diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/Dto/AbstractDemand.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/Dto/AbstractDemand.php
index 58a7fc99..cd09f415 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/Dto/AbstractDemand.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/Dto/AbstractDemand.php
@@ -111,12 +111,16 @@ class AbstractDemand extends AbstractEntity implements DemandInterface {
 	 protected $search;
 
 	 /**
-	 * @param int $limit A limit for the demand
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function setLimit ($limit = 100) {
-		$this->limit = (int)$limit;
-	}
+	  * Sets the limit
+	  *
+	  * @param int $limit A limit for the demand. Only values > 0 are allowed. Default 100
+	  * @return void
+	  */
+	 public function setLimit($limit = 100) {
+		 if ($validatedLimit = (int) $limit > 0) {
+			 $this->limit = (int) $limit;
+		 }
+	 }
 	
 	/**
 	 * @return \string The time limit for the demand
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/Domain/Model/AbstractDemandTest.php b/Tests/Unit/Domain/Model/AbstractDemandTest.php
index 7e1e14b7..2817522f 100644
--- a/Tests/Unit/Domain/Model/AbstractDemandTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Unit/Domain/Model/AbstractDemandTest.php
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ public function setLimitCastsStringToInteger () {
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @test
+	 * @covers ::setLimit
+	 */
+	public function setLimitValidatesLimitGreatherThanZero() {
+		$this->fixture->setLimit(-1);
+		$this->assertSame(
+			100,
+			$this->fixture->getLimit()
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @test
 	 * @covers ::getOffset