diff --git a/docs/api-guide/fields.md b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
index b527b016b..22ce7dd77 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/fields.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
@@ -434,9 +434,11 @@ Requires either the `Pillow` package or `PIL` package.  The `Pillow` package is
 
 A field class that validates a list of objects.
 
-**Signature**: `ListField(child)`
+**Signature**: `ListField(child, min_length=None, max_length=None)`
 
 - `child` - A field instance that should be used for validating the objects in the list. If this argument is not provided then objects in the list will not be validated.
+- `min_length` - Validates that the list contains no fewer than this number of elements.
+- `max_length` - Validates that the list contains no more than this number of elements.
 
 For example, to validate a list of integers you might use something like the following:
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 6d21d670a..f46edef1e 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -1505,12 +1505,16 @@ class ListField(Field):
     initial = []
     default_error_messages = {
         'not_a_list': _('Expected a list of items but got type "{input_type}".'),
-        'empty': _('This list may not be empty.')
+        'empty': _('This list may not be empty.'),
+        'min_length': _('Ensure this field has at least {min_length} elements.'),
+        'max_length': _('Ensure this field has no more than {max_length} elements.')
     }
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.child = kwargs.pop('child', copy.deepcopy(self.child))
         self.allow_empty = kwargs.pop('allow_empty', True)
+        self.max_length = kwargs.pop('max_length', None)
+        self.min_length = kwargs.pop('min_length', None)
 
         assert not inspect.isclass(self.child), '`child` has not been instantiated.'
         assert self.child.source is None, (
@@ -1520,6 +1524,12 @@ class ListField(Field):
 
         super(ListField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.child.bind(field_name='', parent=self)
+        if self.max_length is not None:
+            message = self.error_messages['max_length'].format(max_length=self.max_length)
+            self.validators.append(MaxLengthValidator(self.max_length, message=message))
+        if self.min_length is not None:
+            message = self.error_messages['min_length'].format(min_length=self.min_length)
+            self.validators.append(MinLengthValidator(self.min_length, message=message))
 
     def get_value(self, dictionary):
         if self.field_name not in dictionary:
diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 5de6546fc..16221d4cc 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -1668,6 +1668,16 @@ class TestEmptyListField(FieldValues):
     field = serializers.ListField(child=serializers.IntegerField(), allow_empty=False)
 
 
+class TestListFieldLengthLimit(FieldValues):
+    valid_inputs = ()
+    invalid_inputs = [
+        ((0, 1), ['Ensure this field has at least 3 elements.']),
+        ((0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), ['Ensure this field has no more than 4 elements.']),
+    ]
+    outputs = ()
+    field = serializers.ListField(child=serializers.IntegerField(), min_length=3, max_length=4)
+
+
 class TestUnvalidatedListField(FieldValues):
     """
     Values for `ListField` with no `child` argument.