diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/model/ThreadModel.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/model/ThreadModel.java
index 57e72903a00..ae4d8044604 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/model/ThreadModel.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/model/ThreadModel.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class ThreadModel extends ResultModel {
     private Map<Thread.State, Integer> threadStateCount;
     private boolean all;
 
+    private int stacktraceMax;
+
     public ThreadModel() {
     }
 
@@ -98,4 +100,19 @@ public boolean isAll() {
     public void setAll(boolean all) {
         this.all = all;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return int return the stacktraceMax
+     */
+    public int getStacktraceMax() {
+        return stacktraceMax;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param stacktraceMax the stacktraceMax to set
+     */
+    public void setStacktraceMax(int stacktraceMax) {
+        this.stacktraceMax = stacktraceMax;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/monitor200/ThreadCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/monitor200/ThreadCommand.java
index 2ef0db2383e..047cb9813b6 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/monitor200/ThreadCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/monitor200/ThreadCommand.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class ThreadCommand extends AnnotatedCommand {
     private boolean lockedMonitors = false;
     private boolean lockedSynchronizers = false;
     private boolean all = false;
+    private int stacktraceMax;
 
     static {
         states = new HashSet<String>(State.values().length);
@@ -71,6 +72,12 @@ public void setId(long id) {
         this.id = id;
     }
 
+    @Option(longName = "stacktrace-max", shortName = "smax")
+    @Description("limit stacktrace max number")
+    public void setStacktraceMax(int stacktraceMax) {
+        this.stacktraceMax = stacktraceMax;
+    }
+
     @Option(longName = "all", flag = true)
     @Description("Display all thread results instead of the first page")
     public void setAll(boolean all) {
@@ -168,7 +175,9 @@ private ExitStatus processAllThreads(CommandProcess process) {
         threadSampler.pause(sampleInterval);
         List<ThreadVO> threadStats = threadSampler.sample(resultThreads);
 
-        process.appendResult(new ThreadModel(threadStats, stateCountMap, all));
+        final ThreadModel model = new ThreadModel(threadStats, stateCountMap, all);
+        model.setStacktraceMax(stacktraceMax);
+        process.appendResult(model);
         return ExitStatus.success();
     }
 
@@ -177,7 +186,9 @@ private ExitStatus processBlockingThread(CommandProcess process) {
         if (blockingLockInfo.getThreadInfo() == null) {
             return ExitStatus.failure(1, "No most blocking thread found!");
         }
-        process.appendResult(new ThreadModel(blockingLockInfo));
+        final ThreadModel model = new ThreadModel(blockingLockInfo);
+        model.setStacktraceMax(stacktraceMax);
+        process.appendResult(model);
         return ExitStatus.success();
     }
 
@@ -215,7 +226,9 @@ private ExitStatus processTopBusyThreads(CommandProcess process) {
             BusyThreadInfo busyThread = new BusyThreadInfo(thread, threadInfo);
             busyThreadInfos.add(busyThread);
         }
-        process.appendResult(new ThreadModel(busyThreadInfos));
+        final ThreadModel model = new ThreadModel(busyThreadInfos);
+        model.setStacktraceMax(stacktraceMax);
+        process.appendResult(model);
         return ExitStatus.success();
     }
 
@@ -235,7 +248,9 @@ private ExitStatus processThread(CommandProcess process) {
             return ExitStatus.failure(1, "thread do not exist! id: " + id);
         }
 
-        process.appendResult(new ThreadModel(threadInfos[0]));
+        final ThreadModel model = new ThreadModel(threadInfos[0]);
+        model.setStacktraceMax(stacktraceMax);
+        process.appendResult(model);
         return ExitStatus.success();
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/view/ThreadView.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/view/ThreadView.java
index b1d2ca362cf..0bd49fc3e57 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/view/ThreadView.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/command/view/ThreadView.java
@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@ public class ThreadView extends ResultView<ThreadModel> {
 
     @Override
     public void draw(CommandProcess process, ThreadModel result) {
+        final int stacktraceMax = result.getStacktraceMax();
         if (result.getThreadInfo() != null) {
             // no cpu usage info
-            String content = ThreadUtil.getFullStacktrace(result.getThreadInfo());
+            String content = ThreadUtil.getFullStacktrace(result.getThreadInfo(), stacktraceMax);
             process.write(content);
         } else if (result.getBusyThreads() != null) {
             List<BusyThreadInfo> threadInfos = result.getBusyThreads();
             for (BusyThreadInfo info : threadInfos) {
-                String stacktrace = ThreadUtil.getFullStacktrace(info, -1, -1);
+                String stacktrace = ThreadUtil.getFullStacktrace(info, -1, -1, stacktraceMax);
                 process.write(stacktrace).write("\n");
             }
         } else if (result.getBlockingLockInfo() != null) {
-            String stacktrace = ThreadUtil.getFullStacktrace(result.getBlockingLockInfo());
+            String stacktrace = ThreadUtil.getFullStacktrace(result.getBlockingLockInfo(), stacktraceMax);
             process.write(stacktrace);
 
         } else if (result.getThreadStateCount() != null) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/util/ThreadUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/util/ThreadUtil.java
index b709857cb7f..15d57daa1d5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/util/ThreadUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/util/ThreadUtil.java
@@ -158,16 +158,23 @@ public static BlockingLockInfo findMostBlockingLock() {
         return blockingLockInfo;
     }
 
-
     public static String getFullStacktrace(ThreadInfo threadInfo) {
         return getFullStacktrace(threadInfo, -1, -1, -1, 0, 0);
     }
 
+    public static String getFullStacktrace(final ThreadInfo threadInfo, final int stacktraceMax) {
+        return getFullStacktrace(threadInfo, -1, -1, -1, 0, 0, stacktraceMax);
+    }
+
     public static String getFullStacktrace(BlockingLockInfo blockingLockInfo) {
         return getFullStacktrace(blockingLockInfo.getThreadInfo(), -1, -1, -1, blockingLockInfo.getLockIdentityHashCode(),
                 blockingLockInfo.getBlockingThreadCount());
     }
 
+    public static String getFullStacktrace(final BlockingLockInfo blockingLockInfo, final int stacktraceMax) {
+        return getFullStacktrace(blockingLockInfo.getThreadInfo(), -1, -1, -1, blockingLockInfo.getLockIdentityHashCode(),
+                blockingLockInfo.getBlockingThreadCount(), stacktraceMax);
+    }
 
     /**
      * 完全从 ThreadInfo 中 copy 过来
@@ -179,6 +186,11 @@ public static String getFullStacktrace(BlockingLockInfo blockingLockInfo) {
      */
     public static String getFullStacktrace(ThreadInfo threadInfo, double cpuUsage, long deltaTime, long time, int lockIdentityHashCode,
                                            int blockingThreadCount) {
+        return getFullStacktrace(threadInfo, cpuUsage, deltaTime, time, lockIdentityHashCode, blockingThreadCount, 0);
+    }
+
+    public static String getFullStacktrace(ThreadInfo threadInfo, double cpuUsage, long deltaTime, long time,
+            int lockIdentityHashCode, int blockingThreadCount, final int stacktraceMax) {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("\"" + threadInfo.getThreadName() + "\"" + " Id="
                 + threadInfo.getThreadId());
 
@@ -242,6 +254,9 @@ public static String getFullStacktrace(ThreadInfo threadInfo, double cpuUsage, l
                 }
             }
             ++i;
+            if (stacktraceMax > 0 && i >= stacktraceMax) {
+                break;
+            }
         }
         if (i < threadInfo.getStackTrace().length) {
             sb.append("\t...");
@@ -265,7 +280,11 @@ public static String getFullStacktrace(ThreadInfo threadInfo, double cpuUsage, l
         return sb.toString().replace("\t", "    ");
     }
 
-    public static String getFullStacktrace(BusyThreadInfo threadInfo, int lockIdentityHashCode, int blockingThreadCount) {
+     public static String getFullStacktrace(BusyThreadInfo threadInfo, int lockIdentityHashCode, int blockingThreadCount) {
+        return getFullStacktrace(threadInfo, lockIdentityHashCode, blockingThreadCount, 0);
+    }
+
+    public static String getFullStacktrace(BusyThreadInfo threadInfo, int lockIdentityHashCode, int blockingThreadCount, int stacktraceMax) {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("\"" + threadInfo.getName() + "\"");
         if (threadInfo.getId() > 0) {
             sb.append(" Id=").append(threadInfo.getId());
@@ -338,6 +357,10 @@ public static String getFullStacktrace(BusyThreadInfo threadInfo, int lockIdenti
                     sb.append('\n');
                 }
             }
+
+            if (stacktraceMax > 0 && i > stacktraceMax) {
+                break;
+            }
         }
         if (i < threadInfo.getStackTrace().length) {
             sb.append("\t...");