diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFilterFunctions.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFilterFunctions.java
index 3b7b1cd948..117eea044a 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFilterFunctions.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFilterFunctions.java
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer;
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferUtils;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyExtractors;
 
 /**
  * Static factory methods providing access to built-in implementations of
@@ -50,6 +54,21 @@ public abstract class ExchangeFilterFunctions {
 	public static final String BASIC_AUTHENTICATION_CREDENTIALS_ATTRIBUTE =
 			ExchangeFilterFunctions.class.getName() + ".basicAuthenticationCredentials";
 
+	/**
+	 * Consume up to the specified number of bytes from the response body and
+	 * cancel if any more data arrives. Internally delegates to
+	 * {@link DataBufferUtils#takeUntilByteCount}.
+	 * @return the filter to limit the response size with
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 */
+	public static ExchangeFilterFunction limitResponseSize(long maxByteCount) {
+		return (request, next) ->
+				next.exchange(request).map(response -> {
+					Flux<DataBuffer> body = response.body(BodyExtractors.toDataBuffers());
+					body = DataBufferUtils.takeUntilByteCount(body, maxByteCount);
+					return ClientResponse.from(response).body(body).build();
+				});
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return a filter for HTTP Basic Authentication that adds an authorization
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests.java
index b1752950b7..963fa55c05 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests.java
@@ -17,28 +17,36 @@
 package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client;
 
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
 
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer;
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferUtils;
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DefaultDataBufferFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.support.DataBufferTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyExtractors;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
-import static org.springframework.http.HttpMethod.GET;
-import static org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFilterFunctions.Credentials.basicAuthenticationCredentials;
 
 /**
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests {
 
+	private static final URI DEFAULT_URL = URI.create("http://example.com");
+
+
 	@Test
 	public void andThen() {
-		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(GET, URI.create("http://example.com")).build();
+		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, DEFAULT_URL).build();
 		ClientResponse response = mock(ClientResponse.class);
 		ExchangeFunction exchange = r -> Mono.just(response);
 
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ public class ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void apply() {
-		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(GET, URI.create("http://example.com")).build();
+		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, DEFAULT_URL).build();
 		ClientResponse response = mock(ClientResponse.class);
 		ExchangeFunction exchange = r -> Mono.just(response);
 
@@ -86,8 +94,9 @@ public class ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public void basicAuthenticationUsernamePassword() {
-		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(GET, URI.create("http://example.com")).build();
+		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, DEFAULT_URL).build();
 		ClientResponse response = mock(ClientResponse.class);
 
 		ExchangeFunction exchange = r -> {
@@ -109,9 +118,11 @@ public class ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public void basicAuthenticationAttributes() {
-		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(GET, URI.create("http://example.com"))
-				.attributes(basicAuthenticationCredentials("foo", "bar"))
+		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, DEFAULT_URL)
+				.attributes(org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFilterFunctions
+						.Credentials.basicAuthenticationCredentials("foo", "bar"))
 				.build();
 		ClientResponse response = mock(ClientResponse.class);
 
@@ -128,8 +139,9 @@ public class ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public void basicAuthenticationAbsentAttributes() {
-		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(GET, URI.create("http://example.com")).build();
+		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, DEFAULT_URL).build();
 		ClientResponse response = mock(ClientResponse.class);
 
 		ExchangeFunction exchange = r -> {
@@ -145,7 +157,7 @@ public class ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void statusHandlerMatch() {
-		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(GET, URI.create("http://example.com")).build();
+		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, DEFAULT_URL).build();
 		ClientResponse response = mock(ClientResponse.class);
 		when(response.statusCode()).thenReturn(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
 
@@ -163,16 +175,13 @@ public class ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void statusHandlerNoMatch() {
-		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(GET, URI.create("http://example.com")).build();
+		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, DEFAULT_URL).build();
 		ClientResponse response = mock(ClientResponse.class);
 		when(response.statusCode()).thenReturn(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
 
-		ExchangeFunction exchange = r -> Mono.just(response);
-
-		ExchangeFilterFunction errorHandler = ExchangeFilterFunctions.statusError(
-				HttpStatus::is5xxServerError, r -> new MyException());
-
-		Mono<ClientResponse> result = errorHandler.filter(request, exchange);
+		Mono<ClientResponse> result = ExchangeFilterFunctions
+				.statusError(HttpStatus::is5xxServerError, req -> new MyException())
+				.filter(request, req -> Mono.just(response));
 
 		StepVerifier.create(result)
 				.expectNext(response)
@@ -180,6 +189,38 @@ public class ExchangeFilterFunctionsTests {
 				.verify();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void limitResponseSize() {
+		DefaultDataBufferFactory bufferFactory = new DefaultDataBufferFactory();
+		DataBuffer b1 = dataBuffer("foo", bufferFactory);
+		DataBuffer b2 = dataBuffer("bar", bufferFactory);
+		DataBuffer b3 = dataBuffer("baz", bufferFactory);
+
+		ClientRequest request = ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, DEFAULT_URL).build();
+		ClientResponse response = ClientResponse.create(HttpStatus.OK).body(Flux.just(b1, b2, b3)).build();
+
+		Mono<ClientResponse> result = ExchangeFilterFunctions.limitResponseSize(5)
+				.filter(request, req -> Mono.just(response));
+
+		StepVerifier.create(result.flatMapMany(res -> res.body(BodyExtractors.toDataBuffers())))
+				.consumeNextWith(buffer -> assertEquals("foo", string(buffer)))
+				.consumeNextWith(buffer -> assertEquals("ba", string(buffer)))
+				.expectComplete()
+				.verify();
+
+	}
+
+	private String string(DataBuffer buffer) {
+		String value = DataBufferTestUtils.dumpString(buffer, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+		DataBufferUtils.release(buffer);
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	private DataBuffer dataBuffer(String foo, DefaultDataBufferFactory bufferFactory) {
+		return bufferFactory.wrap(foo.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+	}
+
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	private static class MyException extends Exception {