diff --git a/defaults.go b/defaults.go
index d69fa00..30a18bd 100644
--- a/defaults.go
+++ b/defaults.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ const (
 	// DefaultLimit is the default number of items per page.
 	DefaultLimit = 20
 
+	// DefaultMaxLimit is the default maximum limit that can be set.
+	DefaultMaxLimit = 20
+
 	// DefaultLimitKeyName is the request key name.
 	DefaultLimitKeyName = "limit"
 
diff --git a/paginator.go b/paginator.go
index 716cd6a..2b7a051 100644
--- a/paginator.go
+++ b/paginator.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	// DefaultLimit is the default number of items per page.
 	DefaultLimit int64
 
+	// MaxLimit is the maximum limit that can be set.
+	MaxLimit int64
+
 	// LimitKeyName is the query string key name for the limit.
 	LimitKeyName string
 
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ type Options struct {
 func NewOptions() *Options {
 	return &Options{
 		DefaultLimit:  int64(DefaultLimit),
+		MaxLimit:      int64(DefaultMaxLimit),
 		LimitKeyName:  DefaultLimitKeyName,
 		OffsetKeyName: DefaultOffsetKeyName,
 	}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 0335ef3..c616770 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func GetLimitFromRequest(request *http.Request, options *Options) int64 {
 		limit, err = strconv.ParseInt(requestLimit, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			limit = options.DefaultLimit
+
+		}
+		if limit > options.MaxLimit {
+			limit = options.MaxLimit
 		}
 	} else {
 		limit = options.DefaultLimit
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
index 486b59d..6c549d1 100644
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func TestGetLimitFromRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	a := assert.New(t)
 
 	options := NewOptions()
+	options.MaxLimit = 100
 
 	// We define a default limit...
 	options.DefaultLimit = 40
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ func TestGetLimitFromRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	options.LimitKeyName = "perpage"
 	request, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com/?perpage=56", nil)
 	a.Equal(int64(56), GetLimitFromRequest(request, options))
+
+	// We restrict with a max limit
+	options.MaxLimit = 15
+	options.LimitKeyName = "limit"
+	request, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com/?limit=100", nil)
+	a.Equal(int64(15), GetLimitFromRequest(request, options))
 }
 
 func TestGetOffsetFromRequest(t *testing.T) {