diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/ViewsSelection.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/ViewsSelection.php
index 84dbbd7..c149387 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/ViewsSelection.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/ViewsSelection.php
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ protected function initializeView($match = NULL, $match_operator = 'CONTAINS', $
     }
     $this->view->setDisplay($display_name);
     $this->view->initPager();
-    $limit = $this->view->getItemsPerPage();
+    $items_per_page = $this->view->getItemsPerPage();
+    if (!empty($items_per_page)) {
+      $limit = $items_per_page;
+    }
 
     // Pass options to the display handler to make them available later.
     $entity_reference_options = [
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/EntityReference.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/EntityReference.php
index 4dedd51..30eb620 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/EntityReference.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/EntityReference.php
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ public function query() {
       $this->view->query->addWhere(0, $id_table . '.' . $id_field, $options['ids'], 'IN');
     }
 
+    // If the display has no pager set (plugin ID equals 'none'), set one.
+    if ($this->view->getPager()->getPluginId() === 'none') {
+      /** @var \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager $pager_plugin_manager */
+      $pager_plugin_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.views.pager');
+      /** @var \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\pager\PagerPluginBase $pager */
+      $this->view->pager = $pager_plugin_manager->createInstance('some');
+      $this->view->pager->init($this->view, $this->view->getDisplay());
+    }
     $this->view->setItemsPerPage($options['limit']);
   }