diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
index 1af40694a3..7b189ad109 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     : { schema: {} }
   $: schema = getSchemaForTable(tableId, { searchableSchema: true }).schema
   $: schemaFields = Object.values(schema || {})
+  $: queryLimit = tableId?.includes("datasource") ? "∞" : "1000"
 
   const onChange = Utils.sequential(async (e, key) => {
     try {
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@
               on:change={e => onChange(e, key)}
               {bindings}
               updateOnChange={false}
+              placeholder={value.customType === "queryLimit" ? queryLimit : ""}
             />
           </div>
         {/if}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.js b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.js
index 62f7659589..d4bc5fe076 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ exports.definition = {
         limit: {
           type: "number",
           title: "Limit",
+          customType: "queryLimit",
         },
       },
       required: ["tableId"],