diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php b/apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php
index 16e6e6eb0d2cf..7c44e132c08f5 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ private function transformQuery(Query $query, ?SearchBinaryOperator $scopeOperat
 		}, $query->orderBy);
 
 		$limit = $query->limit;
+		$maxResults = $limit->maxResults !== 0 ? (int)$limit->maxResults : 100;
 		$offset = $limit->firstResult;
 
 		$limitHome = false;
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ private function transformQuery(Query $query, ?SearchBinaryOperator $scopeOperat
 
 		return new SearchQuery(
 			$operators,
-			(int)$limit->maxResults,
+			$maxResults,
 			$offset,
 			$orders,
 			$this->user,
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Files/FileSearchBackendTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Files/FileSearchBackendTest.php
index c6d6f85347bb7..df98df60e9828 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Files/FileSearchBackendTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Files/FileSearchBackendTest.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public function testSearchFilename(): void {
 					'name',
 					'foo'
 				),
-				0,
+				100,
 				0,
 				[],
 				$this->user
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public function testSearchMimetype(): void {
 					'mimetype',
 					'foo'
 				),
-				0,
+				100,
 				0,
 				[],
 				$this->user
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public function testSearchSize(): void {
 					'size',
 					10
 				),
-				0,
+				100,
 				0,
 				[],
 				$this->user
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public function testSearchMtime(): void {
 					'mtime',
 					10
 				),
-				0,
+				100,
 				0,
 				[],
 				$this->user
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public function testSearchIsCollection(): void {
 					'mimetype',
 					FileInfo::MIMETYPE_FOLDER
 				),
-				0,
+				100,
 				0,
 				[],
 				$this->user