diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index bf70ff60..42ab707a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Added
 
 * Add `from_extensions()` method to `CollectionSearchExtension` and `CollectionSearchPostExtension` extensions to build the class based on a list of available extensions.
+* Add `stac_fastapi_max_search_limit` member to `ApiSettings`, so that it can be used in `types.search.crop()` to clamp `limit` to the desired value.
 
 ## [3.0.1] - 2024-08-27
 
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/types/stac_fastapi/types/config.py b/stac_fastapi/types/stac_fastapi/types/config.py
index 75d0bd39..b4f3e2fd 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/types/stac_fastapi/types/config.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/types/stac_fastapi/types/config.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class ApiSettings(BaseSettings):
     stac_fastapi_description: str = "stac-fastapi"
     stac_fastapi_version: str = "0.1"
     stac_fastapi_landing_id: str = "stac-fastapi"
+    stac_fastapi_max_search_limit: int = 10000
 
     app_host: str = "0.0.0.0"
     app_port: int = 8000
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/types/stac_fastapi/types/search.py b/stac_fastapi/types/stac_fastapi/types/search.py
index cfa8baf9..af90ab38 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/types/stac_fastapi/types/search.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/types/stac_fastapi/types/search.py
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
 from stac_fastapi.types.rfc3339 import DateTimeType, str_to_interval
+from stac_fastapi.types.config import ApiSettings
 
 
+settings = ApiSettings()
+
 def crop(v: PositiveInt) -> PositiveInt:
     """Crop value to 10,000."""
-    limit = 10_000
+    limit = settings.stac_fastapi_max_search_limit
     if v > limit:
         v = limit
     return v