diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0bea928d3e..054fdfa844 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "packages/react-instantsearch-core/dist/umd/ReactInstantSearchCore.min.js",
-      "maxSize": "40.5 kB"
+      "maxSize": "40.75 kB"
     },
     {
       "path": "packages/react-instantsearch-dom/dist/umd/ReactInstantSearchDOM.min.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch-core/src/core/__tests__/createInstantSearchManager.result.js b/packages/react-instantsearch-core/src/core/__tests__/createInstantSearchManager.result.js
index 3d820940c7..3f73300ba7 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch-core/src/core/__tests__/createInstantSearchManager.result.js
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch-core/src/core/__tests__/createInstantSearchManager.result.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('createInstantSearchManager', () => {
           expect(searchForFacetValues).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
             'facetName',
             'query',
-            undefined
+            10
           );
 
           expect(store.searchingForFacetValues).toBe(false);
@@ -218,6 +218,106 @@ describe('createInstantSearchManager', () => {
           expect(store.searchingForFacetValues).toBe(false);
         });
       });
+
+      it('updates the store and searches with maxFacetHits out of range (higher)', () => {
+        expect.assertions(4);
+
+        const searchForFacetValues = jest.fn(() =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            facetHits: 'results',
+          })
+        );
+
+        jsHepler.mockImplementationOnce((...args) => {
+          const instance = jsHepler(...args);
+
+          instance.searchForFacetValues = searchForFacetValues;
+
+          return instance;
+        });
+
+        const ism = createInstantSearchManager({
+          indexName: 'index',
+          initialState: {},
+          searchParameters: {},
+          searchClient: client,
+        });
+
+        ism.onSearchForFacetValues({
+          facetName: 'facetName',
+          query: 'query',
+          maxFacetHits: 125,
+        });
+
+        expect(ism.store.getState().results).toBe(null);
+
+        return Promise.resolve().then(() => {
+          const store = ism.store.getState();
+
+          expect(searchForFacetValues).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            'facetName',
+            'query',
+            100
+          );
+
+          expect(store.resultsFacetValues).toEqual({
+            facetName: 'results',
+            query: 'query',
+          });
+
+          expect(store.searchingForFacetValues).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('updates the store and searches with maxFacetHits out of range (lower)', () => {
+        expect.assertions(4);
+
+        const searchForFacetValues = jest.fn(() =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            facetHits: 'results',
+          })
+        );
+
+        jsHepler.mockImplementationOnce((...args) => {
+          const instance = jsHepler(...args);
+
+          instance.searchForFacetValues = searchForFacetValues;
+
+          return instance;
+        });
+
+        const ism = createInstantSearchManager({
+          indexName: 'index',
+          initialState: {},
+          searchParameters: {},
+          searchClient: client,
+        });
+
+        ism.onSearchForFacetValues({
+          facetName: 'facetName',
+          query: 'query',
+          maxFacetHits: 0,
+        });
+
+        expect(ism.store.getState().results).toBe(null);
+
+        return Promise.resolve().then(() => {
+          const store = ism.store.getState();
+
+          expect(searchForFacetValues).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            'facetName',
+            'query',
+            1
+          );
+
+          expect(store.resultsFacetValues).toEqual({
+            facetName: 'results',
+            query: 'query',
+          });
+
+          expect(store.searchingForFacetValues).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch-core/src/core/createInstantSearchManager.js b/packages/react-instantsearch-core/src/core/createInstantSearchManager.js
index 6d0728a5b5..e8a16cb737 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch-core/src/core/createInstantSearchManager.js
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch-core/src/core/createInstantSearchManager.js
@@ -271,14 +271,18 @@ export default function createInstantSearchManager({
     search();
   }
 
-  function onSearchForFacetValues({ facetName, query, maxFacetHits }) {
+  function onSearchForFacetValues({ facetName, query, maxFacetHits = 10 }) {
+    // The values 1, 100 are the min / max values that the engine accepts.
+    // see: https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-reference/api-parameters/maxFacetHits
+    const maxFacetHitsWithinRange = Math.max(1, Math.min(maxFacetHits, 100));
+
     store.setState({
       ...store.getState(),
       searchingForFacetValues: true,
     });
 
     helper
-      .searchForFacetValues(facetName, query, maxFacetHits)
+      .searchForFacetValues(facetName, query, maxFacetHitsWithinRange)
       .then(
         content => {
           store.setState({