diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/console.py b/weboob/tools/application/console.py
index 9586df53..139afe32 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/console.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/console.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
 
         results_options = OptionGroup(self._parser, 'Results Options')
         results_options.add_option('-c', '--condition', help='filter result items to display given a boolean condition')
+        results_options.add_option('-n', '--count', type='int', help='get a maximum number of results (all backends merged)')
         results_options.add_option('-f', '--formatter', choices=formatters, help='select output formatter (%s)' % u','.join(formatters))
         results_options.add_option('-s', '--select', help='select result item keys to display (comma separated)')
         self._parser.add_option_group(results_options)
@@ -273,7 +274,9 @@ class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
         """
         Call Weboob.do(), after having filled the yielded object, if selected fields are given by user.
         """
-        for backend, result in self.weboob.do(function, *args, **kwargs):
+        for i, (backend, result) in enumerate(self.weboob.do(function, *args, **kwargs)):
+            if self.options.count and i == self.options.count:
+                break
             fields = set(self.selected_fields) - set('*')
             if fields:
                 try:
@@ -287,6 +290,8 @@ class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
         Call Weboob.do_caps(), after having filled the yielded object, if selected fields are given by user.
         """
         for backend, result in self.weboob.do_caps(caps, function, *args, **kwargs):
+            if self.options.count and i == self.options.count:
+                break
             fields = set(self.selected_fields) - set('*')
             if fields:
                 try:
@@ -300,6 +305,8 @@ class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
         Call Weboob.do_backends(), after having filled the yielded object, if selected fields are given by user.
         """
         for backend, result in self.weboob.do_backends(backends, function, *args, **kwargs):
+            if self.options.count and i == self.options.count:
+                break
             fields = set(self.selected_fields) - set('*')
             if fields:
                 try: