diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts
index 5dcd369def9c6..393e4948c9121 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ export class WorkflowRepository extends Repository<WorkflowEntity> {
 		});
 	}
 
-	async getActiveIds() {
+	async getActiveIds({ maxResults }: { maxResults?: number } = {}) {
 		const activeWorkflows = await this.find({
 			select: ['id'],
 			where: { active: true },
+			// 'take' and 'order' are only needed when maxResults is provided:
+			...(maxResults ? { take: maxResults, order: { createdAt: 'ASC' } } : {}),
 		});
 		return activeWorkflows.map((workflow) => workflow.id);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/metrics/license-metrics.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/metrics/license-metrics.service.ts
index 338fa70a3e72a..b8fea3b29f330 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/metrics/license-metrics.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/metrics/license-metrics.service.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ export class LicenseMetricsService {
 
 	async collectPassthroughData() {
 		return {
-			activeWorkflowIds: await this.workflowRepository.getActiveIds(),
+			// Get only the first 1000 active workflow IDs to avoid sending too much data to License Server
+			// Passthrough data is forwarded to Telemetry for further analysis, such as quota excesses
+			activeWorkflowIds: await this.workflowRepository.getActiveIds({ maxResults: 1000 }),
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/database/repositories/workflow.repository.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/database/repositories/workflow.repository.test.ts
index acff2cbce9738..2092de97e6177 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/database/repositories/workflow.repository.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/database/repositories/workflow.repository.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('WorkflowRepository', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('getActiveIds', () => {
-		it('should return active workflow IDs', async () => {
+		it('should return all active workflow IDs when invoked without maxResults', async () => {
 			//
 			// ARRANGE
 			//
@@ -92,6 +92,28 @@ describe('WorkflowRepository', () => {
 			// ASSERT
 			//
 			expect(activeIds).toEqual([workflows[0].id]);
+			expect(activeIds).toHaveLength(1);
+		});
+
+		it('should return a capped number of active workflow IDs when invoked with maxResults', async () => {
+			//
+			// ARRANGE
+			//
+			await Promise.all([
+				createWorkflow({ active: true }),
+				createWorkflow({ active: false }),
+				createWorkflow({ active: true }),
+			]);
+
+			//
+			// ACT
+			//
+			const activeIds = await Container.get(WorkflowRepository).getActiveIds({ maxResults: 1 });
+
+			//
+			// ASSERT
+			//
+			expect(activeIds).toHaveLength(1);
 		});
 	});
 });