diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/rules/RuleSetLoader.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/rules/RuleSetLoader.java
index 82812fa1f9..f4830370a2 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/rules/RuleSetLoader.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/rules/RuleSetLoader.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class RuleSetLoader
     protected static final String IS_LINKED_TO = "isLinkedTo";
     protected static final String RULE_IDS = "ruleIds";
     private static final int MAX_INHERITED_BY_SIZE = 100;
+    private static final int MAX_LINKED_TO_BY_SIZE = 100;
     private NodeService nodeService;
     private RuleService ruleService;
     private RestRuleModelMapper restRuleModelMapper;
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ public class RuleSetLoader
 
     private List<NodeRef> loadLinkedToBy(NodeRef ruleSetNodeRef)
     {
-        return ruleService.getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(ruleSetNodeRef);
+        return ruleService.getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(ruleSetNodeRef, MAX_LINKED_TO_BY_SIZE);
     }
 
     private boolean loadIsInherited(NodeRef ruleSetNodeRef)
diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImpl.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImpl.java
index b833e426c8..5340251328 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImpl.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImpl.java
@@ -692,11 +692,12 @@ public class RuleServiceImpl
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     @Override
     @Experimental
-    public List<NodeRef> getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(NodeRef ruleSet)
+    public List<NodeRef> getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(NodeRef ruleSet, int maxFoldersToReturn)
     {
         NodeRef parentRef = nodeService.getPrimaryParent(ruleSet).getParentRef();
         return nodeService.getParentAssocs(ruleSet)
                           .stream()
+                          .limit(maxFoldersToReturn)
                           .map(ChildAssociationRef::getParentRef)
                           .filter(folder -> !folder.equals(parentRef))
                           .filter(folder -> permissionService.hasReadPermission(folder) == ALLOWED)
diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rule/RuleService.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rule/RuleService.java
index 330e731f03..8b84ebc53d 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rule/RuleService.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rule/RuleService.java
@@ -243,11 +243,12 @@ public interface RuleService
      * Get a list of folders linking to the specified rule set.
      *
      * @param ruleSet The rule set node.
+     * @param maxFoldersToReturn A limit on the number of folders to return.
      * @return The list linking folders.
      */
     @Auditable (parameters = { "ruleSet" })
     @Experimental
-    List<NodeRef> getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(NodeRef ruleSet);
+    List<NodeRef> getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(NodeRef ruleSet, int maxFoldersToReturn);
 
     /**
      * Get the rule given its node reference
diff --git a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImplUnitTest.java b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImplUnitTest.java
index 939743efc1..8d03048175 100644
--- a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImplUnitTest.java
+++ b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImplUnitTest.java
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ public class RuleServiceImplUnitTest
         given(linkingAssocMock.getParentRef()).willReturn(linkingFolder);
         given(nodeService.getParentAssocs(ruleSetNode)).willReturn(List.of(owningAssocMock, linkingAssocMock));
 
-        List<NodeRef> linkingFolders = ruleService.getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(ruleSetNode);
+        List<NodeRef> linkingFolders = ruleService.getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(ruleSetNode, 100);
 
         assertEquals("Unexpected list of linking folders.", List.of(linkingFolder), linkingFolders);
     }
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ public class RuleServiceImplUnitTest
         // The currect user does not have permission to view the folder.
         given(permissionService.hasReadPermission(linkingFolder)).willReturn(DENIED);
 
-        List<NodeRef> linkingFolders = ruleService.getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(ruleSetNode);
+        List<NodeRef> linkingFolders = ruleService.getFoldersLinkingToRuleSet(ruleSetNode, 100);
 
         assertEquals("Unexpected list of linking folders.", emptyList(), linkingFolders);
     }