diff --git a/clientv3/kv.go b/clientv3/kv.go
index 5a7469bd4c91..b14a3efbdf85 100644
--- a/clientv3/kv.go
+++ b/clientv3/kv.go
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 package clientv3
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 
 	pb "github.com/coreos/etcd/etcdserver/etcdserverpb"
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/keyutil"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
@@ -141,12 +143,63 @@ func (kv *kv) Txn(ctx context.Context) Txn {
 	}
 }
 
+func (kv *kv) doRange(ctx context.Context, op Op) (*pb.RangeResponse, error) {
+	var resp pb.RangeResponse
+	resp.Header = &pb.ResponseHeader{}
+
+	totalLimit := op.limit
+	if op.limit == 0 || op.rangeMaxKeysOnce != 0 && op.rangeMaxKeysOnce < op.limit {
+		op.limit = op.rangeMaxKeysOnce
+	}
+
+	rr := op.toRangeRequest()
+
+	startKey := rr.Key
+	rangeEnd := keyutil.MkGteRange(op.end)
+	noEnd := bytes.Compare(rangeEnd, []byte{0}) != 0
+
+	rev := rr.Revision
+
+	for noEnd || bytes.Compare(startKey, rangeEnd) == -1 {
+		r, err := kv.remote.Range(ctx, rr, kv.callOpts...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if resp.Header == nil || rev == 0 {
+			// revision wasn't specified by the caller, let's use the revision of the first result
+			rev = r.Header.Revision
+			rr.Revision = rev
+
+			resp.Header = r.Header // reuse first response's header
+		}
+
+		if resp.Count == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		resp.Kvs = append(resp.Kvs, r.Kvs...)
+		resp.Count += int64(len(r.Kvs))
+
+		if totalLimit != 0 && resp.Count == totalLimit {
+			break
+		}
+
+		startKey = keyutil.NextKey(r.Kvs[len(r.Kvs)-1].Key)
+		if bytes.Compare(startKey, []byte{0}) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &resp, nil
+}
+
 func (kv *kv) Do(ctx context.Context, op Op) (OpResponse, error) {
 	var err error
 	switch op.t {
 	case tRange:
 		var resp *pb.RangeResponse
-		resp, err = kv.remote.Range(ctx, op.toRangeRequest(), kv.callOpts...)
+		resp, err = kv.doRange(ctx, op)
 		if err == nil {
 			return OpResponse{get: (*GetResponse)(resp)}, nil
 		}
diff --git a/clientv3/op.go b/clientv3/op.go
index c6ec5bf5200c..be9c03f48863 100644
--- a/clientv3/op.go
+++ b/clientv3/op.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ type Op struct {
 	maxCreateRev int64
 
 	// for range, watch
-	rev int64
+	rev              int64
+	rangeMaxKeysOnce int64
 
 	// for watch, put, delete
 	prevKV bool
@@ -311,6 +312,10 @@ func WithLease(leaseID LeaseID) OpOption {
 // If WithLimit is given a 0 limit, it is treated as no limit.
 func WithLimit(n int64) OpOption { return func(op *Op) { op.limit = n } }
 
+// WithRangeMaxKeysOnce limits the number of read keys in a single read transaction
+// during Range() RPC. If WithRangeMaxKeysOnce is given a 0 limit, it is treated as no limit.
+func WithRangeMaxKeysOnce(n int64) OpOption { return func(op *Op) { op.rangeMaxKeysOnce = n } }
+
 // WithRev specifies the store revision for 'Get' request.
 // Or the start revision of 'Watch' request.
 func WithRev(rev int64) OpOption { return func(op *Op) { op.rev = rev } }
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/get_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/get_command.go
index 5f9c74f3c552..a6d35c1a2ddc 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/get_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/get_command.go
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	getConsistency string
-	getLimit       int64
-	getSortOrder   string
-	getSortTarget  string
-	getPrefix      bool
-	getFromKey     bool
-	getRev         int64
-	getKeysOnly    bool
-	printValueOnly bool
+	getConsistency      string
+	getLimit            int64
+	getSortOrder        string
+	getSortTarget       string
+	getPrefix           bool
+	getFromKey          bool
+	getRev              int64
+	getKeysOnly         bool
+	printValueOnly      bool
+	getRangeMaxKeysOnce int64
 )
 
 // NewGetCommand returns the cobra command for "get".
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ func NewGetCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().Int64Var(&getRev, "rev", 0, "Specify the kv revision")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&getKeysOnly, "keys-only", false, "Get only the keys")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&printValueOnly, "print-value-only", false, `Only write values when using the "simple" output format`)
+	cmd.Flags().Int64Var(&getRangeMaxKeysOnce, "range-max-keys-once", 0, "Specify the maximum number of read keys in a single read transaction")
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -159,5 +162,9 @@ func getGetOp(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (string, []clientv3.OpOption) {
 		opts = append(opts, clientv3.WithKeysOnly())
 	}
 
+	if getRangeMaxKeysOnce != 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, clientv3.WithRangeMaxKeysOnce(getRangeMaxKeysOnce))
+	}
+
 	return key, opts
 }
diff --git a/etcdserver/apply.go b/etcdserver/apply.go
index 671732ff03cf..04edbf611945 100644
--- a/etcdserver/apply.go
+++ b/etcdserver/apply.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/internal/lease"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/internal/mvcc"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/internal/mvcc/mvccpb"
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/keyutil"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/types"
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ func (a *applierV3backend) Put(txn mvcc.TxnWrite, p *pb.PutRequest) (resp *pb.Pu
 func (a *applierV3backend) DeleteRange(txn mvcc.TxnWrite, dr *pb.DeleteRangeRequest) (*pb.DeleteRangeResponse, error) {
 	resp := &pb.DeleteRangeResponse{}
 	resp.Header = &pb.ResponseHeader{}
-	end := mkGteRange(dr.RangeEnd)
+	end := keyutil.MkGteRange(dr.RangeEnd)
 
 	if txn == nil {
 		txn = a.s.kv.Write()
@@ -237,17 +238,6 @@ func (a *applierV3backend) DeleteRange(txn mvcc.TxnWrite, dr *pb.DeleteRangeRequ
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
-func nextKey(key []byte) []byte {
-	for i := len(key) - 1; 0 <= i; i-- {
-		if key[i] < 0xff {
-			key[i]++
-			return key[:i+1]
-		}
-	}
-
-	return []byte{0}
-}
-
 func (a *applierV3backend) Range(txn mvcc.TxnRead, r *pb.RangeRequest) (*pb.RangeResponse, error) {
 	resp := &pb.RangeResponse{}
 	resp.Header = &pb.ResponseHeader{}
@@ -266,7 +256,7 @@ func (a *applierV3backend) Range(txn mvcc.TxnRead, r *pb.RangeRequest) (*pb.Rang
 
 	var rr *mvcc.RangeResult
 	var err error
-	rangeEnd := mkGteRange(r.RangeEnd)
+	rangeEnd := keyutil.MkGteRange(r.RangeEnd)
 
 	if txn != nil {
 		ro := mvcc.RangeOptions{
@@ -318,7 +308,7 @@ func (a *applierV3backend) Range(txn mvcc.TxnRead, r *pb.RangeRequest) (*pb.Rang
 			rr.KVs = append(rr.KVs, rrpart.KVs...)
 			rr.Count += len(rrpart.KVs)
 
-			startKey = nextKey(rrpart.KVs[len(rrpart.KVs)-1].Key)
+			startKey = keyutil.NextKey(rrpart.KVs[len(rrpart.KVs)-1].Key)
 			if bytes.Compare(startKey, []byte{0}) == 0 {
 				break
 			}
@@ -491,7 +481,7 @@ func applyCompare(rv mvcc.ReadView, c *pb.Compare) bool {
 	// * rewrite rules for common patterns:
 	//	ex. "[a, b) createrev > 0" => "limit 1 /\ kvs > 0"
 	// * caching
-	rr, err := rv.Range(c.Key, mkGteRange(c.RangeEnd), mvcc.RangeOptions{})
+	rr, err := rv.Range(c.Key, keyutil.MkGteRange(c.RangeEnd), mvcc.RangeOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -974,17 +964,6 @@ func compareInt64(a, b int64) int {
 	}
 }
 
-// mkGteRange determines if the range end is a >= range. This works around grpc
-// sending empty byte strings as nil; >= is encoded in the range end as '\0'.
-// If it is a GTE range, then []byte{} is returned to indicate the empty byte
-// string (vs nil being no byte string).
-func mkGteRange(rangeEnd []byte) []byte {
-	if len(rangeEnd) == 1 && rangeEnd[0] == 0 {
-		return []byte{}
-	}
-	return rangeEnd
-}
-
 func noSideEffect(r *pb.InternalRaftRequest) bool {
 	return r.Range != nil || r.AuthUserGet != nil || r.AuthRoleGet != nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/keyutil/keyutil.go b/pkg/keyutil/keyutil.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3794773a4459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/keyutil/keyutil.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Package keyutil exports utility functions related to etcd3's key name.
+
+package keyutil
+
+// NextKey returns a name of next key of the given key. The key and the next key don't have any keys between them.
+func NextKey(key []byte) []byte {
+	for i := len(key) - 1; 0 <= i; i-- {
+		if key[i] < 0xff {
+			key[i]++
+			return key[:i+1]
+		}
+	}
+
+	return []byte{0}
+}
+
+// MkGteRange determines if the range end is a >= range. This works around grpc
+// sending empty byte strings as nil; >= is encoded in the range end as '\0'.
+// If it is a GTE range, then []byte{} is returned to indicate the empty byte
+// string (vs nil being no byte string).
+func MkGteRange(rangeEnd []byte) []byte {
+	if len(rangeEnd) == 1 && rangeEnd[0] == 0 {
+		return []byte{}
+	}
+	return rangeEnd
+}