diff --git a/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go b/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
index 956f6bde1..4fc5829e2 100644
--- a/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
+++ b/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ func (f *Fs) List(ctx context.Context, dir string) (entries fs.DirEntries, err e
 			arg := files.ListFolderArg{
 				Path:      f.opt.Enc.FromStandardPath(root),
 				Recursive: false,
+				Limit:     1000,
 			}
 			if root == "/" {
 				arg.Path = "" // Specify root folder as empty string