diff --git a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/autocomplete/autocomplete.tsx b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/autocomplete/autocomplete.tsx
index 9db596e096..ff84b25b6b 100644
--- a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/autocomplete/autocomplete.tsx
+++ b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/autocomplete/autocomplete.tsx
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ export function EXPERIMENTAL_autocomplete<TItem extends BaseHit = BaseHit>(
       indexId: `ais-autocomplete-${instanceId}`,
       EXPERIMENTAL_isolated: true,
     }).addWidgets([
+      configure({ hitsPerPage: 5 }),
       ...indicesConfig.map(({ indexName }) =>
         index({ indexName, indexId: indexName }).addWidgets([configure({})])
       ),
diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/widgets/Autocomplete.tsx b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/widgets/Autocomplete.tsx
index 1570571b68..4d132e1e63 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/widgets/Autocomplete.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/widgets/Autocomplete.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import React, {
   useState,
 } from 'react';
 import {
+  Configure,
   Index,
   useAutocomplete,
   useInstantSearch,
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ export function EXPERIMENTAL_Autocomplete<TItem extends BaseHit = BaseHit>({
   return (
     <Fragment>
       <Index EXPERIMENTAL_isolated>
+        <Configure hitsPerPage={5} />
         {indicesConfig.map((index) => (
           <Index key={index.indexName} indexName={index.indexName} />
         ))}