diff --git a/lucene/grouping/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/grouping/GroupFacetCollector.java b/lucene/grouping/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/grouping/GroupFacetCollector.java
index 93efbd4a0465..c2f613f3631e 100644
--- a/lucene/grouping/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/grouping/GroupFacetCollector.java
+++ b/lucene/grouping/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/grouping/GroupFacetCollector.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.NavigableSet;
@@ -181,7 +182,11 @@ public void addFacetCount(BytesRef facetValue, int count) {
      * @return a list of facet entries to be rendered based on the specified offset and limit
      */
     public List<FacetEntry> getFacetEntries(int offset, int limit) {
-      List<FacetEntry> entries = new ArrayList<>();
+      if (offset >= facetEntries.size()) {
+        return Collections.emptyList();
+      }
+
+      List<FacetEntry> entries = new ArrayList<>(Math.min(limit, facetEntries.size() - offset));
 
       int skipped = 0;
       int included = 0;