diff --git a/plane/api/work_items/base.py b/plane/api/work_items/base.py
index 0b7c730..92a48cb 100644
--- a/plane/api/work_items/base.py
+++ b/plane/api/work_items/base.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     RetrieveQueryParams,
     WorkItemCountQueryParams,
     WorkItemQueryParams,
+    WorkItemSearchQueryParams,
 )
 from ...models.work_items import (
     AdvancedSearchResult,
@@ -350,14 +351,16 @@ def search(
         self,
         workspace_slug: str,
         query: str,
-        params: RetrieveQueryParams | None = None,
+        params: WorkItemSearchQueryParams | RetrieveQueryParams | None = None,
     ) -> WorkItemSearch:
         """Search work items.
 
         Args:
             workspace_slug: The workspace slug identifier
             query: Search query string
-            params: Optional query parameters for expand, fields, etc.
+            params: Optional query parameters for expand, fields, limit, etc.
+                Pass :class:`WorkItemSearchQueryParams` to raise the result cap;
+                the API returns 10 results when ``limit`` is omitted.
         """
         search_params = {"search": query}
         if params:
diff --git a/plane/models/__init__.py b/plane/models/__init__.py
index 7b3c069..af4d879 100644
--- a/plane/models/__init__.py
+++ b/plane/models/__init__.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     ProjectLiteListQueryParams,
     RetrieveQueryParams,
     WorkItemQueryParams,
+    WorkItemSearchQueryParams,
 )
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
     "ProjectLiteListQueryParams",
     "RetrieveQueryParams",
     "WorkItemQueryParams",
+    "WorkItemSearchQueryParams",
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/plane/models/query_params.py b/plane/models/query_params.py
index c8458d2..9e73cb8 100644
--- a/plane/models/query_params.py
+++ b/plane/models/query_params.py
@@ -111,6 +111,23 @@ class RetrieveQueryParams(BaseQueryParams):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="ignore", populate_by_name=True)
 
 
+class WorkItemSearchQueryParams(BaseQueryParams):
+    """Query parameters for the work item search endpoint.
+
+    Search is not cursor paginated; the API caps the result set with ``limit``
+    instead. When ``limit`` is omitted it returns 10 results, and the response
+    carries no total or truncation marker, so a caller cannot distinguish a
+    complete result set from a truncated one.
+    """
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="ignore", populate_by_name=True)
+
+    limit: int | None = Field(
+        None,
+        description="Maximum number of results to return. The API returns 10 when omitted.",
+    )
+
+
 class MemberQueryParams(BaseQueryParams):
     """Query parameters for workspace/project member list endpoints.
 
@@ -358,4 +375,5 @@ class WorkItemCountQueryParams(BaseModel):
     "WorkItemCountGroupBy",
     "WorkItemCountQueryParams",
     "WorkItemQueryParams",
+    "WorkItemSearchQueryParams",
 ]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_work_items.py b/tests/unit/test_work_items.py
index 2bbc9c2..1f939fc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_work_items.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_work_items.py
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 
 from plane.client import PlaneClient
 from plane.models.projects import Project
-from plane.models.query_params import PaginatedQueryParams, WorkItemQueryParams
+from plane.models.query_params import (
+    PaginatedQueryParams,
+    WorkItemQueryParams,
+    WorkItemSearchQueryParams,
+)
 from plane.models.work_items import (
     AdvancedSearchWorkItem,
     CreateWorkItem,
@@ -154,6 +158,29 @@ def test_search_work_items(self, client: PlaneClient, workspace_slug: str) -> No
         assert hasattr(response, "issues")
         assert isinstance(response.issues, list)
 
+    def test_search_work_items_respects_limit(
+        self, client: PlaneClient, workspace_slug: str
+    ) -> None:
+        """Test that search honors an explicit result limit.
+
+        Without ``limit`` the API returns at most 10 results and gives no
+        indication the set was truncated, so a caller cannot page past it.
+
+        The unlimited search runs first and the test skips when the workspace
+        has fewer than two matching work items, so the assertions cannot pass
+        vacuously against an empty result set.
+        """
+        unlimited = client.work_items.search(workspace_slug, "e")
+        if len(unlimited.issues) < 2:
+            pytest.skip("workspace has too few matching work items to exercise the limit")
+
+        params = WorkItemSearchQueryParams(limit=1)
+        limited = client.work_items.search(workspace_slug, "e", params=params)
+        assert limited is not None
+        assert isinstance(limited.issues, list)
+        assert len(limited.issues) == 1
+        assert len(limited.issues) < len(unlimited.issues)
+
     def test_advanced_search_work_items(self, client: PlaneClient, workspace_slug: str) -> None:
         """Test advanced search with query only."""
         data = AdvancedSearchWorkItem(query="test", limit=10)