diff --git a/beetsplug/discogs.py b/beetsplug/discogs.py
index 0dc8e8a175..37d5b9c56e 100644
--- a/beetsplug/discogs.py
+++ b/beetsplug/discogs.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def __init__(self):
                 "separator": ", ",
                 "index_tracks": False,
                 "append_style_genre": False,
+                "max_track_count": 100,  # Add a configuration option
             }
         )
         self.config["apikey"].redact = True
@@ -416,6 +417,16 @@ def get_album_info(self, result):
         # each make an API call just to get the same data back.
         tracks = self.get_tracks(result.data["tracklist"])
 
+        # Check if the release has too many tracks
+        max_track_count = self.config["max_track_count"].get(int)
+        if len(tracks) > max_track_count:
+            self._log.warning(
+                "Skipping release with too many tracks: {0} (track count: {1})",
+                result.data["title"],
+                len(tracks),
+            )
+            return None
+
         # Extract information for the optional AlbumInfo fields, if possible.
         va = result.data["artists"][0].get("name", "").lower() == "various"
         year = result.data.get("year")
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 9fb3b9e3ff..40e734ea3b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ New features:
 
 Bug fixes:
 
+* :doc:`plugins/discogs`: Add ``max_track_count`` configuration option to limit
+  the maximum number of tracks that can be imported in a single album.
+  :bug:`5207`
 * :doc:`plugins/lyrics`: LRCLib will fallback to plain lyrics if synced lyrics
   are not found and `synced` flag is set to `yes`.
 * Synchronise files included in the source distribution with what we used to
diff --git a/docs/plugins/discogs.rst b/docs/plugins/discogs.rst
index ac67f2d0ad..bd40b9658e 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/discogs.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/discogs.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ Other configurations available under ``discogs:`` are:
 - **separator**: How to join multiple genre and style values from Discogs into a string.
   Default: ``", "``
 
+- **max_track_count**: Limits the number of tracks fetched from Discogs. This can be useful if you want to avoid fetching large releases.
+  Default: ``100``
+
 
 Troubleshooting
 ---------------