diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
index 4bdec363a4..2b20938981 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
@@ -1031,7 +1031,9 @@ class InternalBuilder {
               .select(`${fromAlias}.*`)
               // @ts-ignore - from alias syntax not TS supported
               .from({
-                [fromAlias]: subQuery.select(`${toAlias}.*`),
+                [fromAlias]: subQuery
+                  .select(`${toAlias}.*`)
+                  .limit(getRelationshipLimit()),
               })} FOR JSON PATH))`
           )
           break