diff --git a/src/from_stream.rs b/src/from_stream.rs
index ef660cb..275317c 100644
--- a/src/from_stream.rs
+++ b/src/from_stream.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pin_project! {
     pub struct FromStream<S> {
         #[pin]
         stream: S,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
     }
 }
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ where
     S: Send + Sync,
 {
     FromStream {
+        limit: None,
         stream: stream.into_stream(),
     }
 }
@@ -40,4 +42,13 @@ where
         let this = self.project();
         this.stream.poll_next(cx)
     }
+
+    fn limit(mut self, limit: impl Into<Option<usize>>) -> Self {
+        self.limit = limit.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn get_limit(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.limit
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index aa5ce60..af93ecd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ pub use par_stream::{ForEach, Map, NextFuture, ParallelStream, Take};
 
 pub mod prelude;
 pub mod vec;
+
+pub(crate) mod utils;
diff --git a/src/par_stream/for_each.rs b/src/par_stream/for_each.rs
index 321686c..e971db1 100644
--- a/src/par_stream/for_each.rs
+++ b/src/par_stream/for_each.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
 
 impl ForEach {
     /// Create a new instance of `ForEach`.
-    pub fn new<S, F, Fut>(mut input: S, mut f: F) -> Self
+    pub fn new<S, F, Fut>(mut stream: S, mut f: F) -> Self
     where
         S: ParallelStream,
         F: FnMut(S::Item) -> Fut + Send + Sync + Copy + 'static,
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ impl ForEach {
         let exhausted = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
         let ref_count = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
         let (sender, receiver): (Sender<()>, Receiver<()>) = sync::channel(1);
+        let _limit = stream.get_limit();
 
         // Initialize the return type here to prevent borrowing issues.
         let this = Self {
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ impl ForEach {
         };
 
         task::spawn(async move {
-            while let Some(item) = input.next().await {
+            while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
                 let sender = sender.clone();
                 let exhausted = exhausted.clone();
                 let ref_count = ref_count.clone();
diff --git a/src/par_stream/map.rs b/src/par_stream/map.rs
index 1faf249..e10ca00 100644
--- a/src/par_stream/map.rs
+++ b/src/par_stream/map.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
     pub struct Map<T> {
         #[pin]
         receiver: Receiver<T>,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
     }
 }
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ impl<T: Send + 'static> Map<T> {
         Fut: Future<Output = T> + Send,
     {
         let (sender, receiver) = sync::channel(1);
+        let limit = stream.get_limit();
         task::spawn(async move {
             while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
                 let sender = sender.clone();
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ impl<T: Send + 'static> Map<T> {
                 });
             }
         });
-        Map { receiver }
+        Map { receiver, limit }
     }
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +48,15 @@ impl<T: Send + 'static> ParallelStream for Map<T> {
         let this = self.project();
         this.receiver.poll_next(cx)
     }
+
+    fn limit(mut self, limit: impl Into<Option<usize>>) -> Self {
+        self.limit = limit.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn get_limit(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.limit
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_std::test]
diff --git a/src/par_stream/mod.rs b/src/par_stream/mod.rs
index 6e7fca6..41aa782 100644
--- a/src/par_stream/mod.rs
+++ b/src/par_stream/mod.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ pub trait ParallelStream: Sized + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static {
     /// Attempts to receive the next item from the stream.
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>>;
 
+    /// Set a max concurrency limit
+    fn limit(self, limit: impl Into<Option<usize>>) -> Self;
+
+    /// Get the max concurrency limit
+    fn get_limit(&self) -> Option<usize>;
+
     /// Applies `f` to each item of this stream in parallel, producing a new
     /// stream with the results.
     fn map<F, T, Fut>(self, f: F) -> Map<T>
diff --git a/src/par_stream/take.rs b/src/par_stream/take.rs
index 75d6f07..b34dbb8 100644
--- a/src/par_stream/take.rs
+++ b/src/par_stream/take.rs
@@ -17,14 +17,19 @@ pin_project! {
     #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
     pub struct Take<S> {
         #[pin]
-        pub(crate) stream: S,
-        pub(crate) remaining: usize,
+        stream: S,
+        remaining: usize,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
     }
 }
 
-impl<S> Take<S> {
+impl<S: ParallelStream> Take<S> {
     pub(super) fn new(stream: S, remaining: usize) -> Self {
-        Self { stream, remaining }
+        Self {
+            limit: stream.get_limit(),
+            remaining,
+            stream,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -44,4 +49,13 @@ impl<S: ParallelStream> ParallelStream for Take<S> {
             Poll::Ready(next)
         }
     }
+
+    fn limit(mut self, limit: impl Into<Option<usize>>) -> Self {
+        self.limit = limit.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn get_limit(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.limit
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25b0f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// use core::pin::Pin;
+// use core::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+// use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+// use std::sync::Arc;
+
+// use async_std::stream::Stream;
+
+// /// A stream that has a max concurrency of N.
+// pub(crate) struct LimitStream {
+//     limit: Option<usize>,
+//     ref_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+// }
+
+// impl LimitStream {
+//     /// Create a new instance of LimitStream.
+//     pub(crate) fn new(limit: Option<usize>) -> Self {
+//         Self {
+//             limit,
+//             ref_count: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0)),
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
+
+// #[derive(Debug)]
+// pub(crate) struct Guard {
+//     limit: Option<usize>,
+//     ref_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+// }
+
+// impl Guard {
+//     fn new(limit: Option<usize>, ref_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>) -> Self {
+//         Self { limit, ref_count }
+//     }
+// }
+
+// impl Drop for Guard {
+//     fn drop(&mut self) {
+//         if self.limit.is_some() {
+//             self.ref_count.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
+
+// impl Stream for LimitStream {
+//     type Item = Guard;
+
+//     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+//         if self.limit.is_none() {
+//             let guard = Guard::new(self.limit, self.ref_count.clone());
+//             return Poll::Ready(Some(guard));
+//         }
+//         todo!();
+//     }
+// }
diff --git a/src/vec.rs b/src/vec.rs
index 6e3c829..b5ec202 100644
--- a/src/vec.rs
+++ b/src/vec.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
     pub struct IntoParStream<T> {
         #[pin]
         stream: FromStream<FromIter<vec::IntoIter<T>>>,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
     }
 }
 
@@ -26,6 +27,15 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> ParallelStream for IntoParStream<T> {
         let this = self.project();
         this.stream.poll_next(cx)
     }
+
+    fn limit(mut self, limit: impl Into<Option<usize>>) -> Self {
+        self.limit = limit.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn get_limit(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.limit
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> IntoParallelStream for Vec<T> {
@@ -36,6 +46,7 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> IntoParallelStream for Vec<T> {
     fn into_par_stream(self) -> Self::IntoParStream {
         IntoParStream {
             stream: from_stream(from_iter(self)),
+            limit: None,
         }
     }
 }