diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/pages/endpoint_hosts/view/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/pages/endpoint_hosts/view/index.tsx
index 670e8dc965ad9..25b012ed68625 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/pages/endpoint_hosts/view/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/pages/endpoint_hosts/view/index.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ import { useKibana } from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/publ
 import { APP_ID } from '../../../../../common/constants';
 import { LinkToApp } from '../../../../common/components/endpoint/link_to_app';
 
+const MAX_PAGINATED_ITEM = 9999;
+
 const EndpointListNavLink = memo<{
   name: string;
   href: string;
@@ -145,16 +147,18 @@ export const EndpointList = () => {
   const { formatUrl, search } = useFormatUrl(SecurityPageName.administration);
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch<(a: EndpointAction) => void>();
+  // cap ability to page at 10k records. (max_result_window)
+  const maxPageCount = totalItemCount > MAX_PAGINATED_ITEM ? MAX_PAGINATED_ITEM : totalItemCount;
 
   const paginationSetup = useMemo(() => {
     return {
       pageIndex,
       pageSize,
-      totalItemCount,
+      totalItemCount: maxPageCount,
       pageSizeOptions: [...MANAGEMENT_PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS],
       hidePerPageOptions: false,
     };
-  }, [pageIndex, pageSize, totalItemCount]);
+  }, [pageIndex, pageSize, maxPageCount]);
 
   const onTableChange = useCallback(
     ({ page }: { page: { index: number; size: number } }) => {
@@ -631,11 +635,19 @@ export const EndpointList = () => {
       {hasListData && (
         <>
           <EuiText color="subdued" size="xs" data-test-subj="endpointListTableTotal">
-            <FormattedMessage
-              id="xpack.securitySolution.endpoint.list.totalCount"
-              defaultMessage="{totalItemCount, plural, one {# Host} other {# Hosts}}"
-              values={{ totalItemCount }}
-            />
+            {totalItemCount > MAX_PAGINATED_ITEM + 1 ? (
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.securitySolution.endpoint.list.totalCount.limited"
+                defaultMessage="Showing {limit} of {totalItemCount, plural, one {# Host} other {# Hosts}}"
+                values={{ totalItemCount, limit: MAX_PAGINATED_ITEM + 1 }}
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.securitySolution.endpoint.list.totalCount"
+                defaultMessage="{totalItemCount, plural, one {# Host} other {# Hosts}}"
+                values={{ totalItemCount }}
+              />
+            )}
           </EuiText>
           <EuiHorizontalRule margin="xs" />
         </>