diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/SearchFragment.java b/src/com/android/dialer/SearchFragment.java
index a0b8908..0a97804 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/SearchFragment.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 public class SearchFragment extends PhoneNumberPickerFragment {
 
+    private static final int SEARCH_DIRECTORY_RESULT_LIMIT = 5;
+
     private OnListFragmentScrolledListener mActivityScrollListener;
 
     public SearchFragment() {
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 
     public void configureDirectorySearch() {
         setDirectorySearchEnabled(true);
+        setDirectoryResultLimit(SEARCH_DIRECTORY_RESULT_LIMIT);
     }
 
     @Override