diff --git a/nominatim/api/reverse.py b/nominatim/api/reverse.py
index 7b1c6431f8..bf81378cd8 100644
--- a/nominatim/api/reverse.py
+++ b/nominatim/api/reverse.py
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def _place_inside_area_query() -> SaSelect:
                       .where(t.c.indexed_status == 0)\
                       .where(snfn.select_index_placex_geometry_reverse_lookupplacenode('placex'))\
                       .where(snfn.IntersectsReverseDistance(t.c.geometry, t.c.rank_search,
-                                                            WKT_PARAM))\
+                                                            WKT_PARAM, address_rank))\
                       .order_by(sa.desc(t.c.rank_search))\
                       .limit(50)\
                       .subquery('places')
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ async def _lookup_area_others(self) -> Optional[SaRow]:
                   .where(t.c.linked_place_id == None)\
                   .where(self._filter_by_layer(t))\
                   .where(snfn.IntersectsReverseDistance(t.c.geometry, t.c.rank_search,
-                                                        WKT_PARAM))\
+                                                        WKT_PARAM, 25))\
                   .order_by(sa.desc(t.c.rank_search))\
                   .order_by('distance')\
                   .limit(50)\
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ def _base_query() -> SaSelect:
                       .where(t.c.indexed_status == 0)\
                       .where(t.c.country_code.in_(ccodes))\
                       .where(snfn.select_index_placex_geometry_reverse_lookupplacenode('placex'))\
-                      .where(snfn.IntersectsReverseDistance(t.c.geometry, t.c.rank_search, WKT_PARAM))\
+                      .where(snfn.IntersectsReverseDistance(t.c.geometry, t.c.rank_search, WKT_PARAM, 25))\
                       .order_by(sa.desc(t.c.rank_search))\
                       .limit(50)\
                       .subquery('area')
diff --git a/nominatim/db/sqlalchemy_functions.py b/nominatim/db/sqlalchemy_functions.py
index 037cbcb156..8d2b47c0be 100644
--- a/nominatim/db/sqlalchemy_functions.py
+++ b/nominatim/db/sqlalchemy_functions.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class IntersectsReverseDistance(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction):
 
 @compiles(IntersectsReverseDistance)
 def default_reverse_place_diameter(element, compiler, **kw):
-    geom1, rank, geom2 = list(element.clauses)
+    geom1, rank, geom2, _ = list(element.clauses)
     return "ST_Buffer(%s, reverse_place_diameter(%s)) && %s" % (
             compiler.process(geom1, **kw),
             compiler.process(rank, **kw),
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def default_reverse_place_diameter(element, compiler, **kw):
 
 @compiles(IntersectsReverseDistance, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_reverse_place_diameter(element, compiler, **kw):
-    geom1, rank, geom2 = list(element.clauses)
+    geom1, rank, geom2, max_rank = list(element.clauses)
     return "MbrIntersects(%s, ST_Expand(%s, 14.0 * exp(-0.2 * %s) - 0.03)) "\
            "AND %s.ROWID IN (SELECT ROWID FROM SpatialIndex AS si "\
              "WHERE si.f_table_name = '%s' and si.f_geometry_column = '%s' "\
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def sqlite_reverse_place_diameter(element, compiler, **kw):
             compiler.process(rank, **kw),
             geom1.table.name, geom1.table.name, geom1.name,
             compiler.process(geom2, **kw),
-            compiler.process(rank, **kw))
+            compiler.process(max_rank, **kw))