diff --git a/public/app/features/search/page/components/FolderSection.tsx b/public/app/features/search/page/components/FolderSection.tsx
index 51e3653ee36..2335e4399d6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/page/components/FolderSection.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/page/components/FolderSection.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export const FolderSection: FC<SectionHeaderProps> = ({
       kind: ['dashboard'],
       location: section.uid,
       sort: 'name_sort',
+      limit: 1000, // this component does not have infinate scroll, so we need to load everything upfront
     };
     if (section.itemsUIDs) {
       query = {