diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/index/query/PaginatingSource.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/index/query/PaginatingSource.java
index fd3a218..b05c8f4 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/index/query/PaginatingSource.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/index/query/PaginatingSource.java
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
                   r.add(data);
                 }
                 pageResultSize++;
+                if (r.size() > limit) {
+                  break;
+                }
               }
               nextStart += pageResultSize;
               searchAfter = next.searchAfter();