diff --git a/validations_libs/cli/history.py b/validations_libs/cli/history.py
index 59dcc4d7..694b4bca 100644
--- a/validations_libs/cli/history.py
+++ b/validations_libs/cli/history.py
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class ListHistory(Lister):
                             metavar="<validation>",
                             type=str,
                             help='Display execution history for a validation')
+        parser.add_argument('--limit',
+                            dest='history_limit',
+                            type=int,
+                            help=(
+                                'Display <n> most recent'
+                                'runs of <validation>'))
         parser.add_argument('--validation-log-dir', dest='validation_log_dir',
                             default=constants.VALIDATIONS_LOG_BASEDIR,
                             help=("Path where the validation log files "
@@ -44,7 +50,9 @@ class ListHistory(Lister):
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         actions = ValidationActions(parsed_args.validation_log_dir)
-        return actions.show_history(parsed_args.validation)
+        return actions.show_history(
+            validation_ids=parsed_args.validation,
+            history_limit=parsed_args.history_limit)
 
 
 class GetHistory(Command):
diff --git a/validations_libs/validation_actions.py b/validations_libs/validation_actions.py
index b7738c93..0c5bd8ed 100644
--- a/validations_libs/validation_actions.py
+++ b/validations_libs/validation_actions.py
@@ -500,7 +500,8 @@ class ValidationActions(object):
         return params
 
     def show_history(self, validation_ids=None, extension='json',
-                     log_path=constants.VALIDATIONS_LOG_BASEDIR):
+                     log_path=constants.VALIDATIONS_LOG_BASEDIR,
+                     history_limit=None):
         """Return validation executions history
 
         :param validation_ids: The validation ids
@@ -559,10 +560,19 @@ class ValidationActions(object):
                 validation_ids = [validation_ids]
             logs = []
             for validation_id in validation_ids:
-                logs.extend(vlogs.get_logfile_by_validation(validation_id))
+                logs.extend(
+                    vlogs.get_logfile_by_validation(
+                        validation_id))
         else:
             logs = vlogs.get_all_logfiles(extension)
 
+        if history_limit and history_limit >= len(logs):
+            logs = sorted(
+                [(os.stat(path).st_mtime, path) for path in logs],
+                key=lambda path: path[0])
+
+            logs = [path[1] for path in logs[-history_limit:]]
+
         values = []
         column_name = ('UUID', 'Validations',
                        'Status', 'Execution at',