92d597c8c77e571f00f5ed..e74d87ee7c0443d83754d158bb83bfe92ad3641f 100644
--- a/tests/src/Kernel/LinkitAutocompleteTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Kernel/LinkitAutocompleteTest.php
@@ -152,6 +152,29 @@ class LinkitAutocompleteTest extends LinkitKernelTestBase {
     $this->assertEmpty(count($data), 'Autocomplete did not return any suggestions.');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests autocompletion with results limit.
+   */
+  public function testAutocompletionWithLimit(){
+    /** @var \Drupal\linkit\MatcherInterface $plugin */
+    $plugin = $this->matcherManager->createInstance('entity:entity_test');
+    $configuration = $plugin->getConfiguration();
+    $configuration['settings']['limit'] = 2;
+
+    $this->linkitProfile->addMatcher($configuration);
+    $this->linkitProfile->save();
+
+    $entity_1 = EntityTest::create(['name' => 'foo 1']);
+    $entity_1->save();
+    $entity_2 = EntityTest::create(['name' => 'foo 2']);
+    $entity_2->save();
+    $entity_3 = EntityTest::create(['name' => 'foo 3']);
+    $entity_3->save();
+
+    $data = $this->getAutocompleteResult('foo');
+    $this->assertTrue(count($data) == 2, 'Autocomplete returned the expected amount of suggestions.');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests autocompletion with translated entities.
    */