diff --git a/consul/mdb_table.go b/consul/mdb_table.go
index 23856fc5f6..37eb525038 100644
--- a/consul/mdb_table.go
+++ b/consul/mdb_table.go
@@ -389,10 +389,32 @@ func (t *MDBTable) GetTxn(tx *MDBTxn, index string, parts ...string) ([]interfac
 
 	// Accumulate the results
 	var results []interface{}
-	err = idx.iterate(tx, key, func(encRowId, res []byte) bool {
+	err = idx.iterate(tx, key, func(encRowId, res []byte) (bool, bool) {
 		obj := t.Decoder(res)
 		results = append(results, obj)
-		return false
+		return false, false
+	})
+
+	return results, err
+}
+
+// GetTxnLimit is like GetTxn limits the maximum number of
+// rows it will return
+func (t *MDBTable) GetTxnLimit(tx *MDBTxn, limit int, index string, parts ...string) ([]interface{}, error) {
+	// Get the associated index
+	idx, key, err := t.getIndex(index, parts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Accumulate the results
+	var results []interface{}
+	num := 0
+	err = idx.iterate(tx, key, func(encRowId, res []byte) (bool, bool) {
+		num++
+		obj := t.Decoder(res)
+		results = append(results, obj)
+		return false, num == limit
 	})
 
 	return results, err
@@ -412,10 +434,10 @@ func (t *MDBTable) StreamTxn(stream chan<- interface{}, tx *MDBTxn, index string
 	}
 
 	// Stream the results
-	err = idx.iterate(tx, key, func(encRowId, res []byte) bool {
+	err = idx.iterate(tx, key, func(encRowId, res []byte) (bool, bool) {
 		obj := t.Decoder(res)
 		stream <- obj
-		return false
+		return false, false
 	})
 
 	return err
@@ -508,7 +530,7 @@ func (t *MDBTable) innerDeleteWithIndex(tx *MDBTxn, idx *MDBIndex, key []byte) (
 	}()
 
 	// Delete everything as we iterate
-	err = idx.iterate(tx, key, func(encRowId, res []byte) bool {
+	err = idx.iterate(tx, key, func(encRowId, res []byte) (bool, bool) {
 		// Get the object
 		obj := t.Decoder(res)
 
@@ -542,7 +564,7 @@ func (t *MDBTable) innerDeleteWithIndex(tx *MDBTxn, idx *MDBIndex, key []byte) (
 
 		// Delete the object
 		num++
-		return true
+		return true, false
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -644,7 +666,7 @@ func (i *MDBIndex) keyFromParts(parts ...string) []byte {
 // and invoking the cb with each row. We dereference the rowid,
 // and only return the object row
 func (i *MDBIndex) iterate(tx *MDBTxn, prefix []byte,
-	cb func(encRowId, res []byte) bool) error {
+	cb func(encRowId, res []byte) (bool, bool)) error {
 	table := tx.dbis[i.table.Name]
 
 	// If virtual, use the correct DBI
@@ -667,8 +689,9 @@ func (i *MDBIndex) iterate(tx *MDBTxn, prefix []byte,
 
 	var key, encRowId, objBytes []byte
 	first := true
+	shouldStop := false
 	shouldDelete := false
-	for {
+	for !shouldStop {
 		if first && len(prefix) > 0 {
 			first = false
 			key, encRowId, err = cursor.Get(prefix, mdb.SET_RANGE)
@@ -708,7 +731,8 @@ func (i *MDBIndex) iterate(tx *MDBTxn, prefix []byte,
 		}
 
 		// Invoke the cb
-		if shouldDelete = cb(encRowId, objBytes); shouldDelete {
+		shouldDelete, shouldStop = cb(encRowId, objBytes)
+		if shouldDelete {
 			if err := cursor.Del(0); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("delete failed: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/consul/mdb_table_test.go b/consul/mdb_table_test.go
index e70c9131f0..73e4001d12 100644
--- a/consul/mdb_table_test.go
+++ b/consul/mdb_table_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package consul
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"github.com/armon/gomdb"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack/codec"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/armon/gomdb"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack/codec"
 )
 
 type MockData struct {
@@ -970,3 +971,78 @@ func TestMDBTableStream(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad index: %d", idx)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMDBTableGetTxnLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, env := testMDBEnv(t)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+	defer env.Close()
+
+	table := &MDBTable{
+		Env:  env,
+		Name: "test",
+		Indexes: map[string]*MDBIndex{
+			"id": &MDBIndex{
+				Unique: true,
+				Fields: []string{"Key"},
+			},
+			"name": &MDBIndex{
+				Fields: []string{"First", "Last"},
+			},
+			"country": &MDBIndex{
+				Fields: []string{"Country"},
+			},
+		},
+		Encoder: MockEncoder,
+		Decoder: MockDecoder,
+	}
+	if err := table.Init(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	objs := []*MockData{
+		&MockData{
+			Key:     "1",
+			First:   "Kevin",
+			Last:    "Smith",
+			Country: "USA",
+		},
+		&MockData{
+			Key:     "2",
+			First:   "Kevin",
+			Last:    "Wang",
+			Country: "USA",
+		},
+		&MockData{
+			Key:     "3",
+			First:   "Bernardo",
+			Last:    "Torres",
+			Country: "Mexico",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Insert some mock objects
+	for idx, obj := range objs {
+		if err := table.Insert(obj); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := table.SetLastIndex(uint64(idx + 1)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Start a readonly txn
+	tx, err := table.StartTxn(true, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer tx.Abort()
+
+	// Verify with some gets
+	res, err := table.GetTxnLimit(tx, 2, "id")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(res) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expect 2 result: %#v", res)
+	}
+}