diff --git a/lib/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php b/lib/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php
index c32b770b5fa1f0..c84b71bc297c23 100644
--- a/lib/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php
+++ b/lib/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php
@@ -1119,6 +1119,8 @@ public function get_collection_params() {
 				'menu_order',
 			),
 		);
+		// Change default to 100 items.
+		$query_params['per_page']['default'] = 100;
 
 		return $query_params;
 	}