diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7b78282..0a45b5b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ MOSAIC_CONCURRENCY=1
 DEBUG=TRUE
 
 TITILER_PGSTAC_API_DEBUG=TRUE
+
+TITILER_PGSTAC_SEARCH_ITEMS_LIMIT=200
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 951e2d1..d158200 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 * add `cachecontrol_exclude_paths` attribute in `ApiSettings` to let users decide if some path should not have cache-control headers (defaults is to exclude `/list`)
+* Add PgstacSettings such that the user can provide their own default settings for PgSTAC search
 
 ## 1.3.1 (2024-08-01)
 
diff --git a/titiler/pgstac/mosaic.py b/titiler/pgstac/mosaic.py
index 3228c57..3595dae 100644
--- a/titiler/pgstac/mosaic.py
+++ b/titiler/pgstac/mosaic.py
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 from rio_tiler.tasks import create_tasks, filter_tasks
 from rio_tiler.types import AssetInfo, BBox
 
-from titiler.pgstac.settings import CacheSettings, RetrySettings
+from titiler.pgstac.settings import CacheSettings, PgstacSettings, RetrySettings
 from titiler.pgstac.utils import retry
 
 cache_config = CacheSettings()
+pgstac_config = PgstacSettings()
 retry_config = RetrySettings()
 
 
@@ -273,11 +274,13 @@ def get_assets(
             "include": ["assets", "id", "bbox", "collection"],
         }
 
-        scan_limit = scan_limit or 10000
-        items_limit = items_limit or 100
-        time_limit = time_limit or 5
-        exitwhenfull = True if exitwhenfull is None else exitwhenfull
-        skipcovered = True if skipcovered is None else skipcovered
+        scan_limit = scan_limit or pgstac_config.scan_limit
+        items_limit = items_limit or pgstac_config.items_limit
+        time_limit = time_limit or pgstac_config.time_limit
+        exitwhenfull = (
+            pgstac_config.exitwhenfull if exitwhenfull is None else exitwhenfull
+        )
+        skipcovered = pgstac_config.skipcovered if skipcovered is None else skipcovered
 
         with self.pool.connection() as conn:
             with conn.cursor() as cursor:
diff --git a/titiler/pgstac/settings.py b/titiler/pgstac/settings.py
index f819d0d..bbec96f 100644
--- a/titiler/pgstac/settings.py
+++ b/titiler/pgstac/settings.py
@@ -116,6 +116,31 @@ def check_enable(self):
         return self
 
 
+class PgstacSettings(BaseSettings):
+    """Pgstac settings"""
+
+    # Return as soon as we scan N items
+    scan_limit: int = 10000
+
+    # Return as soon as we have N items per geometru
+    items_limit: int = 100
+
+    # Return after N seconds to avoid long requests
+    time_limit: int = 5
+
+    # Return as soon as the geometry is fully covered
+    exitwhenfull: bool = True
+
+    # Skip any items that would show up completely under the previous items
+    skipcovered: bool = True
+
+    model_config = {
+        "env_prefix": "TITILER_PGSTAC_SEARCH_",
+        "env_file": ".env",
+        "extra": "ignore",
+    }
+
+
 class _RetrySettings(BaseSettings):
     """Retry settings"""