diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/CollectionPropertiesTab.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/CollectionPropertiesTab.tsx
index 3ff283589..4554054d6 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/CollectionPropertiesTab.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/CollectionPropertiesTab.tsx
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ function CheckboxPropertyView({ note, property }: { note: FNote, property: Check
 function NumberPropertyView({ note, property }: { note: FNote, property: NumberProperty }) {
     //@ts-expect-error Interop with text box which takes in string values even for numbers.
     const [ value, setValue ] = useNoteLabel(note, property.bindToLabel);
+    const disabled = property.disabled?.(note);
 
     return (
         <LabelledEntry label={property.label}>
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ function NumberPropertyView({ note, property }: { note: FNote, property: NumberP
                 currentValue={value ?? ""} onChange={setValue}
                 style={{ width: (property.width ?? 100) + "px" }}
                 min={property.min ?? 0}
+                disabled={disabled}
             />
         </LabelledEntry>
     )
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/collection-properties-config.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/collection-properties-config.ts
index fd3d6251e..f59415b79 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/collection-properties-config.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/collection-properties-config.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export interface NumberProperty {
     bindToLabel: FilterLabelsByType<number>;
     width?: number;
     min?: number;
+    disabled?: (note: FNote) => boolean;
 }
 
 interface ComboBoxItem {
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ export const bookPropertiesConfig: Record<ViewTypeOptions, BookConfig> = {
                 label: t("book_properties_config.max-nesting-depth"),
                 type: "number",
                 bindToLabel: "maxNestingDepth",
-                width: 65
+                width: 65,
+                disabled: (note) => note.type === "search"
             }
         ]
     },