diff --git a/include/shared_data.h b/include/shared_data.h
index 9fdcc524..ed8c9116 100644
--- a/include/shared_data.h
+++ b/include/shared_data.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct LayerDef {
 	uint combinePolygonsBelow;
 	bool sortZOrderAscending;
 	uint featureLimit;
+	uint featureLimitBelow;
 	std::string source;
 	std::vector<std::string> sourceColumns;
 	bool allSourceColumns;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class LayerDefinition {
 	uint addLayer(std::string name, uint minzoom, uint maxzoom,
 			uint simplifyBelow, double simplifyLevel, double simplifyLength, double simplifyRatio, 
 			uint filterBelow, double filterArea, uint combinePolygonsBelow, bool sortZOrderAscending,
-			uint featureLimit,
+			uint featureLimit, uint featureLimitBelow,
 			const std::string &source,
 			const std::vector<std::string> &sourceColumns,
 			bool allSourceColumns,
diff --git a/src/shared_data.cpp b/src/shared_data.cpp
index 5504ecfa..dfb6df81 100644
--- a/src/shared_data.cpp
+++ b/src/shared_data.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SharedData::~SharedData() { }
 uint LayerDefinition::addLayer(string name, uint minzoom, uint maxzoom,
 		uint simplifyBelow, double simplifyLevel, double simplifyLength, double simplifyRatio, 
 		uint filterBelow, double filterArea, uint combinePolygonsBelow, bool sortZOrderAscending,
-		uint featureLimit,
+		uint featureLimit, uint featureLimitBelow,
 		const std::string &source,
 		const std::vector<std::string> &sourceColumns,
 		bool allSourceColumns,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ uint LayerDefinition::addLayer(string name, uint minzoom, uint maxzoom,
 
 	bool isWriteTo = !writeTo.empty();
 	LayerDef layer = { name, minzoom, maxzoom, simplifyBelow, simplifyLevel, simplifyLength, simplifyRatio, 
-		filterBelow, filterArea, combinePolygonsBelow, sortZOrderAscending, featureLimit,
+		filterBelow, filterArea, combinePolygonsBelow, sortZOrderAscending, featureLimit, featureLimitBelow,
 		source, sourceColumns, allSourceColumns, indexed, indexName,
 		std::map<std::string,uint>(), isWriteTo };
 	layers.push_back(layer);
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ void Config::readConfig(rapidjson::Document &jsonConfig, bool &hasClippingBox, B
 		double filterArea     = it->value.HasMember("filter_area"    ) ? it->value["filter_area"    ].GetDouble() : 0.5;
 		int    combinePolyBelow=it->value.HasMember("combine_polygons_below") ? it->value["combine_polygons_below"].GetInt() : 0;
 		int    featureLimit   = it->value.HasMember("feature_limit"  ) ? it->value["feature_limit"  ].GetInt()    : 0;
+		int  featureLimitBelow= it->value.HasMember("feature_limit_below") ? it->value["feature_limit_below"].GetInt() : (maxZoom+1);
 		bool sortZOrderAscending = it->value.HasMember("z_order_ascending") ? it->value["z_order_ascending"].GetBool() : (featureLimit==0);
 		string source = it->value.HasMember("source") ? it->value["source"].GetString() : "";
 		vector<string> sourceColumns;
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ void Config::readConfig(rapidjson::Document &jsonConfig, bool &hasClippingBox, B
 
 		layers.addLayer(layerName, minZoom, maxZoom,
 				simplifyBelow, simplifyLevel, simplifyLength, simplifyRatio, 
-				filterBelow, filterArea, combinePolyBelow, sortZOrderAscending, featureLimit,
+				filterBelow, filterArea, combinePolyBelow, sortZOrderAscending, featureLimit, featureLimitBelow,
 				source, sourceColumns, allSourceColumns, indexed, indexName,
 				writeTo);
 
diff --git a/src/tile_worker.cpp b/src/tile_worker.cpp
index df9fb36f..8d9db471 100644
--- a/src/tile_worker.cpp
+++ b/src/tile_worker.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void ProcessLayer(SourceList const &sources, AttributeStore const &attributeStor
 			// Loop through output objects
 			auto ooListSameLayer = GetObjectsAtSubLayer(data[i], layerNum);
 			auto end = ooListSameLayer.second;
-			if (ld.featureLimit > 0 && end-ooListSameLayer.first > ld.featureLimit) end = ooListSameLayer.first+ld.featureLimit;
+			if (ld.featureLimit>0 && end-ooListSameLayer.first>ld.featureLimit && zoom<ld.featureLimitBelow) end = ooListSameLayer.first+ld.featureLimit;
 			ProcessObjects(sources[i], attributeStore, 
 				ooListSameLayer.first, end, sharedData, 
 				simplifyLevel, filterArea, zoom < ld.combinePolygonsBelow, zoom, bbox, vtLayer, keyList, valueList);