diff --git a/vortex-datafusion/src/persistent/opener.rs b/vortex-datafusion/src/persistent/opener.rs
index 71235d943ea..88833ca5ccd 100644
--- a/vortex-datafusion/src/persistent/opener.rs
+++ b/vortex-datafusion/src/persistent/opener.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ use crate::VortexAccessPlan;
 use crate::convert::exprs::ExpressionConvertor;
 use crate::convert::exprs::can_be_pushed_down;
 use crate::convert::exprs::make_vortex_predicate;
-use crate::persistent::stream::PrunableStream;
+use crate::persistent::stream::EarlyTerminatingStream;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct VortexOpener {
@@ -282,12 +282,6 @@ impl FileOpener for VortexOpener {
                 .transpose()
                 .map_err(|e| DataFusionError::External(e.into()))?;
 
-            if let Some(limit) = limit
-                && filter.is_none()
-            {
-                scan_builder = scan_builder.with_limit(limit);
-            }
-
             let chunk_session = session.clone();
             let stream = scan_builder
                 .with_metrics(metrics)
@@ -337,11 +331,7 @@ impl FileOpener for VortexOpener {
                 .map(move |batch| batch.and_then(|b| schema_mapping.map_batch(b)))
                 .boxed();
 
-            if let Some(file_pruner) = file_pruner {
-                Ok(PrunableStream::new(file_pruner, stream).boxed())
-            } else {
-                Ok(stream)
-            }
+            Ok(EarlyTerminatingStream::new(file_pruner, limit, stream).boxed())
         }
         .in_current_span()
         .boxed())
diff --git a/vortex-datafusion/src/persistent/stream.rs b/vortex-datafusion/src/persistent/stream.rs
index 52d9b7daecc..be21723a58d 100644
--- a/vortex-datafusion/src/persistent/stream.rs
+++ b/vortex-datafusion/src/persistent/stream.rs
@@ -10,31 +10,56 @@ use datafusion_common::arrow::array::RecordBatch;
 use datafusion_pruning::FilePruner;
 use futures::Stream;
 use futures::StreamExt;
+use futures::ready;
 use futures::stream::BoxStream;
 
-/// Utility to end a stream early if its backing [`PartitionFile`] can be pruned away by an updated dynamic expression.
-pub(crate) struct PrunableStream {
-    file_pruner: FilePruner,
+/// Utility to end a stream early if we can stop processing it by a limit or a dynamic expression in the [`FilePruner`].
+pub(crate) struct EarlyTerminatingStream {
+    file_pruner: Option<FilePruner>,
+    limit: Option<usize>,
     stream: BoxStream<'static, DFResult<RecordBatch>>,
 }
 
-impl PrunableStream {
-    pub fn new(file_pruner: FilePruner, stream: BoxStream<'static, DFResult<RecordBatch>>) -> Self {
+impl EarlyTerminatingStream {
+    pub fn new(
+        file_pruner: Option<FilePruner>,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
+        stream: BoxStream<'static, DFResult<RecordBatch>>,
+    ) -> Self {
         Self {
             file_pruner,
+            limit,
             stream,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl Stream for PrunableStream {
+impl Stream for EarlyTerminatingStream {
     type Item = DFResult<RecordBatch>;
 
     fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        if self.as_mut().file_pruner.should_prune()? {
+        if self.limit.is_some_and(|l| l == 0)
+            || self
+                .file_pruner
+                .as_mut()
+                .map(|fp| fp.should_prune())
+                .transpose()?
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+        {
             Poll::Ready(None)
         } else {
-            self.stream.poll_next_unpin(cx)
+            match ready!(self.stream.poll_next_unpin(cx)) {
+                Some(rb) => {
+                    let rb = rb?;
+
+                    if let Some(limit) = self.limit.as_mut() {
+                        *limit = limit.saturating_sub(rb.num_rows());
+                    }
+
+                    Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(rb)))
+                }
+                None => Poll::Ready(None),
+            }
         }
     }
 }