diff --git a/graphene_django/fields.py b/graphene_django/fields.py
index 7539cf2..02e4a9c 100644
--- a/graphene_django/fields.py
+++ b/graphene_django/fields.py
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ class DjangoConnectionField(ConnectionField):
         return connection._meta.node.get_queryset(queryset, info)
 
     @classmethod
-    def resolve_connection(cls, connection, args, iterable):
+    def resolve_connection(cls, connection, args, iterable, max_limit=None):
         iterable = maybe_queryset(iterable)
         if isinstance(iterable, QuerySet):
-            _len = iterable.count()
+            _len = max_limit or iterable.count()
         else:
-            _len = len(iterable)
+            _len = max_limit or len(iterable)
         connection = connection_from_list_slice(
             iterable,
             args,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class DjangoConnectionField(ConnectionField):
         # thus the iterable gets refiltered by resolve_queryset
         # but iterable might be promise
         iterable = queryset_resolver(connection, iterable, info, args)
-        on_resolve = partial(cls.resolve_connection, connection, args)
+        on_resolve = partial(cls.resolve_connection, connection, args, max_limit=max_limit)
 
         if Promise.is_thenable(iterable):
             return Promise.resolve(iterable).then(on_resolve)