diff --git a/src/paginate.spec.ts b/src/paginate.spec.ts
index 32ba539..c7331a1 100644
--- a/src/paginate.spec.ts
+++ b/src/paginate.spec.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,23 @@ describe('paginate', () => {
         expect(result.data).toStrictEqual(cats.slice(0, 1))
     })
 
+    it('should default to limit maxLimit, if more than maxLimit is given', async () => {
+        const config: PaginateConfig<CatEntity> = {
+            sortableColumns: ['id'],
+            defaultLimit: 5,
+            maxLimit: 2
+        }
+        const query: PaginateQuery = {
+            path: '',
+            page: 1,
+            limit: 20,
+        }
+
+        const result = await paginate<CatEntity>(query, repo, config)
+
+        expect(result.data).toStrictEqual(cats.slice(0, 2))
+    })
+
     it('should return correct links', async () => {
         const config: PaginateConfig<CatEntity> = {
             sortableColumns: ['id'],
diff --git a/src/paginate.ts b/src/paginate.ts
index 1cdd5cc..94a8788 100644
--- a/src/paginate.ts
+++ b/src/paginate.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function paginate<T>(
     config: PaginateConfig<T>
 ): Promise<Paginated<T>> {
     let page = query.page || 1
-    const limit = query.limit || config.defaultLimit || 20
+    const limit = Math.min(query.limit || config.defaultLimit || 20, config.maxLimit || 100);
     const sortBy = [] as SortBy<T>
     const search = query.search
     const path = query.path