diff --git a/milli/src/index.rs b/milli/src/index.rs
index f7e3aa14a..28c870592 100644
--- a/milli/src/index.rs
+++ b/milli/src/index.rs
@@ -1101,6 +1101,22 @@ impl Index {
     pub(crate) fn delete_max_values_per_facet(&self, txn: &mut RwTxn) -> heed::Result<bool> {
         self.main.delete::<_, Str>(txn, main_key::MAX_VALUES_PER_FACET)
     }
+
+    pub fn pagination_limited_to(&self, txn: &RoTxn) -> heed::Result<Option<usize>> {
+        self.main.get::<_, Str, OwnedType<usize>>(txn, main_key::PAGINATION_LIMITED_TO)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn put_pagination_limited_to(
+        &self,
+        txn: &mut RwTxn,
+        val: usize,
+    ) -> heed::Result<()> {
+        self.main.put::<_, Str, OwnedType<usize>>(txn, main_key::PAGINATION_LIMITED_TO, &val)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn delete_pagination_limited_to(&self, txn: &mut RwTxn) -> heed::Result<bool> {
+        self.main.delete::<_, Str>(txn, main_key::PAGINATION_LIMITED_TO)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/milli/src/update/settings.rs b/milli/src/update/settings.rs
index ce4bfbc70..174d7073d 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/settings.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/settings.rs
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ impl<'a, 't, 'u, 'i> Settings<'a, 't, 'u, 'i> {
         self.max_values_per_facet = Setting::Reset;
     }
 
-    pub fn set_limit_pagination_to(&mut self, value: usize) {
-        self.limit_pagination_to = Setting::Set(value);
+    pub fn set_pagination_limited_to(&mut self, value: usize) {
+        self.pagination_limited_to = Setting::Set(value);
     }
 
-    pub fn reset_limit_pagination_to(&mut self) {
-        self.limit_pagination_to = Setting::Reset;
+    pub fn reset_pagination_limited_to(&mut self) {
+        self.pagination_limited_to = Setting::Reset;
     }
 
     fn reindex<F>(&mut self, cb: &F, old_fields_ids_map: FieldsIdsMap) -> Result<()>
@@ -646,6 +646,20 @@ impl<'a, 't, 'u, 'i> Settings<'a, 't, 'u, 'i> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn update_pagination_limited_to(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        match self.pagination_limited_to {
+            Setting::Set(max) => {
+                self.index.put_pagination_limited_to(&mut self.wtxn, max)?;
+            }
+            Setting::Reset => {
+                self.index.delete_pagination_limited_to(&mut self.wtxn)?;
+            }
+            Setting::NotSet => (),
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn execute<F>(mut self, progress_callback: F) -> Result<()>
     where
         F: Fn(UpdateIndexingStep) + Sync,