diff --git a/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/Geocoder.svelte b/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/Geocoder.svelte
index ebacb64a..3c2d0694 100644
--- a/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/Geocoder.svelte
+++ b/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/Geocoder.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import maplibre from 'maplibre-gl';
-	import MaplibreGeocoder, { type CarmenGeojsonFeature, type MaplibreGeocoderApi } from '@maplibre/maplibre-gl-geocoder';
+	import MaplibreGeocoder, {
+		type CarmenGeojsonFeature,
+		type MaplibreGeocoderApi
+	} from '@maplibre/maplibre-gl-geocoder';
 	import { MaptilerGeocoderAPI } from './GeocoderAPIs';
 
 	import type { Attachment } from 'svelte/attachments';
@@ -12,10 +15,11 @@
 		countries = 'de',
 		languages = 'en',
 		types = [],
+		bbox,
 		placeholder,
 		limit = 3,
-		size = "default",
-		map,
+		size = 'default',
+		map
 	}: GeocoderProps = $props();
 
 	const countriesArr = $derived(Array.isArray(countries) ? countries : [countries]);
@@ -25,37 +29,39 @@
 	// Future: initialise a different GeocoderAPI depending on "service"
 	let geocoderAPI: MaplibreGeocoderApi = $derived(new MaptilerGeocoderAPI(key));
 
-	const geocoder = new MaplibreGeocoder(geocoderAPI, {
-		maplibregl: maplibre,
-		language: languagesArr.join(','),
-		countries: countriesArr.join(','),
-		types: typesArr.join(','),
-		showResultsWhileTyping: true,
-		showResultMarkers: false,
-		debounceSearch: 25,
-		placeholder,
-		limit
-	});
-
-	const handleResult = (r: {result: CarmenGeojsonFeature}) => {
-	    const res = r.result
-	    if(res.bbox && map){
-					map.fitBounds([
-              [res.bbox[0], res.bbox[1]],
-              [res.bbox[2], res.bbox[3]],
-            ])
-				}
+	const geocoder = $derived(
+		new MaplibreGeocoder(geocoderAPI, {
+			maplibregl: maplibre,
+			language: languagesArr.join(','),
+			countries: countriesArr.join(','),
+			types: typesArr.join(','),
+			bbox: bbox,
+			showResultsWhileTyping: true,
+			showResultMarkers: false,
+			debounceSearch: 25,
+			placeholder,
+			limit
+		})
+	);
 
-	}
+	const handleResult = (r: { result: CarmenGeojsonFeature }) => {
+		const res = r.result;
+		if (res.bbox && map) {
+			map.fitBounds([
+				[res.bbox[0], res.bbox[1]],
+				[res.bbox[2], res.bbox[3]]
+			]);
+		}
+	};
 
 	const attachGeocoder: Attachment = (el) => {
-			geocoder.addTo(el as HTMLElement);
-			geocoder.on("result", handleResult)
-	}
+		geocoder.addTo(el as HTMLElement);
+		geocoder.on('result', handleResult);
+	};
 </script>
 
-<div class={["container", size]} {@attach attachGeocoder}></div>
+<div class={['container', size]} {@attach attachGeocoder}></div>
 
 <style lang="scss">
-  @use "geocoder.scss"
+	@use 'geocoder.scss';
 </style>
diff --git a/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/GeocoderAPIs.ts b/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/GeocoderAPIs.ts
index 5cd82931..de565fc0 100644
--- a/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/GeocoderAPIs.ts
+++ b/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/GeocoderAPIs.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export class MaptilerGeocoderAPI implements MaplibreGeocoderApi {
 						country: config.countries || '',
 						language: config.language || '',
 						types: config.types || '',
+						bbox: config.bbox?.join(',') || '',
 						key: this.key || ''
 					}).filter(([_, value]) => {
 						return value !== '';
diff --git a/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/GeocoderProps.ts b/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/GeocoderProps.ts
index 8b1b2a71..1592cc19 100644
--- a/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/GeocoderProps.ts
+++ b/components/src/maplibre/Geocoder/GeocoderProps.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,41 @@
-import { Map } from "maplibre-gl";
+import { Map } from 'maplibre-gl';
 import {
-		type GeocodingCountry,
-		type GeocodingLanguage,
-		type GeocodingPlaceType,
-		type GeocodingService
-	} from '../types';
-
+	type GeocodingCountry,
+	type GeocodingLanguage,
+	type GeocodingPlaceType,
+	type GeocodingService
+} from '../types';
 
 export default interface GeocoderProps {
-	  map?: Map | null
-		service: GeocodingService;
-		/**
-		 * API key for selected geocoding `service`
-		 */
-		key: string;
-		/**
-		 * Limit the number of returned suggestions
-		 */
-		limit?: number;
-		/**
-		 * Limit search to one or more countries
-		 */
-		countries?: GeocodingCountry | GeocodingCountry[];
-		/**
-		 * Limit search to one or more result type.
-		 */
-		types?: GeocodingPlaceType | GeocodingPlaceType[];
-		/**
-		 * Limit search to one or more languages. The UI is localised to the first language specified if [available](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-geocoder/blob/main/lib/localization.ts).
-		 */
-		languages?: GeocodingLanguage | GeocodingLanguage[];
-		/**
-		 * Overwrite the default input placeholder
-		 */
-		placeholder?: string;
-		size?: "small" | "default"
-	}
+	map?: Map | null;
+	service: GeocodingService;
+	/**
+	 * API key for selected geocoding `service`
+	 */
+	key: string;
+	/**
+	 * Limit the number of returned suggestions
+	 */
+	limit?: number;
+	/**
+	 * Limit search to one or more countries
+	 */
+	countries?: GeocodingCountry | GeocodingCountry[];
+	/**
+	 * Limit search to one or more result type
+	 */
+	types?: GeocodingPlaceType | GeocodingPlaceType[];
+	/**
+	 * Limit search to a [w, s, e, n] bounding box
+	 */
+	bbox?: number[];
+	/**
+	 * Limit search to one or more languages. The UI is localised to the first language specified if [available](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-geocoder/blob/main/lib/localization.ts).
+	 */
+	languages?: GeocodingLanguage | GeocodingLanguage[];
+	/**
+	 * Overwrite the default input placeholder
+	 */
+	placeholder?: string;
+	size?: 'small' | 'default';
+}
diff --git a/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderAPIs.ts b/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderAPIs.ts
index 5cd82931..de565fc0 100644
--- a/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderAPIs.ts
+++ b/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderAPIs.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export class MaptilerGeocoderAPI implements MaplibreGeocoderApi {
 						country: config.countries || '',
 						language: config.language || '',
 						types: config.types || '',
+						bbox: config.bbox?.join(',') || '',
 						key: this.key || ''
 					}).filter(([_, value]) => {
 						return value !== '';
diff --git a/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderControl.stories.svelte b/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderControl.stories.svelte
index 36862a7c..b127cc63 100644
--- a/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderControl.stories.svelte
+++ b/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderControl.stories.svelte
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@
 	<DesignTokens theme="light">
 		<div class="container">
 			<Map style={SWRDataLabLight()} initialLocation={{ lat: 51, lng: 10, zoom: 20 }}>
-				<GeocoderControl
-					languages="de"
-					service="maptiler"
-					key="V32kPHZjMa0Mkn6YvSzA"
-				/>
+				<GeocoderControl languages="de" service="maptiler" key="V32kPHZjMa0Mkn6YvSzA" />
 			</Map>
 		</div>
 	</DesignTokens>
@@ -119,6 +115,22 @@
 		</div>
 	</DesignTokens>
 </Story>
+<Story asChild name="bbox">
+	<DesignTokens theme="light">
+		<div class="container">
+			<Map style={SWRDataLabLight()} initialLocation={{ lat: 51, lng: 10, zoom: 20 }}>
+				<GeocoderControl
+					position="top-right"
+					languages="de"
+					service="maptiler"
+					placeholder="Try 'Frankfurt'"
+					bbox={[13.579, 51.994, 15.531, 52.674]}
+					key="V32kPHZjMa0Mkn6YvSzA"
+				/>
+			</Map>
+		</div>
+	</DesignTokens>
+</Story>
 
 <style>
 	.container {
diff --git a/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderControl.svelte b/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderControl.svelte
index 49b66aa7..a5db533a 100644
--- a/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderControl.svelte
+++ b/components/src/maplibre/GeocoderControl/GeocoderControl.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	import MapControl from '../MapControl/MapControl.svelte';
 	import type GeocoderProps from '../Geocoder/GeocoderProps';
 
-	interface GeocoderControlProps extends Omit<GeocoderProps, "map">{
+	interface GeocoderControlProps extends Omit<GeocoderProps, 'map'> {
 		position?: ControlPosition;
 	}
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 		countries = 'de',
 		languages = 'en',
 		types = [],
-		size="default",
 		placeholder,
+		bbox,
 		position = 'top-left',
 		limit = 3
 	}: GeocoderControlProps = $props();
@@ -28,21 +28,24 @@
 	// Future: initialise a different GeocoderAPI depending on "service"
 	let geocoderAPI: MaplibreGeocoderApi = $derived(new MaptilerGeocoderAPI(key));
 
-	const geocoder = $derived(new MaplibreGeocoder(geocoderAPI, {
-		maplibregl: maplibre,
-		language: languagesArr.join(','),
-		countries: countriesArr.join(','),
-		types: typesArr.join(','),
-		showResultsWhileTyping: true,
-		showResultMarkers: false,
-		debounceSearch: 25,
-		placeholder,
-		limit
-	}));
+	const geocoder = $derived(
+		new MaplibreGeocoder(geocoderAPI, {
+			maplibregl: maplibre,
+			language: languagesArr.join(','),
+			countries: countriesArr.join(','),
+			types: typesArr.join(','),
+			bbox,
+			showResultsWhileTyping: true,
+			showResultMarkers: false,
+			debounceSearch: 25,
+			placeholder,
+			limit
+		})
+	);
 </script>
 
 <MapControl control={geocoder} {position} />
 
 <style lang="scss">
-  @use "../Geocoder/geocoder.scss"
+	@use '../Geocoder/geocoder.scss';
 </style>