diff --git a/cronjobs/payouts.php b/cronjobs/payouts.php
index a21d9bd1..7ebc13a8 100755
--- a/cronjobs/payouts.php
+++ b/cronjobs/payouts.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (!$dWalletBalance = $bitcoin->getrealbalance())
   $dWalletBalance = 0;
 
 // Fetch outstanding manual-payouts
-$aManualPayouts = $transaction->getMPQueue();
+$aManualPayouts = $transaction->getMPQueue($config['payout']['txlimit_manual']);
 
 // Fetch our manual payouts, process them
 if ($setting->getValue('disable_manual_payouts') != 1 && $aManualPayouts) {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if (!$dWalletBalance = $bitcoin->getrealbalance())
   $dWalletBalance = 0;
 
 // Fetch outstanding auto-payouts
-$aAutoPayouts = $transaction->getAPQueue();
+$aAutoPayouts = $transaction->getAPQueue($config['payout']['txlimit_auto']);
 
 // Fetch our auto payouts, process them
 if ($setting->getValue('disable_auto_payouts') != 1 && $aAutoPayouts) {
diff --git a/public/include/classes/transaction.class.php b/public/include/classes/transaction.class.php
index 3fe76a61..a7f48be2 100644
--- a/public/include/classes/transaction.class.php
+++ b/public/include/classes/transaction.class.php
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class Transaction extends Base {
    * @param none
    * @return data array Account settings and confirmed balances
    **/
-  public function getAPQueue() {
+  public function getAPQueue($limit=250) {
     $this->debug->append("STA " . __METHOD__, 4);
     $stmt = $this->mysqli->prepare("
       SELECT
@@ -312,8 +312,9 @@ class Transaction extends Base {
       ON t.account_id = a.id
       WHERE t.archived = 0 AND a.ap_threshold > 0 AND a.coin_address IS NOT NULL AND a.coin_address != ''
       GROUP BY t.account_id
-      HAVING confirmed > a.ap_threshold AND confirmed > " . $this->config['txfee_auto']);
-    if ($this->checkStmt($stmt) && $stmt->execute() && $result = $stmt->get_result())
+      HAVING confirmed > a.ap_threshold AND confirmed > " . $this->config['txfee_auto'] . "
+      LIMIT ?");
+    if ($this->checkStmt($stmt) && $stmt->bind_param('i', $limit) && $stmt->execute() && $result = $stmt->get_result())
       return $result->fetch_all(MYSQLI_ASSOC);
     return $this->sqlError();
   }
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ class Transaction extends Base {
    * @param none
    * @return data Associative array with DB Fields
    **/
-  public function getMPQueue() {
+  public function getMPQueue($limit=250) {
     $stmt = $this->mysqli->prepare("
       SELECT
       a.id,
@@ -403,8 +404,9 @@ class Transaction extends Base {
       ON t.block_id = b.id
       WHERE p.completed = 0 AND t.archived = 0 AND a.coin_address IS NOT NULL AND a.coin_address != ''
       GROUP BY t.account_id
-      HAVING confirmed > " . $this->config['txfee_manual']);
-    if ($this->checkStmt($stmt) && $stmt->execute() && $result = $stmt->get_result())
+      HAVING confirmed > " . $this->config['txfee_manual'] . "
+      LIMIT ?");
+    if ($this->checkStmt($stmt) && $stmt->bind_param('i', $limit) && $stmt->execute() && $result = $stmt->get_result())
       return $result->fetch_all(MYSQLI_ASSOC);
     return $this->sqlError('E0050');
   }
diff --git a/public/include/config/global.inc.dist.php b/public/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
index 900ca7de..4edc2ad2 100644
--- a/public/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
+++ b/public/include/config/global.inc.dist.php
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ $config['payout_system'] = 'prop';
  **/
 $config['sendmany']['enabled'] = false;
 
+/**
+ * Transaction Limits
+ *  Number of transactions per payout run
+ **/
+$config['payout']['txlimit_manual'] = 500;
+$config['payout']['txlimit_auto'] = 500;
+
 /**
  * Round Purging
  *  Round share purging configuration