diff --git a/client/components/main/globalSearch.js b/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
index 526f744b6..1866caf2c 100644
--- a/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
+++ b/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
       'operator-comment': 'comments',
       'operator-has': 'has',
       'operator-sort': 'sort',
+      'operator-limit': 'limit',
     };
 
     const predicates = {
@@ -430,6 +431,16 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
             } else {
               value = predicateTranslations.has[value];
             }
+          } else if (operator === 'limit') {
+            const limit = parseInt(value, 10);
+            if (isNaN(limit) || limit < 1) {
+              this.parsingErrors.push({
+                tag: 'operator-limit-invalid',
+                value,
+              });
+            } else {
+              value = limit;
+            }
           }
           if (Array.isArray(params[operator])) {
             params[operator].push(value);
diff --git a/i18n/en.i18n.json b/i18n/en.i18n.json
index e1710db94..348a29fea 100644
--- a/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@
   "operator-sort": "sort",
   "operator-comment": "comment",
   "operator-has": "has",
+  "operator-limit": "limit",
   "predicate-archived": "archived",
   "predicate-ended": "ended",
   "predicate-all": "all",
@@ -928,6 +929,7 @@
   "operator-sort-invalid": "sort of '%s' is invalid",
   "operator-status-invalid": "'%s' is not a valid status",
   "operator-has-invalid": "%s is not a valid existence check",
+  "operator-limit-invalid": "%s is not a valid limit.  Limit should be a positive integer.",
   "next-page": "Next Page",
   "previous-page": "Previous Page",
   "heading-notes": "Notes",
diff --git a/server/publications/cards.js b/server/publications/cards.js
index 06c90b5e3..d4737851b 100644
--- a/server/publications/cards.js
+++ b/server/publications/cards.js
@@ -755,13 +755,14 @@ function findCards(sessionId, selector, projection, errors = null) {
   // check(projection, Object);
   const userId = Meteor.userId();
 
+  console.log('selector:', selector);
+  console.log('projection:', projection);
+
   let cards;
   if (!errors || !errors.hasErrors()) {
     cards = Cards.find(selector, projection);
   }
 
-  console.log('selector:', selector);
-  console.log('projection:', projection);
   console.log('count:', cards.count());
   const update = {
     $set: {