diff --git a/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ContactsStore.php b/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ContactsStore.php
index b0bd99b844..81c4f5d6ba 100644
--- a/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ContactsStore.php
+++ b/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/ContactsStore.php
@@ -73,11 +73,23 @@ class ContactsStore implements IContactsStore {
 	 * @param string|null $filter
 	 * @return IEntry[]
 	 */
-	public function getContacts(IUser $user, $filter) {
-		$allContacts = $this->contactsManager->search($filter ?: '', [
-			'FN',
-			'EMAIL'
-		]);
+	public function getContacts(IUser $user, $filter, ?int $limit = null, ?int $offset = null) {
+		$options = [];
+		if ($limit !== null) {
+			$options['limit'] = $limit;
+		}
+		if ($offset !== null) {
+			$options['offset'] = $offset;
+		}
+
+		$allContacts = $this->contactsManager->search(
+			$filter ?: '',
+			[
+				'FN',
+				'EMAIL'
+			],
+			$options
+		);
 
 		$entries = array_map(function (array $contact) {
 			return $this->contactArrayToEntry($contact);
@@ -122,7 +134,7 @@ class ContactsStore implements IContactsStore {
 		if ($excludedGroups) {
 			$excludedGroups = $this->config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_exclude_groups_list', '');
 			$decodedExcludeGroups = json_decode($excludedGroups, true);
-			$excludeGroupsList = ($decodedExcludeGroups !== null) ? $decodedExcludeGroups :  [];
+			$excludeGroupsList = ($decodedExcludeGroups !== null) ? $decodedExcludeGroups : [];
 
 			if (count(array_intersect($excludeGroupsList, $selfGroups)) !== 0) {
 				// a group of the current user is excluded -> filter all local users
diff --git a/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/Manager.php b/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/Manager.php
index 293f1366b0..c3d4e74e43 100644
--- a/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Contacts/ContactsMenu/Manager.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Manager {
 		$minSearchStringLength = $this->config->getSystemValueInt('sharing.minSearchStringLength', 0);
 		$topEntries = [];
 		if (strlen($filter) >= $minSearchStringLength) {
-			$entries = $this->store->getContacts($user, $filter);
+			$entries = $this->store->getContacts($user, $filter, $maxAutocompleteResults);
 
 			$sortedEntries = $this->sortEntries($entries);
 			$topEntries = array_slice($sortedEntries, 0, $maxAutocompleteResults);
diff --git a/lib/public/Contacts/ContactsMenu/IContactsStore.php b/lib/public/Contacts/ContactsMenu/IContactsStore.php
index c64b95fb85..fceb507f0c 100644
--- a/lib/public/Contacts/ContactsMenu/IContactsStore.php
+++ b/lib/public/Contacts/ContactsMenu/IContactsStore.php
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ interface IContactsStore {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param IUser $user
-	 * @param $filter
+	 * @param string $filter
+	 * @param int $limit added 19.0.2
+	 * @param int $offset added 19.0.2
 	 * @return IEntry[]
 	 * @since 13.0.0
 	 */
-	public function getContacts(IUser $user, $filter);
+	public function getContacts(IUser $user, $filter, ?int $limit = null, ?int $offset = null);
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief finds a contact by specifying the property to search on ($shareType) and the value ($shareWith)