diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index dd5da8a0..551defb2 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ def run_argparse(argv, formatter):
     ap2.add_argument("--no-idx", metavar="PTN", type=u, help="regex: disable indexing of matching paths during e2ds folder scans")
     ap2.add_argument("--re-maxage", metavar="SEC", type=int, default=0, help="disk rescan volume interval, 0=off, can be set per-volume with the 'scan' volflag")
     ap2.add_argument("--srch-time", metavar="SEC", type=int, default=30, help="search deadline")
+    ap2.add_argument("--srch-hits", metavar="N", type=int, default=1000, help="max search results")
     
     ap2 = ap.add_argument_group('metadata db options')
     ap2.add_argument("-e2t", action="store_true", help="enable metadata indexing")
diff --git a/copyparty/u2idx.py b/copyparty/u2idx.py
index 93ce5f76..ade4f85e 100644
--- a/copyparty/u2idx.py
+++ b/copyparty/u2idx.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class U2idx(object):
         self.log("qs: {!r} {!r}".format(uq, uv))
 
         ret = []
-        lim = 1000
+        lim = int(self.args.srch_hits)
         taglist = {}
         for (vtop, ptop, flags) in vols:
             cur = self.get_cur(ptop)