diff --git a/rust/crates/cloudsearch-index/src/lib.rs b/rust/crates/cloudsearch-index/src/lib.rs
index aaef2b9..ba28f7f 100644
--- a/rust/crates/cloudsearch-index/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/cloudsearch-index/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ use tokio::{
 
 const MAX_FIELDS_PER_INDEX: usize = 1000;
 const MERGE_TRIGGER_DOCUMENT_COUNT: usize = 8;
+const MAX_SEARCH_SIZE: usize = 10_000;
+const MAX_SEARCH_OFFSET: usize = 1_000_000;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct MergePlan {
@@ -825,8 +827,8 @@ impl IndexHandle {
             });
         }
 
-        let from = request.from.unwrap_or(0);
-        let size = request.size.unwrap_or(total);
+        let from = request.from.unwrap_or(0).min(MAX_SEARCH_OFFSET);
+        let size = request.size.unwrap_or(total).min(MAX_SEARCH_SIZE);
 
         let hits = scored
             .into_iter()
@@ -915,6 +917,22 @@ impl IndexHandle {
             )));
         }
 
+        if let Some(size) = request.size
+            && size > MAX_SEARCH_SIZE
+        {
+            return Err(CloudSearchError::InvalidSearchRequest(format!(
+                "size ({size}) exceeds maximum allowed value ({MAX_SEARCH_SIZE})"
+            )));
+        }
+
+        if let Some(from) = request.from
+            && from > MAX_SEARCH_OFFSET
+        {
+            return Err(CloudSearchError::InvalidSearchRequest(format!(
+                "from ({from}) exceeds maximum allowed value ({MAX_SEARCH_OFFSET})"
+            )));
+        }
+
         if let Some(aggs) = &request.aggs {
             for (name, agg) in aggs {
                 match agg {
diff --git a/rust/crates/cloudsearch-index/tests/coverage.rs b/rust/crates/cloudsearch-index/tests/coverage.rs
index 151facf..e67aa12 100644
--- a/rust/crates/cloudsearch-index/tests/coverage.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/cloudsearch-index/tests/coverage.rs
@@ -133,3 +133,61 @@ async fn validate_search_request_rejects_nested_bool_with_object_field() {
         "nested bool with object sort field should be rejected"
     );
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn validate_search_request_rejects_size_exceeding_max() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().expect("temp dir");
+    let catalog = Arc::new(IndexCatalog::new(temp_dir.path()));
+    catalog.initialize().await.expect("init catalog");
+    let _metadata = catalog
+        .create_index(
+            "test",
+            CreateIndexRequest {
+                settings: IndexSettings::default(),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("create index");
+    let handle = catalog.open_index("test").await.expect("open index");
+
+    let request = SearchRequest {
+        size: Some(100_000),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let result = handle.validate_search_request(&request);
+    assert!(
+        result.is_err(),
+        "size exceeding MAX_SEARCH_SIZE should be rejected"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn validate_search_request_rejects_from_exceeding_max() {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().expect("temp dir");
+    let catalog = Arc::new(IndexCatalog::new(temp_dir.path()));
+    catalog.initialize().await.expect("init catalog");
+    let _metadata = catalog
+        .create_index(
+            "test",
+            CreateIndexRequest {
+                settings: IndexSettings::default(),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("create index");
+    let handle = catalog.open_index("test").await.expect("open index");
+
+    let request = SearchRequest {
+        from: Some(2_000_000),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let result = handle.validate_search_request(&request);
+    assert!(
+        result.is_err(),
+        "from exceeding MAX_SEARCH_OFFSET should be rejected"
+    );
+}