diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1740f8c..c7e73c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Add: Option to disable automatic update of a note overview #57
 - Add: Option to configure the `status` field per note overview #66 @aiosk
 - Add: Option to configure the date and timeformat per note overview #68 @aiosk
+- Add: The option `limit` to set how many results should be displayed per note overview #69
 
 ## v1.6.0 (2022-12-26)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c6cd0e..edb19a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ By which field the output should be sorted. It can be only sorted by one field a
 sort: todo_due ASC
 ```
 
+### limit
+
+Displayes only the first x hits of the search. Without the limit option all results are displayed.
+
+```yml
+limit: 5
+```
+
 ### alias
 
 This allows renaming the fields in the output.
diff --git a/src/noteoverview.ts b/src/noteoverview.ts
index 9ce6f60..347c798 100644
--- a/src/noteoverview.ts
+++ b/src/noteoverview.ts
@@ -961,6 +961,19 @@ export namespace noteoverview {
       ];
 
       let noteCount = 0;
+      let queryLimit = 50;
+      let noteLimit = overviewSettings["limit"]
+        ? overviewSettings["limit"]
+        : -1;
+
+      if (noteLimit != -1) {
+        logging.verbose("Note limit: " + noteLimit);
+        if (overviewSettings.limit < queryLimit) {
+          queryLimit = overviewSettings.limit;
+          logging.verbose("Query limit: " + queryLimit);
+        }
+      }
+
       let queryNotes = null;
       let pageQueryNotes = 1;
       const entrys: string[] = [];
@@ -971,7 +984,7 @@ export namespace noteoverview {
             fields: "id, parent_id, " + dbFieldsArray.join(","),
             order_by: options.orderBy,
             order_dir: options.orderDir.toUpperCase(),
-            limit: 50,
+            limit: queryLimit,
             page: pageQueryNotes++,
           });
         } catch (error) {
@@ -988,6 +1001,9 @@ export namespace noteoverview {
         }
 
         for (let queryNotesKey in queryNotes.items) {
+          if (noteLimit != -1 && noteCount >= noteLimit) {
+            break;
+          }
           if (queryNotes.items[queryNotesKey].id != noteId) {
             noteCount++;
 
@@ -1009,7 +1025,10 @@ export namespace noteoverview {
             }
           }
         }
-      } while (queryNotes.has_more);
+      } while (
+        queryNotes.has_more &&
+        (noteCount <= noteLimit || noteLimit == -1)
+      );
 
       if (options.listview) {
         if (options.listview.separator) {