diff --git a/graphene_django/fields.py b/graphene_django/fields.py
index 980b9e8..ac7ce45 100644
--- a/graphene_django/fields.py
+++ b/graphene_django/fields.py
@@ -133,21 +133,23 @@ class DjangoConnectionField(ConnectionField):
     def resolve_connection(cls, connection, args, iterable, max_limit=None):
         iterable = maybe_queryset(iterable)
 
-        max_limit = max_limit or 0
         if isinstance(iterable, QuerySet):
             list_length = iterable.count()
-            list_slice_length = max(max_limit, list_length)
+            list_slice_length = (
+                min(max_limit, list_length) if max_limit is not None else list_length
+            )
         else:
             list_length = len(iterable)
-            list_slice_length = max(max_limit, list_length)
+            list_slice_length = (
+                min(max_limit, list_length) if max_limit is not None else list_length
+            )
 
         after = get_offset_with_default(args.get("after"), -1) + 1
-        list_slice_length += after
 
         connection = connection_from_list_slice(
-            iterable,
+            iterable[after:],
             args,
-            slice_start=0,
+            slice_start=after,
             list_length=list_length,
             list_slice_length=list_slice_length,
             connection_type=connection,
diff --git a/graphene_django/tests/test_query.py b/graphene_django/tests/test_query.py
index 3440586..64f54bb 100644
--- a/graphene_django/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/graphene_django/tests/test_query.py
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ def test_should_return_max_limit(graphene_settings):
 
 
 def test_should_have_next_page(graphene_settings):
-    graphene_settings.RELAY_CONNECTION_MAX_LIMIT = 4
+    graphene_settings.RELAY_CONNECTION_MAX_LIMIT = 6
     reporters = [Reporter(**kwargs) for kwargs in REPORTERS]
     Reporter.objects.bulk_create(reporters)
     db_reporters = Reporter.objects.all()