diff --git a/spec/ParseQuery.spec.js b/spec/ParseQuery.spec.js
index 6b43fe4418d..6dc19bc6f2a 100644
--- a/spec/ParseQuery.spec.js
+++ b/spec/ParseQuery.spec.js
@@ -314,39 +314,57 @@ describe('Parse.Query testing', () => {
     equal(results.length, 0);
   });
 
-  it('query with limit', function (done) {
-    const baz = new TestObject({ foo: 'baz' });
-    const qux = new TestObject({ foo: 'qux' });
-    Parse.Object.saveAll([baz, qux]).then(function () {
-      const query = new Parse.Query(TestObject);
-      query.limit(1);
-      query.find().then(function (results) {
-        equal(results.length, 1);
-        done();
-      });
-    });
+  it('query without limit respects default limit', async () => {
+    await reconfigureServer({ defaultLimit: 1 });
+    const obj1 = new TestObject({ foo: 'baz' });
+    const obj2 = new TestObject({ foo: 'qux' });
+    await Parse.Object.saveAll([obj1, obj2]);
+    const query = new Parse.Query(TestObject);
+    const result = await query.find();
+    expect(result.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('query with limit', async () => {
+    const obj1 = new TestObject({ foo: 'baz' });
+    const obj2 = new TestObject({ foo: 'qux' });
+    await Parse.Object.saveAll([obj1, obj2]);
+    const query = new Parse.Query(TestObject);
+    query.limit(1);
+    const result = await query.find();
+    expect(result.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('query with limit overrides default limit', async () => {
+    await reconfigureServer({ defaultLimit: 2 });
+    const obj1 = new TestObject({ foo: 'baz' });
+    const obj2 = new TestObject({ foo: 'qux' });
+    await Parse.Object.saveAll([obj1, obj2]);
+    const query = new Parse.Query(TestObject);
+    query.limit(1);
+    const result = await query.find();
+    expect(result.length).toBe(1);
   });
 
   it('query with limit equal to maxlimit', async () => {
-    const baz = new TestObject({ foo: 'baz' });
-    const qux = new TestObject({ foo: 'qux' });
     await reconfigureServer({ maxLimit: 1 });
-    await Parse.Object.saveAll([baz, qux]);
+    const obj1 = new TestObject({ foo: 'baz' });
+    const obj2 = new TestObject({ foo: 'qux' });
+    await Parse.Object.saveAll([obj1, obj2]);
     const query = new Parse.Query(TestObject);
     query.limit(1);
-    const results = await query.find();
-    equal(results.length, 1);
+    const result = await query.find();
+    expect(result.length).toBe(1);
   });
 
   it('query with limit exceeding maxlimit', async () => {
-    const baz = new TestObject({ foo: 'baz' });
-    const qux = new TestObject({ foo: 'qux' });
     await reconfigureServer({ maxLimit: 1 });
-    await Parse.Object.saveAll([baz, qux]);
+    const obj1 = new TestObject({ foo: 'baz' });
+    const obj2 = new TestObject({ foo: 'qux' });
+    await Parse.Object.saveAll([obj1, obj2]);
     const query = new Parse.Query(TestObject);
     query.limit(2);
-    const results = await query.find();
-    equal(results.length, 1);
+    const result = await query.find();
+    expect(result.length).toBe(1);
   });
 
   it('containedIn object array queries', function (done) {
diff --git a/spec/index.spec.js b/spec/index.spec.js
index dd9be1792b0..0693ae5065a 100644
--- a/spec/index.spec.js
+++ b/spec/index.spec.js
@@ -462,6 +462,26 @@ describe('server', () => {
       .then(done);
   });
 
+  it('fails if default limit is negative', async () => {
+    await expectAsync(reconfigureServer({ defaultLimit: -1 })).toBeRejectedWith(
+      'Default limit must be a value greater than 0.'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('fails if default limit is wrong type', async () => {
+    for (const value of ["invalid", {}, [], true]) {
+      await expectAsync(reconfigureServer({ defaultLimit: value})).toBeRejectedWith(
+        'Default limit must be a number.'
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('fails if default limit is zero', async () => {
+    await expectAsync(reconfigureServer({ defaultLimit: 0 })).toBeRejectedWith(
+      'Default limit must be a value greater than 0.'
+    );
+  });
+
   it('fails if maxLimit is negative', done => {
     reconfigureServer({ maxLimit: -100 }).catch(error => {
       expect(error).toEqual('Max limit must be a value greater than 0.');
diff --git a/src/Config.js b/src/Config.js
index 04834d32917..69a326b192f 100644
--- a/src/Config.js
+++ b/src/Config.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   PagesOptions,
   SecurityOptions,
   SchemaOptions,
+  ParseServerOptions
 } from './Options/Definitions';
 import { isBoolean, isString } from 'lodash';
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export class Config {
     revokeSessionOnPasswordReset,
     expireInactiveSessions,
     sessionLength,
+    defaultLimit,
     maxLimit,
     emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration,
     accountLockout,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ export class Config {
     }
     this.validateSessionConfiguration(sessionLength, expireInactiveSessions);
     this.validateMasterKeyIps(masterKeyIps);
+    this.validateDefaultLimit(defaultLimit);
     this.validateMaxLimit(maxLimit);
     this.validateAllowHeaders(allowHeaders);
     this.validateIdempotencyOptions(idempotencyOptions);
@@ -453,6 +456,18 @@ export class Config {
     }
   }
 
+  static validateDefaultLimit(defaultLimit) {
+    if (defaultLimit == null) {
+      defaultLimit = ParseServerOptions.defaultLimit.default
+    }
+    if (typeof defaultLimit !== 'number') {
+      throw 'Default limit must be a number.';
+    }
+    if (defaultLimit <= 0) {
+      throw 'Default limit must be a value greater than 0.';
+    }
+  }
+
   static validateMaxLimit(maxLimit) {
     if (maxLimit <= 0) {
       throw 'Max limit must be a value greater than 0.';
diff --git a/src/GraphQL/helpers/objectsQueries.js b/src/GraphQL/helpers/objectsQueries.js
index 4d21f24143f..58a3985f252 100644
--- a/src/GraphQL/helpers/objectsQueries.js
+++ b/src/GraphQL/helpers/objectsQueries.js
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ const calculateSkipAndLimit = (skipInput, first, after, last, before, maxLimit)
     }
 
     if ((skip || 0) >= before) {
-      // If the before index is less then the skip, no objects will be returned
+      // If the before index is less than the skip, no objects will be returned
       limit = 0;
     } else if ((!limit && limit !== 0) || (skip || 0) + limit > before) {
       // If there is no limit set, the limit is calculated. Or, if the limit (plus skip) is bigger than the before index, the new limit is set.
diff --git a/src/Options/Definitions.js b/src/Options/Definitions.js
index 6f9bec050e4..d8e3f841dd1 100644
--- a/src/Options/Definitions.js
+++ b/src/Options/Definitions.js
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ module.exports.ParseServerOptions = {
     required: true,
     default: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/parse',
   },
+  defaultLimit: {
+    env: 'PARSE_SERVER_DEFAULT_LIMIT',
+    help: 'Default value for limit option on queries, defaults to `100`.',
+    action: parsers.numberParser('defaultLimit'),
+    default: 100,
+  },
   directAccess: {
     env: 'PARSE_SERVER_DIRECT_ACCESS',
     help:
diff --git a/src/Options/docs.js b/src/Options/docs.js
index d774aa46685..cbd06ecd253 100644
--- a/src/Options/docs.js
+++ b/src/Options/docs.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * @property {Adapter<StorageAdapter>} databaseAdapter Adapter module for the database; any options that are not explicitly described here are passed directly to the database client.
  * @property {DatabaseOptions} databaseOptions Options to pass to the database client
  * @property {String} databaseURI The full URI to your database. Supported databases are mongodb or postgres.
+ * @property {Number} defaultLimit Default value for limit option on queries, defaults to `100`.
  * @property {Boolean} directAccess Set to `true` if Parse requests within the same Node.js environment as Parse Server should be routed to Parse Server directly instead of via the HTTP interface. Default is `false`.<br><br>If set to `false` then Parse requests within the same Node.js environment as Parse Server are executed as HTTP requests sent to Parse Server via the `serverURL`. For example, a `Parse.Query` in Cloud Code is calling Parse Server via a HTTP request. The server is essentially making a HTTP request to itself, unnecessarily using network resources such as network ports.<br><br>⚠️ In environments where multiple Parse Server instances run behind a load balancer and Parse requests within the current Node.js environment should be routed via the load balancer and distributed as HTTP requests among all instances via the `serverURL`, this should be set to `false`.
  * @property {String} dotNetKey Key for Unity and .Net SDK
  * @property {Adapter<MailAdapter>} emailAdapter Adapter module for email sending
diff --git a/src/Options/index.js b/src/Options/index.js
index 23d266cb510..2592e1e4415 100644
--- a/src/Options/index.js
+++ b/src/Options/index.js
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ export interface ParseServerOptions {
   /* Session duration, in seconds, defaults to 1 year
   :DEFAULT: 31536000 */
   sessionLength: ?number;
+  /* Default value for limit option on queries, defaults to `100`.
+  :DEFAULT: 100 */
+  defaultLimit: ?number;
   /* Max value for limit option on queries, defaults to unlimited */
   maxLimit: ?number;
   /* Sets whether we should expire the inactive sessions, defaults to true. If false, all new sessions are created with no expiration date.
diff --git a/src/Routers/AudiencesRouter.js b/src/Routers/AudiencesRouter.js
index 43fcfd71bc8..991350512a0 100644
--- a/src/Routers/AudiencesRouter.js
+++ b/src/Routers/AudiencesRouter.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class AudiencesRouter extends ClassesRouter {
 
   handleFind(req) {
     const body = Object.assign(req.body, ClassesRouter.JSONFromQuery(req.query));
-    const options = ClassesRouter.optionsFromBody(body);
+    const options = ClassesRouter.optionsFromBody(body, req.config.defaultLimit);
 
     return rest
       .find(
diff --git a/src/Routers/ClassesRouter.js b/src/Routers/ClassesRouter.js
index 7f3e0a84f38..5dfba97ee00 100644
--- a/src/Routers/ClassesRouter.js
+++ b/src/Routers/ClassesRouter.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class ClassesRouter extends PromiseRouter {
 
   handleFind(req) {
     const body = Object.assign(req.body, ClassesRouter.JSONFromQuery(req.query));
-    const options = ClassesRouter.optionsFromBody(body);
+    const options = ClassesRouter.optionsFromBody(body, req.config.defaultLimit);
     if (req.config.maxLimit && body.limit > req.config.maxLimit) {
       // Silently replace the limit on the query with the max configured
       options.limit = Number(req.config.maxLimit);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class ClassesRouter extends PromiseRouter {
     return json;
   }
 
-  static optionsFromBody(body) {
+  static optionsFromBody(body, defaultLimit) {
     const allowConstraints = [
       'skip',
       'limit',
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class ClassesRouter extends PromiseRouter {
     if (body.limit || body.limit === 0) {
       options.limit = Number(body.limit);
     } else {
-      options.limit = Number(100);
+      options.limit = Number(defaultLimit);
     }
     if (body.order) {
       options.order = String(body.order);
diff --git a/src/Routers/InstallationsRouter.js b/src/Routers/InstallationsRouter.js
index e7cbbbaef36..fa3e3a621c2 100644
--- a/src/Routers/InstallationsRouter.js
+++ b/src/Routers/InstallationsRouter.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class InstallationsRouter extends ClassesRouter {
 
   handleFind(req) {
     const body = Object.assign(req.body, ClassesRouter.JSONFromQuery(req.query));
-    const options = ClassesRouter.optionsFromBody(body);
+    const options = ClassesRouter.optionsFromBody(body, req.config.defaultLimit);
     return rest
       .find(
         req.config,