diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mdm/api/base/query/Query.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mdm/api/base/query/Query.java
index 41e21af..104f297 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mdm/api/base/query/Query.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mdm/api/base/query/Query.java
@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@
 	Query order(Attribute attribute, boolean ascending);
 
 	/**
+	 * Sets the maximum number of rows fetched by the query. 0 denotes no limit.
+	 *
+	 * @param limit number of maximum rows.
+	 * @return This query is returned.
+	 */
+	Query limit(int limit);
+
+	/**
 	 * Executes this query with an empty {@link Filter} and returns the
 	 * {@link Result}.
 	 *