diff --git a/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt b/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
index 02bed57a59..01b41d5cdf 100644
--- a/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
@@ -2602,6 +2602,17 @@ Default is zero.
 +
 Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported.
 
+[[receive.maxBatchChanges]]receive.maxBatchChanges::
++
+The maximum number of changes that Gerrit allows to be pushed
+in a batch for review. When this number is exceeded Gerrit rejects
+the push with an error message.
+
+This setting can be used to prevent users from uploading large
+number of changes for review by mistake.
+
+Default is zero, no limit.
+
 [[receive.threadPoolSize]]receive.threadPoolSize::
 +
 Maximum size of the thread pool in which the change data in received packs is
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
index 45c0fc75f9..548d89f786 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
@@ -1444,6 +1444,7 @@ public class ReceiveCommits {
 
       List<ChangeLookup> pending = Lists.newArrayList();
       final Set<Change.Key> newChangeIds = new HashSet<>();
+      final int maxBatchChanges = receiveConfig.maxBatchChanges;
       for (;;) {
         final RevCommit c = walk.next();
         if (c == null) {
@@ -1477,6 +1478,12 @@ public class ReceiveCommits {
 
         changeKey = new Change.Key(idStr);
         pending.add(new ChangeLookup(c, changeKey));
+        if (maxBatchChanges != 0 && pending.size() > maxBatchChanges) {
+          reject(magicBranch.cmd,
+              "the number of pushed changes in a batch exceeds the max limit "
+                  + maxBatchChanges);
+          return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
       }
 
       for (ChangeLookup p : pending) {
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveConfig.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveConfig.java
index 2efc94c002..6d37ae09e8 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveConfig.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveConfig.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class ReceiveConfig {
   final boolean checkMagicRefs;
   final boolean checkReferencedObjectsAreReachable;
   final boolean allowDrafts;
+  final int maxBatchChanges;
 
   @Inject
   ReceiveConfig(@GerritServerConfig Config config) {
@@ -37,5 +38,6 @@ class ReceiveConfig {
     allowDrafts = config.getBoolean(
         "change", null, "allowDrafts",
         true);
+    maxBatchChanges = config.getInt("receive", "maxBatchChanges", 0);
   }
 }