diff --git a/qqmlsortfilterproxymodel.cpp b/qqmlsortfilterproxymodel.cpp
index d13efdf..c0912f1 100644
--- a/qqmlsortfilterproxymodel.cpp
+++ b/qqmlsortfilterproxymodel.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,30 @@ int QQmlSortFilterProxyModel::count() const
     return rowCount();
 }
 
+/*!
+    \qmlproperty int SortFilterProxyModel::limit
+
+   Limit the total number of results
+*/
+int QQmlSortFilterProxyModel::limit() const
+{
+    return m_limit;
+}
+
+void QQmlSortFilterProxyModel::setLimit(int newLimit)
+{
+    if (m_limit == newLimit)
+        return;
+
+    const auto prevCount = count();
+    m_limit = newLimit;
+    emit limitChanged();
+
+    if (prevCount != count()) {
+        emit countChanged();
+    }
+}
+
 /*!
     \qmlproperty bool SortFilterProxyModel::delayed
 
@@ -234,6 +258,14 @@ QVariant QQmlSortFilterProxyModel::sourceData(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex, in
         return sourceModel()->data(sourceIndex, role);
 }
 
+int QQmlSortFilterProxyModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex& parent) const
+{
+    const auto origLimit = QSortFilterProxyModel::rowCount(parent);
+    if (m_limit == -1)
+        return origLimit;
+    return qMin(m_limit, origLimit);
+}
+
 QVariant QQmlSortFilterProxyModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
     return sourceData(mapToSource(index), role);
diff --git a/qqmlsortfilterproxymodel.h b/qqmlsortfilterproxymodel.h
index dbe0229..d45274e 100644
--- a/qqmlsortfilterproxymodel.h
+++ b/qqmlsortfilterproxymodel.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class QQmlSortFilterProxyModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel,
 
     Q_PROPERTY(int count READ count NOTIFY countChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool delayed READ delayed WRITE setDelayed NOTIFY delayedChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int limit READ limit WRITE setLimit NOTIFY limitChanged FINAL)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QString filterRoleName READ filterRoleName WRITE setFilterRoleName NOTIFY filterRoleNameChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString filterPattern READ filterPattern WRITE setFilterPattern NOTIFY filterPatternChanged)
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ public:
     void setSourceModel(QAbstractItemModel *sourceModel) override;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
+    void limitChanged();
     void countChanged();
     void delayedChanged();
 
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void ascendingSortOrderChanged();
 
 protected:
+    int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
     bool filterAcceptsRow(int source_row, const QModelIndex& source_parent) const override;
     bool lessThan(const QModelIndex& source_left, const QModelIndex& source_right) const override;
 
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void invalidateProxyRoles();
 
 private:
+    int limit() const;
+    void setLimit(int newLimit);
+
     QVariantMap modelDataMap(const QModelIndex& modelIndex) const;
 
     void onFilterAppended(Filter* filter) override;
@@ -153,6 +159,7 @@ private:
     bool m_invalidateFilterQueued = false;
     bool m_invalidateQueued = false;
     bool m_invalidateProxyRolesQueued = false;
+    int m_limit{-1};
 };
 
 }