diff --git a/fedireads/goodreads_import.py b/fedireads/goodreads_import.py
index 7d4abdd5..5bbf6319 100644
--- a/fedireads/goodreads_import.py
+++ b/fedireads/goodreads_import.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ from fedireads.tasks import app
 from fedireads.models import ImportJob, ImportItem
 from fedireads.status import create_notification
 
-# TODO: remove or notify about this in the UI
-MAX_ENTRIES = 20
+# TODO: remove or increase once we're confident it's not causing problems.
+MAX_ENTRIES = 500
 
 
 def create_job(user, csv_file):
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/import.html b/fedireads/templates/import.html
index c73c095f..6ea032a3 100644
--- a/fedireads/templates/import.html
+++ b/fedireads/templates/import.html
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
         {{ import_form.as_p }}
         <button type="submit">Import</button>
     </form>
+    <p>
+    Imports are limited in size, and only the first {{ limit }} items will be imported.
 
     <h2>Recent Imports</h2>
     <ul>
diff --git a/fedireads/views.py b/fedireads/views.py
index ff76166a..7b158895 100644
--- a/fedireads/views.py
+++ b/fedireads/views.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 
 from fedireads import activitypub
 from fedireads import forms, models, books_manager
+from fedireads import goodreads_import
 from fedireads.tasks import app
 
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ def import_page(request):
         'import_form': forms.ImportForm(),
         'jobs': models.ImportJob.
                 objects.filter(user=request.user).order_by('-created_date'),
+        'limit': goodreads_import.MAX_ENTRIES,
     })