diff --git a/aiocassandra.py b/aiocassandra.py
index bf53af9..190d17f 100644
--- a/aiocassandra.py
+++ b/aiocassandra.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 class _Paginator:
 
-    def __init__(self, request, *, executor, loop):
+    def __init__(self, request, *, executor, loop, max_in_memory_pages=None):
         self.cassandra_fut = None
 
         self._request = request
@@ -30,10 +30,35 @@ def __init__(self, request, *, executor, loop):
         self._deque = deque()
         self._exc = None
         self._drain_event = asyncio.Event(loop=loop)
+        self._no_fetching_page = asyncio.Event(loop=loop)
         self._finish_event = asyncio.Event(loop=loop)
         self._exit_event = Event()
 
         self.__pages = set()
+        self._max_in_memory_pages = max_in_memory_pages
+        self._page_size = None
+
+    def _start_fetching_next_page(self):
+        self._no_fetching_page.clear()
+        _fn = self.cassandra_fut.start_fetching_next_page
+        fut = self._loop.run_in_executor(self._executor, _fn)
+        self.__pages.add(fut)
+        fut.add_done_callback(self.__pages.remove)
+
+    def _maybe_start_prefetch_next_page(self):
+        if self._finish_event.is_set() or not self._no_fetching_page.is_set():
+            return
+
+        if not self.cassandra_fut.has_more_pages:
+            self._finish_event.set()
+            return
+
+        if self._max_in_memory_pages is None:
+            pass
+        elif len(self._deque) > self._page_size * (self._max_in_memory_pages - 1):
+            return
+
+        self._start_fetching_next_page()
 
     def _handle_page(self, rows):
         if self._exit_event.is_set():
@@ -42,19 +67,15 @@ def _handle_page(self, rows):
                 'Paginator is closed, skipping new %i records', _len)
             return
 
+        if self._page_size is None:
+            self._page_size = len(rows)
+
         for row in rows:
             self._deque.append(row)
 
+        self._loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self._no_fetching_page.set)
         self._loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self._drain_event.set)
-
-        if self.cassandra_fut.has_more_pages:
-            _fn = self.cassandra_fut.start_fetching_next_page
-            fut = self._loop.run_in_executor(self._executor, _fn)
-            self.__pages.add(fut)
-            fut.add_done_callback(self.__pages.remove)
-            return
-
-        self._loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self._finish_event.set)
+        self._loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self._maybe_start_prefetch_next_page)
 
     def _handle_err(self, exc):
         self._exc = exc
@@ -102,8 +123,11 @@ async def _paginator(self):
             if self._exc is not None:
                 raise self._exc
 
+            self._maybe_start_prefetch_next_page()
+
             while self._deque:
                 await yield_(self._deque.popleft())
+                self._maybe_start_prefetch_next_page()
 
             await asyncio.wait(
                 (
@@ -153,12 +177,13 @@ async def execute_future(self, *args, **kwargs):
     return await asyncio_fut
 
 
-def execute_futures(self, *args, **kwargs):
+def execute_futures(self, *args, max_in_memory_pages=None, **kwargs):
     _request = partial(self.execute_async, *args, **kwargs)
     return _Paginator(
         _request,
         executor=self._asyncio_executor,
-        loop=self._asyncio_loop
+        loop=self._asyncio_loop,
+        max_in_memory_pages=max_in_memory_pages
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_aiocassandra.py b/tests/test_aiocassandra.py
index 83ed093..4eacd00 100755
--- a/tests/test_aiocassandra.py
+++ b/tests/test_aiocassandra.py
@@ -144,6 +144,25 @@ async def test_execute_futures_simple_statement(cassandra):
     assert len(ret) != 0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_execute_futures_simple_statement_limit_pages(cassandra):
+    cql = 'SELECT * FROM system.size_estimates LIMIT 50;'
+    statement = SimpleStatement(cql, fetch_size=10)
+
+    ret = []
+
+    async with cassandra.execute_futures(statement, max_in_memory_pages=3) as paginator:
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)  # wait for fetching pages
+        assert len(paginator._deque) == 30
+        async for row in paginator:
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.2)  # slow down consumer
+            assert isinstance(row, tuple)
+            assert len(paginator._deque) <= 30
+            ret.append(row)
+
+    assert len(ret) == 50
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_execute_futures_break(cassandra):
     cql = 'SELECT * FROM system.size_estimates;'