diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
index 081c4221c3..6603f06132 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowComponent.java
@@ -194,6 +194,24 @@ public interface WorkflowComponent
      */
     public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery);
     
+    /**
+     * Gets maxItems "in-flight" workflow instances according to the specified workflowInstanceQuery parameter
+     * 
+     * @param workflowInstanceQuery
+     * @param maxItems
+     * @param skipCount
+     * @return maxItems workflow instances
+     */
+    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery, int maxItems, int skipCount);
+    
+    /**
+     * Get count of workflow instances
+     * 
+     * @param workflowInstanceQuery
+     * @return count of workflow instances
+     */
+    public long countWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery);
+    
     /**
      * Gets all "in-flight" active workflow instances.
      * 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
index 06605a9f7d..7b47c9cab6 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowServiceImpl.java
@@ -482,7 +482,13 @@ public class WorkflowServiceImpl implements WorkflowService
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(final WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery)
+    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery)
+    {
+        return  getWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery, 0, 0);
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(final WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery, final int maxItems, final int skipCount)
     {
         if(workflowInstanceQuery.getWorkflowDefinitionId() == null)
     {
@@ -492,14 +498,38 @@ public class WorkflowServiceImpl implements WorkflowService
             public List<WorkflowInstance> apply(String id)
             {
                 WorkflowComponent component = registry.getWorkflowComponent(id);
-                return component.getWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery);
+                return component.getWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery, maxItems, skipCount);
             }
         });
     }
 
         String engineId = BPMEngineRegistry.getEngineId(workflowInstanceQuery.getWorkflowDefinitionId());
         WorkflowComponent component = getWorkflowComponent(engineId);
-        return component.getWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery);
+        return component.getWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery, maxItems, skipCount);
+    }    
+
+    @Override
+    public long countWorkflows(final WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery)
+    {
+        // MNT-9074 My Tasks fails to render if tasks quantity is excessive
+        if (workflowInstanceQuery.getWorkflowDefinitionId() == null)
+        {
+            List<String> ids = Arrays.asList(registry.getWorkflowComponents());
+
+            long total = 0;
+
+            for (String id : ids)
+            {
+                WorkflowComponent component = registry.getWorkflowComponent(id);
+                total += component.countWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery);
+            }
+
+            return total;
+        }
+
+        String engineId = BPMEngineRegistry.getEngineId(workflowInstanceQuery.getWorkflowDefinitionId());
+        WorkflowComponent component = getWorkflowComponent(engineId);
+        return component.countWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery);
     }    
 
     /**
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
index f2790ba8c1..4ac143145e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/ActivitiWorkflowEngine.java
@@ -2182,25 +2182,75 @@ public class ActivitiWorkflowEngine extends BPMEngine implements WorkflowEngine
     
     @Override
     public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery)
+    {
+        return getWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery, 0, 0);
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery, int maxItems, int skipCount)
     {
         LinkedList<WorkflowInstance> results = new LinkedList<WorkflowInstance>();
         if (Boolean.FALSE.equals(workflowInstanceQuery.getActive()) == false)
         {
             //Add active. 
-            results.addAll(getWorkflowsInternal(workflowInstanceQuery, true));
+            results.addAll(getWorkflowsInternal(workflowInstanceQuery, true, maxItems, skipCount));
         }
         if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(workflowInstanceQuery.getActive()) == false)
         {
             //Add complete
-            results.addAll(getWorkflowsInternal(workflowInstanceQuery, false));
+            results.addAll(getWorkflowsInternal(workflowInstanceQuery, false, maxItems, skipCount));
         }
         
         return results;
     }
     
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    private List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflowsInternal(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery, boolean isActive)
+    private List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflowsInternal(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery, boolean isActive, int maxItems, int skipCount)
     {
+        // MNT-9074 My Tasks fails to render if tasks quantity is excessive
+        HistoricProcessInstanceQuery query = createQuery(workflowInstanceQuery, isActive);
+
+        LinkedList<WorkflowInstance> results = new LinkedList<WorkflowInstance>();
+
+        List<HistoricProcessInstance> completedInstances;
+        if (maxItems > 0)
+        {
+            completedInstances = query.orderByProcessInstanceDuration().desc().listPage(skipCount, maxItems);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            completedInstances = query.list();
+        }
+
+        List<WorkflowInstance> completedResults = typeConverter.convert(completedInstances);
+
+        results.addAll(completedResults);
+        return results;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public long countWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery)
+    {
+        // MNT-9074 My Tasks fails to render if tasks quantity is excessive
+        long total = 0;
+        if (Boolean.FALSE.equals(workflowInstanceQuery.getActive()) == false)
+        {
+            // Add active.
+            total += createQuery(workflowInstanceQuery, true).count();
+        }
+        if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(workflowInstanceQuery.getActive()) == false)
+        {
+            // Add complete
+            total += createQuery(workflowInstanceQuery, false).count();
+        }
+
+        return total;
+    }
+     
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private HistoricProcessInstanceQuery createQuery(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery, boolean isActive)
+    {
+        // MNT-9074 My Tasks fails to render if tasks quantity is excessive
         String processDefId = workflowInstanceQuery.getWorkflowDefinitionId() == null ? null : createLocalId(workflowInstanceQuery.getWorkflowDefinitionId());
 
         HistoricProcessInstanceQuery query;
@@ -2324,8 +2374,7 @@ public class ActivitiWorkflowEngine extends BPMEngine implements WorkflowEngine
             }
         }
 
-        List<HistoricProcessInstance> completedInstances = query.list();
-        return typeConverter.convert(completedInstances);
+        return query;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
index f015ba5f30..b050b27e90 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/JBPMEngine.java
@@ -876,8 +876,16 @@ public class JBPMEngine extends AlfrescoBpmEngine implements WorkflowEngine
     }
     
     @Override
-    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(final WorkflowInstanceQuery query)
+    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery)
     {
+        return getWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery, 0, 0);
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(final WorkflowInstanceQuery query, int maxItems, int skipCount)
+    {
+        // MNT-9074 My Tasks fails to render if tasks quantity is excessive
+        // here don't use maxItems and skipCount
         try
         {
             List<ProcessInstance> instances = getProcessInstances(query);
@@ -891,6 +899,13 @@ public class JBPMEngine extends AlfrescoBpmEngine implements WorkflowEngine
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public long countWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery)
+    {
+        // MNT-9074 My Tasks fails to render if tasks quantity is excessive
+        return getWorkflows(workflowInstanceQuery).size();
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private List<ProcessInstance> getProcessInstances(final WorkflowInstanceQuery query)
     {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
index 653efd9887..fbd497c866 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/workflow/WorkflowService.java
@@ -245,6 +245,25 @@ public interface WorkflowService
      */
     public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery);
     
+    /**
+     * Gets maxItems "in-flight" workflow instances according to the specified workflowInstanceQuery parameter
+     * Get maxItems and skipCount parameters form request
+     * 
+     * @param workflowInstanceQuery
+     * @param maxItems
+     * @param skipCount
+     * @return maxItems workflow instances
+     */
+    public List<WorkflowInstance> getWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery, int maxItems, int skipCount);
+    
+    /**
+     * Get count of workflow instances
+     * 
+     * @param workflowInstanceQuery
+     * @return count of workflow instances
+     */
+    public long countWorkflows(WorkflowInstanceQuery workflowInstanceQuery);
+    
     /**
      * Gets all active workflow instances.
      *