diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0596ff37856..d43680c4ab2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ v 8.9.0 (unreleased)
   - Add `sha` parameter to MR merge API, to ensure only reviewed changes are merged
   - Don't allow MRs to be merged when commits were added since the last review / page load
   - Add DB index on users.state
+  - Limit email on push diff size to 30 files / 150 KB
   - Add rake task 'gitlab:db:configure' for conditionally seeding or migrating the database
   - Changed the Slack build message to use the singular duration if necessary (Aran Koning)
   - Fix race condition on merge when build succeeds
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/email/message/repository_push.rb b/lib/gitlab/email/message/repository_push.rb
index e2fee6b9f3e..047c77c6fc2 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/email/message/repository_push.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/email/message/repository_push.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module Gitlab
         end
 
         def diffs
-          @diffs ||= (safe_diff_files(compare.diffs, diff_refs) if compare)
+          @diffs ||= (safe_diff_files(compare.diffs(max_files: 30), diff_refs) if compare)
         end
 
         def diffs_count