diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/components/GlobalSearch/GlobalSearch.js b/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/components/GlobalSearch/GlobalSearch.js
index e49a4c5bb..db70361f2 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/components/GlobalSearch/GlobalSearch.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/components/GlobalSearch/GlobalSearch.js
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ import {
 
 import Menu, { MenuContext } from './Menu';
 
-const MAX_RESULT_LIST_SIZE = 8;
+const MAX_RESULT_LIST_SIZE = 12;
 
-// TODO pass magnifying ref for escape/close? keep focus within outline for input,
 const GlobalSearchInput = () => {
   const data = useStaticQuery(graphql`
     query {
@@ -46,8 +45,8 @@ const GlobalSearchInput = () => {
     }
   `);
 
-  const index = data.localSearchPages.index;
-  const store = data.localSearchPages.store;
+  const { index } = data.localSearchPages;
+  const { store } = data.localSearchPages;
 
   const optionsRef = useRef([]);
   const [focusedItem, setFocusedItem] = useState(0);
@@ -60,6 +59,8 @@ const GlobalSearchInput = () => {
   const { toggleNavState, searchIsOpen, isManagingFocus, setIsManagingFocus } =
     useContext(NavContext);
 
+  const trimmedResults = results.slice(0, MAX_RESULT_LIST_SIZE);
+
   const clearAndClose = useCallback(() => {
     setQuery('');
     toggleNavState('searchIsOpen', 'close');
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ const GlobalSearchInput = () => {
             <Close size={20} description="Clear search" />
           </button>
         </div>
-        <Menu onKeyDown={onKeyDown} results={results} />
+        <Menu onKeyDown={onKeyDown} results={trimmedResults} />
       </div>
     </MenuContext.Provider>
   );
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1fc3675a1..fdad3abe1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10109,7 +10109,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@carbon/icons-react": "npm:^11.37.0"
     gatsby: "npm:^5.13.3"
-    gatsby-theme-carbon: "npm:^4.0.0-next.8"
+    gatsby-theme-carbon: "npm:^4.0.0-next.9"
     react: "npm:^18.2.0"
     react-dom: "npm:^18.2.0"
   languageName: unknown
@@ -11409,7 +11409,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"gatsby-theme-carbon@npm:^4.0.0-next.8, gatsby-theme-carbon@workspace:packages/gatsby-theme-carbon":
+"gatsby-theme-carbon@npm:^4.0.0-next.9, gatsby-theme-carbon@workspace:packages/gatsby-theme-carbon":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "gatsby-theme-carbon@workspace:packages/gatsby-theme-carbon"
   dependencies: