diff --git a/src/__tests__/integration.ts b/src/__tests__/integration.ts
index 36667360..5ccc7c6c 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/integration.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/integration.ts
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ describe('graphql server', () => {
       }
     `
     const organizationsQuery = `
-      query organizations($filter: OrgFilter, $sort: OrgSort) {
-        organizations(filter: $filter, sort: $sort) {
+      query organizations($filter: OrgFilter, $sort: OrgSort, $limit: Int) {
+        organizations(filter: $filter, sort: $sort, limit: $limit) {
           orgId
           associatedAreaIds
           displayName
@@ -312,6 +312,20 @@ describe('graphql server', () => {
       expect(dataResult.map(o => o.orgId).sort()).toEqual([muuidToString(deltaOrg.orgId), muuidToString(gammaOrg.orgId)].sort())
     })
 
+    it('limits organizations returned', async () => {
+      const response = await queryAPI({
+        query: organizationsQuery,
+        operationName: 'organizations',
+        variables: {
+          limit: 1
+        },
+        userUuid
+      })
+      expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200)
+      const dataResult = response.body.data.organizations
+      expect(dataResult.length).toBe(1) // Three matching orgs, but only return one.
+    })
+
     it('retrieves organizations using an associatedAreaIds filter', async () => {
       const response = await queryAPI({
         query: organizationsQuery,
diff --git a/src/graphql/organization/OrganizationQueries.ts b/src/graphql/organization/OrganizationQueries.ts
index 6c2cae59..72085181 100644
--- a/src/graphql/organization/OrganizationQueries.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/organization/OrganizationQueries.ts
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ const OrganizationQueries = {
 
   organizations: async (
     _,
-    { filter, sort }: { filter?: OrganizationGQLFilter, sort?: Sort },
+    { filter, sort, limit = 40 }: { filter?: OrganizationGQLFilter, sort?: Sort, limit?: number },
     { dataSources }
   ) => {
     const { organizations }: { organizations: OrganizationDataSource } = dataSources
     const filtered = await organizations.findOrganizationsByFilter(filter)
     if (sort != null) {
-      return await filtered.collation({ locale: 'en' }).sort(sort).toArray()
+      return await filtered.collation({ locale: 'en' }).sort(sort).limit(limit).toArray()
     } else {
-      return await filtered.collation({ locale: 'en' }).toArray()
+      return await filtered.collation({ locale: 'en' }).limit(limit).toArray()
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/graphql/schema/Organization.gql b/src/graphql/schema/Organization.gql
index 1f5eb42f..1f4f72de 100644
--- a/src/graphql/schema/Organization.gql
+++ b/src/graphql/schema/Organization.gql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 type Query {
   organization(muuid: MUUID): Organization
-  organizations(filter: OrgFilter, sort: OrgSort): [Organization]
+  organizations(filter: OrgFilter, sort: OrgSort, limit: Int): [Organization]
 }
 
 "A climbing area, wall or crag"
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type OrganizationContent {
 
 input OrgSort {
   displayName: Int
+  updatedAt: Int
 }
 
 input OrgFilter {