diff --git a/be/src/format_v2/table/lance_reader.cpp b/be/src/format_v2/table/lance_reader.cpp
index 4f1229901a9a49..142c35ac4d42bb 100644
--- a/be/src/format_v2/table/lance_reader.cpp
+++ b/be/src/format_v2/table/lance_reader.cpp
@@ -683,6 +683,14 @@ Status LanceTableReader::_open_scanner(const TFileRangeDesc& range) {
             return _lance_error("set Lance scanner fragment ids");
         }
     }
+    // Ordinary scans may carry a pushed-down LIMIT. The FE only sets it when all predicates are
+    // pushed into Lance, so the scanner can safely stop after `limit` rows. Vector search manages
+    // its own top_k limit in _configure_vector_search, so skip it here.
+    if (!_vector_search && lance_params.__isset.limit && lance_params.limit > 0) {
+        if (lance_scanner_set_limit(scanner, lance_params.limit) != 0) {
+            return _lance_error("set Lance scanner limit");
+        }
+    }
     if (_vector_search) {
         RETURN_IF_ERROR(_configure_vector_search(scanner));
     }
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/lance/source/LanceScanNode.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/lance/source/LanceScanNode.java
index 76d222e7d59cb2..2e01e6462c11f5 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/lance/source/LanceScanNode.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/lance/source/LanceScanNode.java
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ protected void doInitialize() throws UserException {
         }
     }
 
+    // A fragment-level LIMIT can be pushed into an ordinary Lance scan only when every predicate
+    // is already pushed into Lance (conjuncts is empty). Otherwise Doris re-filters the returned
+    // rows and truncating a fragment early could drop valid results.
+    //
+    // OFFSET needs no special handling: the Nereids SplitLimit rule rewrites Limit(limit, offset)
+    // into a global Limit(limit, offset) over a local Limit(limit + offset, 0), and the local
+    // bound is what lands on this scan node. So getLimit() already accounts for the offset and
+    // getOffset() is always 0 here; each fragment fetches up to limit + offset rows and the upper
+    // global LIMIT still applies the offset and the final bound.
+    private boolean canPushDownLimit() {
+        return hasLimit() && conjuncts.isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void convertPredicate() {
         if (isExternalSearch()) {
@@ -189,6 +202,12 @@ protected void setScanParams(TFileRangeDesc rangeDesc, Split split) {
                         "Ordinary Lance scan split must contain one fragment");
             }
             lanceParams.setFragmentIds(Collections.singletonList(lanceSplit.getFragmentId()));
+            // Push LIMIT into each fragment scanner only when it is safe to truncate a single
+            // fragment early. See canPushDownLimit(). Each scanner still returns at most `limit`
+            // rows and the upper LIMIT operator enforces the final bound across fragments.
+            if (canPushDownLimit()) {
+                lanceParams.setLimit(getLimit());
+            }
         }
 
         TTableFormatFileDesc tableFormatParams = new TTableFormatFileDesc();
@@ -243,6 +262,9 @@ public String getNodeExplainString(String prefix, TExplainLevel detailLevel) {
                     .append(((LanceExternalCatalog) lanceTable.getCatalog()).getLanceCatalogType()).append("\n");
             result.append(prefix).append("lanceVersion=").append(plannedVersion).append("\n");
             result.append(prefix).append("lanceFragments=").append(plannedFragments).append("\n");
+            if (canPushDownLimit()) {
+                result.append(prefix).append("lanceLimit=").append(getLimit()).append("\n");
+            }
             if (!lancePushdownPredicate.isEmpty()) {
                 result.append(prefix).append("lancePushdownPredicate=")
                         .append(lancePushdownPredicate).append("\n");
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/LanceThriftContractTest.java b/fe/fe-core/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/LanceThriftContractTest.java
index e28dd3c73822ea..dc21fafa3148ab 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/LanceThriftContractTest.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/test/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/LanceThriftContractTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ public void testLanceDescriptorCompactProtocolRoundTrip() throws Exception {
         TLanceFileDesc lanceDesc = new TLanceFileDesc()
                 .setDatasetUri("s3://warehouse/db/table.lance")
                 .setFragmentIds(Arrays.asList(7L, 11L))
-                .setVersion(42L);
+                .setVersion(42L)
+                .setLimit(100L);
         TTableFormatFileDesc source = new TTableFormatFileDesc()
                 .setTableFormatType(TableFormatType.LANCE.value())
                 .setLanceParams(lanceDesc);
@@ -53,5 +54,27 @@ public void testLanceDescriptorCompactProtocolRoundTrip() throws Exception {
         Assert.assertEquals("s3://warehouse/db/table.lance", restored.getLanceParams().getDatasetUri());
         Assert.assertEquals(Arrays.asList(7L, 11L), restored.getLanceParams().getFragmentIds());
         Assert.assertEquals(42L, restored.getLanceParams().getVersion());
+        Assert.assertTrue(restored.getLanceParams().isSetLimit());
+        Assert.assertEquals(100L, restored.getLanceParams().getLimit());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLanceDescriptorWithoutLimit() throws Exception {
+        TLanceFileDesc lanceDesc = new TLanceFileDesc()
+                .setDatasetUri("s3://warehouse/db/table.lance")
+                .setFragmentIds(Arrays.asList(1L))
+                .setVersion(1L);
+        TTableFormatFileDesc source = new TTableFormatFileDesc()
+                .setTableFormatType(TableFormatType.LANCE.value())
+                .setLanceParams(lanceDesc);
+
+        TSerializer serializer = new TSerializer(new TCompactProtocol.Factory());
+        byte[] bytes = serializer.serialize(source);
+
+        TTableFormatFileDesc restored = new TTableFormatFileDesc();
+        new TDeserializer(new TCompactProtocol.Factory()).deserialize(restored, bytes);
+
+        // A scan without a pushable LIMIT must leave the field unset so the BE reads all rows.
+        Assert.assertFalse(restored.getLanceParams().isSetLimit());
     }
 }
diff --git a/gensrc/thrift/PlanNodes.thrift b/gensrc/thrift/PlanNodes.thrift
index 3b7c377110ae08..d3f0583c2206a1 100644
--- a/gensrc/thrift/PlanNodes.thrift
+++ b/gensrc/thrift/PlanNodes.thrift
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@ struct TLanceFileDesc {
     1: optional string dataset_uri
     2: optional list<i64> fragment_ids
     3: optional i64 version
+    // Per-split row limit pushed down from the query LIMIT. Each scanner returns at
+    // most this many rows; the upper LIMIT operator still enforces the global bound.
+    // Only set for ordinary scans whose predicates are fully pushed into Lance.
+    4: optional i64 limit
 }
 
 struct TTableFormatFileDesc {