diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82e1dc2..3a7d08a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $ aws-move-queue-messages
 With all optional CLI arguments:
 
 ```sh
-$ aws-move-queue-messages <from-queue-url> <to-queue-url> -r [AWS-REGION] -y
+$ aws-move-queue-messages <from-queue-url> <to-queue-url> -r [AWS-REGION] -m 100 -y
 ```
 
 Any CLI argument or option you do not specify will fallback to a CLI prompt. The `-y` CLI option will answer the confirmation prompt automatically with "yes".
diff --git a/src/helper.js b/src/helper.js
index dc9ff35..eef8dd7 100644
--- a/src/helper.js
+++ b/src/helper.js
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ const validateUrl = (input) => {
   return valid;
 };
 
+const validateMaxMessages = (input) => {
+  let valid = true;
+  if (!input.match(/^[1-9][0-9]*$/)) {
+    valid = 'Please enter a valid max number of messages greater than 0!'
+  }
+
+  return valid;
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   validateUrl,
+  validateMaxMessages
 };
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 9d6d313..2349903 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const aws = require('aws-sdk');
 const program = require('commander');
 const { prompt } = require('inquirer');
-const { validateUrl } = require('./helper');
+const { validateMaxMessages, validateUrl } = require('./helper');
 const { handle } = require('./main');
 const { createClient } = require('./sqs');
 
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ const toQuestion = {
   validate: validateUrl,
 };
 
+const maxQuestion = {
+  type: 'input',
+  name: 'maxMessages',
+  message: 'Enter the max number of messages:',
+  validate: validateMaxMessages,
+}
+
 const handleAction = (from, to, options) => {
   const questions = [];
 
@@ -35,6 +42,10 @@ const handleAction = (from, to, options) => {
     questions.push(regionQuestion);
   }
 
+  if (!options.maxMessages) {
+    questions.push(maxQuestion)
+  }
+
   if (!from) {
     questions.push(fromQuestion);
   }
@@ -45,6 +56,7 @@ const handleAction = (from, to, options) => {
 
   prompt(questions).then(async ({
     awsRegion = options.region,
+    maxMessages = options.maxMessages,
     sourceQueueUrl = from,
     targetQueueUrl = to,
   }) => {
@@ -55,6 +67,7 @@ const handleAction = (from, to, options) => {
 
     try {
       count = await handle({
+        maxMessages,
         sourceQueueUrl,
         targetQueueUrl,
         sqs,
@@ -73,6 +86,7 @@ const handleAction = (from, to, options) => {
 program
   .arguments('[from] [to]')
   .option('-r, --region [value]', 'The AWS region')
+  .option('-m, --maxMessages [value]', 'Max number of messages')
   .option('-y, --yes', 'Non interactive message moving')
   .action(handleAction)
   .parse(process.argv);
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 9e84174..b01d782 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { Spinner } = require('clui');
 
 const handle = async ({
+  maxMessages,
   sourceQueueUrl,
   targetQueueUrl,
   sqs,
@@ -10,16 +11,22 @@ const handle = async ({
   const count = await sqs.getCount(sourceQueueUrl);
   await sqs.getCount(targetQueueUrl);
 
-  if (count === 0) {
+  if (parseInt(count) === 0) {
     throw new Error(`The queue ${sourceQueueUrl} is empty!`);
   }
 
+  maxMessages = parseInt(maxMessages);
+  moveCount = count
+  if(count > maxMessages) {
+    moveCount = maxMessages
+  }
+
   if (!skipPrompt) {
     const { move } = await prompt([
       {
         type: 'confirm',
         name: 'move',
-        message: `Do you want to move ${count} messages?`,
+        message: `Do you want to move ${moveCount} of ${count} messages?`,
         default: false,
       },
     ]);
@@ -29,12 +36,12 @@ const handle = async ({
     }
   }
 
-  const spinner = new Spinner(`Moving ${count} messages...`);
+  const spinner = new Spinner(`Moving ${moveCount} messages...`);
   spinner.start();
 
   const promises = [];
 
-  for (let i = 0; i < count; i += 1) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < moveCount; i += 1) {
     promises.push(sqs.moveMessage(sourceQueueUrl, targetQueueUrl));
   }
 
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ const handle = async ({
     throw new Error(e.message);
   });
 
-  return count;
+  return moveCount;
 };
 
 module.exports = {