diff --git a/bindings/cpp/src/dynamic_vamana_index_impl.h b/bindings/cpp/src/dynamic_vamana_index_impl.h
index 4b16cf4b..b2795870 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/src/dynamic_vamana_index_impl.h
+++ b/bindings/cpp/src/dynamic_vamana_index_impl.h
@@ -125,8 +125,20 @@ class DynamicVamanaIndexImpl {
                 auto query = queries.get_datum(i);
                 auto iterator = impl_->batch_iterator(query);
                 size_t found = 0;
+                size_t total_checked = 0;
+                // Use adaptive batch sizing: start with at least k candidates,
+                // then adjust based on observed filter hit rate.
+                auto batch_size = std::max(k, sp.buffer_config_.get_search_window_size());
+                const auto max_batch_size = batch_size;
                 do {
-                    iterator.next(k);
+                    // Estimate how many candidates we need to find remaining
+                    // results given the observed hit rate so far.
+                    batch_size =
+                        predict_further_processing(total_checked, found, k, batch_size);
+                    // Cap to avoid oversized batches in the iterator.
+                    batch_size = std::min(batch_size, max_batch_size);
+                    iterator.next(batch_size);
+                    total_checked += iterator.size();
                     for (auto& neighbor : iterator.results()) {
                         if (filter->is_member(neighbor.id())) {
                             result.set(neighbor, i, found);
diff --git a/bindings/cpp/src/svs_runtime_utils.h b/bindings/cpp/src/svs_runtime_utils.h
index e0d7c68a..6caa1a32 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/src/svs_runtime_utils.h
+++ b/bindings/cpp/src/svs_runtime_utils.h
@@ -431,6 +431,19 @@ auto dispatch_storage_kind(StorageKind kind, F&& f, Args&&... args) {
 }
 } // namespace storage
 
+// Predict how many more items need to be processed to reach the goal,
+// based on the observed hit rate so far.
+// If no hits yet, returns `hint` unchanged.
+// The caller should cap the result to a max batch size if needed.
+inline size_t
+predict_further_processing(size_t processed, size_t hits, size_t goal, size_t hint) {
+    if (hits == 0 || hits >= goal) {
+        return hint;
+    }
+    float batch_size = static_cast<float>(goal - hits) * processed / hits;
+    return std::max(static_cast<size_t>(batch_size), size_t{1});
+}
+
 inline svs::threads::ThreadPoolHandle default_threadpool() {
     return svs::threads::ThreadPoolHandle(svs::threads::OMPThreadPool(omp_get_max_threads())
     );
diff --git a/bindings/cpp/src/vamana_index_impl.h b/bindings/cpp/src/vamana_index_impl.h
index 4cf58d7e..2fd1f145 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/src/vamana_index_impl.h
+++ b/bindings/cpp/src/vamana_index_impl.h
@@ -131,8 +131,20 @@ class VamanaIndexImpl {
                 auto query = queries.get_datum(i);
                 auto iterator = get_impl()->batch_iterator(query);
                 size_t found = 0;
+                size_t total_checked = 0;
+                // Use adaptive batch sizing: start with at least k candidates,
+                // then adjust based on observed filter hit rate.
+                auto batch_size = std::max(k, sp.buffer_config_.get_search_window_size());
+                const auto max_batch_size = batch_size;
                 do {
-                    iterator.next(k);
+                    // Estimate how many candidates we need to find remaining
+                    // results given the observed hit rate so far.
+                    batch_size =
+                        predict_further_processing(total_checked, found, k, batch_size);
+                    // Cap to avoid oversized batches in the iterator.
+                    batch_size = std::min(batch_size, max_batch_size);
+                    iterator.next(batch_size);
+                    total_checked += iterator.size();
                     for (auto& neighbor : iterator.results()) {
                         if (filter->is_member(neighbor.id())) {
                             result.set(neighbor, i, found);
diff --git a/bindings/cpp/tests/runtime_test.cpp b/bindings/cpp/tests/runtime_test.cpp
index 201375d3..92b81989 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/tests/runtime_test.cpp
+++ b/bindings/cpp/tests/runtime_test.cpp
@@ -501,6 +501,54 @@ CATCH_TEST_CASE("SearchWithIDFilter", "[runtime]") {
     svs::runtime::v0::DynamicVamanaIndex::destroy(index);
 }
 
+CATCH_TEST_CASE("SearchWithRestrictiveFilter", "[runtime][filtered_search]") {
+    const auto& test_data = get_test_data();
+    // Build index
+    svs::runtime::v0::DynamicVamanaIndex* index = nullptr;
+    svs::runtime::v0::VamanaIndex::BuildParams build_params{64};
+    svs::runtime::v0::Status status = svs::runtime::v0::DynamicVamanaIndex::build(
+        &index,
+        test_d,
+        svs::runtime::v0::MetricType::L2,
+        svs::runtime::v0::StorageKind::FP32,
+        build_params
+    );
+    CATCH_REQUIRE(status.ok());
+    CATCH_REQUIRE(index != nullptr);
+
+    // Add data
+    std::vector<size_t> labels(test_n);
+    std::iota(labels.begin(), labels.end(), 0);
+    status = index->add(test_n, labels.data(), test_data.data());
+    CATCH_REQUIRE(status.ok());
+
+    const int nq = 5;
+    const float* xq = test_data.data();
+    const int k = 5;
+
+    // 10% selectivity: accept only IDs 0-9 out of 100
+    size_t min_id = 0;
+    size_t max_id = test_n / 10;
+    test_utils::IDFilterRange filter(min_id, max_id);
+
+    std::vector<float> distances(nq * k);
+    std::vector<size_t> result_labels(nq * k);
+
+    status =
+        index->search(nq, xq, k, distances.data(), result_labels.data(), nullptr, &filter);
+    CATCH_REQUIRE(status.ok());
+
+    // All returned labels must fall inside the filter range
+    for (int i = 0; i < nq * k; ++i) {
+        if (svs::runtime::v0::is_specified(result_labels[i])) {
+            CATCH_REQUIRE(result_labels[i] >= min_id);
+            CATCH_REQUIRE(result_labels[i] < max_id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    svs::runtime::v0::DynamicVamanaIndex::destroy(index);
+}
+
 CATCH_TEST_CASE("RangeSearchFunctional", "[runtime]") {
     const auto& test_data = get_test_data();
     // Build index