diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisQueryEngine.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisQueryEngine.java
index f48c2b9a4..82d8da2a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisQueryEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisQueryEngine.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.core.SortAccessor;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.core.SpelSortAccessor;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.core.query.KeyValueQuery;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisGeoCommands.GeoLocation;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisGeoCommands.GeoRadiusCommandArgs;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.core.convert.GeoIndexedPropertyValue;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.core.convert.RedisData;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.repository.query.RedisOperationChain;
@@ -104,8 +105,14 @@ class RedisQueryEngine extends QueryEngine<RedisKeyValueAdapter, RedisOperationC
 
 			if (criteria.getNear() != null) {
 
+				GeoRadiusCommandArgs limit = GeoRadiusCommandArgs.newGeoRadiusArgs();
+
+				if (rows > 0) {
+					limit = limit.limit(rows);
+				}
+
 				GeoResults<GeoLocation<byte[]>> x = connection.geoRadius(geoKey(keyspace + ":", criteria.getNear()),
-						new Circle(criteria.getNear().getPoint(), criteria.getNear().getDistance()));
+						new Circle(criteria.getNear().getPoint(), criteria.getNear().getDistance()), limit);
 				for (GeoResult<GeoLocation<byte[]>> y : x) {
 					allKeys.add(y.getContent().getName());
 				}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/repository/RedisRepositoryIntegrationTestBase.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/repository/RedisRepositoryIntegrationTestBase.java
index 05af694d5..8b0255fd5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/repository/RedisRepositoryIntegrationTestBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/repository/RedisRepositoryIntegrationTestBase.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.domain.Example;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Slice;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics;
@@ -443,6 +444,28 @@ public abstract class RedisRepositoryIntegrationTestBase {
 		assertThat(result).contains(p2).doesNotContain(p1);
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-1242
+	void nearQueryShouldConsiderLimit() {
+
+		City palermo = new City();
+		palermo.location = new Point(13.361389D, 38.115556D);
+
+		City catania = new City();
+		catania.location = new Point(15.087269D, 37.502669D);
+
+		Person p1 = new Person("foo", "bar");
+		p1.hometown = palermo;
+
+		Person p2 = new Person("two", "two");
+		p2.hometown = catania;
+
+		repo.saveAll(Arrays.asList(p1, p2));
+
+		Slice<Person> result = repo.findByHometownLocationNear(new Point(15D, 37D), new Distance(200, Metrics.KILOMETERS),
+				Pageable.ofSize(1));
+		assertThat(result).containsOnly(p2);
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATAREDIS-849
 	void shouldReturnNewObjectInstanceOnImmutableSave() {
 
@@ -508,6 +531,8 @@ public abstract class RedisRepositoryIntegrationTestBase {
 
 		List<Person> findByHometownLocationNear(Point point, Distance distance);
 
+		Slice<Person> findByHometownLocationNear(Point point, Distance distance, Pageable pageable);
+
 		@Override
 		<S extends Person> List<S> findAll(Example<S> example);
 	}