diff --git a/bin/katana/src/cli/node.rs b/bin/katana/src/cli/node.rs
index 11fa147f6b..f6a935d0ec 100644
--- a/bin/katana/src/cli/node.rs
+++ b/bin/katana/src/cli/node.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ impl NodeArgs {
     }
 
     fn rpc_config(&self) -> RpcConfig {
+        const MAX_PAGE_SIZE: u64 = 10_000;
+        let page_size = Some(self.server.page_size.min(MAX_PAGE_SIZE));
         let mut apis = HashSet::from([ApiKind::Starknet, ApiKind::Torii, ApiKind::Saya]);
         // only enable `katana` API in dev mode
         if self.development.dev {
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ impl NodeArgs {
             addr: self.server.http_addr,
             max_connections: self.server.max_connections,
             cors_origins: self.server.http_cors_origins.clone(),
-            page_size: Some(self.server.page_size),
+            page_size,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/katana/node/src/config/rpc.rs b/crates/katana/node/src/config/rpc.rs
index d9b8da6604..88ff8aad1f 100644
--- a/crates/katana/node/src/config/rpc.rs
+++ b/crates/katana/node/src/config/rpc.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl Default for RpcConfig {
             port: DEFAULT_RPC_PORT,
             max_connections: DEFAULT_RPC_MAX_CONNECTIONS,
             apis: HashSet::from([ApiKind::Starknet]),
-            page_size: None,
+            page_size: Some(DEFAULT_RPC_PAGE_SIZE),
         }
     }
 }