diff --git a/internal/commands/list.go b/internal/commands/list.go
index bd65c30b..2e0a906f 100644
--- a/internal/commands/list.go
+++ b/internal/commands/list.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var (
 	listQuiet      bool
 	listSort       string
 	listFull       bool
+	listLimit      int
 )
 
 var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -121,6 +122,11 @@ Search Syntax (--search/-S):
 		// Sort beans
 		sortBeans(beans, listSort, cfg)
 
+		// Apply limit
+		if listLimit > 0 && len(beans) > listLimit {
+			beans = beans[:listLimit]
+		}
+
 		// JSON output (flat list)
 		if listJSON {
 			if !listFull {
@@ -311,5 +317,6 @@ func RegisterListCmd(root *cobra.Command) {
 	listCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&listQuiet, "quiet", "q", false, "Only output IDs (one per line)")
 	listCmd.Flags().StringVar(&listSort, "sort", "", "Sort by: created, updated, status, priority, id (default: status, priority, type, title)")
 	listCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&listFull, "full", false, "Include bean body in JSON output")
+	listCmd.Flags().IntVar(&listLimit, "limit", 0, "Limit the number of beans returned")
 	root.AddCommand(listCmd)
 }
diff --git a/internal/commands/list_test.go b/internal/commands/list_test.go
index 610f52d6..8063c96e 100644
--- a/internal/commands/list_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/list_test.go
@@ -165,3 +165,36 @@ func TestTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+
+func TestListLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	beans := []*bean.Bean{
+		{ID: "1"},
+		{ID: "2"},
+		{ID: "3"},
+		{ID: "4"},
+		{ID: "5"},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		limit int
+		want  int
+	}{
+		{"no limit", 0, 5},
+		{"limit less than total", 3, 3},
+		{"limit exactly total", 5, 5},
+		{"limit greater than total", 10, 5},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			out := beans
+			if tt.limit > 0 && len(out) > tt.limit {
+				out = out[:tt.limit]
+			}
+			if len(out) != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("limit=%d: got len=%d, want %d", tt.limit, len(out), tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}