diff --git a/web/src/pill_typeahead.ts b/web/src/pill_typeahead.ts
index 2d9e8b5dc7..0d37cdc471 100644
--- a/web/src/pill_typeahead.ts
+++ b/web/src/pill_typeahead.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export function set_up_stream(
     };
     opts.help_on_empty_strings ||= false;
     new Typeahead(bootstrap_typeahead_input, {
-        items: 5,
+        items: 12,
         dropup: true,
         helpOnEmptyStrings: true,
         source(_query: string): StreamPillData[] {
diff --git a/web/tests/pill_typeahead.test.js b/web/tests/pill_typeahead.test.js
index 4eafd2795b..a83e1625d8 100644
--- a/web/tests/pill_typeahead.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/pill_typeahead.test.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ run_test("set_up_stream", ({mock_template, override, override_rewire}) => {
 
     override(bootstrap_typeahead, "Typeahead", (input_element, config) => {
         assert.equal(input_element.$element, $fake_input);
-        assert.equal(config.items, 5);
+        assert.equal(config.items, 12);
         assert.ok(config.dropup);
         assert.ok(config.stopAdvance);