diff --git a/esql/challenges/default.json b/esql/challenges/default.json
index a4dceb13b..04fb9f3ae 100644
--- a/esql/challenges/default.json
+++ b/esql/challenges/default.json
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@
           "clients":  {{query_clients | default(1)}},
           "warmup-iterations": 10,
           "iterations": 100
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "search_limit_1",
+          "tags": ["esql_fanout"],
+          "clients":  {{query_clients | default(1)}},
+          "warmup-iterations": 10,
+          "iterations": 100
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "search_limit_1000",
+          "tags": ["esql_fanout"],
+          "clients":  {{query_clients | default(1)}},
+          "warmup-iterations": 10,
+          "iterations": 100
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "search_limit_10000",
+          "tags": ["esql_fanout"],
+          "clients":  {{query_clients | default(1)}},
+          "warmup-iterations": 10,
+          "iterations": 100
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/esql/operations/default.json b/esql/operations/default.json
index 1381a6be2..eda848d0a 100644
--- a/esql/operations/default.json
+++ b/esql/operations/default.json
@@ -23,7 +23,31 @@
       "query": "FROM idx_* | limit 10000"
     },
     {
-    "name": "from_idx_limit_1",
-    "operation-type": "esql",
-    "query": "FROM idx_* | limit 1"
-    }
+      "name": "from_idx_limit_1",
+      "operation-type": "esql",
+      "query": "FROM idx_* | limit 1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "search_limit_1",
+      "operation-type": "search",
+      "index": "idx_*",
+      "body": {
+        "size": 1
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "search_limit_1000",
+      "operation-type": "search",
+      "index": "idx_*",
+      "body": {
+        "size": 1000
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "search_limit_10000",
+      "operation-type": "search",
+      "index": "idx_*",
+      "body": {
+        "size": 10000
+      }
+    }
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