diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/RequestConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/RequestConverter.java
index a1d987b97..5c7678e4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/RequestConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/RequestConverter.java
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ class RequestConverter {
 			Duration scrollTimeout = query.getScrollTime() != null ? query.getScrollTime() : Duration.ofMinutes(1);
 			builder.scroll(time(scrollTimeout));
 			// limit the number of documents in a batch
-			builder.size(500);
+			builder.size(query.getReactiveBatchSize());
 		}
 
 		if (!isEmpty(query.getIndicesBoost())) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/BaseQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/BaseQuery.java
index fb362704a..e924438f4 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/BaseQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/BaseQuery.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public class BaseQuery implements Query {
 
+	private static final int DEFAULT_REACTIVE_BATCH_SIZE = 500;
+
 	@Nullable protected Sort sort;
 	protected Pageable pageable = DEFAULT_PAGE;
 	protected List<String> fields = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ public class BaseQuery implements Query {
 	@Nullable protected PointInTime pointInTime;
 
 	private boolean queryIsUpdatedByConverter = false;
+	@Nullable private Integer reactiveBatchSize = null;
 
 	public BaseQuery() {}
 
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ public class BaseQuery implements Query {
 		this.requestCache = builder.getRequestCache();
 		this.idsWithRouting = builder.getIdsWithRouting();
 		this.pointInTime = builder.getPointInTime();
+		this.reactiveBatchSize = builder.getReactiveBatchSize();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -471,6 +475,7 @@ public class BaseQuery implements Query {
 
 	/**
 	 * used internally. Not considered part of the API.
+	 *
 	 * @since 5.0
 	 */
 	public boolean queryIsUpdatedByConverter() {
@@ -479,9 +484,22 @@ public class BaseQuery implements Query {
 
 	/**
 	 * used internally. Not considered part of the API.
+	 *
 	 * @since 5.0
 	 */
 	public void setQueryIsUpdatedByConverter(boolean queryIsUpdatedByConverter) {
 		this.queryIsUpdatedByConverter = queryIsUpdatedByConverter;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Integer getReactiveBatchSize() {
+		return reactiveBatchSize != null ? reactiveBatchSize : DEFAULT_REACTIVE_BATCH_SIZE;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 */
+	public void setReactiveBatchSize(Integer reactiveBatchSize) {
+		this.reactiveBatchSize = reactiveBatchSize;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/BaseQueryBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/BaseQueryBuilder.java
index 70fac56e0..6c9901d12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/BaseQueryBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/BaseQueryBuilder.java
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public abstract class BaseQueryBuilder<Q extends BaseQuery, SELF extends BaseQue
 	protected final List<RuntimeField> runtimeFields = new ArrayList<>();
 	@Nullable protected Query.PointInTime pointInTime;
 
+	@Nullable Integer reactiveBatchSize;
+
 	@Nullable
 	public Sort getSort() {
 		return sort;
@@ -191,6 +193,13 @@ public abstract class BaseQueryBuilder<Q extends BaseQuery, SELF extends BaseQue
 		return pointInTime;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 */
+	public Integer getReactiveBatchSize() {
+		return reactiveBatchSize;
+	}
+
 	public SELF withPageable(Pageable pageable) {
 		this.pageable = pageable;
 		return self();
@@ -375,6 +384,14 @@ public abstract class BaseQueryBuilder<Q extends BaseQuery, SELF extends BaseQue
 		return self();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 */
+	public SELF withReactiveBatchSize(@Nullable Integer reactiveBatchSize) {
+		this.reactiveBatchSize = reactiveBatchSize;
+		return self();
+	}
+
 	public abstract Q build();
 
 	private SELF self() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/Query.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/Query.java
index a88a307cb..0b846283b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/Query.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/query/Query.java
@@ -448,6 +448,17 @@ public interface Query {
 		return null;
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 * returns the number of documents that are requested when the reactive code does a batched search operation. This is
+	 * the case when a query has no limit and no Pageable set.
+	 *
+	 * @return the batch size, defaults to 500 in {@link BaseQuery}
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 */
+	default Integer getReactiveBatchSize() {
+		return 500;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @since 4.3
 	 */