diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fc6e6b..c51d26b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,9 +157,69 @@ await octokit.graphql.paginate(
 );
 ```
 
+### Early stop when iterating
+
+You can provide a third argument, a function, to `paginate` or `iterator` to stop the pagination earlier. The function will be called with two arguments, the first is the content of the most recent page, the second is a `done` function to stop the iteration.
+
+For example, you can stop the iteration after a certain number of pages:
+
+```js
+const maxPages = 2;
+let pages = 0;
+
+await octokit.graphql.paginate(
+  `query paginate ($cursor: String) {
+    repository(owner: "octokit", name: "rest.js") {
+      issues(first: 10, after: $cursor) {
+        nodes {
+          title
+        }
+        pageInfo {
+          hasNextPage
+          endCursor
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }`,
+  {},
+  (_, done) => {
+    pages += 1;
+    if (pages >= maxPages) {
+      done();
+    }
+  },
+);
+```
+
+Or, to stop after you find a certain item:
+
+```js
+await octokit.graphql.paginate(
+  `query paginate ($cursor: String) {
+    repository(owner: "octokit", name: "rest.js") {
+      issues(first: 10, after: $cursor) {
+        nodes {
+          title
+        }
+        pageInfo {
+          hasNextPage
+          endCursor
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }`,
+  {},
+  (response, done) => {
+    if (response?.repository?.issues?.nodes?.[0].title === "Issue 2") {
+      done();
+    }
+  },
+);
+```
+
 ### Pagination Direction
 
-You can control the pagination direction by the properties deinfed in the `pageInfo` resource.
+You can control the pagination direction by the properties defined in the `pageInfo` resource.
 
 For a forward pagination, use:
 
diff --git a/src/iterator.ts b/src/iterator.ts
index fdd9f4b..1cbce30 100644
--- a/src/iterator.ts
+++ b/src/iterator.ts
@@ -7,20 +7,26 @@ const createIterator = (octokit: Octokit) => {
   return <ResponseType = any>(
     query: string,
     initialParameters: Record<string, any> = {},
+    stopFunction?: (response: ResponseType, done: () => void) => void,
   ) => {
     let nextPageExists = true;
+    let stopEarly = false;
     let parameters = { ...initialParameters };
 
     return {
       [Symbol.asyncIterator]: () => ({
         async next() {
-          if (!nextPageExists) return { done: true, value: {} as ResponseType };
+          if (!nextPageExists || stopEarly) {
+            return { done: true, value: {} as ResponseType };
+          }
 
           const response = await octokit.graphql<ResponseType>(
             query,
             parameters,
           );
 
+          stopFunction?.(response, () => (stopEarly = true));
+
           const pageInfoContext = extractPageInfos(response);
           const nextCursorValue = getCursorFrom(pageInfoContext.pageInfo);
           nextPageExists = hasAnotherPage(pageInfoContext.pageInfo);
diff --git a/src/paginate.ts b/src/paginate.ts
index 5c4f930..d9284ad 100644
--- a/src/paginate.ts
+++ b/src/paginate.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ const createPaginate = (octokit: Octokit) => {
   return async <ResponseType extends object = any>(
     query: string,
     initialParameters: Record<string, any> = {},
+    stopFunction?: (response: ResponseType, done: () => void) => void,
   ): Promise<ResponseType> => {
     let mergedResponse: ResponseType = {} as ResponseType;
     for await (const response of iterator<ResponseType>(
       query,
       initialParameters,
+      stopFunction,
     )) {
       mergedResponse = mergeResponses<ResponseType>(mergedResponse, response);
     }
diff --git a/test/paginate.test.ts b/test/paginate.test.ts
index 0628cc0..8ffe05c 100644
--- a/test/paginate.test.ts
+++ b/test/paginate.test.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,94 @@ describe("pagination", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it(".paginate.iterator() allows users to pass `stopFunction` and stops at the right place.", async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const responses = createResponsePages({ amount: 3 });
+
+    const { octokit, getCallCount, getPassedVariablesForCall } = MockOctokit({
+      responses,
+    });
+
+    const maxPages = 2;
+    let pages = 0;
+
+    const actualResponse = await octokit.graphql.paginate<TestResponseType>(
+      `query paginate ($cursor: String) {
+        repository(owner: "octokit", name: "rest.js") {
+          issues(first: 10, after: $cursor) {
+            nodes {
+              title
+            }
+            pageInfo {
+              hasNextPage
+              endCursor
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }`,
+      {},
+      (_, done) => {
+        pages += 1;
+        if (pages >= maxPages) {
+          done();
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(actualResponse).toEqual({
+      repository: {
+        issues: {
+          nodes: [{ title: "Issue 1" }, { title: "Issue 2" }],
+          pageInfo: { hasNextPage: true, endCursor: "endCursor2" },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    expect(getCallCount()).toBe(2);
+    expect(getPassedVariablesForCall(1)).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(getPassedVariablesForCall(2)).toEqual({ cursor: "endCursor1" });
+  });
+
+  it(".paginate.iterator() allows users to pass `stopFunction` and stops at the right place.", async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const responses = createResponsePages({ amount: 3 });
+
+    const { octokit, getCallCount, getPassedVariablesForCall } = MockOctokit({
+      responses,
+    });
+
+    const actualResponse = await octokit.graphql.paginate<TestResponseType>(
+      `query paginate ($cursor: String) {
+        repository(owner: "octokit", name: "rest.js") {
+          issues(first: 10, after: $cursor) {
+            nodes {
+              title
+            }
+            pageInfo {
+              hasNextPage
+              endCursor
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }`,
+      {},
+      (response, done) => {
+        if (response?.repository?.issues?.nodes?.[0].title === "Issue 2") {
+          done();
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(actualResponse).toEqual({
+      repository: {
+        issues: {
+          nodes: [{ title: "Issue 1" }, { title: "Issue 2" }],
+          pageInfo: { hasNextPage: true, endCursor: "endCursor2" },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    expect(getCallCount()).toBe(2);
+    expect(getPassedVariablesForCall(1)).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(getPassedVariablesForCall(2)).toEqual({ cursor: "endCursor1" });
+  });
+
   it("paginate() throws error with path and variable name if cursors do not change between calls.", async (): Promise<void> => {
     const [responsePage1, responsePage2] = createResponsePages({ amount: 2 });
     responsePage2.repository.issues.pageInfo = {