diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2094-e2e-load-max-txs.md b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2094-e2e-load-max-txs.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31ca79cfe3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2094-e2e-load-max-txs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- `[e2e]` Add manifest option `load_max_txs` to limit the number of transactions generated by the
+  `load` command. ([\#2094](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/pull/2094))
diff --git a/test/e2e/pkg/manifest.go b/test/e2e/pkg/manifest.go
index 84dd4a286d0..74642cab235 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pkg/manifest.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pkg/manifest.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ type Manifest struct {
 	LoadTxSizeBytes   int `toml:"load_tx_size_bytes"`
 	LoadTxBatchSize   int `toml:"load_tx_batch_size"`
 	LoadTxConnections int `toml:"load_tx_connections"`
+	LoadMaxTxs        int `toml:"load_max_txs"`
 
 	// Enable or disable Prometheus metrics on all nodes.
 	// Defaults to false (disabled).
diff --git a/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go b/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
index 5d641e3b674..b1aad111bdb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ type Testnet struct {
 	LoadTxSizeBytes                                      int
 	LoadTxBatchSize                                      int
 	LoadTxConnections                                    int
+	LoadMaxTxs                                           int
 	ABCIProtocol                                         string
 	PrepareProposalDelay                                 time.Duration
 	ProcessProposalDelay                                 time.Duration
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ func NewTestnetFromManifest(manifest Manifest, file string, ifd InfrastructureDa
 		LoadTxSizeBytes:                  manifest.LoadTxSizeBytes,
 		LoadTxBatchSize:                  manifest.LoadTxBatchSize,
 		LoadTxConnections:                manifest.LoadTxConnections,
+		LoadMaxTxs:                       manifest.LoadMaxTxs,
 		ABCIProtocol:                     manifest.ABCIProtocol,
 		PrepareProposalDelay:             manifest.PrepareProposalDelay,
 		ProcessProposalDelay:             manifest.ProcessProposalDelay,
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/load.go b/test/e2e/runner/load.go
index 2dd630f2e7d..4c047a32133 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/load.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/load.go
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ func Load(ctx context.Context, testnet *e2e.Testnet) error {
 		select {
 		case <-chSuccess:
 			success++
+			if testnet.LoadMaxTxs > 0 && success >= testnet.LoadMaxTxs {
+				logger.Info("load", "msg", log.NewLazySprintf("Ending transaction load after reaching %v txs (%.1f tx/s)...",
+					success, float64(success)/time.Since(started).Seconds()))
+				return nil
+			}
 			timeout = stallTimeout
 		case <-time.After(timeout):
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to submit transactions for %v", timeout)