diff --git a/plugins/max-links.user.js b/plugins/max-links.user.js
index b1cd801f..9815f350 100644
--- a/plugins/max-links.user.js
+++ b/plugins/max-links.user.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function wrapper() {
 
   // use own namespace for plugin
   window.plugin.maxLinks = function() {};
-    
+  window.plugin.maxLinks.MAX_DRAWN_LINKS = 400;
   var MAX_LINK_COLOR = '#FF0000';
     
   var Triangle = function (a, b, c) {
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ function wrapper() {
     
   window.plugin.maxLinks.layer = null;
 
-  var updating = false;  
+  var updating = false;
+  var renderLimitReached = false;
   window.plugin.maxLinks.updateLayer = function() {
     if (updating || window.plugin.maxLinks.layer === null || !window.map.hasLayer(window.plugin.maxLinks.layer))
       return;
@@ -230,14 +231,26 @@ function wrapper() {
     });
 
     var triangles = window.plugin.maxLinks.triangulate(locations);
+    var drawnLinks = 0;
+    renderLimitReached = false;
     $.each(triangles, function(idx, triangle) {
-      triangle.draw(window.plugin.maxLinks.layer, minX, minY)
+      if (drawnLinks <= window.plugin.maxLinks.MAX_DRAWN_LINKS) {
+        triangle.draw(window.plugin.maxLinks.layer, minX, minY)
+        drawnLinks += 3;
+      } else {
+        renderLimitReached = true;
+      }
     });
     updating = false;
+    window.renderUpdateStatus();
   }
   
   var setup =  function() {
     window.plugin.maxLinks.layer = L.layerGroup([]);
+    window.addHook('checkRenderLimit', function(e) {
+      if (window.map.hasLayer(window.plugin.maxLinks.layer) && renderLimitReached)
+		e.reached = true; 
+    });
     window.map.on('layeradd', function(e) {
       if (e.layer === window.plugin.maxLinks.layer)
         window.plugin.maxLinks.updateLayer();