diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/AddressBookImpl.php b/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/AddressBookImpl.php
index 5e355611c11d3..3eea0f1d5c894 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/AddressBookImpl.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/AddressBookImpl.php
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ public function getDisplayName() {
 	 * 	- 'types' boolean (since 15.0.0) If set to true, fields that come with a TYPE property will be an array
 	 *    example: ['id' => 5, 'FN' => 'Thomas Tanghus', 'EMAIL' => ['type => 'HOME', 'value' => 'g@h.i']]
 	 * 	- 'escape_like_param' - If set to false wildcards _ and % are not escaped
+	 * 	- 'limit' - Set a numeric limit for the search results
+	 * 	- 'offset' - Set the offset for the limited search results
 	 * @return array an array of contacts which are arrays of key-value-pairs
 	 *  example result:
 	 *  [
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/CardDavBackend.php b/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/CardDavBackend.php
index 24b91f7cec365..ba600bf1c2dcd 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/CardDavBackend.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/CardDavBackend.php
@@ -907,31 +907,49 @@ public function updateShares(IShareable $shareable, $add, $remove) {
 	 * @param array $searchProperties defines the properties within the query pattern should match
 	 * @param array $options = array() to define the search behavior
 	 * 	- 'escape_like_param' - If set to false wildcards _ and % are not escaped, otherwise they are
+	 * 	- 'limit' - Set a numeric limit for the search results
+	 * 	- 'offset' - Set the offset for the limited search results
 	 * @return array an array of contacts which are arrays of key-value-pairs
 	 */
 	public function search($addressBookId, $pattern, $searchProperties, $options = array()) {
-		$query = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query2 = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 
-		$query2->selectDistinct('cp.cardid')->from($this->dbCardsPropertiesTable, 'cp');
-		$query2->andWhere($query2->expr()->eq('cp.addressbookid', $query->createNamedParameter($addressBookId)));
+		$query2->selectDistinct('cp.cardid')
+			->from($this->dbCardsPropertiesTable, 'cp')
+			->andWhere($query2->expr()->eq('cp.addressbookid', $query2->createNamedParameter($addressBookId)));
 		$or = $query2->expr()->orX();
 		foreach ($searchProperties as $property) {
-			$or->add($query2->expr()->eq('cp.name', $query->createNamedParameter($property)));
+			$or->add($query2->expr()->eq('cp.name', $query2->createNamedParameter($property)));
 		}
 		$query2->andWhere($or);
 
 		// No need for like when the pattern is empty
 		if ('' !== $pattern) {
 			if(\array_key_exists('escape_like_param', $options) && $options['escape_like_param'] === false) {
-				$query2->andWhere($query2->expr()->ilike('cp.value', $query->createNamedParameter($pattern)));
+				$query2->andWhere($query2->expr()->ilike('cp.value', $query2->createNamedParameter($pattern)));
 			} else {
-				$query2->andWhere($query2->expr()->ilike('cp.value', $query->createNamedParameter('%' . $this->db->escapeLikeParameter($pattern) . '%')));
+				$query2->andWhere($query2->expr()->ilike('cp.value', $query2->createNamedParameter('%' . $this->db->escapeLikeParameter($pattern) . '%')));
 			}
 		}
 
-		$query->select('c.carddata', 'c.uri')->from($this->dbCardsTable, 'c')
-			->where($query->expr()->in('c.id', $query->createFunction($query2->getSQL())));
+		if (isset($options['limit'])) {
+			$query2->setMaxResults($options['limit']);
+		}
+		if (isset($options['offset'])) {
+			$query2->setFirstResult($options['offset']);
+		}
+
+		$result = $query2->execute();
+		$matches = $result->fetchAll();
+		$result->closeCursor();
+		$matches = array_map(function ($match) {
+			return (int) $match['cardid'];
+		}, $matches);
+
+		$query = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
+		$query->select('c.carddata', 'c.uri')
+			->from($this->dbCardsTable, 'c')
+			->where($query->expr()->in('c.id', $query->createNamedParameter($matches, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT_ARRAY)));
 
 		$result = $query->execute();
 		$cards = $result->fetchAll();
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/CardDAV/CardDavBackendTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/CardDAV/CardDavBackendTest.php
index 251ce88457b08..98853920b3bba 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/CardDAV/CardDavBackendTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/CardDAV/CardDavBackendTest.php
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ public function dataTestSearch() {
 				['Do', ['FN'], [], [['uri0', 'John Doe'], ['uri1', 'John M. Doe']]],
 				'check if duplicates are handled correctly' => ['John', ['FN', 'CLOUD'], [], [['uri0', 'John Doe'], ['uri1', 'John M. Doe']]],
 				'case insensitive' => ['john', ['FN'], [], [['uri0', 'John Doe'], ['uri1', 'John M. Doe']]],
+			'limit' => ['john', ['FN'], ['limit' => 1], [['uri0', 'John Doe']]],
+			'limit and offset' => ['john', ['FN'], ['limit' => 1, 'offset' => 1], [['uri1', 'John M. Doe']]],
 				'find "_" escaped' => ['_', ['CLOUD'], [], [['uri2', 'find without options']]],
 				'find not empty ClOUD' => ['%_%', ['CLOUD'], ['escape_like_param'=>false], [['uri0', 'John Doe'], ['uri2', 'find without options']]],
 		];
diff --git a/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/MailPlugin.php b/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/MailPlugin.php
index f4af4737c1abe..d5ee407b82fe7 100644
--- a/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/MailPlugin.php
+++ b/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/MailPlugin.php
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ public function search($search, $limit, $offset, ISearchResult $searchResult) {
 		$emailType = new SearchResultType('emails');
 
 		// Search in contacts
-		//@todo Pagination missing
-		$addressBookContacts = $this->contactsManager->search($search, ['EMAIL', 'FN']);
+		$addressBookContacts = $this->contactsManager->search($search, ['EMAIL', 'FN'], ['limit' => $limit, 'offset' => $offset]);
 		$lowerSearch = strtolower($search);
 		foreach ($addressBookContacts as $contact) {
 			if (isset($contact['EMAIL'])) {
diff --git a/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/RemotePlugin.php b/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/RemotePlugin.php
index 5173e889b9ccb..5cbecf5385bec 100644
--- a/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/RemotePlugin.php
+++ b/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/RemotePlugin.php
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ public function search($search, $limit, $offset, ISearchResult $searchResult) {
 		$resultType = new SearchResultType('remotes');
 
 		// Search in contacts
-		//@todo Pagination missing
-		$addressBookContacts = $this->contactsManager->search($search, ['CLOUD', 'FN']);
+		$addressBookContacts = $this->contactsManager->search($search, ['CLOUD', 'FN'], ['limit' => $limit, 'offset' => $offset]);
 		foreach ($addressBookContacts as $contact) {
 			if (isset($contact['isLocalSystemBook'])) {
 				continue;
diff --git a/lib/private/ContactsManager.php b/lib/private/ContactsManager.php
index ba709baefe576..427f2f6772a19 100644
--- a/lib/private/ContactsManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/ContactsManager.php
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class ContactsManager implements \OCP\Contacts\IManager {
 		 * @param array $searchProperties defines the properties within the query pattern should match
 		 * @param array $options = array() to define the search behavior
 		 * 	- 'escape_like_param' - If set to false wildcards _ and % are not escaped
+		 * 	- 'limit' - Set a numeric limit for the search results
+		 * 	- 'offset' - Set the offset for the limited search results
 		 * @return array an array of contacts which are arrays of key-value-pairs
 		 */
 		public function search($pattern, $searchProperties = array(), $options = array()) {
diff --git a/lib/public/Contacts/IManager.php b/lib/public/Contacts/IManager.php
index 9dd19c4cbf413..fe462627fc0e7 100644
--- a/lib/public/Contacts/IManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/Contacts/IManager.php
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ interface IManager {
 	 * @param array $searchProperties defines the properties within the query pattern should match
 	 * @param array $options = array() to define the search behavior
 	 * 	- 'escape_like_param' - If set to false wildcards _ and % are not escaped
+	 * 	- 'limit' - Set a numeric limit for the search results
+	 * 	- 'offset' - Set the offset for the limited search results
 	 * @return array an array of contacts which are arrays of key-value-pairs
 	 * @since 6.0.0
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/public/IAddressBook.php b/lib/public/IAddressBook.php
index 4f652706d57be..c39fb3fd1a99c 100644
--- a/lib/public/IAddressBook.php
+++ b/lib/public/IAddressBook.php
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ public function getDisplayName();
 		 * 	- 'types' boolean (since 15.0.0) If set to true, fields that come with a TYPE property will be an array
 		 *    example: ['id' => 5, 'FN' => 'Thomas Tanghus', 'EMAIL' => ['type => 'HOME', 'value' => 'g@h.i']]
 		 * 	- 'escape_like_param' - If set to false wildcards _ and % are not escaped
+		 * 	- 'limit' - Set a numeric limit for the search results
+		 * 	- 'offset' - Set the offset for the limited search results
 		 * @return array an array of contacts which are arrays of key-value-pairs
 		 *  example result:
 		 *  [