diff --git a/code/map_data.js b/code/map_data.js
index 196a975e..3fbddbef 100644
--- a/code/map_data.js
+++ b/code/map_data.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ window.handleDataResponse = function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
   // https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/issues/185
   var ppp = [];
   var p2f = {};
+  PRL.resetOrInit();
   $.each(m, function(qk, val) {
     $.each(val.deletedGameEntityGuids, function(ind, guid) {
       if(getTypeByGuid(guid) === TYPE_FIELD && window.fields[guid] !== undefined) {
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ window.handleDataResponse = function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
           ) return;
 
 
-
+        PRL.pushPortal(ent);
         ppp.push(ent); // delay portal render
       } else if(ent[2].edge !== undefined) {
         renderLink(ent);
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ window.handleDataResponse = function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
 
   if(portalUpdateAvailable) renderPortalDetails(selectedPortal);
   resolvePlayerNames();
+  renderUpdateStatus();
 }
 
 // removes entities that are still handled by Leaflet, although they
diff --git a/code/utils_misc.js b/code/utils_misc.js
index 1f640e78..c4e9cdc7 100644
--- a/code/utils_misc.js
+++ b/code/utils_misc.js
@@ -2,6 +2,60 @@
 
 // UTILS + MISC  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// PRL - Portal Render Limit
+window.PRL = function() {}
+
+window.PRL.resetOrInit = function () {
+  PRL.initialized = true;
+  PRL.minLevel = -1;
+  PRL.minLevelSet = false;
+  PRL.newPortalsPerLevel = new Array(MAX_PORTAL_LEVEL+1);
+  for(var i = 0; i <= MAX_PORTAL_LEVEL; i++) {
+    PRL.newPortalsPerLevel[i] = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+window.PRL.pushPortal = function(ent) {
+  var portalGuid = ent[0];
+  var portalLevel = parseInt(getPortalLevel(ent[2]));
+  var layerGroup = portalsLayers[portalLevel];
+  
+  if(findEntityInLeaflet(layerGroup, window.portals, ent[0])) return;
+  PRL.newPortalsPerLevel[portalLevel]++;
+}
+
+window.PRL.getMinLevel = function() {
+  if(!PRL.initialized) return -1;
+  if(!PRL.minLevelSet) PRL.setMinLevel();
+  return PRL.minLevel;
+}
+
+window.PRL.setMinLevel = function() {
+  var totalPortalsCount = 0;
+  PRL.minLevel = MAX_PORTAL_LEVEL + 1;
+  
+  // Find the min portal level under render limit
+  while(PRL.minLevel > 0) {
+    var oldPortalCount = layerGroupLength(portalsLayers[PRL.minLevel - 1]);
+    totalPortalsCount += oldPortalCount + PRL.newPortalsPerLevel[PRL.minLevel - 1];
+    if(totalPortalsCount >= MAX_DRAWN_PORTALS)
+      break;
+    PRL.minLevel--;
+  }
+  
+  // If render limit reached at max portal level, still let portal at max level render
+  if(PRL.minLevel === MAX_PORTAL_LEVEL + 1) PRL.minLevel = MAX_PORTAL_LEVEL;
+  PRL.minLevelSet = true;
+}
+
+window.layerGroupLength = function(layerGroup) {
+  var layersCount = 0;
+  var layers = layerGroup._layers;
+  if (layers)
+    layersCount = Object.keys(layers).length;
+  return layersCount;
+}
+
 // retrieves parameter from the URL?query=string.
 window.getURLParam = function(param) {
   var v = document.URL;
@@ -152,7 +206,11 @@ window.getMinPortalLevel = function() {
   var z = map.getZoom();
   if(z >= 16) return 0;
   var conv = ['impossible', 8,7,7,6,6,5,5,4,4,3,3,2,2,1,1];
-  return conv[z];
+  var minLevelByRenderLimit = PRL.getMinLevel();
+  var result = minLevelByRenderLimit > conv[z]
+    ? minLevelByRenderLimit
+    : conv[z];
+  return result;
 }
 
 // returns number of pixels left to scroll down before reaching the
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 4523e8b4..97cf6a52 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ window.DESTROY_FIELD = 750; //AP for destroying field
 window.CAPTURE_PORTAL = 500; //AP for capturing a portal
 window.DEPLOY_RESONATOR = 125; //AP for deploying a resonator
 window.COMPLETION_BONUS = 250; //AP for deploying all resonators on portal
+window.MAX_PORTAL_LEVEL = 8;
 
 // OTHER MORE-OR-LESS CONSTANTS //////////////////////////////////////
 window.TEAM_NONE = 0;