diff --git a/datasette/views/base.py b/datasette/views/base.py
index 6b39c4bb..7ee20ddb 100644
--- a/datasette/views/base.py
+++ b/datasette/views/base.py
@@ -194,7 +194,13 @@ class BaseView(RenderMixin):
                     return rows
 
             else:
-                return conn.execute(sql, params or {}, truncate=truncate, page_size=page_size)
+                return conn.execute(
+                    sql,
+                    params or {},
+                    truncate=truncate,
+                    page_size=page_size,
+                    max_returned_rows=self.max_returned_rows,
+                )
 
         return await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
             self.executor, sql_operation_in_thread