diff --git a/src/routes/index.svelte b/src/routes/index.svelte
index e92b4ff..eee2e5b 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/index.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	 * @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Load}
 	 */
 	export async function load({ fetch }) {
+		// Use a `limit` querystring parameter to fetch a limited number of posts
+		// e.g. fetch('posts.json?limit=5') for 5 most recent posts
 		const posts = await fetch('/posts.json').then((res) => res.json());
 
 		return {
diff --git a/src/routes/posts/index.json.js b/src/routes/posts/index.json.js
index e9b8221..93f0bd5 100644
--- a/src/routes/posts/index.json.js
+++ b/src/routes/posts/index.json.js
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import { slugFromPath } from '$lib/util';
 
 /** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').RequestHandler} */
-export async function get() {
+export async function get({ query }) {
 	const modules = import.meta.glob('./*.{md,svx,svelte.md}');
 
 	const postPromises = [];
+	const limit = Number(query.get('limit') ?? Infinity);
+
+	if (Number.isNaN(limit)) {
+		return {
+			status: 400
+		};
+	}
 
 	for (let [path, resolver] of Object.entries(modules)) {
 		const slug = slugFromPath(path);
@@ -17,11 +24,11 @@ export async function get() {
 	}
 
 	const posts = await Promise.all(postPromises);
-	const publishedPosts = posts.filter((post) => post.published);
+	const publishedPosts = posts.filter((post) => post.published).slice(0, limit);
 
 	publishedPosts.sort((a, b) => (new Date(a.date) > new Date(b.date) ? -1 : 1));
 
 	return {
-		body: publishedPosts
+		body: publishedPosts.slice(0, limit)
 	};
 }