diff --git a/config.example.py b/config.example.py
index 20002f9..a4c8025 100644
--- a/config.example.py
+++ b/config.example.py
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ BACKUP_TORRENT_FOLDER = 'torrents'
 # How many results should a page contain. Applies to RSS as well.
 RESULTS_PER_PAGE = 75
 
+# How many pages we'll return at most
+MAX_PAGES = 100
+
 # Use better searching with ElasticSearch
 # See README.MD on setup!
 USE_ELASTIC_SEARCH = False
diff --git a/nyaa/search.py b/nyaa/search.py
index d1a5282..3e04613 100644
--- a/nyaa/search.py
+++ b/nyaa/search.py
@@ -372,6 +372,12 @@ def search_db(term='', user=None, sort='id', order='desc', category='0_0',
     if page > 4294967295:
         flask.abort(404)
 
+    MAX_PAGES = app.config.get("MAX_PAGES", 0)
+
+    if MAX_PAGES and page > MAX_PAGES:
+        flask.abort(flask.Response("You've exceeded the maximum number of pages. Please "
+                                   "make your search query less broad.", 403))
+
     sort_keys = {
         'id': models.Torrent.id,
         'size': models.Torrent.filesize,
@@ -518,6 +524,7 @@ def search_db(term='', user=None, sort='id', order='desc', category='0_0',
     if rss:
         query = query.limit(per_page)
     else:
-        query = query.paginate_faste(page, per_page=per_page, step=5, count_query=count_query)
+        query = query.paginate_faste(page, per_page=per_page, step=5, count_query=count_query,
+                                     max_page=MAX_PAGES)
 
     return query