diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/file_search.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/file_search.rs
index 61327cfd2..af4651264 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/file_search.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/file_search.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use crate::app_event::AppEvent;
 use crate::app_event_sender::AppEventSender;
 
-const MAX_FILE_SEARCH_RESULTS: NonZeroUsize = NonZeroUsize::new(8).unwrap();
+const MAX_FILE_SEARCH_RESULTS: NonZeroUsize = NonZeroUsize::new(20).unwrap();
 const NUM_FILE_SEARCH_THREADS: NonZeroUsize = NonZeroUsize::new(2).unwrap();
 
 /// How long to wait after a keystroke before firing the first search when none