diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 7b7dbe9291567..6fd1a43252c9a 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ Help visitors find your content. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenber
 -	**Name:** core/search
 -	**Category:** widgets
 -	**Supports:** align (center, left, right), color (background, gradients, text), interactivity, typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
--	**Attributes:** buttonPosition, buttonText, buttonUseIcon, isSearchFieldHidden, label, placeholder, query, showLabel, width, widthUnit
+-	**Attributes:** buttonPosition, buttonText, buttonUseIcon, categories, isSearchFieldHidden, label, limitResults, placeholder, postType, query, showLabel, width, widthUnit
 
 ## Separator
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/search/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/search/block.json
index 8d5e208045068..f7ae740bca913 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/search/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/search/block.json
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@
 		"isSearchFieldHidden": {
 			"type": "boolean",
 			"default": false
+		},
+		"limitResults": {
+			"type": "boolean",
+			"default": false
+		},
+		"postType": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"default": "post"
+		},
+		"categories": {
+			"type": "object",
+			"default": {}
 		}
 	},
 	"supports": {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/search/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/search/edit.js
index cfe7b29caf5de..c9ac667544313 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/search/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/search/edit.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import {
 	BaseControl,
 	__experimentalUseCustomUnits as useCustomUnits,
 	__experimentalUnitControl as UnitControl,
+	SelectControl,
+	ToggleControl,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { useInstanceId } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import { Icon, search } from '@wordpress/icons';
@@ -53,7 +55,10 @@ import {
 	PX_WIDTH_DEFAULT,
 	MIN_WIDTH,
 	isPercentageUnit,
+	usePostTypes,
+	useTaxonomies,
 } from './utils.js';
+import { TaxonomyControls } from './taxonomy-controls.js';
 
 // Used to calculate border radius adjustment to avoid "fat" corners when
 // button is placed inside wrapper.
@@ -79,8 +84,27 @@ export default function SearchEdit( {
 		buttonUseIcon,
 		isSearchFieldHidden,
 		style,
+		postType,
+		limitResults,
+		categories,
 	} = attributes;
 
+	const { postTypesTaxonomiesMap, postTypesSelectOptions } = usePostTypes();
+	const taxonomies = useTaxonomies( postType );
+	const onPostTypeChange = ( newValue ) => {
+		// We need to dynamically update the `taxQuery` property,
+		// by removing any not supported taxonomy from the query.
+		const supportedTaxonomies = postTypesTaxonomiesMap[ newValue ];
+
+		// Update the categories attribute
+		const updatedCategories = {};
+		supportedTaxonomies.forEach( ( taxonomy ) => {
+			updatedCategories[ taxonomy ] = [];
+		} );
+
+		setAttributes( { categories: updatedCategories, postType: newValue } );
+	};
+
 	const wasJustInsertedIntoNavigationBlock = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			const { getBlockParentsByBlockName, wasBlockJustInserted } =
@@ -307,6 +331,10 @@ export default function SearchEdit( {
 		);
 	};
 
+	const handleTaxonomiesChange = ( newCategories ) => {
+		setAttributes( { categories: newCategories } );
+	};
+
 	const renderButton = () => {
 		// If the button is inside the wrapper, the wrapper gets the border color styles/classes, not the button.
 		const buttonClasses = clsx(
@@ -474,6 +502,35 @@ export default function SearchEdit( {
 							} ) }
 						</ButtonGroup>
 					</BaseControl>
+					<ToggleControl
+						__nextHasNoMarginBottom
+						label={ __( 'Limit Search Results' ) }
+						checked={ limitResults }
+						onChange={ () =>
+							setAttributes( {
+								limitResults: ! limitResults,
+							} )
+						}
+					/>
+					{ limitResults && (
+						<SelectControl
+							__nextHasNoMarginBottom
+							options={ postTypesSelectOptions }
+							value={ postType }
+							label={ __( 'Post type' ) }
+							onChange={ onPostTypeChange }
+							help={ __(
+								'WordPress contains different types of content and they are divided into collections called “Post types”. By default there are a few different ones such as blog posts and pages, but plugins could add more.'
+							) }
+						/>
+					) }
+					{ limitResults && taxonomies?.length && (
+						<TaxonomyControls
+							categories={ categories }
+							onChange={ handleTaxonomiesChange }
+							postType={ postType }
+						/>
+					) }
 				</PanelBody>
 			</InspectorControls>
 		</>
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/search/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/search/index.php
index 39b8591c86600..6f064f047faf6 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/search/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/search/index.php
@@ -196,12 +196,41 @@ function render_block_core_search( $attributes ) {
 		';
 	}
 
+	$post_type_input = '';
+	$taxonomy_inputs = '';
+
+	if ( $attributes['limitResults'] ) {
+		$post_type  = ! empty( $attributes['postType'] ) ? $attributes['postType'] : '';
+		$taxonomies = ! empty( $attributes['categories'] ) ? $attributes['categories'] : array();
+
+		foreach ( $taxonomies as $taxonomy => $terms ) {
+			if ( ! empty( $terms ) ) {
+				$taxonomy_terms = array_map(
+					function ( $term_id ) use ( $taxonomy ) {
+						$term = get_term_by( 'id', $term_id, $taxonomy );
+						return $term ? $term->slug : '';
+					},
+					$terms
+				);
+
+				$input_name       = ( 'category' === $taxonomy ) ? 'category_name' : ( ( 'post_tag' === $taxonomy ) ? 'tag' : $taxonomy );
+				$taxonomy_input   = sprintf( '<input type="hidden" name="%s" value="%s" />', esc_attr( $input_name ), esc_attr( implode( ',', $taxonomy_terms ) ) );
+				$taxonomy_inputs .= $taxonomy_input;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ( ! empty( $post_type ) ) {
+			$post_type_input = sprintf( '<input type="hidden" name="post_type" value="%s" />', esc_attr( $post_type ) );
+		}
+	}
+
 	return sprintf(
-		'<form role="search" method="get" action="%1s" %2s %3s>%4s</form>',
+		'<form role="search" method="get" action="%1s" %2s %3s>%4s %5$s</form>',
 		esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ),
 		$wrapper_attributes,
 		$form_directives,
-		$label . $field_markup
+		$label . $field_markup,
+		$post_type_input . $taxonomy_inputs
 	);
 }